Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.9 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, Manufactured in January, 2024with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Lighter design: 218g vs 232g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
  • Higher pixel density: 501ppi

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.9 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1440x3120 pixels 1440x3088 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 498 ppi 501 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2600 nits 2600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 92.4 % 88.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
1403 nits
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
1445 nits
sRGB gamut97.7 %99.5 %
PWM (Flicker)240 Hz480 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.8 mm (6.41 in) 162.3 mm (6.39 in)
Width 77.6 mm (3.06 in) 79 mm (3.11 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 218 g (7.69 oz) 232 g (8.18 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Gray
- Blue
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Orange
- Purple
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
92.4 %
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
88.5 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy)
Max Frequency 4470 MHz 3390 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 1000 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
3147
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
2271
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
9750
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
7119
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)31472271
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)97507119
Geekbench Compute (GPU)25681n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
2795139
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
1954703
CPU659871432608
GPU1294167801870
Memory471319418926
UX369782301299
NanoReview Score27951391954703
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
16056
Max Surface Temp.n/a46.8 °C
Stabilityn/a59 %
Graphics Testn/a96 fps
Graphics Scoren/a16056
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
18029
Writing scoren/a22590
Web scoren/a18325
Video editingn/a8000
Data manipulationn/a15921
NanoReview Scoren/a18029

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 14
OS Size 30.4 GB 28 GB
UI Skin One UI 7.0 One UI 6.1

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 45 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (25 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (72% in 30 min) Yes (69% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:59 h 1:05 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
31:10
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
26:30
Web Browsing11:10 h10:18 h
Video Playback19:32 h18:00 h
Games06:22 h05:51 h
Standby Mode160 h122 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 16320x12240 pixels 16320x12240 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 5x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 240 fps) Yes (Up to 240 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix200 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.7
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KHP2Samsung ISOCELL HP2
Sensor size1/1.31/1.3
Pixel size0.6 μm0.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/3.4f/3.4
Focal length111 mm111 mm
SensorSony IMX854Sony IMX854
Sensor size1/2.521/2.52
Pixel size0.7 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KJN3Sony IMX564
Sensor size1/2.51/2.55
Pixel size0.7 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
144
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
144
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
143
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
137
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
146
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
144
Bokeh7070
Preview8182
Zoom149145

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 S5K3LU
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/3.2
Pixel size 1.12 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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)WCDMA 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/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 Ultra
93 dB
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
93 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2025 yr January, 2024 yr
Release Date February, 2025 yr January, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 1299 1299
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 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.

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra:

There is a model with two physical SIM cards and no eSIM, and another with one physical SIM card and eSIM support.

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

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