Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge vs Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max

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 Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro and came out 7 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
  • 44% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3034K versus 2101K)
  • 13% higher pixel density (513 vs 455 PPI)
  • More energy-efficient CPU โ€“ Snapdragon 8 Elite
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Weighs 76 grams less
  • 45% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2650 and 1824 points
Reasons to consider the Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
  • The rear camera has a 6.2x optical zoom
  • Comes with 2100 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 3900 mAh
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 25W)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge and Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
VS
16 / 512 GB
32.6
(Mediocre)
Value Index
12.5
(Bad)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.9 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3120 pixels 1320 x 2848 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 513 ppi 455 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1400 nits -
Max rated brightness in HDR 2600 nits 8000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 300 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2 Huawei Kunlun Glass 2
Screen-to-body ratio 91.2% 89.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Peak brightness test (auto)

Design and build

Height 159 mm (6.26 inches) 164.4 mm (6.47 inches)
Width 76 mm (2.99 inches) 79 mm (3.11 inches)
Thickness 5.9 mm (0.23 inches) 8.25 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) 239 g (8.43 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Silver, Gray, Blue Black, Silver, Gold, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Repairability Good (3.16/5) -
Drop resistance Excellent (A) ยท 270 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge and Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro
Max clock 4470 MHz 2750 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 9 (1 + 4 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
- 4 cores at 1.72 GHz: Taishan v124 Little
- 4 cores at 2.27 GHz: Taishan v124 Mid
- 1 core at 2.75 GHz: Taishan v124 Big
L3 cache 8 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC SMIC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Da Vinci
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 HiSilicon Maleoon 935
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1100 MHz 933 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~2866.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge and Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
24111
Compute Score (GPU) 24111 6977
Single-core score 2650 1824
Multi-core score 9605 5701
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
3034849
2101808
CPU 953422 689717
GPU 1106386 347164
Memory 366238 581062
UX 608803 483865
Total score 3034849 2101808
Samples [4 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 47% -
Graphics test 17 FPS -
Graphics score 2300 -
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]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 21611 -
Video editing 8617 -
Photo editing 33511 -
Data manipulation 17944 -
Writing score 27324 -
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#104th place)

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-24 -> iannnnnAnTuTu 123255862
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-24 (ian)AnTuTu 123255862
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-08-02 (ilushon)AnTuTu 112704730
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-01 -> NordisAnTuTu 112894477
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-12-25 (Ferg๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น)AnTuTu 113034849
Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
No benchmark results yet

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 512 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 -
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) HarmonyOS 6
ROM One UI 8.0 -
OS size 31.4 GB -
OS updates 7 years -
Security updates 7 years -

Battery

Capacity 3900 mAh 6000 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 100 W
Battery type Li-Ion Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) Yes (80 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes -
Fast charging Yes (59% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 18 min)
Full charging time 1:04 hr 0:50 hr
Battery cycles 2000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 06:41 hr -
Watching video 15:11 hr -
Gaming 04:54 hr -
Standby 107 hr -
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 16320 x 12240 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Optical, 6.2x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 960 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120ยฐ 120ยฐ
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Telephoto: 50 MP
4) Ultrawide: 40 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/1.4 - 4.0
Focal length 23 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL HP2 -
Sensor size 1/1.3" (โ‰ˆ 0.77 inch) 1/1.28" (โ‰ˆ 0.78 inch)
Pixel size 0.6 micron 1.6 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 50 MP
Aperture - f/2.1
Focal length - 91 mm
Sensor size - 1/2.55" (โ‰ˆ 0.39 inch)
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 40 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm 13 mm
Sensor Sony IMX564 Omnivision OV40A
Sensor size 1/2.55" (โ‰ˆ 0.39 inch) 1/1.7" (โ‰ˆ 0.59 inch)
Pixel size 1.4 micron 1 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 4160 x 3120
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 18 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU -
Sensor size 1/3.2" (โ‰ˆ 0.31 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 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 Yes

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 3.1
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, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 1 2
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

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced May 2025 November 2025
Release date May 2025 November 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $1099 $1100
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
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 100 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera, battery life, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max. But if the performance, gaming, software, and sound are more of a priority โ€“ go for the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge.

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