Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S25 and Google Pixel 8 - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S25 vs Google Pixel 8

87 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S25
VS
75 out 100
Google Pixel 8
Samsung Galaxy S25
Google Pixel 8

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S25 Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.2 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Google Pixel 8, Manufactured in October, 2023with chipsetGoogle Tensor G3. 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
  • Lighter design: 162g vs 187g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 8
  • Higher pixel density: 428ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 4575mAh vs 4000mAh

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S25 and Google Pixel 8
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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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Samsung Galaxy S25
vs
Google Pixel 8

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 6.2 in 6.2 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 416 ppi 428 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2600 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.1 % 87.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S25
1406 nits
Google Pixel 8
1435 nits
sRGB gamut97.4 %99.2 %
PWM (Flicker)240 Hz170 Hz
Response time2 ms3 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S25], [Google Pixel 8]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 146.9 mm (5.78 in) 150.5 mm (5.93 in)
Width 70.5 mm (2.78 in) 70.8 mm (2.79 in)
Thickness 7.2 mm (0.28 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 162 g (5.71 oz) 187 g (6.6 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Pink		 - Black
- Gray
- Rose Gold
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S25
91.1 %
Google Pixel 8
87.1 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S25 and Google Pixel 8 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Google Tensor G3
Max Frequency 4470 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 9 (1 + 4 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A510)
- 4/2.37 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/2.91 (Cortex-X3)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 830 Mali-G715 MP7
GPU Cores 1536 896
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 890 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 1594.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S25
3075
Google Pixel 8
1697
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S25
9822
Google Pixel 8
4281
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)30751697
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)98224281
Geekbench Compute (GPU)26264n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S25], [Google Pixel 8]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S25
2382973
Google Pixel 8
1142697
CPU580139355012
GPU961299374696
Memory478741183080
UX362794229909
NanoReview Score23829731142697

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size 30.1 GB 14 GB
UI Skin One UI 7.0 Stock Android

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 4575 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 27 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes (18 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (56% in 30 min) Yes (56% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:17 h 1:16 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S25
24:10
Google Pixel 8
19:39
Web Browsing09:09 h08:08 h
Video Playback17:15 h14:06 h
Games05:32 h04:49 h
Standby Mode108 h81 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 126 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 Bokeh effect
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.7
Focal length24 mm25 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KGN3Samsung GNV
Sensor size1/1.561/1.31
Pixel size1 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Laser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length67 mmn/a
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5K3K1n/a
Sensor size1/3.94n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX564Sony IMX386 Exmor RS
Sensor size1/2.551/2.9
Pixel size1.4 μm1.25 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S25
n/a
Google Pixel 8
152
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S25
n/a
Google Pixel 8
148
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S25
n/a
Google Pixel 8
148
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a64
Zoomn/a129
Sources: DxOMark [Google Pixel 8]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 105 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 3648x2736 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 21 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU n/a
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/3.1
Pixel size 1.12 μm 1.22 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
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
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- 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/EDGE: Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100),B2(1900),B4(AWS),B5(850),B8(900)UMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA: 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 (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B40/B41/B46/B48/B66/B71)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers n/a Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S25
91.7 dB
Google Pixel 8
89 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2025 yr October, 2023 yr
Release Date February, 2025 yr October, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 699
MSRP ($) 799 n/a
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:

Supports up to 2 eSIMs. The international model has 2 physical SIM slots, while the U.S. model has 1.

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

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S25 the clear winner in this comparison.

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