Head to head
SamsungGalaxy S25vsGooglePixel 9
- Released
- 2025-02-03endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Price
- £799Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy S25 series, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Released
- 2024-08-22endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Price
- £799Google Store UK, retrieved 2026-08-20
1 win for Galaxy S252 wins for Pixel 92 differences you won’t notice
Specifications
A win is marked only where the figures can be ranked and the gap is one you could notice. Every figure carries its source.
Body
Samsung Galaxy S25Google Pixel 9
Dimensions
146.9 x 70.5 x 7.2 mmOfficial
152.8 x 72.0 x 8.5 mmOfficial
Weight
162gOfficial
198gOfficial
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame3rd party
Gorilla Glass Victus 2 cover glass, Gorilla Glass Victus 2 polished back, satin finish metal frameOfficial
SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) — international3rd party
Dual SIM (single nano-SIM and eSIM)Official
Water/dust rating
IP68Official
IP68Official
Display
Samsung Galaxy S25Google Pixel 9
Display type
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, Super Smooth 120Hz, Vision booster, Adaptive colour toneOfficial
Actua OLED, Smooth Display 60–120 Hz, HDROfficial
Display size
6.2inOfficial
6.3inOfficial
Resolution
1080 x 23403rd party
1080 x 2424Official
Pixel density
416ppi3rd party
422ppiOfficial
Refresh rate
120HzOfficial
120HzOfficial
You won’t notice this difference.
Peak brightness
2600nits3rd party
2700nitsOfficial
You won’t notice this difference.
Typical brightness
No verified data
1800nitsOfficial
Screen protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 23rd party
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2Official
Platform
Samsung Galaxy S25Google Pixel 9
Operating system
Android 15, One UI 7Official
Android 14Official
Chipset
Snapdragon 8 Elite for GalaxyOfficial
Google Tensor G4Official
CPU
Octa-core (2x4.47 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M)3rd party
Octa-core (1x3.1 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.92 GHz Cortex-A520)3rd party
GPU
Adreno 8303rd party
Mali-G715 MC73rd party
Memory
Samsung Galaxy S25Google Pixel 9
Storage (base)
128GBOfficial
128GBOfficial
Storage options
128GB/256GB/512GBOfficial
128GB/256GBOfficial
RAM
12GBOfficial
12GBOfficial
Card slot
No3rd party
No3rd party
Camera
Samsung Galaxy S25Google Pixel 9
Main camera
50MP Wide f/1.8 OIS; 10MP Telephoto 3x optical zoom f/2.4; 12MP Ultra-Wide f/2.2 FOV 120°; 12MP front f/2.2Official
50MP Octa PD wide f/1.68; 48MP Quad PD ultrawide with auto-focus f/1.7 FOV 123°; 10.5MP dual PD selfie f/2.2Official
Main sensor resolution
50MPOfficial
50MPOfficial
Main aperture
f/1.8Official
f/1.68Official
Main sensor size
1/1.56"3rd party
1/1.31"Official
Telephoto
10MP Telephoto, 3x optical zoom, f/2.4Official
No verified data
Ultrawide
12MP Ultra-Wide, f/2.2, FOV 120°Official
48MP Quad PD Ultrawide with auto-focus, f/1.7, FOV 123°Official
Front camera
12MP front, f/2.2Official
10.5MP dual PD selfie with auto-focus, f/2.2Official
Video capture
8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+3rd party
4K@24/30/60fps, 10-bit HDROfficial
Battery
Samsung Galaxy S25Google Pixel 9
Battery capacity
4000mAhOfficial
4700mAhOfficial
Battery per charge
37.27hOfficial
49.2hOfficial
Battery lifespan
2000cyclesOfficial
1000cyclesOfficial
Fast charging
25W3rd party
45WOfficial
Marginal — most people won’t notice.
Wireless charging
15W3rd party
15W3rd party
Connectivity
Samsung Galaxy S25Google Pixel 9
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7Official
Wi-Fi 7Official
Bluetooth
5.4Official
5.3Official
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG3rd party
USB Type-C 3.2Official
NFC
Yes3rd party
YesOfficial
Positioning
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS3rd party
GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS, NavICOfficial
Misc
Samsung Galaxy S25Google Pixel 9
Colours
Silver Shadow, Navy, Icy blue, MintOfficial
Obsidian, Porcelain, Wintergreen, PeonyOfficial
SAR (EU, head)
1.29W/kg3rd party
0.99W/kg3rd party
Repairability (EU class)
COfficial
BOfficial
4 attributes neither phone has a sourced figure for
Geekbench 6 (CPU, multi-core) · AnTuTu benchmark · 3DMark Wild Life Extreme · DXOMARK camera score. Rows appear as sources are cited — a gap in our data, not a statement about either phone.