Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs Xiaomi 17 Ultra

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs Xiaomi 17 Ultra 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: Xiaomi 17 Ultra runs at a higher processing speed of 4.6 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra runs at 4.47 GHz, making Xiaomi 17 Ultra the better performer.

Display: Both Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and Xiaomi 17 Ultra offer the same screen size of 6.9 inches, but Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Xiaomi 17 Ultra's OLED, 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 Xiaomi 17 Ultra offers 50 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Xiaomi 17 Ultra offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra offers 12 MP, making Xiaomi 17 Ultra better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi 17 Ultra delivers longer battery life with 15h 31m, while Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra delivers 13h 51m, making Xiaomi 17 Ultra the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Xiaomi 17 Ultra offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra offers 256 GB, making Xiaomi 17 Ultra the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Xiaomi 17 Ultra receives a higher expert rating of 8.7 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is rated 8.6.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and Xiaomi 17 Ultra both receive the same user rating of 4.6.

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

₹95,899

@ Amazon

Xiaomi 17 Ultra

₹139,998

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

97%

96%

Release Date

22 Jan, 2025

18 Mar, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Elite	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 4.47 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.6 GHz)
12 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


6.9 inches (17.53 cm)	6.9 inches (17.53 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	OLED
1440x3120 px (QHD+)	1200x2608 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	200 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 4.3x Optical Zoom)
10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)	N/A

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	6000 mAh
45W Fast Charging	90W Hyper Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	512 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.6/10

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8.7/10

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Pros

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

One of the best camera systems on a smartphone
Large, bright, colour-accurate display
Blazing fast performance
Excellent battery life with fast charging

Cons

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

On the pricey side
Heavy and bulky to use for long periods
Software update policy trails rivals

User Ratings

4.6/5

(4,283 ratings)

4.6/5

(39 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,209,231 AnTuTu Score	3,654,776 AnTuTu Score
13h 51m Battery Life (PC Mark)	15h 31m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹95,899

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General

Launch Date

Jan 22, 2025

(Official)

Mar 11, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

7 Years

N/A

Security Updates

7 Years

N/A

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

HyperOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

4.6 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 830

Adreno 840

RAM

12 GB

16 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

3,654,776

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

14.0 s

15.0 s

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

6,387

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

4.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

22.5 %

13.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

OLED

Screen Size

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

Resolution

1440x3120 px (QHD+)

1200x2608 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

2600 nits

3500 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

498 ppi

416 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

92.31 %

92.25 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Armor 2

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Design

Height

162.8 mm

162.9 mm

Width

77.6 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm

8.29 mm

Weight

218 grams

218.4 grams

Build Material

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2

N/A

Water Resistance

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Best In Class

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 Cameraf/1.6723 mm focal length 1/1" sensor size OV50X

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

200 MP
f/2.96 Telephoto Camera75 mm focal length 1/1.4" sensor size

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

50 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor 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

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

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)

Camera Features

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

Digital Zoom
Xiaomi ProFocus

Video Recording

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

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240/480/960/1920 fps
HD @30/120/240/480/960/1920 fps

Video Recording Features

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

Video Pro Mode

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

50 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera21 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Flash

N/A	Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging 65% in 30 minutes

Yes 90W Hyper Charging v3.0

Wireless Charging

Yes 25W Wireless Charging

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

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

15h 31m

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

0h 43m 54s

0h 47m 45s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

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 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79

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) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 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)

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 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)