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Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus vs Google Pixel 9a

85 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
VS
67 out of 100
Google Pixel 9a
Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
Google Pixel 9a

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on January 22, 2025, against the Google Pixel 9a, which is powered by Google Tensor G4 and came out 2 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
  • 2.4x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3219K versus 1321K)
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Shows 39% longer battery life (28:09 vs 20:15 hours)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 23W)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Thinner bezels – 7.2% more screen real estate
  • 22% higher pixel density (513 vs 422 PPI)
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 9a
  • Delivers 34% higher peak brightness (1927 against 1437 nits)

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus and Google Pixel 9a 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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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
38.1
(Mediocre)
Value Index
62.3
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy S25 Plus
vs
Pixel 9a

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED POLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3120 pixels 1080 x 2424 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 513 ppi 422 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness - 2700 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 2600 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 91.7% 84.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 96.8% 98.2%
PWM 240 Hz 240 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Galaxy S25 Plus
6.7″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.1 in2
Pixel 9a
6.3″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~14% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy S25 Plus
1437 nits
Pixel 9a +34%
1927 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 158.4 mm (6.24 inches) 154.7 mm (6.09 inches)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 inches) 73.3 mm (2.89 inches)
Thickness 7.3 mm (0.29 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Silver, Gray, Blue, Green, Pink White, Black, Red, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.23/5) Good (3.53/5)
Drop resistance Excellent (A) · 270 drops Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy S25 Plus +9%
91.7%
Pixel 9a
84.5%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus and Google Pixel 9a
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 Plus and Google Pixel 9a
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy S25 Plus +81%
3028
Pixel 9a
1677
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy S25 Plus +137%
9654
Pixel 9a
4067
Compute Score (GPU)
Galaxy S25 Plus +178%
21631
Pixel 9a
7784
Compute Score (GPU) 21631 7784
Single-core score 3028 1677
Multi-core score 9654 4067
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy S25 Plus +144%
3219688
Pixel 9a
1321069
CPU 1009577 445318
GPU 1202068 410687
Memory 373296 175537
UX 634747 289527
Total score 3219688 1321069
Samples [36 tests] [7 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Galaxy S25 Plus +114%
2272
Pixel 9a
1060
Stability 61% 81%
Graphics test 17 FPS 8 FPS
Graphics score 2272 1060
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 39 FPS -
Section 1 50 FPS -
Section 2 37 FPS -
Section 3 29 FPS -
Graphics score 10175 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 56% -
Graphics test 33 FPS -
Graphics score 5597 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Galaxy S25 Plus +55%
19976
Pixel 9a
12890
Web score 21677 10570
Video editing 8628 7547
Photo editing 34949 21264
Data manipulation 17435 12988
Writing score 26579 16308
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-13 (souzabrz)AnTuTu 123649256
📘 2026-09-28 (Projeto_11)AnTuTu 123618549
📘 2026-09-25 (Ramirez)AnTuTu 123484313
📘 2026-07-27 (souzabrz)AnTuTu 113395746
📘 2026-07-05 (Maxim)AnTuTu 113236095
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Google Pixel 9a
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-21 (Leif)AnTuTu 111590049
📘 2026-05-13 (kiriguap)AnTuTu 111182042
📘 2026-03-09 (d1ldo)AnTuTu 11943849
📘 2026-01-03 (Joy)AnTuTu 111487240
📘 2025-11-11 (VLAD)AnTuTu 111507185
Add View all (7)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz 4200 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 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM One UI 9.0 Stock Android
OS size 29.1 GB 14 GB
OS updates 7 years 7 years
Security updates 7 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 4900 mAh 5100 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 23 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) No
Bypass charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes (75% in 30 min) Yes (47% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:59 hr 1:41 hr
Battery cycles 2000 cycles 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:20 hr 08:20 hr
Watching video 18:29 hr 12:40 hr
Gaming 06:19 hr 06:06 hr
Standby 137 hr 91 hr
General battery life
Galaxy S25 Plus +39%
28:09 hr
Pixel 9a
20:15 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 8000 x 6000
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.7
Focal length 24 mm 25 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3 Samsung GN8
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 10 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Focal length 67 mm -
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5K3K1 -
Sensor size 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron -
Stabilization Optical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm 16 mm
Sensor Sony IMX564 Sony IMX712
Sensor size 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.4 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 145
Zoom - 99
Samples - Photo samples of Google Pixel 9a from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 20 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 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 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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
Galaxy S25 Plus +3%
90.9 dB
Pixel 9a
88.1 dB

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced January 2025 March 2025
Release date February 2025 April 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $999 $499
Successor - - Google Pixel 10a
SAR (head) 1.26 W/kg 0.99 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.26 W/kg 1.39 W/kg
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
Further details
Notes on Galaxy S25 Plus:
    - You can connect up to 2 eSIMs. The international model has 2 physical SIM slots, while the U.S. model has only one.
*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 Plus is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
4 (80%)
1 (20%)
Total votes: 5

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