Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus vs S24 Plus (Exynos)

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Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus vs S24 Plus (Exynos)

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on January 22, 2025, against the Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Exynos), which is powered by Exynos 2400 and came out 1 year before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • The phone is 1 year newer
  • 15% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2066K versus 1803K)
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • 42% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3087 and 2179 points
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Exynos)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus and S24 Plus (Exynos) crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

TypeDynamic AMOLEDDynamic AMOLED
Size6.7 inches6.7 inches
Resolution1440 x 3120 pixels1440 x 3120 pixels
Aspect ratio19.5:919.5:9
PPI513 ppi513 ppi
Refresh rate120 Hz120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rateYes (1-120 Hz)Yes
Max rated brightness2600 nits2600 nits
HDR supportYes, HDR10+Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate240 Hz -
Screen protectionGorilla Glass Victus 2Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio91.7%91.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space96.8%98.1%
PWM240 Hz479 Hz
Response time1 ms2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinity∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)

Design and build

Height158.4 mm (6.24 inches)158.5 mm (6.24 inches)
Width75.8 mm (2.98 inches)75.9 mm (2.99 inches)
Thickness7.3 mm (0.29 inches)7.7 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight190 g (6.7 oz)196 g (6.91 oz)
WaterproofIP68IP68
Advanced coolingVapor chamberVapor chamber
Rear materialGlassGlass
Frame materialMetalMetal
ColorsBlack, Silver, Gray, Blue, Green, PinkBlack, Gray, Blue, Green, Orange, Purple, Yellow
Fingerprint scannerYes, in-displayYes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Tests of Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus and Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Exynos) in the benchmarks
SoC
ChipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 EliteSamsung Exynos 2400
Max clock4470 MHz3210 MHz
CPU cores8 (2 + 6)10 (1 + 2 + 3 + 4)
Architecture- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
- 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 2 cores at 2.9 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.21 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache - 8 MB
ManufacturingTSMCSamsung
Lithography process3 nanometers4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU)HexagonYes
GraphicsAdreno 830Samsung Xclipse 940
GPU shading units1536768
GPU clock1100 MHz1095 MHz
FLOPS~3379.2 GFLOPS~3406.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Geekbench Compute (GPU)25122 -
Single-core score30872179
Multi-core score97626906
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
CPU505164446043
GPU849746738905
Memory369438319553
UX341695299331
Total score20660431803832
Samples[2 tests][16 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Web score - 16638
Video editing - 8048
Photo editing - 35741
Data manipulation - 15452
Writing score - 22330

Memory

RAM
RAM size12 GB12 GB
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR5X
Memory clock5333 MHz4266 MHz
Channels24
Storage
Storage size256, 512 GB256, 512 GB
Storage typeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory cardNoNo

Software

Operating systemAndroid 15 Android 14
ROMOne UI 7.0One UI 6.1
OS size29.1 GB49 GB

Battery

Capacity4900 mAh4900 mAh
Max charge power45 W45 W
Battery typeLi-IonLi-Ion
ReplaceableNoNo
Wireless chargingYes (15 W)Yes (15 W)
Reverse chargingYes, (wireless)Yes, (wireless)
Fast chargingYes (75% in 30 min)Yes (74% in 30 min)
Full charging time0:59 hr0:58 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing10:20 hr -
Watching video18:29 hr -
Gaming06:19 hr -
Standby137 hr -
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix50 megapixels50 megapixels
Image resolution8160 x 61208160 x 6120
ZoomOptical, 3xOptical, 3x
FlashLEDLED
StabilizationOpticalOptical
8K video recordingUp to 30FPSUp to 30FPS
4K video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 60FPS
1080p video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 60FPS
Slow motion240 FPS (1080p)960 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens120°120°
Lenses1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KGN3Samsung ISOCELL GN3
Sensor size1/1.56"1/1.56"
Pixel size1 micron1 micron
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution10 MP10 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal length67 mm67 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5K3K1Samsung S53K1
Sensor size1/3.94"1/3.94"
Pixel size1 micron1 micron
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX564Sony IMX564
Sensor size1/2.55"1/2.55"
Pixel size1.4 micron1.4 micron
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Selfie camera

Megapixels12 megapixels12 megapixels
Image resolution4000 x 30004000 x 3000
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length26 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung S5K3LUSamsung 35K3LU
Sensor size1/3.2"1/3.2"
Pixel size1.12 micron1.12 micron
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Video resolution2160p (4K) at 60 FPS2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)NoNo

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 version5.45.3
Bluetooth featuresLELE
USB typeUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB version3.23.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPortYes, DP 1.2Yes, DP 1.2
GPSGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSSGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC*YesYes
Infrared portNoNo
Network
Number of SIM*11
Type of SIM cardNanoNano
Multi SIM modeStandby -
eSIM support*YesYes
Hybrid slotNoNo
LTE Cat* - 20
5G supportYesYes

Sound

SpeakersStereoStereo
Headphone audio jackNoNo
FM radioNoNo
Dolby AtmosYesYes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

CategoryFlagshipFlagship
AnnouncedJanuary 2025January 2024
Release dateFebruary 2025January 2024
Launch price$999$999
Configurations- 12 / 256 GB
- 12 / 512 GB
- 12 / 256 GB
- 12 / 512 GB
SAR (head) - 0.74 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.25 W/kg
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled chargerNot includedNot included
Further details
Notes on Galaxy S25 Plus:
    - You can connect up to 2 eSIMs. The international model has 2 physical SIM slots, while the U.S. model has only one.
Notes on Galaxy S24 Plus (Exynos):
    - Two models exist: a dual Nano SIM and a single Nano SIM + eSIM variant.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
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