Huawei Mate XT Ultimate vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
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Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Manufactured in September, 2024, with display 10.2 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9010, vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, Manufactured in February, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate XT Ultimate
- Larger display: 10.2in
- Higher battery capacity: 5600mAh vs 5000mAh
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
- Higher pixel density: 498ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Lighter design: 218g vs 298g
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 16/256 GB - 16/512 GB - 16/1024 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
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 10.2 in | 6.9 in |
| Resolution | 2232x3184 pixels | 1440x3120 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | n/a | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 381 ppi | 498 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 5000 nits | 2600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.9 % | 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 | 156.7 mm (6.17 in) | 162.8 mm (6.41 in) |
| Width | 219 mm (8.62 in) | 77.6 mm (3.06 in) |
| Thickness | 3.6 mm (0.14 in) | 8.2 mm (0.32 in) |
| Weight | 298 g (10.51 oz) | 218 g (7.69 oz) |
| Water resistance | n/a | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | n/a | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Red |
- Black - Silver - Gray - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9010 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| Max Frequency | 2300 MHz | 4470 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 12 (2 + 6 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.55 (Cortex-A510) - 6/2.18 (TaiShan V121) - 2/2.3 (TaiShan V121) |
- 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M)) - 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L)) |
| Process | SMIC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Da Vinci | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Maleoon 910 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU Cores | 1024 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 750 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1536 GFLOPS | 3379.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1438 | 3147 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 4365 | 9750 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 1415 | 25681 |
| CPU | 276654 | 659871 |
| GPU | 196743 | 1294167 |
| Memory | 263290 | 471319 |
| UX | 1792524 | 369782 |
| NanoReview Score | 916211 | 2795139 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 16 GB | - 12 GB - 16 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 4200 MHz | 5333 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB | - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB |
| Storage Type | n/a | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | HarmonyOS 4.2 | Android 15 |
| OS Size | n/a | 30.4 GB |
| UI Skin | n/a | One UI 7.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 5600 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 66 W | 45 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes | Yes (72% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | n/a | 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 | Optical, 5.5x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | 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 | n/a | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 12 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 200 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.4 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP2 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/1.3 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.6 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/3.4 | f/3.4 |
| Focal length | 125 mm | 111 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX854 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.52 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 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 | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5K3LU |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.2 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | n/a | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | 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 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes DP 1.2 | Yes DP 1.2 |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | 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 | n/a | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | n/a | UMTS B1(2100),B2(1900),B4(AWS),B5(850),B8(900) |
| LTE Bands* | n/a | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B66/B71) |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | n/a | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2024 yr | January, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2024 yr | February, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 2800 | 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 66 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.
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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
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