Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 vs Apple iPhone Air

999 USD

999 USD

Available

Available

Samsung Mobile

Apple iPhone

SM-F731B, SM-F731B/DS, SM-F731U, SM-F731U1, SM-F731W, SM-F731N

iPhone18,4, A3517, A3260, A3518, A3516

2023, August 11

2025, September 09

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A3517 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3260 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - A3518

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3517 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3260 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3518

HSPA, LTE-A (6CA), 5G

HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

Unfolded: 165.1 x 71.9 x 6.9 mm Folded: 85.1 x 71.9 x 15.1 mm

156.2 x 74.7 x 5.6 mm (6.15 x 2.94 x 0.22 in)

187 g (6.60 oz)

165 g (5.82 oz)

Plastic front (opened), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+), aluminum frame, IPX8 water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance.

Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2), titanium frame (grade 5), glass back (Ceramic Shield) IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

IPX8 water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance (advertised)

eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time)

Mint, Graphite, Cream, Lavender, Gray, Blue, Green, Yellow

Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue

Foldable Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 nits (peak)

LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)

6.7 inches, 101.5 cm2 (~85.4% screen-to-body ratio)

6.5 inches, 104.9 cm2 (~89.9% screen-to-body ratio)

1080 x 2640 pixels (~426 ppi density) Cover display: Super AMOLED, 3.4 inches, 720 x 748 pixels (Gorilla Glass Victus+), 305 ppi

1260 x 2736 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)

Android 13, One UI 5.1

iOS 26

Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)

Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)

Octa-core (1x3.2 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)

Hexa-core (2x4.26 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)

Adreno 740

Apple GPU (5-core graphics)

8GB/12GB

12GB

256GB/512GB

256GB/512GB/1TB RAM NVMe

12 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS

48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS

12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.

10 MP, f/2.4, 26mm (wide), 1.22µm

18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, (wide), PDAF, OIS SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)

HDR

HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.

4K@30fps

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

Li-Po 3700 mAh, non-removable

Li-Ion 3149 mAh

25W wired, 50% in 30 min (advertised) 15W wireless 4.5W reverse wireless

Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min 20W wireless (MagSafe), 50% in 30 min 20W wireless (Qi2) 4.5W reverse wired

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes

No 32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot

5.3, A2DP, LE

6.0, A2DP, LE

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS, NavIC

Yes

Yes

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

USB USB Type-C 2.0

AnTuTu: 1200783 (v9), 1507319 (v10) GeekBench: 5478 (v5.5), 4984 (v6.0) GFXBench: 91fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)

-27.1 LUFS (Good)

Endurance rating 87h