Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge vs Google Pixel 10 Pro

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on May 13, 2025, against the Google Pixel 10 Pro, which is powered by Google Tensor G5 and came out 4 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge
  • 2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3034K versus 1536K)
  • Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Weighs 44 grams less
  • 16% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2650 and 2285 points
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 10 Pro
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Comes with 970 mAh larger battery capacity: 4870 vs 3900 mAh
  • Delivers 66% higher peak brightness (2355 against 1422 nits)
  • Shows 7% longer battery life (22:50 vs 21:18 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge and Google Pixel 10 Pro crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
VS
16 / 128 GB
32.6
(Mediocre)
Value Index
53.2
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3120 pixels 1280 x 2856 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 513 ppi 495 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1400 nits 3300 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 2600 nits 2200 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2 Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 91.2% 87.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space - 98.1%
PWM - 240 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Galaxy S25 Edge
6.7″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.1 in2
Pixel 10 Pro
6.3″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~14% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
1422 nits
2355 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 159 mm (6.26 inches) 152.8 mm (6.02 inches)
Width 76 mm (2.99 inches) 72 mm (2.83 inches)
Thickness 5.9 mm (0.23 inches) 8.5 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) 207 g (7.3 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Silver, Gray, Blue White, Black, Gray, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.16/5) Good (3.67/5)
Drop resistance Excellent (A) · 270 drops Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
91.2%
87.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge and Google Pixel 10 Pro
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Google Tensor G5
Max clock 4470 MHz 3780 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 5 + 2)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
- 2 cores at 2.25 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 5 cores at 3.05 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 1 core at 3.78 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 PowerVR DXT-48-1536
GPU shading units 1536 768
GPU clock 1100 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~1689.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge and Google Pixel 10 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2650
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
9605
Compute Score (GPU)
24111
12809
Compute Score (GPU) 24111 12809
Single-core score 2650 2285
Multi-core score 9605 6201
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
3034849
1536042
CPU 953422 723048
GPU 1106386 180786
Memory 366238 253221
UX 608803 378987
Total score 3034849 1536042
Samples [4 tests] [3 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
2300
Stability 47% 96%
Graphics test 17 FPS 7 FPS
Graphics score 2300 1012
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 39 FPS -
Section 1 49 FPS -
Section 2 37 FPS -
Section 3 31 FPS -
Graphics score 10302 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Graphics test 33 FPS -
Graphics score 5539 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
20036
15238
Web score 21611 17364
Video editing 8617 7207
Photo editing 33511 24668
Data manipulation 17944 13902
Writing score 27324 20520
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#104th place)

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-24 -> iannnnnAnTuTu 123255862
📘 2026-09-24 (ian)AnTuTu 123255862
📘 2026-08-02 (ilushon)AnTuTu 112704730
📘 2026-04-01 -> NordisAnTuTu 112894477
📘 2025-12-25 (Ferg🇮🇹)AnTuTu 113034849
Google Pixel 10 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-22 -> PixeluserAnTuTu 111536042
📘 2026-07-11 (anglezz)AnTuTu 111631729
📘 2025-09-26 (Sherik)AnTuTu 111467600

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 16 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM One UI 8.0 Stock Android
OS size 31.4 GB 24 GB
OS updates 7 years 7 years
Security updates 7 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 3900 mAh 4870 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) Yes (12 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes (59% in 30 min) Yes (45% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:04 hr 1:40 hr
Battery cycles 2000 cycles 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 06:41 hr 11:03 hr
Watching video 15:11 hr 17:16 hr
Gaming 04:54 hr 04:52 hr
Standby 107 hr 78 hr
General battery life
21:18 hr
22:50 hr

Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 16320 x 12240 8160 x 6144
Zoom Digital Optical, 5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 48 MP
3) Ultrawide: 48 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.7
Focal length 23 mm 25 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL HP2 Samsung GNV
Sensor size 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch)
Pixel size 0.6 micron 1.22 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 48 MP
Aperture - f/2.8
Focal length - 113 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5KGM5
Sensor size - 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size - 0.7 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.7
Focal length 13 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX564 Samsung S5KGM5
Sensor size 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 1.4 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 42 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 3648 x 2736
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 17 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU Sony IMX858
Sensor size 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes, DP 1.2 Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced May 2025 August 2025
Release date May 2025 August 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $1099 $999
SAR (head) 1.24 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.25 W/kg -
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
Further details
Notes on Pixel 10 Pro:
    - Supports Bypass Charge.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the performance, gaming, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge. But if the camera and battery life are more of a priority – go for the Google Pixel 10 Pro.

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