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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 90.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2018-03-16 | -- |
| 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches | -- |
| 5.75 ounces | -- |
| Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray | -- |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Titanium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 158.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 3088 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 501 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 10.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.54 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 200.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.77 inches (1/1.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 14.74 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy S9, getting a 90.7 score against 83.3. Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra's construction is a lot lighter and extremely thinner than Samsung Galaxy S9. Galaxy S9 features a way better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, although it has less RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra has a much better display than Galaxy S9, because although it has a quite worse number of pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a larger screen and a quite better 1440 x 3088 resolution. The Galaxy S25 Ultra features a very superior camera than Galaxy S9, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not favorable for low light images and videos, it also counts with a back camera with lot more mega-pixels, a way better video quality and a much larger back camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
Galaxy S25 Ultra counts with more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S9, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. The Galaxy S25 Ultra counts with a superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy S9, because it has a 5000mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh.
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