Samsung Galaxy S25 vs Google Pixel 10

81 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy S25
VS
77 out of 100
Google Pixel 10

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.2-inch Samsung Galaxy S25 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on January 22, 2025, against the Google Pixel 10, which is powered by Google Tensor G5 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
  • 88% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2920K versus 1549K)
  • Shows 9% longer battery life (24:10 vs 22:10 hours)
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Weighs 42 grams less
  • 30% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3012 and 2311 points
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 10
  • Comes with 970 mAh larger battery capacity: 4970 vs 4000 mAh
  • Delivers 46% higher peak brightness (2031 against 1395 nits)
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
  • The phone is 7 months newer

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S25 and Google Pixel 10 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.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 128 GB
VS
12 / 128 GB
47.7
(Average)
Value Index
65.7
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
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Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 6.2 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2424 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 416 ppi 422 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 2600 nits 3000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 2000 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 91.1% 87.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 97.4% -
PWM 240 Hz -
Response time 2 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
1395 nits
Pixel 10 +46%
2031 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 146.9 mm (5.78 inches) 152.8 mm (6.02 inches)
Width 70.5 mm (2.78 inches) 72 mm (2.83 inches)
Thickness 7.2 mm (0.28 inches) 8.6 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 162 g (5.71 oz) 204 g (7.2 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Silver, Gray, Blue, Green, Pink Gray, Green, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.23/5) Good (3.67/5)
Drop resistance Excellent (A) · 270 drops Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
91.1%
87.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy S25 and Google Pixel 10
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 and Google Pixel 10
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy S25 +30%
3012
2311
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy S25 +56%
9766
6277
Compute Score (GPU)
Galaxy S25 +59%
19829
12448
Compute Score (GPU) 19829 12448
Single-core score 3012 2311
Multi-core score 9766 6277
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy S25 +88%
2920032
1549798
CPU 899843 734567
GPU 1139434 183228
Memory 330975 222379
UX 549780 409624
Total score 2920032 1549798
Samples [44 tests] [6 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Galaxy S25 +119%
2216
1010
Stability 59% 97%
Graphics test 16 FPS 7 FPS
Graphics score 2216 1010
3DMark Solar Bay
10045
n/a
Graphics test 38 FPS -
Section 1 48 FPS -
Section 2 37 FPS -
Section 3 29 FPS -
Graphics score 10045 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
5664
n/a
Stability 51% -
Graphics test 33 FPS -
Graphics score 5664 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Galaxy S25 +29%
20022
15511
Web score 21815 15214
Video editing 8619 7103
Photo editing 34466 26830
Data manipulation 17708 15057
Writing score 27109 19911
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#112th place)

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy S25
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-23 (S25 owner)AnTuTu3149606
📘 2026-08-14 (Atharva0999)AnTuTu3027002
📘 2026-08-04 (Abn)AnTuTu2514474
📘 2026-07-08 (Plastyrrr)AnTuTu2482132
📘 2026-06-29 (Juraj BEEGIVEN)AnTuTu3159508
Google Pixel 10
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-02 -> bangAnTuTu1719659
📘 2026-08-02 -> bangCPU Throttle74%
📘 2026-07-31 -> bangGeekBench GPU4116
📘 2026-07-31 -> bangCPU Throttle72%
📘 2026-07-31 -> bangGeekBench CPU2311 / 6277

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 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 30.1 GB -
OS updates 7 years 7 years
Security updates 7 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 4000 mAh 4970 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 (56% in 30 min) Yes (46% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:17 hr 1:38 hr
Battery cycles 2000 cycles 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:09 hr 10:27 hr
Watching video 17:15 hr 16:52 hr
Gaming 05:32 hr 04:57 hr
Standby 108 hr 77 hr
General battery life
24:10 hr
22:10 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 8160 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 5x
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° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Telephoto: 10.8 MP
3) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.7
Focal length 24 mm 25 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3 Samsung GN8
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 10 MP 10.8 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/3.1
Focal length 67 mm 112 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5K3K1 Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.31 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX564 Sony IMX712
Sensor size 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.4 micron 0.32 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Samples - Photo samples of Google Pixel 10 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 10.5 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 3648 x 2736
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 20 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.22 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 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
91.7 dB
n/a

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced January 2025 August 2025
Release date February 2025 August 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $799 $799
Successor - Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon) -
SAR (head) 1.29 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.36 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 Galaxy S25:
    - Supports up to 2 eSIMs. The international model has 2 physical SIM slots, while the U.S. model has 1.
Notes on Pixel 10:
    - The 128GB version uses UFS 3.1, while the 256GB version uses UFS 4.0.
*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. But if the camera is more of a priority – go for the Google Pixel 10.

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Total votes: 196

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Pixel is great July 15, 2026 at 02:05 PM
I have both S25 and Pixel 10 and i think that pixel have better screen and battery time.
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Supto January 13, 2026 at 11:55 AM
How the size of pixels of the ultrawide sensor of pixel 10's is 0.32 microns.. it should be 1.12 microns or less or more than it.
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