Phone comparison · UK prices · October 2026
Galaxy S25 Ultra or Galaxy S24 Ultra: which should you buy?
The short answer
The Galaxy S25 Ultra leads on battery life and speed. The Galaxy S24 Ultra doesn't pull clearly ahead on anything we compare. The Galaxy S25 Ultra costs £555 more than the S24 Ultra.
Comparing 2 phones
Galaxy S25 UltraOverall score 89/100
Galaxy S24 UltraOverall score 88/100
What the extra money buys
The Galaxy S25 Ultra costs £555 more than the S24 Ultra.
You get: faster wireless charging and a faster chip.
You give up: nothing in the specs we compare.
Worth it if you want faster wireless charging and a faster chip. Keep the money if those extras don’t matter to you.
Differences in daily life
Battery and charging
Best: Galaxy S25 UltraThe Galaxy S25 Ultra charges faster without a cable (25 W vs 15 W on the S24 Ultra), so cable-free top-ups are quicker.
Speed
Best: Galaxy S25 UltraThe Galaxy S25 Ultra's chip (Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) scores higher in benchmark tests than the one in the S24 Ultra (Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3), so it should feel quicker in demanding apps and games.
Size and weight
EvenBoth have a similar size (162.8 × 77.6 mm and 162.3 × 79 mm) and a similar thickness (8.2 mm and 8.6 mm), close enough not to matter much day to day.
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Scores
| Score | Galaxy S25 Ultra | Galaxy S24 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Battery | 75 | 75 |
| Screen | 91 | 91 |
| Camera | 96 | 96 |
| Speed | 90 | 82 |
| Toughness | 92 | 92 |
| Connections and extras | 91 | 91 |
| Overall | 89 | 88 |
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
- Screen-to-body ratio
- 89.8 %88.5 %
Core Specifications
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 EliteQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
- Fabrication Technology
- 3 nm4 nm
- CPU max frequency
- 4320 MHz3.3 GHz
- Microarchitecture
- 2x 4.32 GHz – Oryon V2 Phoenix L 6x 3.53 GHz – Oryon V2 Phoenix M1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4 3x 3.15 GHz – Cortex-A720 2x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A720 2x 2.26 GHz – Cortex-A520
- GPU
- Qualcomm Adreno 830Qualcomm Adreno 750
- RAM
- 12GB, 16GB12GB
Software
- Operating System
- Android 15 (Vanilla Ice Cream), with up to 7 major Android upgradesAndroid 14 (Upside Down Cake), with up to 7 major Android upgrades
Main Camera
- Lenses
- 200 MP, ƒ/1.7, 24 mm ( Wide-angle ), 0.6 μm, 1/1.3" Sensor size - Multi-Directional PDAF - Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) 10 MP, ƒ/2.4, 67 mm ( Telephoto ), 1.12 μm, x3 optical zoom, 1/3.52" Sensor size - Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) - PDAF 50 MP, ƒ/3.4, 111 mm ( Periscope telephoto ), 0.7 μm, x5 optical zoom, 1/2.52" Sensor size - Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) - PDAF 50 MP, ƒ/2.0, 13 mm, 120° ( Ultra-Wide angle ), 0.7 μm - Dual-Pixel PDAF - Super Steady Video200 MP, ƒ/1.7, 24 mm ( Wide-angle ), 0.6 μm, 1/1.3" Sensor size - Multi-Directional PDAF - Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) 10 MP, ƒ/2.4, 67 mm ( Telephoto ), 1.12 μm, x3 optical zoom, 1/3.52" Sensor size - Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) - PDAF 50 MP, ƒ/3.4, 111 mm ( Periscope telephoto ), 0.7 μm, x5 optical zoom, 1/2.52" Sensor size - Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) - PDAF 12 MP, ƒ/2.2, 13 mm, 120° ( Ultra-Wide angle ), 1.4 μm, 1/2.55" Sensor size - Dual-Pixel PDAF - Super Steady Video
General
- Announced
- Wednesday, 22 January 2025Wednesday, 17 January 2024
- Released
- Monday, 03 February 2025Wednesday, 24 January 2024
Battery
- Wireless charging power
- 25W15W
- Features
- Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging,Reverse wireless charging,
Battery Life Test
- Browsing
- 20:49 hh:mm20:06 hh:mm
- Video watching
- 8:54 hh:mm8:18 hh:mm
- Playing games
- 14:21 hh:mm13:53 hh:mm
Design
- Height
- 162.8 mm162.3 mm
- Width
- 77.6 mm79 mm
- Thickness
- 8.2 mm8.6 mm
- Weight
- 219 g232 g
Network
- Network_5G bands
- 5G: n1 (2100), n2 (1900 MHz)5G: n1 (2100), n2 (1900), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28 (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (2100), n71 (600), n75 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500), n257 (28000), n258 (26000), n260 (39000), n261 (28000 MHz)
- 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), b25 (1900), b26 (850), b28 (700), b29 (700), b30 (2300), b32 (1500), b38 (2600), b39 (1900), b40 (2300), b41 (2500), b48 (3800), b66 (1700), b71 (600 MHz)