Head to head
Samsung Galaxy S25vsGoogle Pixel 9
The short answer
Choose the Galaxy S25 for lower weight, battery lifespan and Geekbench 6 CPU score. Choose the Pixel 9 for battery life per charge. Both cost £799 at UK RRP. The Galaxy S25 gets security updates for longer: until January 2032, against August 2031 for the Pixel 9.
- Released
- 2025-02-03endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Price
- £799Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy S25 series, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Security updates until
- 2032-01-31Samsung UK spec API — Galaxy S25, retrieved 2026-09-22
- Released
- 2024-08-22endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Price
- £799Google Store UK, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Security updates until
- 2031-08-01endoflife.date — Pixel, retrieved 2026-08-20
3 wins for Galaxy S251 win for Pixel 92 gaps borderline2 differences you won’t noticeSame RRP
Verdict: Galaxy S25 ahead on 3 rows, Pixel 9 on 1 row
On the makers’ figures and the named third-party sources, the Galaxy S25 wins on weight (162 g against 198 g), battery lifespan (2,000 cycles against 1,000 cycles) and Geekbench 6 (CPU, multi-core) (8,599 against 3,797, both from Geekbench Browser); the Pixel 9 wins on battery per charge (49.2 h against 37.27 h). 2 gaps are borderline, differences most people would not notice: battery capacity (4,700 mAh against 4,000 mAh) for the Pixel 9 and fast charging (45 W from the maker against 25 W from GSMArena) for the Pixel 9. The differences in display size and peak brightness are below the thresholds you would notice. Both state the same refresh rate, storage (base), RAM and wireless charging. The other 37 rows have no threshold or no direction to judge by, so nobody wins them.
True to scale
Outlines from each maker’s published dimensions, drawn to scale. Corner rounding is our drawing convention, not a measurement.
Specifications
A win is marked only where the figures can be ranked and the gap is one you could notice. A row the site has no threshold for says whether the two differ, and that it is not ranking them. = marks the same figure on both, ≠ not ranked a difference with no ranking. Every figure carries its source.
Body
Display
Platform
Memory
Camera
Battery
Connectivity
Benchmarks
2 attributes neither phone has a sourced figure for
OS versions supported · Google Mobile Services. Rows appear as sources are cited — a gap in our data, not a statement about either phone.
Questions
Is the Galaxy S25 better than the Pixel 9?
On the figures, neither is better overall: the Galaxy S25 wins on weight, 162 g (Samsung Newsroom UK) against 198 g (Google), battery lifespan, 2,000 cycles against 1,000 cycles (both EU energy label) and Geekbench 6 (CPU, multi-core), 8,599 against 3,797 (both Geekbench Browser); the Pixel 9 wins on battery per charge, 49.2 h against 37.27 h (both EU energy label). Every other row is borderline, too close to notice, or not ranked.
Which has the better battery?
The Pixel 9, by a gap you’d notice: battery per charge, 49.2 h against 37.27 h (both EU energy label). The Pixel 9 is ahead, narrowly: battery capacity, 4,700 mAh (Google) against 4,000 mAh (Samsung Newsroom UK), a borderline gap most people would not notice.
Which is lighter?
The Galaxy S25, by a gap you’d notice: weight, 162 g (Samsung Newsroom UK) against 198 g (Google).
Which has the brighter screen?
The Pixel 9 is brighter on paper, but not by a gap you’d notice: peak brightness, 2,700 nits (Google) against 2,600 nits (GSMArena).
Which gets updates for longer?
The Galaxy S25 gets security updates for longer: until January 2032, against August 2031 for the Pixel 9. Sources: dates from Samsung UK spec API and endoflife.date.
Which is cheaper?
Both cost £799 at UK RRP. Prices from Galaxy S25: Samsung Newsroom UK; Pixel 9: Google Store UK.
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