Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs Huawei Mate 70 Pro Plus
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.8-inch Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on January 1, 2025, against the Huawei Mate 70 Pro Plus, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9020 and came out 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Specifications of the Galaxy S25 Ultra was provided by insiders and may not be fully accurate.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
- 2.3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2930K versus 1248K)
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8 Elite
- 15% higher pixel density (505 vs 440 PPI)
- 88% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3011 and 1604 points
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Huawei Mate 70 Pro Plus
- Comes with 700 mAh larger battery capacity: 5700 vs 5000 mAh
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 45W)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+4)
- Has a built-in infrared port
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.8 inches | 6.9 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3120 pixels | 1316 x 2832 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 505 ppi | 440 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2600 nits | 2500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Armor | Huawei Kunlun Glass 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.9% | 89.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Design and build
| Height | 162.8 mm (6.41 inches) | 164.6 mm (6.48 inches) |
| Width | 77.6 mm (3.06 inches) | 79.5 mm (3.13 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 219 g (7.72 oz) | 226 g (7.97 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | - |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Gray, Blue | White, Black, Gray, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | HiSilicon Kirin 9020 |
| Max clock | 4320 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 12 (2 + 6 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) | - 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Cortex-A510s - 6 cores at 2.15 GHz: TaiShan - 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: TaiShan |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | SMIC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | - |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | - |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~1720 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 660292 | 351901 |
| GPU | 1188910 | 278517 |
| Memory | 551663 | 405011 |
| UX | 530024 | 213091 |
| Total score | 2930889 | 1248520 |
| Samples | Less then 3 | Less then 3 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12, 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | - |
| Storage size | 256, 512, 1024 GB | 256, 512, 1024 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | HarmonyOS 4.3 |
| ROM | One UI 7.0 | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5700 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (88 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (70% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 1:02 hr | - |
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16320 x 12240 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 3.5x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Telephoto: 10 MP 4) Ultrawide: 12 MP | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 40 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.4 - 4.0 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP2 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3" | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.6 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/3.4 | f/2.1 |
| Focal length | 111 mm | 93 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX754 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.52" | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 40 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL JN3 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.4" | - |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 4160 x 3120 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 18 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LU | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.4 | Yes, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | - | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | January 2025 | November 2024 |
| Release date | January 2025 | November 2024 |
| Launch price | $1299 | $1100 |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 100 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

