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Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)

91 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
VS
83 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon), Manufactured in January, 2024with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
  • Lighter design: 190g vs 196g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)

    Versions

    Available versions and configurations
    Memory Options - 12/256 GB
    - 12/512 GB    		 - 12/256 GB
    - 12/512 GB

    Review

    Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus and Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
    Display
    Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
    Camera
    Main & front camera tests
    Performance
    App & system performance
    Battery
    Battery life, charging speed & type
    Connectivity
    Connectivity features
    NanoReview Score
    Overall score by NanoReview
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    Function
    Importance (Weight)
    Display:
    Camera:
    Performance:
    Gaming:
    Battery:
    Connectivity:
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    Tests & specs

    Specs & test comparison
    Smartphones:
    Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
    vs
    Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)

    Display

    Display quality comparison
    Type Dynamic AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
    Size 6.7 in 6.7 in
    Resolution 1440x3120 pixels 1440x3120 pixels
    Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
    Pixel density 513 ppi 513 ppi
    Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
    Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
    Max brightness 2600 nits 2600 nits
    HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
    Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
    Screen-to-body ratio 91.7 % 91.6 %
    Features - DCI-P3
    - Always-On Display    		 - DCI-P3
    - Always-On Display
    Display test
    Peak brightness (auto)
    Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
    1444 nits
    Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
    1451 nits
    sRGB gamut96.8 %n/a
    PWM (Flicker)240 Hzn/a
    Response time1 msn/a
    Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
    Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus]

    Design & Build

    Design and ergonomics comparison
    Height 158.4 mm (6.24 in) 158.5 mm (6.24 in)
    Width 75.8 mm (2.98 in) 75.9 mm (2.99 in)
    Thickness 7.3 mm (0.29 in) 7.7 mm (0.3 in)
    Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz)
    Water resistance IP68 IP68
    Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
    Back panel Glass Glass
    Frame Metal Metal
    Colors - Black
    - Silver
    - Gray
    - Blue
    - Green
    - Pink    		 - Black
    - Gray
    - Blue
    - Green
    - Orange
    - Purple
    - Yellow
    Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
    Screen-to-body ratio
    Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
    91.7 %
    Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
    91.6 %

    Performance

    Testing Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus and Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon) In benchmarks
    Processor
    Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
    Max Frequency 4470 MHz 3300 MHz
    CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
    Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
    - 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))    		 - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
    - 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
    - 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
    - 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
    Process TSMC TSMC
    Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
    Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
    Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 750
    GPU Cores 1536 1536
    GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 903-1000 MHz
    FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
    GeekBench v6
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
    3087
    Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
    2196
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
    9762
    Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
    6964
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)30872196
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)97626964
    Geekbench Compute (GPU)25122n/a
    Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus], [Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)]
    AnTuTu 10
    AnTuTu 10
    Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
    2136093
    Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
    2025079
    CPU466147480834
    GPU1014939893619
    Memory326456354867
    UX328551295759
    NanoReview Score21360932025079
    3DMark Wild Life
    3DMark Wild Life
    Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
    n/a
    Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
    16963
    Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)]
    PCMark 3.0
    PCMark 3.0
    Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
    n/a
    Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
    17881
    Writing scoren/a21624
    Web scoren/a18765
    Video editingn/a8023
    Data manipulationn/a14975
    NanoReview Scoren/a17881

    Memory

    RAM
    RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
    Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
    Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 4266 MHz
    Channels 2 4
    Storage
    Storage Capacity- 256 GB
    - 512 GB    		- 256 GB
    - 512 GB
    Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
    Memory CardNoNo

    Software

    OS Android 15 Android 14
    OS Size 29.1 GB n/a
    UI Skin One UI 7.0 One UI 6.1

    Battery

    Volume 4900 mAh 4900 mAh
    Max Charging Power 45 W 45 W
    Battery Type Li-ion Li-ion
    Removable No No
    Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes (15 W)
    Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
    Fast Charging Yes (75% in 30 min) Yes (74% in 30 min)
    Full Charge Time 0:59 h 0:58 h
    Battery Life Test
    Battery Life
    Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
    28:09
    Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
    22:40
    Web Browsing10:20 h08:03 h
    Video Playback18:29 h15:35 h
    Games06:19 h05:08 h
    Standby Mode137 h109 h

    Main camera

    Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
    Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
    Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
    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 60 fps)
    1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
    Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (1080p)
    Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
    Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
    Telephoto: 10 MP
    Ultra-wide: 12 MP    		 Standard: 50 MP
    Telephoto: 10 MP
    Ultra-wide: 12 MP
    Features - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    - RAW support    		 - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    - RAW support
    Main lens
    Matrix50 MP50 MP
    Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
    Focal length24 mm24 mm
    SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KGN3Samsung ISOCELL GN3
    Sensor size1/1.561/1.56
    Pixel size1 μm1 μm
    AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
    StabilizationOpticalOptical
    Telephoto
    Matrix10 MP10 MP
    Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
    Focal length67 mm67 mm
    SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5K3K1Samsung S53K1
    Sensor size1/3.941/3.94
    Pixel size1 μm1 μm
    StabilizationOpticalOptical
    Ultra-wide lens
    Matrix12 MP12 MP
    Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
    Focal length13 mm13 mm
    SensorSony IMX564Sony IMX564
    Sensor size1/2.551/2.55
    Pixel size1.4 μm1.4 μm
    StabilizationDigitalDigital
    Main camera DxOMark results
    Photo quality
    Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
    n/a
    Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
    134
    Video quality
    Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
    n/a
    Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
    125
    Overall camera score
    Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
    n/a
    Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
    133
    Bokehn/a65
    Previewn/a69
    Zoomn/a135
    Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)]

    Front camera

    Matrix 12 MP 12 MP
    Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
    Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
    Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
    Sensor Samsung S5K3LU Samsung 35K3LU
    Sensor size 1/3.2 1/3.2
    Pixel size 1.12 μm 1.12 μm
    Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
    Stabilization Digital Digital
    Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 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 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 version 5.4 5.3
    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 1.2 Yes DP 1.2
    GPS - GPS
    - GLONASS
    - Beidou
    - Galileo
    - QZSS    		 - GPS
    - GLONASS
    - Beidou
    - Galileo
    - QZSS
    NFC* Yes Yes
    Infrared Port No No
    Connectivity
    SIM Count*11
    SIM TypeNanoNano
    SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
    eSIM Support *YesYes
    Hybrid SlotNoNo
    2G BandsGSM850,GSM900,DCS1800,PCS1900GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
    3G BandsUMTS B1(2100),B2(1900),B4(AWS),B5(850),B8(900)UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
    LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)
    LTE categoryn/a20
    5G SupportYesYes

    Sound

    Speakers Stereo Stereo
    3.5 mm Jack No No
    FM Radio No No
    Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
    Speaker Test
    Max Volume
    Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
    90.9 dB
    Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
    n/a

    Other

    Class Flagship Flagship
    Announced January, 2025 yr January, 2024 yr
    Release Date February, 2025 yr January, 2024 yr
    Launch Price ($) 999 999
    Sensors - Hall Sensor
    - Barometer
    - 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 No No

    Note

    Samsung 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.

    Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon):

    Two models exist: a dual Nano SIM and a single Nano SIM + eSIM variant.

    * Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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