Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge vs Google Pixel 9 Pro

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on May 13, 2025, against the Google Pixel 9 Pro, which is powered by Google Tensor G4 and came out 9 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge
  • 89% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3034K versus 1606K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
  • 2.1x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2650 and 1268 points
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Weighs 36 grams less
  • The phone is 9 months newer
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 9 Pro
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Delivers 65% higher peak brightness (2317 against 1407 nits)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
  • Comes with 800 mAh larger battery capacity: 4700 vs 3900 mAh

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge and Google Pixel 9 Pro crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
VS
16 / 128 GB
32.6
(Mediocre)
Value Index
30.5
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3120 pixels 1280 x 2856 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 513 ppi 495 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1400 nits 3000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 2600 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2 Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 91.2% 87.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.1%
PWM - 240 Hz
Response time - 2 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Galaxy S25 Edge
6.7″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.1 in2
Pixel 9 Pro
6.3″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~14% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
1407 nits
2317 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 159 mm (6.26 inches) 152.8 mm (6.02 inches)
Width 76 mm (2.99 inches) 72 mm (2.83 inches)
Thickness 5.9 mm (0.23 inches) 8.5 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Silver, Gray, Blue White, Black, Gray, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.16/5) Good (3.39/5)
Drop resistance Excellent (A) · 270 drops Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
91.2%
87.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge and Google Pixel 9 Pro
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Google Tensor G4
Max clock 4470 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
- 4 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 8 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 Mali-G715 MP7
GPU shading units 1536 896
GPU clock 1100 MHz 940 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~1684.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge and Google Pixel 9 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2650
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
9605
Compute Score (GPU)
24111
10088
Compute Score (GPU) 24111 10088
Single-core score 2650 1268
Multi-core score 9605 4471
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
3034849
1606238
CPU 953422 593578
GPU 1106386 419286
Memory 366238 209607
UX 608803 383767
Total score 3034849 1606238
Samples [4 tests] [2 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
2300
Stability 47% 78%
Graphics test 17 FPS 8 FPS
Graphics score 2300 1047
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 39 FPS -
Section 1 49 FPS -
Section 2 37 FPS -
Section 3 31 FPS -
Graphics score 10302 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Graphics test 33 FPS -
Graphics score 5539 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
20036
13308
Web score 21611 10518
Video editing 8617 7606
Photo editing 33511 20039
Data manipulation 17944 13898
Writing score 27324 17296
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#109th place)

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-24 -> iannnnnAnTuTu 123255862
📘 2026-09-24 (ian)AnTuTu 123255862
📘 2026-08-02 (ilushon)AnTuTu 112704730
📘 2026-04-01 -> NordisAnTuTu 112894477
📘 2025-12-25 (Ferg🇮🇹)AnTuTu 113034849
Google Pixel 9 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-06-09 (danyages)AnTuTu 111606238
📘 2026-03-05 (Sashka2005)AnTuTu 111499601
📘 2024-10-16 (notReal)Geekbench 6 CPU1268 / 4471

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM One UI 9.0 Stock Android
OS size 31.4 GB 28.8 GB
OS updates 7 years 7 years
Security updates 7 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 3900 mAh 4700 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 27 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) Yes (12 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes (59% in 30 min) Yes (56% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:04 hr 1:24 hr
Battery cycles 2000 cycles 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 06:41 hr 10:12 hr
Watching video 15:11 hr 12:40 hr
Gaming 04:54 hr 06:23 hr
Standby 107 hr 96 hr
General battery life
21:18 hr
22:07 hr

Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 16320 x 12240 8160 x 6144
Zoom Digital Optical, 5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 48 MP
3) Ultrawide: 48 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.7
Focal length 23 mm 25 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL HP2 Samsung GN1
Sensor size 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch)
Pixel size 0.6 micron 1.2 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 48 MP
Aperture - f/2.8
Focal length - 113 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5KGM5
Sensor size - 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size - 0.7 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.7
Focal length 13 mm 12 mm
Sensor Sony IMX564 Samsung S5KGM5
Sensor size 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 1.4 micron 0.7 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 42 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 3648 x 2736
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 18 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU Sony IMX858
Sensor size 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes, DP 1.2 Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced May 2025 August 2024
Release date May 2025 September 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $1099 $999
Successor - - Google Pixel 10 Pro
SAR (head) 1.24 W/kg 0.99 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.25 W/kg 1.37 W/kg
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge is definitely a better buy.

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