Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S25 and Honor 90 - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S25 vs Honor 90

87 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S25
VS
66 out 100
Honor 90
Samsung Galaxy S25
Honor 90

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S25 Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.2 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Honor 90, Manufactured in June, 2023with chipsetSnapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition. 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 183g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Honor 90
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 435ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S25 and Honor 90
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:
Samsung Galaxy S25
vs
Honor 90

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.2 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1200x2664 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.98:9
Pixel density 416 ppi 435 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2600 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.1 % 90.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S25
1406 nits
Honor 90
1166 nits
sRGB gamut97.4 %99.7 %
PWM (Flicker)240 Hz728 Hz
Response time2 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S25], [Honor 90]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 146.9 mm (5.78 in) 161.9 mm (6.37 in)
Width 70.5 mm (2.78 in) 74.1 mm (2.92 in)
Thickness 7.2 mm (0.28 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 162 g (5.71 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Pink		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S25
91.1 %
Honor 90
90.4 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S25 and Honor 90 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition
Max Frequency 4470 MHz 2500 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 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.36 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/2.4 (Cortex-A710)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 644
GPU Cores 1536 768
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 443 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 1013.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S25
3075
Honor 90
1124
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S25
9822
Honor 90
3278
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)30751124
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)98223278
Geekbench Compute (GPU)26264n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S25]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S25
2382973
Honor 90
708493
CPU580139203788
GPU961299168049
Memory478741184761
UX362794151895
NanoReview Score2382973708493
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S25
n/a
Honor 90
3166
Sources: 3DMark [Honor 90]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S25
n/a
Honor 90
11977
Writing scoren/a11979
Web scoren/a10492
Video editingn/a7373
Data manipulationn/a9807
NanoReview Scoren/a11977

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 30.1 GB 23 GB
UI Skin One UI 7.0 MagicOS 8.0

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (56% in 30 min) Yes (80% in 35 min)
Full Charge Time 1:17 h 1:12 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S25
24:10
Honor 90
19:10
Web Browsing09:09 h08:26 h
Video Playback17:15 h11:56 h
Games05:32 h04:40 h
Standby Mode108 h84 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 16256x12192 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length24 mmn/a
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KGN3Samsung ISOCELL HP3
Sensor size1/1.561/1.4
Pixel size1 μm0.56 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
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 IMX564n/a
Sensor size1/2.55n/a
Pixel size1.4 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S25
n/a
Honor 90
128
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S25
n/a
Honor 90
126
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S25
n/a
Honor 90
122
Bokehn/a60
Previewn/a64
Zoomn/a86
Sources: DxOMark [Honor 90]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 8160x6112 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 n/a
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU n/a
Sensor size 1/3.2 n/a
Pixel size 1.12 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus n/a
Stabilization Digital n/a
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 MiMO
- 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
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
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/a18
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers n/a Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S25
91.7 dB
Honor 90
91.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced January, 2025 yr May, 2023 yr
Release Date February, 2025 yr June, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 499
MSRP ($) 799 n/a
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 66 W

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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