Asus ROG Phone 9 FE vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
84
out 100
VS
94
out 100
Compared 2 smartphones : Asus ROG Phone 9 FE Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, Manufactured in February, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Asus ROG Phone 9 FE
- Higher refresh rate: 185Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 5000mAh
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.9in
- Higher pixel density: 498ppi
- Lighter design: 218g vs 225g
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | 16/256 GB | - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 12/1024 GB - 16/1024 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.78 in | 6.9 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1440x3120 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 388 ppi | 498 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 185 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 2500 nits | 2600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 720 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.2 % | 92.4 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 97.7 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 240 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 1 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.8 mm (6.45 in) | 162.8 mm (6.41 in) |
| Width | 76.8 mm (3.02 in) | 77.6 mm (3.06 in) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | 8.2 mm (0.32 in) |
| Weight | 225 g (7.94 oz) | 218 g (7.69 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black | - Black - Silver - Gray - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| Max Frequency | 3300 MHz | 4470 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520) - 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720) - 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720) - 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4) |
- 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M)) - 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L)) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 903-1000 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2774 GFLOPS | 3379.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2233 | 3147 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 7088 | 9750 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 25681 |
| CPU | 512568 | 659871 |
| GPU | 904693 | 1294167 |
| Memory | 421740 | 471319 |
| UX | 417112 | 369782 |
| NanoReview Score | 2256113 | 2795139 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 16 GB | - 12 GB - 16 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 4800 MHz | 5333 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | Android 15 |
| OS Size | n/a | 30.4 GB |
| UI Skin | ROG UI | One UI 7.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 5500 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 65 W | 45 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (81% in 30 min) | Yes (72% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:39 h | 0:59 h |
| Web Browsing | n/a | 11:10 h |
| Video Playback | n/a | 19:32 h |
| Games | n/a | 06:22 h |
| Standby Mode | n/a | 160 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 16320x12240 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 240 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 120 fps (2160p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 13 MP Macro: 5 MP |
Standard: 200 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony Lytia LYT-700C | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.3 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.6 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 50 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/3.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 111 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX854 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.52 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 13 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN3 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.5 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 70 |
| Preview | n/a | 81 |
| Zoom | n/a | 149 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Samsung S5K3LU |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2 | 1/3.2 |
| Pixel size | 7 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | 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 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| 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 - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900MHz | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100MHz | UMTS B1(2100),B2(1900),B4(AWS),B5(850),B8(900) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | 18 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February, 2025 yr | January, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | February, 2025 yr | February, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 890 | 1299 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 65 W | No |
Note
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra:
Supports up to 2 eSIMs. The international model has 2 physical SIM slots, while the U.S. version has 1.","Uses Grade 5 titanium and Corning Gorilla Armor 2 glass on both sides.
*
Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 0
