Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S25 and Samsung Galaxy S7 - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S25 vs Samsung Galaxy S7

87 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S25
VS
38 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S7
Samsung Galaxy S25
Samsung Galaxy S7

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S25 Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.2 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Samsung Galaxy S7, Manufactured in March, 2016 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890. 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
  • Larger display: 6.2in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4000mAh vs 3000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 4.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S7
  • Higher pixel density: 576ppi
  • Lighter design: 152g vs 162g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/128 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB		 - 4/32 GB
- 4/64 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S25 and Samsung Galaxy S7
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
Samsung Galaxy S7

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.2 in 5.1 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1440x2560 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 16:9
Pixel density 416 ppi 576 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2600 nits 539 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.1 % 72.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S25
1406 nits
Samsung Galaxy S7
538 nits
sRGB gamut97.4 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)240 Hz238 Hz
Response time2 ms99.3 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S25], [Samsung Galaxy S7]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 146.9 mm (5.78 in) 142.4 mm (5.61 in)
Width 70.5 mm (2.78 in) 69.6 mm (2.74 in)
Thickness 7.2 mm (0.28 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 162 g (5.71 oz) 152 g (5.36 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
- Silver
- Gold
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S25
91.1 %
Samsung Galaxy S7
72.3 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S25 and Samsung Galaxy S7 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
Max Frequency 4470 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/1.6 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.3 (Mongoose M1)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 3 nm 14 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon No
Graphics Adreno 830 Mali-T880 MP12
GPU Cores 1536 192
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 650 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 249.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S25
3075
Samsung Galaxy S7
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S25
9822
Samsung Galaxy S7
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)3075n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)9822n/a
Geekbench Compute (GPU)26264n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S25]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S25
2382973
Samsung Galaxy S7
271227
CPU58013987466
GPU96129967309
Memory47874164042
UX36279452410
NanoReview Score2382973271227

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 1794 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 32 GB
- 64 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.0
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 15 Android 6.0 (Upgradeable to Android 8.0)
OS Size 30.1 GB 7.5 GB
UI Skin One UI 7.0 TouchWiz UI

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 3000 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 15 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes Qi/PMA
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (56% in 30 min) Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 40 min)
Full Charge Time 1:17 h 1:40 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S25
24:10
Samsung Galaxy S7
16:04
Web Browsing09:09 h05:15 h
Video Playback17:15 h10:28 h
Games05:32 h03:51 h
Standby Mode108 h84 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
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) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.7
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KGN3Sony IMX260
Sensor size1/1.561/2.55
Pixel size1 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase 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 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX564n/a
Sensor size1/2.55n/a
Pixel size1.4 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S25
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S7
91
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S25
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S7
86
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S25
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S7
89

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 5 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 2560x1440 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.7
Focal length 26 mm 22 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU Samsung S5K4E6
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/4.1
Pixel size 1.12 μm 1.34 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
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
Bluetooth version 5.4 4.2
Bluetooth features LE PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C Micro USB
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- USB-Host mode
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM850,GSM900,DCS1800,PCS1900GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100),B2(1900),B4(AWS),B5(850),B8(900)HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B66/B71)LTE (B800/B850/B900/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2600)
LTE categoryn/a9
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers n/a Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S25
91.7 dB
Samsung Galaxy S7
71 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2025 yr February, 2016 yr
Release Date February, 2025 yr March, 2016 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 700
MSRP ($) 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 n/a

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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