Vivo X200 vs 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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Key differences
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
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 | 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 |
| 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)
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
Performance
| 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 |
| 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
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 23954 | 19829 |
| Single-core score | 2693 | 3012 |
| Multi-core score | 8706 | 9766 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| 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
| Stability | 64% | 59% |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | 16 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2369 | 2216 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| 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 |
PCMark 3.0
| 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
Vivo X200
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-12 (AKZ4R) | AnTuTu | 2759839 |
| 📘 2025-12-27 (Losty) | AnTuTu | 2661708 |
| 📘 2025-12-01 (Nguyeen) | AnTuTu | 2844416 |
| 📘 2025-11-08 (Mahi) | AnTuTu | 2628512 |
| 📘 2025-11-04 (Palazz9rt_ hype) | AnTuTu | 2653518 |
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 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5333 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| 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 |
| 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
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
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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