Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs OnePlus Nord 6

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs OnePlus Nord 6 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 10,105, while OnePlus Nord 6 scores 6,520, making Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra offers a screen size of 6.9 inches, while OnePlus Nord 6 offers 6.78 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to OnePlus Nord 6's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while OnePlus Nord 6 offers 50 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: OnePlus Nord 6 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra offers 12 MP, making OnePlus Nord 6 better for front camera photography.

Battery: OnePlus Nord 6 delivers longer battery life with 20h 46m, while Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra delivers 13h 51m, making OnePlus Nord 6 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and OnePlus Nord 6 offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra receives a higher expert rating of 8.6 from the editorial team, while OnePlus Nord 6 is rated 8.4.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while OnePlus Nord 6 has a rating of 4.4.

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

₹95,399

@ Amazon

OnePlus Nord 6

₹42,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

22 Jan, 2025

09 Apr, 2026

11 Jun, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Elite	Snapdragon 8s Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 4.47 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.21 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.9 inches (17.53 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
1440x3120 px (QHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	165 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)
50 MP Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)	N/A	N/A

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	9000 mAh	6500 mAh
45W Fast Charging	80W Super Charging	90W Turbo Power Charging
Wireless Charging	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 4.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.6/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Excellent display
Solid performance & battery life
AI & software features
Lighter than before

Excellent day-to-day and gaming performance
Two-day battery life
Improved durability with IP69K and MIL-STD-810H
Camera performance is surprisingly strong

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

S Pen misses out on Air Actions
Pricey
Incremental upgrade over predecessor

Polycarbonate frame and back make it less premium
No 512GB storage option
Runs slightly warm during gaming

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.6/5

(3,883 ratings)

4.4/5

(2,295 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,209,231 AnTuTu Score	2,366,913 AnTuTu Score	N/A
13h 51m Battery Life (PC Mark)	20h 46m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

Compare Prices

₹95,399 @ Amazon	₹42,999 @ Amazon	₹44,999 @ Flipkart
₹141,999 @ Samsung Shop	Not Available in any other store	Not Available in any other store

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General

Launch Date

Jan 22, 2025

(Official)

Apr 07, 2026

(Official)

Jun 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

7 Years

4 Year

3 Year

Security Updates

7 Years

6 Year

5 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

Oxygen OS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Best In Class

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SM8735

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

4.47 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.5 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Octa core

3.21 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 3 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 2.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 830

Adreno 825

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

12 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

2,209,231

2,366,913

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

14.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,499

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

4.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

22.5 %

27.4 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1440x3120 px (QHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

2600 nits

3600 nits

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

165 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

498 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

92.31 %

89.41 %

96.8 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Armor 2

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

93.5 %

96.8 %

Design

Height

162.8 mm

162.5 mm

162.7 mm

Width

77.6 mm

77.5 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm

8.5 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

218 grams

217 grams

190 grams

Build Material

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2

N/A

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Best In Class

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

200 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.7 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.3" sensor size S5KHP2 ISO-CELL 0.6µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size LYT 600 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

50 MP
f/1.9 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera0.7µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera67 mm focal length 1/3.52" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

50 MP
f/3.4111 mm focal length 1/2.52" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Laser Autofocus Multi-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

16000 x 12500 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

20 x Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

8k @30 fps
4k @120 fps
Full HD @240 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording

Optical Image stabilization

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

32 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

9000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging 65% in 30 minutes

Yes 80W Super Charging

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 25W Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

13h 51m

20h 46m

N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

0h 43m 54s

1h 5m 0s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)