Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and OnePlus 8T - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs OnePlus 8T

94 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
VS
60 out 100
OnePlus 8T
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
OnePlus 8T

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.9 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs OnePlus 8T, Manufactured in October, 2020 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865. 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 5.1
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose OnePlus 8T
  • Lighter design: 188g vs 218g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and OnePlus 8T
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
OnePlus 8T

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.9 in 6.55 in
Resolution 1440x3120 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 498 ppi 402 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2600 nits 760 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 92.4 % 87 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
1403 nits
OnePlus 8T
796 nits
sRGB gamut97.7 %97.2 %
PWM (Flicker)240 Hz458 Hz
Response time1 ms13 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra], [OnePlus 8T]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.8 mm (6.41 in) 160.7 mm (6.33 in)
Width 77.6 mm (3.06 in) 74.1 mm (2.92 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 218 g (7.69 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Gray
- Blue		 - Silver
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
92.4 %
OnePlus 8T
87 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and OnePlus 8T In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Max Frequency 4470 MHz 2840 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 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 698
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 650
GPU Cores 1536 768
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 587 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 1202.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
3147
OnePlus 8T
1201
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
9750
OnePlus 8T
3311
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)31471201
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)97503311
Geekbench Compute (GPU)25681n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
2795139
OnePlus 8T
755579
CPU659871229833
GPU1294167196067
Memory471319140621
UX369782188998
NanoReview Score2795139755579
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
n/a
OnePlus 8T
3857
Max Surface Temp.n/a48.1 °C
Stabilityn/a99 %
Graphics Testn/a23 fps
Graphics Scoren/a3857
Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus 8T]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
n/a
OnePlus 8T
12009
Writing scoren/a15180
Web scoren/a9773
Video editingn/a5855
Data manipulationn/a9538
NanoReview Scoren/a12009

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 8 GB
- 12 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
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 30.4 GB 20 GB
UI Skin One UI 7.0 OxygenOS 13

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 65 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (25 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (72% in 30 min) Yes (94% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:59 h 0:37 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
31:10
OnePlus 8T
20:57
Web Browsing11:10 h08:36 h
Video Playback19:32 h12:29 h
Games06:22 h04:43 h
Standby Mode160 h101 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 16320x12240 pixels 8000x6000 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) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix200 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.7
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KHP2Sony IMX586
Sensor size1/1.31/2.25
Pixel size0.6 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase 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 MP16 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KJN3n/a
Sensor size1/2.51/2.0
Pixel size0.7 μm0.8 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
144
OnePlus 8T
115
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
143
OnePlus 8T
102
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
146
OnePlus 8T
111
Bokeh70n/a
Preview81n/a
Zoom149n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra], [OnePlus 8T]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 4920x3264 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU Sony IMX471
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/3.06
Pixel size 1.12 μm 1 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
n/a
OnePlus 8T
97
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
n/a
OnePlus 8T
124

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 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- SBAS
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 B2, 3, 5, 8
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100),B2(1900),B4(AWS),B5(850),B8(900)WCDMA B1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 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 (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B66/B71)
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 Ultra
93 dB
OnePlus 8T
82.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2025 yr October, 2020 yr
Release Date February, 2025 yr October, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 1299 600
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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