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Samsung Galaxy S25 vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro

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Samsung Galaxy S25 vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro

86 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy S25
VS
92 out of 100
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
Samsung Galaxy S25
Apple iPhone 16 Pro

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.2-inch Samsung Galaxy S25 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on January 22, 2025, against the Apple iPhone 16 Pro, which is powered by Apple A18 Pro and came out 4 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S25
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • 29% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2314K versus 1793K)
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
  • Weighs 37 grams less
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 16 Pro
  • Shows 34% longer battery life (28:13 vs 20:59 hours)
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Delivers 26% higher peak brightness (1749 against 1387 nits)
  • 10% higher pixel density (458 vs 416 PPI)
  • 16% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3558 and 3075 points

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S25 and Apple iPhone 16 Pro 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
Phone:
Galaxy S25
vs
iPhone 16 Pro

Display

TypeDynamic AMOLEDOLED
Size6.2 inches6.3 inches
Resolution1080 x 2340 pixels1206 x 2622 pixels
Aspect ratio19.5:919.5:9
PPI416 ppi458 ppi
Refresh rate120 Hz120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rateYes (1-120 Hz)Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness2600 nits2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1600 nits
HDR supportYes, HDR10+Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate240 Hz -
Screen protectionGorilla Glass Victus 2Ceramic Shield
Screen-to-body ratio91.1%91.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.9%
PWM - 239 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy S25
1387 nits
iPhone 16 Pro+26%
1749 nits

Design and build

Height146.9 mm (5.78 inches)149.6 mm (5.89 inches)
Width70.5 mm (2.78 inches)71.5 mm (2.81 inches)
Thickness7.2 mm (0.28 inches)8.25 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight162 g (5.71 oz)199 g (7.02 oz)
WaterproofIP68IP68
Advanced coolingVapor chamber -
Rear materialGlassGlass
Frame materialMetalMetal
ColorsBlack, Silver, Gray, Blue, Green, PinkWhite, Black, Silver, Gold
Fingerprint scannerYes, in-displayNo
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Tests of Samsung Galaxy S25 and Apple iPhone 16 Pro in the benchmarks
SoC
ChipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 EliteApple A18 Pro
Max clock4470 MHz4040 MHz
CPU cores8 (2 + 6)6 (2 + 4)
Architecture- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)		- 4 cores at 2.42 GHz: Sawtooth
- 2 cores at 4.05 GHz: Everest
ManufacturingTSMCTSMC
Lithography process3 nanometers3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU)HexagonNeural Engine
GraphicsAdreno 830Apple A18 Pro GPU
GPU shading units1536768
GPU clock1100 MHz1490 MHz
FLOPS~3379.2 GFLOPS~2289 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Geekbench Compute (GPU)2626432952
Single-core score30753558
Multi-core score98228958
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
Galaxy S25+29%
2314873
iPhone 16 Pro
1793917
CPU561265408349
GPU987536739305
Memory444052281199
UX322020365064
Total score23148731793917
Samples[4 tests][11 tests]

Memory

RAM
RAM size12 GB8 GB
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR5X
Memory clock5333 MHz -
Channels24
Storage
Storage size128, 256, 512 GB128, 256, 512, 1024 GB
Storage typeUFS 4.0NVMe
Memory cardNoNo

Software

Operating systemAndroid 15 iOS 18 (Can be upgraded to iOS 18.3.2)
ROMOne UI 7.0 -
OS size30.1 GB18 GB

Battery

Capacity4000 mAh3582 mAh
Max charge power25 W30 W
Battery typeLi-IonLi-Ion
ReplaceableNoNo
Wireless chargingYes (15 W)Yes (15 W)
Reverse chargingYes, (wireless)Yes
Fast chargingYes (56% in 30 min)Yes (58% in 30 min)
Full charging time1:17 hr1:38 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing07:12 hr11:41 hr
Watching video15:17 hr17:46 hr
Gaming05:53 hr05:35 hr
Standby96 hr132 hr
General battery life
Galaxy S25
20:59 hr
iPhone 16 Pro+34%
28:13 hr

Main camera

Matrix50 megapixels48 megapixels
Image resolution8160 x 61208064 x 6048
ZoomOptical, 3xOptical, 5x
FlashLEDDual LED
StabilizationOpticalOptical
8K video recordingUp to 30FPSNo
4K video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 120FPS
1080p video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 120FPS
Slow motion240 FPS (1080p)240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens120°120°
Lenses1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Telephoto: 12 MP
3) Ultrawide: 48 MP
4) Depth
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KGN3Sony IMX803
Sensor size1/1.56"1/1.28"
Pixel size1 micron1.22 micron
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution10 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.8
Focal length67 mm120 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5K3K1Sony IMX913
Sensor size1/3.94"1/3.06"
Pixel size1 micron1.12 micron
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution12 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX564Sony IMX972
Sensor size1/2.55"1/2.55"
Pixel size1.4 micron0.7 micron
StabilizationDigitalDigital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 80
Preview - 93
Zoom - 142
Samples - Photo samples of Apple iPhone 16 Pro from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels12 megapixels12 megapixels
Image resolution4000 x 30004032 x 3024
Aperturef/2.2f/1.9
Focal length26 mm23 mm
SensorSamsung S5K3LUSony IMX714
Sensor size1/3.2"1/3.6"
Pixel size1.12 micron1.12 micron
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Video resolution2160p (4K) at 60 FPS2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)NoYes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standardWi-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 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
GPSGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSSGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC*YesYes
Infrared portNoNo
Network
Number of SIM*1 -
Type of SIM cardNanoeSIM
Multi SIM modeStandby -
eSIM support*YesYes
Hybrid slotNoNo
5G supportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

CategoryFlagshipFlagship
AnnouncedJanuary 2025September 2024
Release dateFebruary 2025September 2024
Launch price$799$999
Configurations- 12 / 128 GB
- 12 / 256 GB
- 12 / 512 GB
- 8 / 128 GB
- 8 / 256 GB
- 8 / 512 GB
- 8 / 1024 GB
SAR (head) - 1.24 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.48 W/kg
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
Bundled chargerNot includedNot included
Further details
Notes on Galaxy S25:
    - Supports up to 2 eSIMs. The international model has 2 physical SIM slots, while the U.S. model has 1.
Notes on iPhone 16 Pro:
    - In the US, the smartphone only supports eSIM, while the international model comes with 1 physical SIM slot plus eSIM capability.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
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