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Samsung Galaxy S25 vs Huawei Pura 80

80 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy S25
VS
73 out of 100
Huawei Pura 80
Samsung Galaxy S25
Huawei Pura 80

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 Huawei Pura 80, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9010s and came out 5 months after. 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
  • 2.4x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2920K versus 1200K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 12
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8 Elite
  • 2.1x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3012 and 1434 points
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Weighs 49 grams less
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Huawei Pura 80
  • Comes with 1170 mAh larger battery capacity: 5170 vs 4000 mAh
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 25W)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
  • Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • 10% higher pixel density (459 vs 416 PPI)
  • Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S25 and Huawei Pura 80 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
12 / 256 GB
46.4
(Average)
Value Index
48.0
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy S25
vs
Pura 80

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 6.2 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1256 x 2760 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 416 ppi 459 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 - 2800 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 300 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Kunlun Glass 2
Screen-to-body ratio 91.1% 89.7%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 97.4% -
PWM 240 Hz -
Response time 2 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Screen space comparison
Pura 80
6.6″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.3 in2
Galaxy S25
6.2″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.6 in2
~11% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy S25
1404 nits
Pura 80
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 146.9 mm (5.78 inches) 157.7 mm (6.21 inches)
Width 70.5 mm (2.78 inches) 74.4 mm (2.93 inches)
Thickness 7.2 mm (0.28 inches) 8.2 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 162 g (5.71 oz) 211 g (7.44 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, Gold, Green, Brown
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Repairability Good (3.23/5) -
Drop resistance Excellent (A) · 270 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy S25 +2%
91.1%
Pura 80
89.7%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy S25 and Huawei Pura 80
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite HiSilicon Kirin 9010s
Max clock 4470 MHz 2500 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 1.55 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.18 GHz: TaiShan V121
- 1 core at 2.3 GHz: TaiShan V121
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC SMIC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 7 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Da Vinci
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 Maleoon 910
GPU shading units 1536 1024
GPU clock 1100 MHz 750 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~1536 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy S25 and Huawei Pura 80
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy S25 +110%
3012
Pura 80
1434
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy S25 +133%
9766
Pura 80
4183
Compute Score (GPU)
Galaxy S25 +647%
19829
Pura 80
2655
Compute Score (GPU) 19829 2655
Single-core score 3012 1434
Multi-core score 9766 4183
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy S25 +143%
2920032
Pura 80
1200000
CPU 899843 541180
GPU 1139434 141567
Memory 330975 268691
UX 549780 277782
Total score 2920032 1200000
Samples [44 tests] [8 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Galaxy S25
2216
Pura 80
n/a
Stability 59% -
Graphics test 16 FPS -
Graphics score 2216 -
3DMark Solar Bay
Galaxy S25
10045
Pura 80
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
Galaxy S25
5664
Pura 80
n/a
Stability 51% -
Graphics test 33 FPS -
Graphics score 5664 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Galaxy S25
20022
Pura 80
n/a
Web score 21815 -
Video editing 8619 -
Photo editing 34466 -
Data manipulation 17708 -
Writing score 27109 -
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#125th 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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Huawei Pura 80
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-06-30 -> zrewzqqAnTuTu 111160750
📘 2026-05-11 -> SereginbyCPU Throttle87%
📘 2026-05-11 -> SereginbyAnTuTu 111236351
📘 2026-05-01 -> Huawei_Pura_UserAnTuTu 111258702
📘 2026-05-01 (Vivo_ltc)AnTuTu 111237870
Add View all (9)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 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 17) Android 12
ROM One UI 9.0 EMUI 15
OS size 30.1 GB -
OS updates 7 years -
Security updates 7 years -

Battery

Capacity 4000 mAh 5170 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 66 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes -
Fast charging Yes (56% in 30 min) Yes (70% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:17 hr 0:56 hr
Battery cycles 2000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:09 hr -
Watching video 17:15 hr -
Gaming 05:32 hr -
Standby 108 hr -
General battery life
Galaxy S25
24:10 hr
Pura 80
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 8192 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) 480 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 12 MP
3) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.4 - 4.0
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3 -
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.6 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 10 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/3.4
Focal length 67 mm 125 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5K3K1 -
Sensor size 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron -
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm 13 mm
Sensor Sony IMX564 -
Sensor size 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) -
Pixel size 1.4 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 4160 x 3120
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) -
Pixel size 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 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 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 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, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 1 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes No
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
91.7 dB
Pura 80
n/a

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced January 2025 June 2025
Release date February 2025 July 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $799 $700
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		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 66 W
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?
51 (34.2%)
98 (65.8%)
Total votes: 149

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