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| Global Score | |
| 90.7 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 14 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| -- | 2017-09-15 |
| -- | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| -- | 6.88 ounces |
| -- | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Titanium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 440.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 3088 x 1440 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 501 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| 2600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 10.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 200.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.77 inches (1/1.3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 14.74 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S25 Ultra has a score of 90.7, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Note8's 83 overall score. These phones have Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy S25 Ultra has older 14 version while Samsung Galaxy Note8 has Android 9.0 Pie version. Galaxy S25 Ultra is a much lighter and incredibly thinner device than the Samsung Galaxy Note8.
The Galaxy Note8 has a lot better processing power than Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, although it has 6 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra has a much better looking display than Galaxy Note8, because although it has a quite lower display pixels density, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1440 x 3088 and a little bigger display.
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra counts with a greater camera than Samsung Galaxy Note8, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra also has a much bigger camera sensor, a camera with much more MP and a much better video resolution. The Galaxy S25 Ultra features a way bigger storage for apps and games than Galaxy Note8, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra has a very superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3300mAh.
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