Samsung Galaxy S25 vs iQOO 13 5G

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S25 vs iQOO 13 5G 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 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 10,072, while iQOO 13 5G scores 9,854, making Samsung Galaxy S25 the better performer.

Display: iQOO 13 5G offers a screen size of 6.82 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S25 offers 6.2 inches, making iQOO 13 5G the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S25 features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to iQOO 13 5G's LTPO AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy S25 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S25 and iQOO 13 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: iQOO 13 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S25 offers 12 MP, making iQOO 13 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: iQOO 13 5G delivers longer battery life with 13h 09m, while Samsung Galaxy S25 delivers 11h 49m, making iQOO 13 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S25 and iQOO 13 5G offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: iQOO 13 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8.2 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy S25 is rated 8.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S25 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while iQOO 13 5G has a rating of 4.5.

Samsung Galaxy S25

₹67,490

@ Amazon

iQOO 13 5G

₹56,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

22 Jan, 2025

03 Dec, 2024

11 Jun, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Elite	Snapdragon 8 Elite	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 4.47 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.32 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.2 inches (15.75 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	LTPO AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 30x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


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

Battery


4000 mAh	6000 mAh	6500 mAh
25W Fast Charging	120W Flash Charging	90W Turbo Power Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.2/10

Read Expert Review

8.3/10

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Pros

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

Performance beast with Snapdragon 8 Elite
Impressive display
Top-notch durability with IP68 and IP69 ratings
Capable Night mode

Slimmest phone under Rs 50,000
Tall, vibrant AMOLED display
Capable cameras with periscope lens
Good performance output

Cons

Slow charging speeds
Battery life could have been better

Lots of pre-installed apps
No periscope lens

Battery efficiency could be better
Only 3 major OS updates
Design is a bit slippery

User Ratings

4.6/5

(7,562 ratings)

4.5/5

(1,326 ratings)

4.3/5

(723 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,185,567 AnTuTu Score	2,805,924 AnTuTu Score	2,217,003 AnTuTu Score
11h 49m Battery Life (PC Mark)	13h 09m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 11m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹67,490

@ Amazon

Not Available in any store

₹47,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

Jan 22, 2025

(Official)

Dec 03, 2024

(Official)

Jun 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

7 Years

4 Years

3 Year

Security Updates

7 Years

5 Years

5 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

Funtouch OS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750

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MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

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Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

4.32 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.53 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

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

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

12 GB

12 GB / 16 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

N/A

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

2,805,924

2,217,003

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

14.0 s

17.0 s

20.0 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

5,034

4,502

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

10.0 %

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

10.8 %

19.5 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

LTPO AMOLED (Curved Display)

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.2 inches (15.75 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

2600 nits

4500 nits

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

2592 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

300 Hz

360 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

416 ppi

510 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.92 %

89.61 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

93.87 %

96.8 %

Design

Height

146.9 mm

163.37 mm

162.7 mm

Width

70.5 mm

76.71 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

7.2 mm

8.13 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

162 grams

213 grams

190 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 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

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

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.88 Wide Angle23 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX921 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

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

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.76" sensor 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 1/3.94" sensor size 1µm pixel size

50 MP
f/1.85 Telephoto Camera46 mm focal length 1/2.93" sensor size

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Ring LED

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

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

Slow Motion
Video Pro Mode

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/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor 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 @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh

6000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 120W Flash Charging 50% in 14 minutes

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

Yes 5W Reverse Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 10W Wireless 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.

11h 49m

13h 09m

14h 11m

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

57m 11s

23m

47m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

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 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

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 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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) / 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)