Head to head
Google Pixel 10vsSamsung Galaxy S25
The short answer
Choose the Galaxy S25 for lower weight, battery lifespan and Geekbench 6 CPU score. Choose the Pixel 10 for peak brightness and battery life per charge. The Pixel 10 is £100 cheaper at UK RRP (£699 against £799). The Pixel 10 gets security updates for longer: until August 2032, against January 2032 for the Galaxy S25.
- Released
- 2025-08-28endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Price
- £699Google Store UK, retrieved 2026-09-11
- Security updates until
- 2032-08-01endoflife.date — Pixel, retrieved 2026-08-20
- 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
2 wins for Pixel 103 wins for Galaxy S251 gap borderline2 differences you won’t notice£100 apart at RRP
Verdict: Galaxy S25 ahead on 3 rows, Pixel 10 on 2 rows
On the makers’ figures and the named third-party sources, the Pixel 10 wins on peak brightness (3,000 nits from the maker against 2,600 nits from GSMArena) and battery per charge (49.38 h against 37.27 h); the Galaxy S25 wins on weight (162 g against 204 g), battery lifespan (2,000 cycles against 1,000 cycles) and Geekbench 6 (CPU, multi-core) (8,599 against 5,397, both from Geekbench Browser). One gap is borderline, a difference most people would not notice: battery capacity (4,970 mAh against 4,000 mAh) for the Pixel 10. The differences in display size and fast charging are below the thresholds you would notice. Both state the same refresh rate, storage (base), RAM and wireless charging. The other 36 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
3 attributes neither phone has a sourced figure for
OS versions supported · Google Mobile Services · DXOMARK camera score. Rows appear as sources are cited — a gap in our data, not a statement about either phone.
Questions
Is the Pixel 10 better than the Galaxy S25?
On the figures, neither is better overall: the Pixel 10 wins on peak brightness, 3,000 nits (Google) against 2,600 nits (GSMArena) and battery per charge, 49.38 h against 37.27 h (both EU energy label); the Galaxy S25 wins on weight, 162 g (Samsung Newsroom UK) against 204 g (Google), battery lifespan, 2,000 cycles against 1,000 cycles (both EU energy label) and Geekbench 6 (CPU, multi-core), 8,599 against 5,397 (both Geekbench Browser). Every other row is borderline, too close to notice, or not ranked.
Which has the better battery?
The Pixel 10, by a gap you’d notice: battery per charge, 49.38 h against 37.27 h (both EU energy label). The Pixel 10 is ahead, narrowly: battery capacity, 4,970 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 204 g (Google).
Which has the brighter screen?
The Pixel 10, by a gap you’d notice: peak brightness, 3,000 nits (Google) against 2,600 nits (GSMArena).
Which gets updates for longer?
The Pixel 10 gets security updates for longer: until August 2032, against January 2032 for the Galaxy S25. Sources: dates from endoflife.date and Samsung UK spec API.
Which is cheaper?
The Pixel 10 is £100 cheaper at UK RRP (£699 against £799). Prices from Pixel 10: Google Store UK; Galaxy S25: Samsung Newsroom UK.
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