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Samsung Galaxy S25 vs Google Pixel 6a

80 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy S25
VS
56 out of 100
Google Pixel 6a
Samsung Galaxy S25
Google Pixel 6a

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.2-inch Samsung Galaxy S25 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on January 22, 2025, against the Google Pixel 6a, which is powered by Google Tensor and came out 2 years and 9 months before. 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
  • 2.9x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2920K versus 1015K)
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Has 2x more RAM: 12GB versus 6GB
  • Shows 17% longer battery life (24:10 vs 20:44 hours)
  • Delivers 59% higher peak brightness (1393 against 875 nits)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 15W
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Thinner bezels – 8.9% more screen real estate
  • The phone is 2 years and 9 months newer

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S25 and Google Pixel 6a 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)

Should I update?
No 89% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Google Pixel 6a to Samsung Galaxy S25 is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: gaming, performance, and display.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy S25
vs
Pixel 6a

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 6.2 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 416 ppi 429 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 2600 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1100 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 91.1% 82.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 97.4% 96.9%
PWM 240 Hz 240 Hz
Response time 2 ms 3 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy S25 +59%
1393 nits
Pixel 6a
875 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 146.9 mm (5.78 inches) 152.2 mm (5.99 inches)
Width 70.5 mm (2.78 inches) 71.8 mm (2.83 inches)
Thickness 7.2 mm (0.28 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 162 g (5.71 oz) 178 g (6.28 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP67
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Silver, Gray, Blue, Green, Pink White, Black, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.23/5) -
Drop resistance Excellent (A) · 270 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy S25 +11%
91.1%
Pixel 6a
82.2%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy S25 and Google Pixel 6a
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Google Tensor
Max clock 4470 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex A55
- 2 cores at 2.25 GHz: Cortex A76
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X1
L3 cache 8 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 3 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Tensor Processing Unit
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 Mali-G78 MP20
GPU shading units 1536 640
GPU clock 1100 MHz 850 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~1085.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy S25 and Google Pixel 6a
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy S25 +103%
3012
Pixel 6a
1487
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy S25 +167%
9766
Pixel 6a
3664
Compute Score (GPU)
Galaxy S25 +108%
19829
Pixel 6a
9543
Compute Score (GPU) 19829 9543
Single-core score 3012 1487
Multi-core score 9766 3664
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy S25 +188%
2920032
Pixel 6a
1015493
CPU 899843 425227
GPU 1139434 126878
Memory 330975 171601
UX 549780 291787
Total score 2920032 1015493
Samples [44 tests] [20 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Galaxy S25
2216
Pixel 6a
n/a
Stability 59% -
Graphics test 16 FPS -
Graphics score 2216 -
3DMark Solar Bay
Galaxy S25
10045
Pixel 6a
n/a
Graphics test 38 FPS -
Section 1 48 FPS -
Section 2 37 FPS -
Section 3 29 FPS -
Graphics score 10045 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Galaxy S25 +206%
5664
Pixel 6a
1854
Stability 51% 57%
Graphics test 33 FPS 11 FPS
Graphics score 5664 1854
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Galaxy S25 +92%
20022
Pixel 6a
10455
Web score 21815 7105
Video editing 8619 5884
Photo editing 34466 19072
Data manipulation 17708 10310
Writing score 27109 15550
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#126th place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy S25
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-12 (Niki)AnTuTu 123324487
📘 2026-09-24 (Icecream)AnTuTu 123297029
📘 2026-09-18 (S25 owner)AnTuTu 123476989
📘 2026-08-23 (S25 owner)AnTuTu 113149606
📘 2026-08-14 (Atharva0999)AnTuTu 113027002
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Google Pixel 6a
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-26 -> Islom_1180AnTuTu 121235821
📘 2026-08-19 (duwi)AnTuTu 11774697
📘 2026-07-29 (Mimo)AnTuTu 111117985
📘 2026-07-28 (Hypermini)AnTuTu 111015541
📘 2026-07-27 (Ash)AnTuTu 11978066
Add View all (45)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory clock 5300 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 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 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM One UI 9.0 Stock Android
OS size 30.1 GB 14.3 GB
OS updates 7 years 5 years
Security updates 7 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 4000 mAh 4410 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 18 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) No
Bypass charging Yes -
Fast charging Yes (56% in 30 min) Yes (42% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:17 hr 1:51 hr
Battery cycles 2000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:09 hr 08:25 hr
Watching video 17:15 hr 14:20 hr
Gaming 05:32 hr 05:34 hr
Standby 108 hr 89 hr
General battery life
Galaxy S25 +17%
24:10 hr
Pixel 6a
20:44 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 12.2 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 4032 x 3024
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° 114°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 12.2 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 12.2 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.7
Focal length 24 mm 27 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3 Sony IMX363
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.4 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 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm 17 mm
Sensor Sony IMX564 Sony IMX386
Sensor size 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 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 - 65
Preview - 67
Zoom - 74
Samples - Photo samples of Google Pixel 6a from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 3840 x 2160
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU Sony IMX355
Sensor size 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus 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 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 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes, DP 1.2 -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* - 20
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 +5%
91.7 dB
Pixel 6a
87.4 dB

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced January 2025 May 2022
Release date February 2025 June 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $799 $449
Successor - Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon) - Google Pixel 10a
SAR (head) 1.29 W/kg 0.99 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.36 W/kg 1.31 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
Further details
Notes on Galaxy S25:
    - Supports up to 2 eSIMs. The international model has 2 physical SIM slots, while the U.S. model has 1.
*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 is definitely a better buy.

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