Samsung Galaxy S25 vs Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S25 vs Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and expert reviews 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 Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G scores 3,200, making Samsung Galaxy S25 the better performer.

Display: Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S25 offers 6.2 inches, making Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S25 features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy S25 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S25 and Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S25 offers 12 MP, making Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy S25 delivers longer battery life with 11h 49m, while Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G delivers 10h 40m, making Samsung Galaxy S25 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S25 and Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Samsung Galaxy S25 and Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G equally at 8.

Samsung Galaxy S25

₹65,760

@ Amazon

Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G

₹49,999

@ Flipkart

Summary

Release Date

22 Jan, 2025

21 Aug, 2026

11 Jun, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Elite	MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 4.47 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.2 inches (15.75 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1208x2644 px (FHD+)	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 Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
12 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)

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	13 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


4000 mAh	6500 mAh	6500 mAh
25W Fast Charging	45W Super Charging	90W Turbo Power Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 2.2	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.3/10

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Pros

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

Sci-fi-inspired design
Detailed, vibrant display
Capable primary camera
Great attention to details in software

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

Performance isn't the best
Limited OS upgrades

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

User Ratings

4.6/5

(7,688 ratings)

N/A

4.3/5

(789 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,185,567 AnTuTu Score	792,798 AnTuTu Score	2,217,003 AnTuTu Score
11h 49m Battery Life (PC Mark)	10h 40m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 11m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹65,760

@ Amazon

₹49,999

@ Flipkart

₹44,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

Jan 22, 2025

(Official)

Aug 18, 2026

(Official)

Jun 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

7 Years

2 Year

3 Year

Security Updates

7 Years

3 Year

5 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

HiOS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite

View Details

MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate MT6878

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

View Details

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

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-G615 MC2

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

12 GB

8 GB / 12 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

792,798

2,217,003

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

14.0 s

24.0 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

1,054

4,502

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

10.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

10.8 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.2 inches (15.75 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1208x2644 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

2600 nits

4500 nits

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1600 nits

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

2800 Hz

360 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.69:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

416 ppi

429 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.92 %

89.68 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

93.18 %

96.8 %

Design

Height

146.9 mm

162.48 mm

162.7 mm

Width

70.5 mm

77.27 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

7.2 mm

7.39 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

162 grams

189 grams

190 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Back: Polycarbonate

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

Excellent

Very Good

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 Camera15x Digital Zoomf/1.8823 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size LYT 700C CMOS image sensor 1µm pixel size

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

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

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

N/A

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 Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

3072 x 4096 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Cinema Mode
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

15 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

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

4k @30 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

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

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

13 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length

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

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Wide Angle Selfie

N/A

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 45W Super Charging 50% in 28 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

10h 40m

14h 11m

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

57m 11s

1h 15m

47m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

UFS 2.2

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 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N70 / N71 / 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 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 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 17) / 850(band 18) / 800(band 20) / 700(band 29) / 700 (band 12)

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 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N66 / N70 / N71 / 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)
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 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 700(band 29) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

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)