Head to head
AppleiPhone 16vsSamsungGalaxy S25
- Released
- 2024-09-20endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-19
- Price
- £699Apple UK store, retrieved 2026-08-19
- Released
- 2025-02-03endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Price
- £799Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy S25 series, retrieved 2026-08-20
0 wins for iPhone 161 win for Galaxy S253 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
Apple iPhone 16Samsung Galaxy S25
Dimensions
147.6 x 71.6 x 7.80 mmOfficial
146.9 x 70.5 x 7.2 mmOfficial
Weight
170gOfficial
162gOfficial
You won’t notice this difference.
Build
Aluminium design, Ceramic Shield front, Colour-infused glass backOfficial
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame3rd party
SIM
Dual SIM (nano-SIM and eSIM); Dual eSIM supportOfficial
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) — international3rd party
Water/dust rating
IP68Official
IP68Official
Display
Apple iPhone 16Samsung Galaxy S25
Display type
Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR, True Tone, Wide colour (P3)Official
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, Super Smooth 120Hz, Vision booster, Adaptive colour toneOfficial
Display size
6.1inOfficial
6.2inOfficial
Resolution
2556 x 1179Official
1080 x 23403rd party
Pixel density
460ppiOfficial
416ppi3rd party
Refresh rate
No verified data
120HzOfficial
Peak brightness
2000nitsOfficial
2600nits3rd party
Typical brightness
1000nitsOfficial
No verified data
Screen protection
Ceramic Shield frontOfficial
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 23rd party
Platform
Apple iPhone 16Samsung Galaxy S25
Operating system
iOS 183rd party
Android 15, One UI 7Official
Chipset
A18 chipOfficial
Snapdragon 8 Elite for GalaxyOfficial
CPU
6-core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency coresOfficial
Octa-core (2x4.47 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M)3rd party
GPU
5-core GPUOfficial
Adreno 8303rd party
Memory
Apple iPhone 16Samsung Galaxy S25
Storage (base)
128GBOfficial
128GBOfficial
Storage options
128GB/256GB/512GB3rd party
GSMArena — Apple iPhone 16 specifications reports 128GB/256GB/512GB · Apple UK — iPhone 16 Technical Specifications claims 128GB
128GB/256GB/512GBOfficial
RAM
8GB3rd party
12GBOfficial
Card slot
No3rd party
No3rd party
Camera
Apple iPhone 16Samsung Galaxy S25
Main camera
Advanced dual-camera system: 48MP Fusion Main 26mm f/1.6 with sensor-shift OIS; 12MP Ultra Wide 13mm f/2.2 120°; 48MP Fusion Main also enables 12MP 2x Telephoto 52mm f/1.6Official
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
Main sensor resolution
48MPOfficial
50MPOfficial
Main aperture
f/1.6Official
f/1.8Official
Main sensor size
1/1.56"3rd party
1/1.56"3rd party
Telephoto
12MP 2x Telephoto, 52mm, f/1.6, sensor-shift OIS (enabled by 48MP Fusion Main)Official
10MP Telephoto, 3x optical zoom, f/2.4Official
Ultrawide
12MP Ultra Wide, 13mm, f/2.2, 120° field of viewOfficial
12MP Ultra-Wide, f/2.2, FOV 120°Official
Front camera
12MP TrueDepth, f/1.9 aperture, autofocus with Focus PixelsOfficial
12MP front, f/2.2Official
Video capture
4K Dolby Vision at 24, 25, 30 or 60 fpsOfficial
8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+3rd party
Battery
Apple iPhone 16Samsung Galaxy S25
Battery capacity
3561mAh3rd party
4000mAhOfficial
Battery per charge
37hOfficial
37.27hOfficial
You won’t notice this difference.
Battery lifespan
1000cyclesOfficial
2000cyclesOfficial
Fast charging
20WOfficial
25W3rd party
You won’t notice this difference.
Wireless charging
25WOfficial
15W3rd party
Connectivity
Apple iPhone 16Samsung Galaxy S25
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2x2 MIMOOfficial
Wi-Fi 7Official
Bluetooth
5.3Official
5.4Official
USB
USB-C, USB 2 (up to 480Mb/s), DisplayPortOfficial
USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG3rd party
NFC
YesOfficial
Yes3rd party
Positioning
GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS and BeiDouOfficial
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS3rd party
Misc
Apple iPhone 16Samsung Galaxy S25
Colours
Black, White, Pink, Teal, UltramarineOfficial
Silver Shadow, Navy, Icy blue, MintOfficial
SAR (EU, head)
1.24W/kg3rd party
1.29W/kg3rd party
Repairability (EU class)
COfficial
COfficial
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.