Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus vs Honor Magic 7 Pro
85
out of 100
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86
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on January 22, 2025, against the Honor Magic 7 Pro, which is powered by the same chip and came out 3 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
- 13% higher pixel density (513 vs 453 PPI)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 33 grams less
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic 7 Pro
- Comes with 950 mAh larger battery capacity: 5850 vs 4900 mAh
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 45W)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Has a built-in infrared port
Review
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)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3120 pixels | 1280 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 513 ppi | 453 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | - | 1600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 2600 nits | 5000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | NanoCrystal Shield |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.7% | 90.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 96.8% | 99.8% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 158.4 mm (6.24 inches) | 162.7 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 75.8 mm (2.98 inches) | 77.1 mm (3.04 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.3 mm (0.29 inches) | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 190 g (6.7 oz) | 223 g (7.87 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Gray, Blue, Green, Pink | White, Black, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Good (3.23/5) | Good (3.63/5) |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) · 270 drops | Good (C) · 90 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| Max clock | 4470 MHz | 4320 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 21631 | 18499 |
| Single-core score | 3028 | 3051 |
| Multi-core score | 9654 | 8977 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1009577 | 890143 |
| GPU | 1202068 | 1168623 |
| Memory | 373296 | 371223 |
| UX | 634747 | 584444 |
| Total score | 3219688 | 3014433 |
| Samples | [36 tests] | [15 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 61% | 62% |
| Graphics test | 17 FPS | 18 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2272 | 2482 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 39 FPS | 43 FPS |
| Section 1 | 50 FPS | 49 FPS |
| Section 2 | 37 FPS | 44 FPS |
| Section 3 | 29 FPS | 37 FPS |
| Graphics score | 10175 | 11409 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 56% | - |
| Graphics test | 33 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 5597 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 21677 | 24937 |
| Video editing | 8628 | 8080 |
| Photo editing | 34949 | 41656 |
| Data manipulation | 17435 | 16836 |
| Writing score | 26579 | 26740 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (68th and 102nd place)
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-27 (souzabrz) | AnTuTu 11 | 3395746 |
| 📘 2026-07-05 (Maxim) | AnTuTu 11 | 3236095 |
| 📘 2026-06-24 (Andrey M.) | AnTuTu 11 | 3229004 |
| 📘 2026-06-22 (souzabrz) | AnTuTu 11 | 3334913 |
| 📘 2026-06-15 (LGzinho) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3028 / 9642 |
Honor Magic 7 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-28 (Hyenasher) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3051 / 8977 |
| 📘 2026-07-08 (Jason) | AnTuTu 11 | 3112895 |
| 📘 2026-06-20 -> Sang | AnTuTu 11 | 3014433 |
| 📘 2026-06-19 -> Sang | AnTuTu 11 | 3007761 |
| 📘 2026-06-05 (hystericalneurosis) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2981 / 8762 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 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 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | One UI 8.0 | MagicOS 10 |
| OS size | 29.1 GB | 30.2 GB |
| OS updates | 7 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4900 mAh | 5850 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 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 | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (75% in 30 min) | Yes (90% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:59 hr | 0:36 hr |
| Battery cycles | 2000 cycles | 1200 cycles |
| Web browsing | 10:20 hr | 13:07 hr |
| Watching video | 18:29 hr | 16:11 hr |
| Gaming | 06:19 hr | 06:20 hr |
| Standby | 137 hr | 109 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (87th and 114th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | 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 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 122° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 200 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.4 - 2.0 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3 | Omnivision OV50H |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 10 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | 67 mm | 60 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5K3K1 | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP3 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.56 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 12 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX564 | Omnivision OV50D |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 0.61 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 160 |
| Zoom | - | 150 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Honor Magic 7 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LU | Sony IMX816 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) | 1/2.93" (≈ 0.34 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.6 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | 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 | 5.4 |
| 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, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | Yes |
| 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 |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | January 2025 | October 2024 |
| Release date | February 2025 | November 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $1100 |
| Successor | - | - Honor Magic 8 Pro |
| SAR (head) | 1.26 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.26 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 |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy S25 Plus:
- You can connect up to 2 eSIMs. The international model has 2 physical SIM slots, while the U.S. model has only one.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera is more important to you, then choose the Honor Magic 7 Pro. But if the sound is more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus.
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