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Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs Huawei Nova 11

94 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
VS
60 out 100
Huawei Nova 11
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
Huawei Nova 11

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.9 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Huawei Nova 11, Manufactured in April, 2023with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G. 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 battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 11
  • Lighter design: 168g vs 218g
  • Includes charger

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
- 8/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and Huawei Nova 11
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Galaxy S25 Ultra
vs
Huawei Nova 11

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 6.9 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1440x3120 pixels 1084x2412 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 498 ppi 391 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2600 nits 950 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 92.4 % 89.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
1403 nits
Huawei Nova 11
n/a
sRGB gamut97.7 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)240 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.8 mm (6.41 in) 161.29 mm (6.35 in)
Width 77.6 mm (3.06 in) 74.96 mm (2.95 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 6.88 mm (0.27 in)
Weight 218 g (7.69 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Gray
- Blue		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
92.4 %
Huawei Nova 11
89.6 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and Huawei Nova 11 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Max Frequency 4470 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 770
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 642
GPU Cores 1536 512
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 550 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 844 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
3147
Huawei Nova 11
1024
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
9750
Huawei Nova 11
2941
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)31471024
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)97502941
Geekbench Compute (GPU)25681n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra], [Huawei Nova 11]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
2795139
Huawei Nova 11
588186
CPU659871193840
GPU1294167138782
Memory471319125724
UX369782129840
NanoReview Score2795139588186

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 13
OS Size 30.4 GB n/a
UI Skin One UI 7.0 EMUI 13

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (25 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (72% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 13 min)
Full Charge Time 0:59 h 0:32 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
31:10
Huawei Nova 11
n/a
Web Browsing11:10 hn/a
Video Playback19:32 hn/a
Games06:22 hn/a
Standby Mode160 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 16320x12240 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 240 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix200 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.9
Focal length23 mmn/a
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KHP2n/a
Sensor size1/1.3n/a
Pixel size0.6 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
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 MP8 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KJN3n/a
Sensor size1/2.5n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
144
Huawei Nova 11
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
143
Huawei Nova 11
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
146
Huawei Nova 11
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview81n/a
Zoom149n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 60 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 8960x6720 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 26 mm 17 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU Omnivision OV60A
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/2.8
Pixel size 1.12 μm 0.61 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) 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 6 (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 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 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*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM Bands 2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100),B2(1900),B4(AWS),B5(850),B8(900)WCDMA 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/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66)
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesNo

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
Huawei Nova 11
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced January, 2025 yr April, 2023 yr
Release Date February, 2025 yr April, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 1299 399
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 66 W

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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