Samsung Galaxy S25 vs Galaxy S20
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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 Samsung Galaxy S20, which is powered by Exynos 9 Octa 990 and came out 5 years before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S25
- 3.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2920K versus 907K)
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Shows 50% longer battery life (24:10 vs 16:07 hours)
- Delivers 70% higher peak brightness (1395 against 821 nits)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8 Elite
- The phone is 5 years newer
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S20
- 35% higher pixel density (563 vs 416 PPI)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1000GB
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
Review
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.2 inches | 6.2 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1440 x 3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 416 ppi | 563 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 2600 nits | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.1% | 88.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 97.4% | 99.8% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | 242 Hz |
| Response time | 2 ms | 8.5 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 146.9 mm (5.78 inches) | 151.7 mm (5.97 inches) |
| Width | 70.5 mm (2.78 inches) | 69.1 mm (2.72 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.2 mm (0.28 inches) | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 162 g (5.71 oz) | 163 g (5.75 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Gray, Blue, Green, Pink | Gray, Blue, Red |
| 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 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990 |
| Max clock | 4470 MHz | 3020 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: Exynos M5 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 2 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Mali-G77 MP11 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 352 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 832 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~585.7 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 19829 | - |
| Single-core score | 3012 | 996 |
| Multi-core score | 9766 | 2914 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 899843 | 370196 |
| GPU | 1139434 | 130687 |
| Memory | 330975 | 151878 |
| UX | 549780 | 254379 |
| Total score | 2920032 | 907140 |
| Samples | [44 tests] | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 59% | 73% |
| Graphics test | 16 FPS | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2216 | 391 |
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% | 71% |
| Graphics test | 33 FPS | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | 5664 | 1414 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 21815 | 9900 |
| Video editing | 8619 | 5850 |
| Photo editing | 34466 | 32007 |
| Data manipulation | 17708 | 8870 |
| Writing score | 27109 | 13632 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#112th place)
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy S25
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-23 (S25 owner) | AnTuTu | 3149606 |
| 📘 2026-08-14 (Atharva0999) | AnTuTu | 3027002 |
| 📘 2026-08-04 (Abn) | AnTuTu | 2514474 |
| 📘 2026-07-08 (Plastyrrr) | AnTuTu | 2482132 |
| 📘 2026-06-29 (Juraj BEEGIVEN) | AnTuTu | 3159508 |
Samsung Galaxy S20
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-17 -> wrath | AnTuTu | 953700 |
| 📘 2026-06-16 (Wrath) | AnTuTu | 907140 |
| 📘 2026-03-26 (Soulsinho) | AnTuTu | 888046 |
| 📘 2026-01-20 (minxvix) | AnTuTu | 876396 |
| 📘 2024-09-21 (Muhammad Abdullah Haider) | GeekBench CPU | 996 / 2914 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.0 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 1000 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | One UI 8.0 | One UI 5.1 |
| OS size | 30.1 GB | 20.1 GB |
| OS updates | 7 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4000 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 25 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 | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (56% in 30 min) | Yes (100% in 75 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:17 hr | 1:15 hr |
| Battery cycles | 2000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 09:09 hr | 06:49 hr |
| Watching video | 17:15 hr | 10:33 hr |
| Gaming | 05:32 hr | 04:30 hr |
| Standby | 108 hr | 69 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 1.1x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 24FPS |
| 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 (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3 | Samsung S5K2LD |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.76" (≈ 0.57 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 10 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 67 mm | 29 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5K3K1 | Samsung Bright S5KGW2 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/1.72" (≈ 0.58 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX564 | Samsung S5K2LA |
| 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 |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 10 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 2592 x 3872 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LU | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | 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 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.2 | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | - | 22 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
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 | February 2020 |
| Release date | February 2025 | March 2020 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $799 | $999 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon) | - Samsung Galaxy S25 FE |
| SAR (head) | 1.29 W/kg | 0.28 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.36 W/kg | 1.52 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | 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.
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