Vivo X200 vs Samsung Galaxy S25

81 out of 100
Vivo X200
VS
81 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy S25

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.67-inch Vivo X200 (with MediaTek Dimensity 9400) that was released on October 14, 2024, against the Samsung Galaxy S25, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 4 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Vivo X200
  • Comes with 1800 mAh larger battery capacity: 5800 vs 4000 mAh
  • Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 25W)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Has a 0.47 inch larger screen size
  • Delivers 12% higher peak brightness (1562 against 1393 nits)
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • 11% higher pixel density (460 vs 416 PPI)
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S25
  • Handles wireless charging up to 15W
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Weighs 35 grams less
  • 12% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3012 and 2693 points
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Vivo X200 and Samsung Galaxy S25 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 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 128 GB
56.3
(Average)
Value Index
47.7
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.2 inches
Resolution 1260 x 2800 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 460 ppi 416 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness - 2600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4500 nits -
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Schott Xensation Alpha Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 89.6% 91.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space - 97.4%
PWM - 240 Hz
Response time - 2 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Vivo X200
6.67″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.6 in2
Galaxy S25
6.2″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.6 in2
~13% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Vivo X200 +12%
1562 nits
1393 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 160.27 mm (6.31 inches) 146.9 mm (5.78 inches)
Width 74.81 mm (2.95 inches) 70.5 mm (2.78 inches)
Thickness 7.99 mm (0.31 inches) 7.2 mm (0.28 inches)
Weight 197 g (6.95 oz) 162 g (5.71 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Gray, Blue Black, Silver, Gray, Blue, Green, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Good (3.23/5)
Drop resistance - Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
89.6%
91.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Vivo X200 and Samsung Galaxy S25
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max clock 3620 MHz 4470 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4
- 1 core at 3.62 GHz: Cortex-X925
- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
L3 cache 12 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 890 Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Immortalis-G925 MC12 Adreno 830
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1612 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~4952.1 GFLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Vivo X200 and Samsung Galaxy S25
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2693
Galaxy S25 +12%
3012
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
8706
Galaxy S25 +12%
9766
Compute Score (GPU)
Vivo X200 +21%
23954
19829
Compute Score (GPU) 23954 19829
Single-core score 2693 3012
Multi-core score 8706 9766
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
2727422
2920032
CPU 849678 899843
GPU 932204 1139434
Memory 352736 330975
UX 592804 549780
Total score 2727422 2920032
Samples [7 tests] [44 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Vivo X200 +7%
2369
2216
Stability 64% 59%
Graphics test 18 FPS 16 FPS
Graphics score 2369 2216
3DMark Solar Bay
Vivo X200 +4%
10403
10045
Graphics test 40 FPS 38 FPS
Section 1 43 FPS 48 FPS
Section 2 40 FPS 37 FPS
Section 3 35 FPS 29 FPS
Graphics score 10403 10045
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 51%
Graphics test - 33 FPS
Graphics score - 5664
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
14338
Galaxy S25 +40%
20022
Web score 13478 21815
Video editing 5647 8619
Photo editing 28707 34466
Data manipulation 11877 17708
Writing score 23394 27109
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (122nd and 112th place)

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Vivo X200
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-12 (AKZ4R)AnTuTu2759839
📘 2025-12-27 (Losty)AnTuTu2661708
📘 2025-12-01 (Nguyeen)AnTuTu2844416
📘 2025-11-08 (Mahi)AnTuTu2628512
📘 2025-11-04 (Palazz9rt_ hype)AnTuTu2653518
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

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5333 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 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 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM Funtouch OS 16 One UI 8.0
OS size - 30.1 GB
OS updates 3 years 7 years
Security updates 3 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 5800 mAh 4000 mAh
Max charge power 90 W 25 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging Yes Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (78% in 30 min) Yes (56% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:39 hr 1:17 hr
Battery cycles - 2000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:06 hr 09:09 hr
Watching video 15:50 hr 17:15 hr
Gaming 07:21 hr 05:32 hr
Standby 88 hr 108 hr
General battery life
22:51 hr
24:10 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8160 x 6120
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No 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 119° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.6 f/1.8
Focal length 23 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX921 Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Laser autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 10 MP
Aperture f/2.6 f/2.4
Focal length 70 mm 67 mm
Sensor Sony IMX882 Samsung ISOCELL S5K3K1
Sensor size 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 1 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm 13 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN1 Sony IMX564
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 1.4 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 4000 x 3000
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 25 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung KD1 Samsung S5K3LU
Sensor size 1/3.42" (≈ 0.29 inch) 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus No 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 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes, DP 1.2
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
n/a
91.7 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced October 2024 January 2025
Release date October 2024 February 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $549 $799
Successor - Vivo X300 - Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon)
SAR (head) - 1.29 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.36 W/kg
Sensors - 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:
    - 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

If the battery life is more important to you, then choose the Vivo X200. But if the performance, connectivity, software, design, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy S25.

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