When placed side by side, the differences between the iPhone Air and the Galaxy S25 Edge are immediately apparent to the eye. I had the chance to photograph them together, and while they’re similar in size, one clearly offers a more comfortable feel in the hand.
CUPERTINO—Apple’s latest phone, the iPhone Air, is super thin and light, but we’ve seen thin-and-light phones before. Just a few months ago, Samsung trotted out its own slim model, the Galaxy S25 Edge. The two phones compete directly for the title of world’s thinnest phone. You can see how close in size they are in the photo above. Here’s what the measurements say, and what it’s like to hold them in person.
Per Apple, the iPhone Air officially measures 6.15 by 2.94 by 0.22 inches (HWD) and weighs 5.82 ounces. Getting phones slimmer than 0.25 inches (6mm) takes some crafty engineering. Apple says it stuffed many of the core components, like the camera stack and processor, in the raised “plateau” at the top of the phone.
