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Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus

94 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
VS
47 out 100
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
Apple iPhone 8 Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.9 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus, Manufactured in September, 2017with chipsetApple A11 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Higher pixel density: 498ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 2691mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 8 Plus
  • Lighter design: 202g vs 218g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 3/64 GB
- 3/128 GB
- 3/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and Apple iPhone 8 Plus
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Galaxy S25 Ultra
vs
Apple iPhone 8 Plus

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.9 in 5.5 in
Resolution 1440x3120 pixels 1080x1920 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 16:9
Pixel density 498 ppi 401 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2600 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 92.4 % 67.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
1403 nits
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
615 nits
sRGB gamut97.7 %99.9 %
PWM (Flicker)240 Hzn/a
Response time1 ms32 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite1471:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra], [Apple iPhone 8 Plus]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.8 mm (6.41 in) 158.4 mm (6.24 in)
Width 77.6 mm (3.06 in) 78.1 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 7.5 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 218 g (7.69 oz) 202 g (7.13 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP67
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Gray
- Blue		 - Silver
- Gold
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
92.4 %
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
67.4 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and Apple iPhone 8 Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Apple A11 Bionic
Max Frequency 4470 MHz 2390 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/1.42 (Mistral)
- 2/2.39 (Monsoon)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 830 Apple A11 GPU
GPU Cores 1536 192
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1066 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 409.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
3147
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
1092
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
9750
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
2921
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)31471092
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)97502921
Geekbench Compute (GPU)25681n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
2795139
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
459620
CPU65987194584
GPU1294167151697
Memory47131987118
UX369782116221
NanoReview Score2795139459620
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
n/a
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
3432
Max Surface Temp.n/a42.6 °C
Stabilityn/a71 %
Graphics Testn/a20 fps
Graphics Scoren/a3432
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone 8 Plus]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 3 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 64 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 iOS 11 (Upgradeable to iOS 16.5)
OS Size 30.4 GB 6 GB
UI Skin One UI 7.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 2691 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 15 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (25 W) Yes Qi (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (72% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:59 h 1:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
31:10
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
18:45
Web Browsing11:10 h06:52 h
Video Playback19:32 h10:47 h
Games06:22 h04:11 h
Standby Mode160 h99 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 16320x12240 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 2x
Flash LED Quad LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 240 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix200 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.8
Focal length23 mm28 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KHP2Apple iSight Duo Camera
Sensor size1/1.31/3
Pixel size0.6 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/3.4f/2.8
Focal length111 mm57 mm
SensorSony IMX854n/a
Sensor size1/2.52n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/1.9n/a
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KJN3n/a
Sensor size1/2.5n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
144
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
94
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
143
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
89
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
146
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
96
Bokeh70n/a
Preview81n/a
Zoom149n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra], [Apple iPhone 8 Plus]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 3088x2320 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 32 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.2 n/a
Pixel size 1.12 μm 1 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.4 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*11
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100),B2(1900),B4(AWS),B5(850),B8(900)HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
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(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66(1700/B2100))
LTE categoryn/a16
5G SupportYesNo

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 Ultra
93 dB
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
80.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2025 yr September, 2017 yr
Release Date February, 2025 yr September, 2017 yr
Launch Price ($) 1299 799
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a

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.

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