Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus vs OnePlus 15R

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus vs OnePlus 15R 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 Plus scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,730, while OnePlus 15R scores 9,363, making Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus the better performer.

Display: OnePlus 15R offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus offers 6.7 inches, making OnePlus 15R the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to OnePlus 15R's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus and OnePlus 15R feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: OnePlus 15R offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus offers 12 MP, making OnePlus 15R better for front camera photography.

Battery: OnePlus 15R delivers longer battery life with 18h 13m, while Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus delivers 12h 51m, making OnePlus 15R the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus and OnePlus 15R offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: OnePlus 15R receives a higher expert rating of 8.5 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus is rated 8.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while OnePlus 15R has a rating of 4.5.

Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus

₹79,999

@ Amazon

OnePlus 15R

₹59,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

01 2025

12 2025

09 2023

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Elite	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5	Apple A16 Bionic
Octa Core (upto 4.47 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 3.46 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	AMOLED	Super Retina XDR
1440x3120 px (QHD+)	1272x2800 px (FHD+)	1179x2556 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	165 Hz Refresh Rate	60 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	N/A	N/A

Front Camera


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

Battery


4900 mAh	7400 mAh	3349 mAh
45W Fast Charging	80W Super Charging	20W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	128 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 4.1	NVMe

Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.5/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Tall punchy display
Galaxy AI features
Battery life
Log mode in video

Impressive performance
Excellent AMOLED display
Outstanding battery life
Long-term software support

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Charging speed is average (no charger too)
Unchanged design

Low light photography needs improvement
No telephoto lens

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.6/5

(1,793 ratings)

4.5/5

(3,291 ratings)

4.6/5

(260,884 ratings)

Compare Prices

₹79,999

@ Amazon

₹59,999

@ Amazon

₹63,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

January 22, 2025

(Official)

December 17, 2025

(Official)

September 13, 2023

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

iOS v17

OS Updates

7 Years

4 Year

5 Years

Security Updates

7 Years

6 Year

5 Years

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

Oxygen OS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5

Apple A16 Bionic

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

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

Hexa Core

3.46 GHz, Dual core, Everest 2.02 GHz, Quad core, Sawtooth

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 830

Adreno 829

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

RAM

12 GB

12 GB / 16 GB

6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5X Ultra

LPDDR5

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.

2,298,707

2,957,229

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s

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

4,747

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

19.0 %

16.6 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

AMOLED

Super Retina XDR

Screen Size

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

Resolution

1440x3120 px (QHD+)

1272x2800 px (FHD+)

1179x2556 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

2600 nits

N/A

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

1000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

165 Hz

60 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

240 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.8:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

513 ppi

450 ppi

461 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

91.58 %

89.51 %

86.24 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Design

Height

158.4 mm

163.4 mm

147.6 mm

Width

75.8 mm

77 mm

71.6 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm

8.3 mm

7.8 mm

Weight

190 grams

218 grams

171 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Back: Glass

Back: Gorilla Glass

Water Resistance

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

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 Cameraf/1.824 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX906 1µm pixel size

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1µm 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 Camera16 mm focal length

12 MP
f/2.4 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

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Cinema Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

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

4k @60 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

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Excellent

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 Primary Camera25 mm focal length

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

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

4900 mAh

7400 mAh

3349 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging 65% in 30 minutes

Yes 80W Super Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 4.5W Reverse 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.

12h 51m

18h 13m

N/A

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

1h 56s

49m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

UFS 4.1

NVMe

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

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 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N66 / N70 / 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) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 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 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N66 / N70 / N77 / N78 / N79

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) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands: