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Samsung Galaxy S25 vs OnePlus 13R

80 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy S25
VS
78 out of 100
OnePlus 13R
Samsung Galaxy S25
OnePlus 13R

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.2-inch Samsung Galaxy S25 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on January 22, 2025, against the OnePlus 13R, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory
  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
  • Handles wireless charging up to 15W
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 15
  • 21% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2920K versus 2405K)
  • Delivers 14% higher peak brightness (1393 against 1220 nits)
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 13R
  • Comes with 2000 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 4000 mAh
  • Has a 0.58 inch larger screen size
  • Shows 19% longer battery life (28:50 vs 24:10 hours)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 25W)
  • Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S25 and OnePlus 13R 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 / 128 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
46.4
(Average)
Value Index
70.7
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy S25
vs
OnePlus 13R

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.2 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1264 x 2780 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.8:9
PPI 416 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 2600 nits 1600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 4500 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 91.1% 91.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 97.4% 99.6%
PWM 240 Hz 90 Hz
Response time 2 ms 2 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
OnePlus 13R
6.78″ (19.8:9 ratio) = 17.3 in2
Galaxy S25
6.2″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.6 in2
~18% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy S25 +14%
1393 nits
OnePlus 13R
1220 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 146.9 mm (5.78 inches) 161.72 mm (6.37 inches)
Width 70.5 mm (2.78 inches) 75.77 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 7.2 mm (0.28 inches) 8.02 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 162 g (5.71 oz) 206 g (7.27 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP65
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Silver, Gray, Blue, Green, Pink Black, Gray
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.23/5) Good (3.83/5)
Drop resistance Excellent (A) · 270 drops Good (C) · 120 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy S25
91.1%
OnePlus 13R
91.2%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy S25 and OnePlus 13R
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max clock 4470 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)		 - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 8 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 750
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1100 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy S25 and OnePlus 13R
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy S25 +37%
3012
OnePlus 13R
2195
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy S25 +44%
9766
OnePlus 13R
6781
Compute Score (GPU)
Galaxy S25 +23%
19829
OnePlus 13R
16138
Compute Score (GPU) 19829 16138
Single-core score 3012 2195
Multi-core score 9766 6781
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy S25 +21%
2920032
OnePlus 13R
2405504
CPU 899843 675433
GPU 1139434 817091
Memory 330975 364528
UX 549780 548452
Total score 2920032 2405504
Samples [44 tests] [29 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Galaxy S25 +32%
2216
OnePlus 13R
1673
Stability 59% 70%
Graphics test 16 FPS 12 FPS
Graphics score 2216 1673
3DMark Solar Bay
Galaxy S25 +20%
10045
OnePlus 13R
8397
Graphics test 38 FPS 32 FPS
Section 1 48 FPS 36 FPS
Section 2 37 FPS 32 FPS
Section 3 29 FPS 27 FPS
Graphics score 10045 8397
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 51% -
Graphics test 33 FPS -
Graphics score 5664 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Galaxy S25 +59%
20022
OnePlus 13R
12616
Web score 21815 11853
Video editing 8619 6267
Photo editing 34466 22043
Data manipulation 17708 12569
Writing score 27109 15676
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (126th and 165th 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
Add View all (82)
OnePlus 13R
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-15 -> rzwn raihanGeekbench 6 GPU16013
📘 2026-10-15 -> rzwn raihanGeekbench 7 GPU5741
📘 2026-10-15 -> rzwn raihanGeekbench 6 CPU2222 / 6969
📘 2026-10-15 -> rzwn raihanGeekbench 7 CPU876 / 4825
📘 2026-10-15 -> rzwn raihanAnTuTu 122628452
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz 4800 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 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 OxygenOS 15
OS size 30.1 GB 37 GB
OS updates 7 years 4 years
Security updates 7 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 4000 mAh 6000 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 80 W
Battery type Li-Ion Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
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 (73% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:17 hr 0:48 hr
Battery cycles 2000 cycles 1200 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:09 hr 13:49 hr
Watching video 17:15 hr 21:40 hr
Gaming 05:32 hr 06:35 hr
Standby 108 hr 100 hr
General battery life
Galaxy S25
24:10 hr
OnePlus 13R +19%
28:50 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 2x
Flash LED 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) 480 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 112°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Telephoto: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3 Sony LYT-700 (IMX 906)
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 10 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/1.8
Focal length 67 mm 47 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5K3K1 Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Optical Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm 16 mm
Sensor Sony IMX564 Sony IMX355
Sensor size 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.4 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 26 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU Samsung S5K3P9
Sensor size 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1 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 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 No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, 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
Galaxy S25 +2%
91.7 dB
OnePlus 13R
90 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced January 2025 January 2025
Release date February 2025 January 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $799 $599
Successor - Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon) - OnePlus 15R
SAR (head) 1.29 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.36 W/kg -
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Hall-effect sensor
- 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.
Notes on OnePlus 13R:
    - This is the global version of the OnePlus Ace 5 smartphone.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

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

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
25 (39.1%)
39 (60.9%)
Total votes: 64

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