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Samsung Galaxy S25 vs Google Pixel 9 Pro

81 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy S25
VS
74 out of 100
Google Pixel 9 Pro
Samsung Galaxy S25
Google Pixel 9 Pro

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 9 Pro, which is powered by Google Tensor G4 and came out 6 months 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

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S25
  • 82% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2920K versus 1606K)
  • Shows 9% longer battery life (24:10 vs 22:07 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
  • 2.4x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3012 and 1268 points
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Weighs 37 grams less
  • The phone is 6 months newer
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 9 Pro
  • Delivers 66% higher peak brightness (2319 against 1393 nits)
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
  • Comes with 700 mAh larger battery capacity: 4700 vs 4000 mAh
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
  • 19% higher pixel density (495 vs 416 PPI)

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S25 and Google Pixel 9 Pro 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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Currency
12 / 128 GB
VS
16 / 128 GB
47.7
(Average)
Value Index
30.5
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy S25
vs
Pixel 9 Pro

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 6.2 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1280 x 2856 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 416 ppi 495 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 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% 99.1%
PWM 240 Hz 240 Hz
Response time 2 ms 2 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy S25
1393 nits
Pixel 9 Pro +66%
2319 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

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) 8.5 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 162 g (5.71 oz) 199 g (7.02 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 White, Black, Gray, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.23/5) Good (3.39/5)
Drop resistance Excellent (A) · 270 drops Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy S25 +5%
91.1%
Pixel 9 Pro
87.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy S25 and Google Pixel 9 Pro
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Google Tensor G4
Max clock 4470 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)		 - 4 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 8 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 Mali-G715 MP7
GPU shading units 1536 896
GPU clock 1100 MHz 940 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~1684.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy S25 and Google Pixel 9 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy S25 +138%
3012
Pixel 9 Pro
1268
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy S25 +118%
9766
Pixel 9 Pro
4471
Compute Score (GPU)
Galaxy S25 +97%
19829
Pixel 9 Pro
10088
Compute Score (GPU) 19829 10088
Single-core score 3012 1268
Multi-core score 9766 4471
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy S25 +82%
2920032
Pixel 9 Pro
1606238
CPU 899843 593578
GPU 1139434 419286
Memory 330975 209607
UX 549780 383767
Total score 2920032 1606238
Samples [44 tests] [2 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Galaxy S25 +112%
2216
Pixel 9 Pro
1047
Stability 59% 78%
Graphics test 16 FPS 8 FPS
Graphics score 2216 1047
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 38 FPS -
Section 1 48 FPS -
Section 2 37 FPS -
Section 3 29 FPS -
Graphics score 10045 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 51% -
Graphics test 33 FPS -
Graphics score 5664 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Galaxy S25 +50%
20022
Pixel 9 Pro
13308
Web score 21815 10518
Video editing 8619 7606
Photo editing 34466 20039
Data manipulation 17708 13898
Writing score 27109 17296
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#121st place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy S25
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-24 (Icecream)AnTuTu 123297029
📘 2026-09-18 (S25 owner)AnTuTu 123476989
📘 2026-08-23 (S25 owner)AnTuTu 113149606
📘 2026-08-14 (Atharva0999)AnTuTu 113027002
📘 2026-08-04 (Abn)AnTuTu 112514474
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Google Pixel 9 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-06-09 (danyages)AnTuTu 111606238
📘 2026-03-05 (Sashka2005)AnTuTu 111499601
📘 2024-10-16 (notReal)Geekbench 6 CPU1268 / 4471
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 16 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 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM One UI 8.0 Stock Android
OS size 30.1 GB 28.8 GB
OS updates 7 years 7 years
Security updates 7 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 4000 mAh 4700 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 27 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
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 (56% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:17 hr 1:24 hr
Battery cycles 2000 cycles 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:09 hr 10:12 hr
Watching video 17:15 hr 12:40 hr
Gaming 05:32 hr 06:23 hr
Standby 108 hr 96 hr
General battery life
Galaxy S25 +9%
24:10 hr
Pixel 9 Pro
22:07 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 8160 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 5x
Flash LED Dual 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) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 48 MP
3) Ultrawide: 48 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/1.7
Focal length 24 mm 25 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3 Samsung GN1
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.2 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 10 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.8
Focal length 67 mm 113 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5K3K1 Samsung S5KGM5
Sensor size 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.7 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.7
Focal length 13 mm 12 mm
Sensor Sony IMX564 Samsung S5KGM5
Sensor size 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 1.4 micron 0.7 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 42 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 3648 x 2736
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 18 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU Sony IMX858
Sensor size 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.7 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 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
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
Galaxy S25 +1%
91.7 dB
Pixel 9 Pro
90.6 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced January 2025 August 2024
Release date February 2025 September 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $799 $999
Successor - Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon) - Google Pixel 10 Pro
SAR (head) 1.29 W/kg 0.99 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.36 W/kg 1.37 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.
*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 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
69 (44.8%)
85 (55.2%)
Total votes: 154

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