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Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs S24 Ultra

87 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
VS
80 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.9-inch Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on January 22, 2025, against the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy) 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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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments (17)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
  • Shows 8% longer battery life (28:43 vs 26:30 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • 34% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3128K versus 2341K)
  • The phone is 1 year newer
  • 42% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3202 and 2259 points

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and S24 Ultra 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
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
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12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
38.2
(Mediocre)
Value Index
15.9
(Bad)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy S25 Ultra
vs
Galaxy S24 Ultra

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.9 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3120 pixels 1440 x 3088 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 498 ppi 501 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness - 2600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 2600 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Armor 2 Gorilla Glass Armor
Screen-to-body ratio 92.4% 88.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 97.7% 99.5%
PWM 240 Hz 480 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy S25 Ultra
1429 nits
Galaxy S24 Ultra +2%
1459 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162.8 mm (6.41 inches) 162.3 mm (6.39 inches)
Width 77.6 mm (3.06 inches) 79 mm (3.11 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) 8.6 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 218 g (7.69 oz) 232 g (8.18 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Silver, Gray, Blue 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 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy)
Max clock 4470 MHz 3390 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 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 26581 15386
Single-core score 3202 2259
Multi-core score 10347 7330
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy S25 Ultra +34%
3128552
Galaxy S24 Ultra
2341394
CPU 987646 717970
GPU 1190760 790073
Memory 362214 341284
UX 587932 492067
Total score 3128552 2341394
Samples [66 tests] [42 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 61% 71%
Graphics test 17 FPS 11 FPS
Graphics score 2272 1527
3DMark Solar Bay
Stability - 63%
Graphics test 40 FPS 29 FPS
Section 1 50 FPS 36 FPS
Section 2 40 FPS 29 FPS
Section 3 29 FPS 23 FPS
Graphics score 10441 7748
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 56% 59%
Graphics test 34 FPS 27 FPS
Graphics score 5827 4531
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 21582 18499
Video editing 8625 8001
Photo editing 34425 35916
Data manipulation 17556 15552
Writing score 26844 22696
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (86th and 189th place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-29 (VortexGen)AnTuTu 123414404
📘 2026-09-06 (Trexsotiy)Battery lifeSOT 12:30 / 03:16
📘 2026-09-02 -> Mohamed_136Battery lifeSOT 8:02 / 17:11
📘 2026-08-29 (PaWK)AnTuTu 113034536
📘 2026-08-23 (Apple Slayer)AnTuTu 113254557
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Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-29 (Ratiii)Geekbench 7 CPU1995 / 6875
📘 2026-09-29 (gunissus)AnTuTu 122654412
📘 2026-09-24 (Denislav Antimov)AnTuTu 122573019
📘 2026-09-23 (DEMON77)AnTuTu 122536327
📘 2026-09-22 (Blackz)AnTuTu 112368229
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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 16)
ROM One UI 8.0 One UI 8.0
OS size 30.4 GB 28 GB
OS updates 7 years 7 years
Security updates 7 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 45 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (25 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (72% in 30 min) Yes (69% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:59 hr 1:05 hr
Battery cycles 2000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 11:10 hr 10:18 hr
Watching video 19:32 hr 18:00 hr
Gaming 06:22 hr 05:51 hr
Standby 132 hr 122 hr
General battery life
Galaxy S25 Ultra +8%
28:43 hr
Galaxy S24 Ultra
26:30 hr
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Smartphones With Long Battery Life (69th and 122nd place)

Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 200 megapixels
Image resolution 16320 x 12240 16320 x 12240
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 5x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 120FPS
1080p video recording Up to 240FPS Up to 240FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Telephoto: 10 MP
4) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Telephoto: 12 MP
4) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 200 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.7
Focal length 23 mm 23 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP2 Samsung ISOCELL HP2
Sensor size 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch)
Pixel size 0.6 micron 0.6 micron
Autofocus Laser autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/3.4 f/3.4
Focal length 111 mm 111 mm
Sensor Sony IMX854 Sony IMX854
Sensor size 1/2.52" (≈ 0.4 inch) 1/2.52" (≈ 0.4 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.7 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm 13 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN3 Sony IMX564
Sensor size 1/2.5" (≈ 0.4 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 1.4 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 165 70
Preview 81 82
Zoom 137 145
Samples Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra from DxOMark Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra 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 S5K3LU
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 (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
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 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
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced January 2025 January 2024
Release date February 2025 January 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $1299 $1299
Successor - Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra - Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
SAR (head) 1.25 W/kg 1.06 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.42 W/kg 1.3 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 Ultra:
    - Supports up to 2 eSIMs. The international model has 2 physical SIM slots, while the U.S. version has 1.
    - Uses Grade 5 titanium and Corning Gorilla Armor 2 glass on both sides.
Notes on Galaxy S24 Ultra:
    - There is a model with two physical SIM cards and no eSIM, and another with one physical SIM card and eSIM support.
*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 Ultra is definitely a better buy.

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ComputerNerd August 8, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Not much incentive to move to the S25 Ultra from the S24 Ultra. Yes the CPU is more powerful, but the S24 Ultra CPU is on par with the Intel 12th gen U series laptop that many use for accounting and data analysis.
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Moonman January 30, 2025 at 02:20 AM
Not even nano's value calculator thingy recommends upgrading from the s24 to the s25 llol
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Pro January 26, 2025 at 03:55 PM
They deleted Bluetooth functions from stylus now its useless
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Shogun of Konoha January 29, 2025 at 07:52 PM
Although I like how Samsung used snapdragon on the s25 series and not Exynos 👍 plus the rounded corners
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akp831 February 21, 2025 at 01:45 PM
Proof of Samsung innovating but reversed
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ComputerNerd September 2, 2025 at 10:46 AM
I wouldn't call it useless because you don't have Bluetooth camera control. Everyone is not a CIA spy nor private detective. Also, data from Samsung showed it was rarely used.
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voulon March 15, 2026 at 06:22 PM
ComputerNerd, Honestly, I would buy a Samsung flagship because I want ALL the features. For me, that's what makes them special. If you want less features just get a different phone.
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NorwegianGuy October 3, 2024 at 06:01 PM
Since its nr 25 i hoped for a bigger change.. But i sold my Google pixel 9 pro XL to buy the samsung 25 ultra when its released... As i always owned samsung flagship .. i just had a littlebit wierd day when i bough the pixel phone :) I have now samsung s20 ultra 5G and its still pritty good, but i guess every 5 phone is a nice ratio to get:)
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Moonman January 30, 2025 at 02:21 AM
Honestly just get the s24 Ultra, s25 Not worth it as 60-70% of it's features are coming to older phones
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ComputerNerd September 13, 2025 at 09:33 AM
Moonman, Not if you get a good trade-in deal. Also, the S25 Ultra is a huge spec bump in battery life and CPU performance. If you have a Samsung S cellphone from 3+ years ago, it is worth it. Otherwise, not worth the upgrade without a great trade-in deal.
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miguel_ovo6ix September 15, 2024 at 05:18 AM
That 8 gen 4 increase is crazy its practically twice as fast as the 8 gen 2 on the s23 ultra
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MARk DESIMONE September 13, 2024 at 07:35 PM
I own the S23 and bought and returned the S24 due to poor camera performance in comparison to the S23. It is my understanding that the S25 does nothing to improve the S24's camera. So why buy either one?
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Facts October 29, 2024 at 07:01 PM
not sure what are you on but s24u got way better camera than s23u
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Genshin November 7, 2024 at 07:38 AM
Facts, No its worse. No difference in camera but worse zoom beyond 20x.
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Tech August 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Facts, The zoom is way better on the s23 it have ×10 optical
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Mike May 4, 2026 at 07:37 PM
Facts, Youre wrong af. The S23U makes better pics.
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Reviewer July 30, 2024 at 10:05 AM
Keeps stating that an NA is equal to a point. The S25 Ultra wins. The NAs keep it at bay.
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