Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs OnePlus 13T

87 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
VS
83 out of 100
OnePlus 13T

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.9-inch Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on January 22, 2025, against the OnePlus 13T, which is powered by the same chip and came out 3 months after. 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 Ultra
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Has a 0.58 inch larger screen size
  • Handles wireless charging up to 25W
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 15
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 13T
  • Comes with 1260 mAh larger battery capacity: 6260 vs 5000 mAh
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 45W)
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Weighs 33 grams less
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 5.9 mm narrower
  • Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and OnePlus 13T 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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12 / 256 GB
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12 / 256 GB
38.2
(Mediocre)
Value Index
63.9
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.9 inches 6.32 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3120 pixels 1216 x 2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 498 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness - 800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 2600 nits 1600 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Armor 2 Crystal Shield Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 92.4% 90.7%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 97.7% -
PWM 240 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Screen space comparison
Galaxy S25 Ultra
6.9″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 18.1 in2
OnePlus 13T
6.32″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.2 in2
~19% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 162.8 mm (6.41 inches) 150.81 mm (5.94 inches)
Width 77.6 mm (3.06 inches) 71.7 mm (2.82 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) 8.15 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 218 g (7.69 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP65
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Silver, Gray, Blue Black, Gray, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.23/5) -
Drop resistance Excellent (A) · 270 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
92.4%
90.7%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and OnePlus 13T
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max clock 4470 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 830
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1100 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and OnePlus 13T
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
10347
Compute Score (GPU)
26581
24853
Compute Score (GPU) 26581 24853
Single-core score 3202 2992
Multi-core score 10347 9307
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
3173674
CPU 987646 950649
GPU 1190760 1161132
Memory 362214 356504
UX 587932 705389
Total score 3128552 3173674
Samples [66 tests] [8 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 61% 91%
Graphics test 17 FPS 18 FPS
Graphics score 2272 2468
3DMark Solar Bay
11020
Graphics test 40 FPS 42 FPS
Section 1 50 FPS 48 FPS
Section 2 40 FPS 42 FPS
Section 3 29 FPS 35 FPS
Graphics score 10441 11020
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 56% -
Graphics test 34 FPS -
Graphics score 5827 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
19901
18784
Web score 21582 21599
Video editing 8625 8606
Photo editing 34425 29817
Data manipulation 17556 16672
Writing score 26844 24602
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (87th and 82nd place)

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-09 (IceBaer)AnTuTu 123395994
📘 2026-10-04 (Gun park)AnTuTu 123085318
📘 2026-10-04 (potatowan)Geekbench 7 CPU2791 / 10180
📘 2026-10-03 (Apple Slayer)AnTuTu 123529678
📘 2026-10-02 (potatowan)AnTuTu 123590956
OnePlus 13T
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-05 (sosalka)Geekbench 6 CPU2748 / 8459
📘 2026-04-04 (Абэме)AnTuTu 113227783
📘 2026-03-21 (Ian)AnTuTu 113173674
📘 2026-03-11 (huinamb)AnTuTu 112988190
📘 2026-02-16 -> qd1chzAnTuTu 113397578

Memory

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

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) Android 15
ROM One UI 9.0 ColorOS 15
OS size 30.4 GB 54 GB
OS updates 7 years 4 years
Security updates 7 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 6260 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 80 W
Battery type Li-Ion Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (25 W) No
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes
Bypass charging Yes -
Fast charging Yes (72% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 21 min)
Full charging time 0:59 hr 1:01 hr
Battery cycles 2000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 11:10 hr -
Watching video 19:32 hr -
Gaming 06:22 hr -
Standby 132 hr -
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 16320 x 12240 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 2x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 240FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Telephoto: 10 MP
4) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 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/1.8
Focal length 23 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP2 Sony IMX906
Sensor size 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 0.6 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus Laser autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/3.4 f/2.0
Focal length 111 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX854 Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size 1/2.52" (≈ 0.4 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP -
Aperture f/1.9 -
Focal length 13 mm -
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN3 -
Sensor size 1/2.5" (≈ 0.4 inch) -
Pixel size 0.7 micron -
Stabilization Digital -

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 165 -
Preview 81 -
Zoom 137 -
Samples Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra from DxOMark -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 -
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 26 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU Sony IMX480
Sensor size 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) 1/3.09" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) 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 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 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 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, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 1 2
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 January 2025 April 2025
Release date February 2025 April 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $1299 $650
Successor - Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra - OnePlus 15T
SAR (head) 1.25 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.42 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 Yes, 80 W
Further details
Notes on Galaxy S25 Ultra:
    - Supports up to 2 eSIMs. The international model has 2 physical SIM slots, while the U.S. version has 1.
    - Uses Grade 5 titanium and Corning Gorilla Armor 2 glass on both sides.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera, connectivity, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra. But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the OnePlus 13T.

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