Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and Vivo X90 Pro Plus - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs Vivo X90 Pro Plus

94 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
VS
78 out 100
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
Vivo X90 Pro Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.9 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Vivo X90 Pro Plus, Manufactured in December, 2022with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. 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
  • Lighter design: 218g vs 221g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4700mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Vivo X90 Pro Plus
  • Higher pixel density: 517ppi
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and Vivo X90 Pro 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
Vivo X90 Pro Plus

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.9 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1440x3120 pixels 1440x3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 498 ppi 517 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 2600 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 92.4 % 89.7 %
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
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
1117 nits
sRGB gamut97.7 %100 %
PWM (Flicker)240 Hz222 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra], [Vivo X90 Pro Plus]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.8 mm (6.41 in) 164.4 mm (6.47 in)
Width 77.6 mm (3.06 in) 75.3 mm (2.96 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 9.7 mm (0.38 in)
Weight 218 g (7.69 oz) 221 g (7.8 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Gray
- Blue		 - Black
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
92.4 %
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
89.7 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and Vivo X90 Pro Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max Frequency 4470 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 740
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
3147
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
1773
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
9750
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
5153
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)31471773
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)97505153
Geekbench Compute (GPU)25681n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra], [Vivo X90 Pro Plus]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
2795139
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
1602804
CPU659871385400
GPU1294167600606
Memory471319329145
UX369782287653
NanoReview Score27951391602804
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
n/a
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
13231
Max Surface Temp.n/a35 °C
Stabilityn/a83 %
Graphics Testn/a79 fps
Graphics Scoren/a13231
Sources: 3DMark [Vivo X90 Pro Plus]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
n/a
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
12539
Writing scoren/a18885
Web scoren/a8920
Video editingn/a5984
Data manipulationn/a9430
NanoReview Scoren/a12539

Memory

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

Software

OS Android 15 Android 13
OS Size 30.4 GB 37 GB
UI Skin One UI 7.0 OriginOS

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4700 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (25 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (72% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 12 min)
Full Charge Time 0:59 h 0:34 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
31:10
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
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 503 MP
Photo resolution 16320x12240 pixels n/a
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 3.5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Up to 24FPS
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) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 114 °
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50.3 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix200 MP503 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.8
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KHP2Sony IMX989
Sensor size1/1.31/1.0
Pixel size0.6 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/3.4f/3.5
Focal length111 mm90 mm
SensorSony IMX854Omnivision OV64B
Sensor size1/2.521/2.0
Pixel size0.7 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/2.2
Focal length13 mm14 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KJN3Sony IMX598
Sensor size1/2.51/2.0
Pixel size0.7 μm0.8 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
144
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
142
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
143
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
129
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
146
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
140
Bokeh7070
Preview8171
Zoom149150
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra], [Vivo X90 Pro Plus]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Focal length 26 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU Samsung S5KGD1
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/2.8
Pixel size 1.12 μm 0.8 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
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
n/a
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
121
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
n/a
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
131

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 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
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900n/a
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100),B2(1900),B4(AWS),B5(850),B8(900)n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B66/B71)n/a
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
93 dB
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
90.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2025 yr November, 2022 yr
Release Date February, 2025 yr December, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 1299 900
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 80 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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