Phone comparison · UK prices · October 2026
Galaxy S25 or Pixel 10: which should you buy?
The short answer
The Galaxy S25 leads on battery life and speed, and is thinner and lighter. The Pixel 10 leads on the camera and toughness. The Galaxy S25 costs £477 more than the Pixel.
Comparing 2 phones
Galaxy S25Overall score 86/100
Pixel 10Overall score 85/100
What the extra money buys
The Galaxy S25 costs £477 more than the Pixel.
You get: longer battery life in published tests, a faster chip, a thinner body and a lighter body.
You give up: a longer zoom and better water resistance.
Worth it if you want longer battery life in published tests and a faster chip. Keep the money if a longer zoom matters more to you.
Differences in daily life
Battery and charging
Best: Galaxy S25The Galaxy S25 lasted longer in published battery tests (web browsing: 18 h 29 min vs 16 h 11 min on the Pixel), so it should go longer between charges.
Screen
EvenBoth have similar peak brightness (2,600 nits and 3,000 nits) and similar sharpness (416 ppi and 422 ppi), close enough not to matter much day to day.
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: Galaxy S25The Galaxy S25's chip (Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) scores higher in benchmark tests than the one in the Pixel (Google Tensor G5), so it should feel quicker in demanding apps and games.
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
Best: Galaxy S25The Galaxy S25 is thinner (7.2 mm vs 8.6 mm on the Pixel), so it feels slimmer in the hand.
It is also lighter (162 g vs 204 g on the Pixel), so it is easier to hold and carry.
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Scores
| Score | Galaxy S25 | Pixel 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Battery | 60 | 72 |
| Screen | 89 | 89 |
| Camera | 89 | 86 |
| Speed | 90 | 80 |
| Toughness | 92 | 96 |
| Connections and extras | 93 | 88 |
| Overall | 86 | 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 LTPO AMOLED 2XLTPO OLED
- Size
- 6.2 inches6.3 inches
- Resolution
- 1080×2340 pixels1080×2424 pixels
- PPI
- 416422
- Aspect ratio
- 19.5:920:9
- Screen-to-body ratio
- 91.1 %86.1 %
- Display features
- Always-On Display Capacitive Touchscreen HDR10+ Multi-touch displayCapacitive Touchscreen HDR10+ Multi-touch display
- Max rated brightness
- 2600 nits3000 nits
- Screen protection
- Armor aluminum 2 frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance (advertised), Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Mohs level 4
Core Specifications
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 EliteGoogle Tensor G5
- CPU max frequency
- 4320 MHz3780 MHz
- Microarchitecture
- 2x 4.32 GHz – Oryon V2 Phoenix L 6x 3.53 GHz – Oryon V2 Phoenix M1x 3.78 GHz – Cortex-X4 5x 3.05 GHz – Cortex-A725 2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex-A520
- GPU
- Qualcomm Adreno 830IMG PowerVR DXT-48-1536
- Storage
- 128GB, 256GB, 512GB128GB, 256GB
- Storage Type
- UFS 4.0N/A
Software
- Operating System
- Android 15 (Vanilla Ice Cream) , with up to 7 major Android upgradesAndroid 16 (Baklava) , with up to 7 major Android upgrades
Main Camera
- Matrix
- 50 MP48 MP
- Video Resolution
- 4320p @ 24/30 fps 2160p @ 30/60 fps 1080p @ 30/60/120/240 fps2160p @ 24/30/60 fps 1080p @ 24/30/60/120/240 fps
- Video Features
- 10-bit HDR, Gyro-EIS, HDR10+, Stereo Sound Rec10-bit HDR, Gyro-EIS, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)
- Lenses
- 50 MP , ƒ /1.8, 24 mm ( Wide-angle ), 1.0 μm , 1/1.56" Sensor size - Multi-Directional PDAF - Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) 10 MP , ƒ /2.4, 67 mm ( Telephoto ), 1.0 μm , x3 optical zoom, 1/3.94" 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 - Super Steady Video48 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 size - Dual-Pixel PDAF5 MP , ƒ /2.2, 20 mm , 95° ( Ultra-Wide angle ), 1.22 μm , 1/3.1" Sensor size - PDAF
- Video Resolution
- 2160p @ 30/60 fps 1080p @ 30 fps2160p @ 30/60 fps 1080p @ 30/60 fps
- Features
- HDR10+ High Dynamic Range (HDR)High Dynamic Range (HDR) Panorama
General
- Announced
- Wednesday, 22 January 2025Wednesday, 20 August 2025
- Released
- Monday, 03 February 2025Thursday, 28 August 2025
Battery
- Capacity
- 4000 mAh4970 mAh
- Wired charging power
- 25W30W
- Fast charging support
- yesno
- Features
- Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging, Wired charging from 0-50% in 30 minutes (official specs),Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wired charging,
Battery Life Test
- Browsing
- 18:29 hh:mm16:11 hh:mm
- Video watching
- 8:01 hh:mm10:40 hh:mm
- Playing games
- 12:20 hh:mm10:13 hh:mm
Design
- Height
- 146.9 mm152.8 mm
- Width
- 70.5 mm72 mm
- Thickness
- 7.2 mm8.6 mm
- Weight
- 162 g204 g
- Resistance certificate
- IP68IP68, IP69
- Resistance cert. meaning
- Dust and water-resistant (withstands high-pressure water jets; submersible up to 1.5m for 30 minutes)Dust-tight and water-resistant (submersible up to 1.5m for 30 minutes)
Network
- Network Type support
- 5G, LTE (up to 7CA), HSPA5G, LTE (CA), HSPA
- Network_5G bands
- 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)N/A
- Network_4G bands
- 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)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
- Network_2G bands
- GSM: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz CDMA: 800 / 1900 MHzGSM: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
Connectivity
- WiFi support
- Yes ( Wi-Fi 7 )Yes ( Wi-Fi 6 )
- Bluetooth support
- Yes, v5.4Yes, v6.0
- USB ports
- USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, USB On-The-Go,USB Type-C 3.2,
- GPS features
- BDS, GALILEO, GLONASS, GPS, QZSSBDS, GALILEO, GLONASS, GPS (L1 & L5), NavIC, QZSS
- Wi-Fi standards
- 802.11/a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be802.11/a/b/g/n/ac/ax
- Wi-Fi features
- Tri-band, Wi-Fi DirectDual-band
Multimedia
- Audio type
- 32-bit/384kHz Hi-Res audio, Stereo speakers, Tuned by AKG,Stereo speakers,