Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus vs S24 Plus (Snapdragon)

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 Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 1 year before. 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 Plus
  • Shows 24% longer battery life (28:09 vs 22:40 hours)
  • 42% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3219K versus 2271K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • The phone is 1 year newer
  • 35% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3028 and 2235 points
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus and S24 Plus (Snapdragon) 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
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12 / 256 GB
38.1
(Mediocre)
Value Index
27.5
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3120 pixels 1440 x 3120 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 513 ppi 513 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness - 2600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 2600 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 91.7% 91.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 96.8% -
PWM 240 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 158.4 mm (6.24 inches) 158.5 mm (6.24 inches)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 inches) 75.9 mm (2.99 inches)
Thickness 7.3 mm (0.29 inches) 7.7 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Silver, Gray, Blue, Green, Pink Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Orange, Purple, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.23/5) -
Drop resistance Excellent (A) · 270 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus and Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max clock 4470 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
- 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 8 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 750
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1100 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus and Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 21631 17498
Single-core score 3028 2235
Multi-core score 9654 7278
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 1009577 688360
GPU 1202068 749548
Memory 373296 331952
UX 634747 501410
Total score 3219688 2271270
Samples [36 tests] [4 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 61% 67%
Graphics test 17 FPS 12 FPS
Graphics score 2272 1676
3DMark Solar Bay
Stability - 65%
Graphics test 39 FPS 32 FPS
Section 1 50 FPS 36 FPS
Section 2 37 FPS 32 FPS
Section 3 29 FPS 27 FPS
Graphics score 10175 8390
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 56% 58%
Graphics test 33 FPS 28 FPS
Graphics score 5597 4813
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 21677 18747
Video editing 8628 8022
Photo editing 34949 35751
Data manipulation 17435 14827
Writing score 26579 21461
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (64th and 194th place)

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-27 (souzabrz)AnTuTu3395746
📘 2026-07-05 (Maxim)AnTuTu3236095
📘 2026-06-24 (Andrey M.)AnTuTu3229004
📘 2026-06-22 (souzabrz)AnTuTu3334913
📘 2026-06-15 (LGzinho)GeekBench CPU3028 / 9642
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-03 (Kos)AnTuTu2347111
📘 2026-05-20 (Nikilay)AnTuTu2271270
📘 2026-04-01 (Ngoc Trung)AnTuTu2235168
📘 2025-11-15 (Abd2009)GeekBench CPU2235 / 7278
📘 2025-10-12 (Alejandro)AnTuTu2229474

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
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 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM One UI 8.0 One UI 7.0
OS size 29.1 GB -
OS updates 7 years -
Security updates 7 years -

Battery

Capacity 4900 mAh 4900 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 45 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (75% in 30 min) Yes (74% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:59 hr 0:58 hr
Battery cycles 2000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:20 hr 08:03 hr
Watching video 18:29 hr 15:35 hr
Gaming 06:19 hr 05:08 hr
Standby 137 hr 109 hr
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 8160 x 6120
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash LED 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 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 960 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3 Samsung ISOCELL GN3
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 10 MP 10 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 67 mm 67 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5K3K1 Samsung S53K1
Sensor size 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm 13 mm
Sensor Sony IMX564 Sony IMX564
Sensor size 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 1.4 micron 1.4 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Bokeh - 65
Preview - 69
Zoom - 135
Samples - Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon) from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 4000 x 3000
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU Samsung 35K3LU
Sensor size 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 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 No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 5.3
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
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* - 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced January 2025 January 2024
Release date February 2025 January 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $999 $999
Successor - - Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
SAR (head) 1.26 W/kg 0.74 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.26 W/kg 1.25 W/kg
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
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.
Notes on Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon):
    - Two models exist: a dual Nano SIM and a single Nano SIM + eSIM variant.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus is definitely a better buy.

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Kalamares January 24, 2025 at 01:24 AM
Why is the benchmark score of the s25 series lower than other SD 8 elite handsets?
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Kin April 20, 2025 at 01:52 AM
Samsung limits their power to protect battery. When the phone is too hot, its performance decreases.
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