Phone comparison · UK prices · October 2026
Galaxy S25 FE or Pixel 10: which should you buy?
The short answer
The Galaxy S25 FE leads on battery life, is thinner, and has the bigger screen. The Pixel 10 leads on the screen, the camera, speed and toughness, and is smaller. The Galaxy S25 FE costs £51 more than the Pixel.
Comparing 2 phones
Galaxy S25 FEOverall score 83/100
Pixel 10Overall score 85/100
What the extra money buys
The Galaxy S25 FE costs £51 more than the Pixel.
You get: faster charging by cable, faster wireless charging, a bigger screen and a thinner body.
You give up: a brighter screen, a longer zoom, more memory (RAM) and better water resistance.
Worth it if you want faster charging by cable and faster wireless charging. Keep the money if a brighter screen matters more to you.
Differences in daily life
Battery and charging
Best: Galaxy S25 FEThe Galaxy S25 FE charges faster by cable (45 W vs 30 W on the Pixel), so it tops up quicker with a compatible charger.
It also charges faster without a cable (25 W vs 15 W on the Pixel), so cable-free top-ups are quicker.
Screen
Best: Pixel 10The Pixel 10 has the brighter screen (3,000 nits vs 1,900 nits on the Samsung), so it is easier to read in strong sunlight.
Camera
Best: Pixel 10The Pixel 10's zoom lens reaches further (5x vs 3x on the Samsung), for closer shots of faraway subjects.
Speed
Best: Pixel 10The Pixel 10 has more memory (12GB vs 8GB on the Samsung), which helps it keep more apps open at once.
Toughness
Best: Pixel 10The Pixel 10 has the better water and dust rating (IP69 vs IP68 on the Samsung), so on top of surviving a dunk it is also rated against high-pressure water jets.
Size and weight
Depends on youThe Pixel 10 is smaller overall (152.8 × 72 mm vs 161.3 × 76.6 mm on the Samsung), so it is easier to reach across with one hand.
The Galaxy S25 FE has the bigger screen (6.7 inches vs 6.3 inches on the Pixel), which gives more room for videos, maps and reading.
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Scores
| Score | Galaxy S25 FE | Pixel 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Battery | 74 | 72 |
| Screen | 82 | 89 |
| Camera | 85 | 86 |
| Speed | 82 | 80 |
| Toughness | 89 | 96 |
| Connections and extras | 86 | 88 |
| Overall | 83 | 85 |
How these scores are made: Each score is calculated from the maker's published specs and benchmark results, using one fixed formula for every phone. We have not tested these phones in the hand. How we score phones
Specs side by side
Display
- Type
- Dynamic AMOLED 2XLTPO OLED
- Size
- 6.7 inches6.3 inches
- Resolution
- 1080×2340 pixels1080×2424 pixels
- PPI
- 385422
- Aspect ratio
- 19.5:920:9
- Screen-to-body ratio
- 89.2 %86.1 %
- Max rated brightness
- 1900 nits3000 nits
- Screen protection
- Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+, Enhanced armor aluminum frame, Mohs level 5Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Mohs level 4
Core Specifications
- Chipset
- Samsung Exynos 2400Google Tensor G5
- CPU cores
- 108
- Fabrication Technology
- 4 nm3 nm
- CPU max frequency
- 3.1 GHz3780 MHz
- Microarchitecture
