Samsung Galaxy S25 vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S25 vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S25 runs at a higher processing speed of 4.47 GHz, while Apple iPhone 16 Pro runs at 4.05 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S25 the better performer.

Display: Apple iPhone 16 Pro offers a screen size of 6.3 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S25 offers 6.2 inches, making Apple iPhone 16 Pro the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S25 features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Apple iPhone 16 Pro's Super Retina XDR, making Samsung Galaxy S25 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S25 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 16 Pro offers 48 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S25 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S25 and Apple iPhone 16 Pro feature a 12 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy S25 offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Apple iPhone 16 Pro offers 3582 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S25 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Samsung Galaxy S25 offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Apple iPhone 16 Pro offers 128 GB, making Samsung Galaxy S25 the better option for storage.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 16 Pro receives a higher user rating of 4.7, while Samsung Galaxy S25 has a rating of 4.6.

Samsung Galaxy S25

₹61,300

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Apple iPhone 16 Pro

₹109,900

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Summary

Spec Score

95%

93%

Release Date

22 Jan, 2025

13 Sep, 2024

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Elite	Apple A18 Pro
Octa Core (upto 4.47 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 4.05 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.2 inches (15.75 cm)	6.3 inches (16 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	Super Retina XDR
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1206x2622 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	12 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


4000 mAh	3582 mAh
25W Fast Charging	20W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	128 GB
UFS 4.0	NVMe

Expert Review

8.0/10

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N/A

Pros

Premium & compact design
Excellent performance
Reliable cameras
New & improved AI features

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Slow charging speeds
Battery life could have been better

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.6/5

(4,984 ratings)

4.7/5

(29,472 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,185,567 AnTuTu Score	1,747,550 AnTuTu Score
11h 49m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

Jan 22, 2025

(Official)

Sep 13, 2024

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

iOS v18

OS Updates

7 Years

5 Years

Security Updates

7 Years

5 Years

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite

Apple A18 Pro

Processor

Octa core

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

Hexa Core

4.05 GHz, Dual core 2.42 GHz, Quad core

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 830

Apple GPU (six-core graphics)

RAM

12 GB

8 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.

2,185,567

1,747,550

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

10.0 %

8.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

10.8 %

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Super Retina XDR

Screen Size

6.2 inches (15.75 cm)

6.3 inches (16 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1206x2622 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

2600 nits

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

2000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

Pixel Density

416 ppi

458 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.92 %

90.89 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus 2

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Design

Height

146.9 mm

149.6 mm

Width

70.5 mm

71.5 mm

Thickness

7.2 mm

8.25 mm

Weight

162 grams

199 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Back: Textured Matt Glass

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

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGN3 ISO-CELL 1µm pixel size

48 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoomf/1.78 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1.22µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera67 mm focal length 1/3.94" sensor size 1µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera120 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

5 x Digital Zoom
Apple ProRAW
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

4k @120 fps
Full HD @240 fps

Video Recording Features

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

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
ProRes Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

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

12 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Flash

N/A	Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4000 mAh

3582 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Yes 25W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

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.

11h 49m

N/A

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

0h 57m 11s

1h 34m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

NVMe

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: 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 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N70 / N71 / N75 / N76 / 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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
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) / 2300(band 30)

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 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N70 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79

4G Bands: