Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and Google Pixel 7 - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs Google Pixel 7

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Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
VS
67 out 100
Google Pixel 7
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
Google Pixel 7

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.9 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Google Pixel 7, Manufactured in October, 2022with chipsetGoogle Tensor G2. 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 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Higher pixel density: 498ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4355mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 7
  • Lighter design: 197g vs 218g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and Google Pixel 7
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
Google Pixel 7

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.9 in 6.3 in
Resolution 1440x3120 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 498 ppi 416 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2600 nits 450 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 92.4 % 84.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
1403 nits
Google Pixel 7
964 nits
sRGB gamut97.7 %98.5 %
PWM (Flicker)240 Hz360 Hz
Response time1 ms3 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra], [Google Pixel 7]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.8 mm (6.41 in) 155.6 mm (6.13 in)
Width 77.6 mm (3.06 in) 73.2 mm (2.88 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 8.7 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 218 g (7.69 oz) 197 g (6.95 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Gray
- Blue		 - White
- Black
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
92.4 %
Google Pixel 7
84.2 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and Google Pixel 7 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Google Tensor G2
Max Frequency 4470 MHz 2850 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.35 (Cortex-A78)
- 2/2.85 (Cortex-X1)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 3 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit
Graphics Adreno 830 Mali-G710 MP7
GPU Cores 1536 672
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 850 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 1142.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
3147
Google Pixel 7
1370
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
9750
Google Pixel 7
3202
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)31471370
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)97503202
Geekbench Compute (GPU)25681n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra], [Google Pixel 7]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
2795139
Google Pixel 7
936100
CPU659871256594
GPU1294167315697
Memory471319168964
UX369782194845
NanoReview Score2795139936100
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
n/a
Google Pixel 7
6523
Max Surface Temp.n/a45.8 °C
Stabilityn/a71 %
Graphics Testn/a39 fps
Graphics Scoren/a6523
Sources: 3DMark [Google Pixel 7]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
n/a
Google Pixel 7
10701
Writing scoren/a15448
Web scoren/a7606
Video editingn/a6295
Data manipulationn/a10366
NanoReview Scoren/a10701

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size 30.4 GB 14 GB
UI Skin One UI 7.0 Stock Android

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4355 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 20 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (25 W) Yes (20 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (72% in 30 min) Yes (48% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:59 h 1:40 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
31:10
Google Pixel 7
19:30
Web Browsing11:10 h07:58 h
Video Playback19:32 h13:42 h
Games06:22 h05:14 h
Standby Mode160 h82 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 16320x12240 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Digital
Flash LED Dual 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 ° 114 °
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix200 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.9
Focal length23 mm25 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KHP2Samsung GN1
Sensor size1/1.31/1.31
Pixel size0.6 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/3.4n/a
Focal length111 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX854n/a
Sensor size1/2.52n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KJN3Sony IMX381
Sensor size1/2.51/2.9
Pixel size0.7 μm1.25 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
144
Google Pixel 7
145
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
143
Google Pixel 7
143
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
146
Google Pixel 7
140
Bokeh7070
Preview8172
Zoom149106
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra], [Google Pixel 7]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 3648x2736 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 21 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/3.1
Pixel size 1.12 μm 1.22 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
n/a
Google Pixel 7
134
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
n/a
Google Pixel 7
144

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 5.2
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 n/a
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, PCS1900GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100),B2(1900),B4(AWS),B5(850),B8(900)UMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B66/B71)LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66/B71)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
93 dB
Google Pixel 7
88.3 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2025 yr October, 2022 yr
Release Date February, 2025 yr October, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 1299 599
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 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.

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