- 1x 3.1 GHz – Cortex-X4 2x 2.9 GHz – Cortex-A720 3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A720 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A5201x 3.78 GHz – Cortex-X4 5x 3.05 GHz – Cortex-A725 2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex-A520
- GPU
- Samsung Xclipse 940IMG PowerVR DXT-48-1536
- RAM
- 8GB12GB
- Storage
- 128GB, 256GB, 512GB128GB, 256GB
Main Camera
- Matrix
- 50 MP48 MP
- Video Resolution
- 4320p @ 30 fps 2160p @ 30/60/120 fps 1080p @ 30/60/120/240 fps2160p @ 24/30/60 fps 1080p @ 24/30/60/120/240 fps
- Video Features
- Gyro-EIS, HDR10-bit HDR, Gyro-EIS, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)
- Features
- High Dynamic Range (HDR) PanoramaPanorama
- Lenses
- 50 MP , ƒ /1.8, 24 mm ( Wide-angle ), 1.0 μm , 1/1.57" Sensor size - Dual-Pixel PDAF - Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) 8 MP , ƒ /2.4, 75 mm ( Telephoto ), 1.0 μm , x3 optical zoom, 1/4.4" Sensor size - Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) - PDAF 12 MP , ƒ /2.2, 13 mm , 123° ( Ultra-Wide angle ), 1.12 μm , 1/3.0" Sensor size48 MP , ƒ /1.7, 25 mm ( Wide-angle ), 0.8 μm , 1/2.0" Sensor size Dual-Pixel PDAF Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) 10. 8 MP , ƒ /3.1, 112 mm ( Telephoto ), x5 optical zoom, 1/3.2" Sensor size - Dual-Pixel PDAF - Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) 13 MP , ƒ /2.2, 120° ( Ultra-Wide angle ), 1/3.1" Sensor size - PDAF
Selfie camera
- Matrix
- 12 MP10 MP
- Lenses
- 12 MP , ƒ /2.2, 26 mm ( Wide-angle ), 1.12 μm , 1/3.2" Sensor size5 MP , ƒ /2.2, 20 mm , 95° ( Ultra-Wide angle ), 1.22 μm , 1/3.1" Sensor size - PDAF
- Video Features
- Gyro-EIS, HDRN/A
- Features
- N/AHigh Dynamic Range (HDR) Panorama
General
- Announced
- Thursday, 04 September 2025Wednesday, 20 August 2025
- Released
- Thursday, 04 September 2025Thursday, 28 August 2025
Battery
- Capacity
- 4900 mAh4970 mAh
- Type
- N/ALi-Ion
- Wired charging power
- 45W30W
- Wireless charging power
- 25W15W
- Features
- Reverse wireless charging,Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wired charging,
Battery Life Test
- Browsing
- 15:16 hh:mm16:11 hh:mm
- Video watching
- 8:55 hh:mm10:40 hh:mm
- Playing games
- 10:00 hh:mm10:13 hh:mm
Design
- Height
- 161.3 mm152.8 mm
- Width
- 76.6 mm72 mm
- Thickness
- 7.4 mm8.6 mm
- Weight
- 190 g204 g
- Resistance certificate
- IP68IP68, IP69
Network
- SIM cards
- Single SIMDual SIM
- Network_5G bands
- 5G: n1 (2100), n2 (1900 MHz)N/A
- Network_4G bands
- LTE: b3 (1800), b41 (2500 MHz)LTE: b1 (2100), b2 (1900), b3 (1800), b4 (1700), b5 (850), b7 (2600), b8 (900), b12 (700), b13 (700), b14 (700), b17 (700), b18 (800), b19 (800), b20 (800), b21 (1500), b25 (1900), b26 (850), b28 (700), b29 (700), b30 (2300), b32 (1500), b38 (2600), b39 (1900), b40 (2300), b41 (2500), b42 (3500), b46 (5200), b48 (3800), b66 (1700), b70 (2000), b71 (600 MHz)
- Network_3G bands
- HSPA: 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 MHzHSPA: 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 MHz
Connectivity
- Bluetooth support
- Yes, v5.4Yes, v6.0
- USB ports
- USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go,USB Type-C 3.2,
- GPS features
- BDS, GALILEO, GLONASS, GPSBDS, GALILEO, GLONASS, GPS (L1 & L5), NavIC, QZSS
- Wi-Fi features
- Dual-band or Tri-band: Varies by market or region, Wi-Fi DirectDual-band
Multimedia
- Radio FM
- N/ANo