Samsung Galaxy S25 vs Xiaomi 17 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 22, 2025	Dec 25, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/128GB - $799 | €899 12GB/256GB - $859 12GB/512GB - $959	16GB/512GB - €1499

Design

Dimensions
5.78 x 2.78 x 0.28 inches (~0.33 inches with camera bump) 146.9 x 70.5 x 7.2 mm (~8.45 mm with camera bump)	6.41 x 3.06 x 0.33 inches 162.9 x 77.6 x 8.5 mm
Weight
5.71 oz / 162.0 g	8.11 oz / 230.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP69
Biometrics
Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Icy Blue, Mint, Navy, Silver Shadow	Black, White, Starry Green, Purple

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 91.02% screen-to-body	6.9-inch, 93.16% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2600 nits	AMOLED, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, 3500 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 416 PPI	2608x1200px, 19.5:5 ratio, 416 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Features
	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2394 (Excellent)	3515 (Excellent)
Bright Min
0.86 (Excellent)	1 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (3 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x4.47GHz Oryon V2 PhoenixL 6x3.53GH​z Oryon V2 PhoenixM	Octa-core 2x4.6GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L 6x3.62GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M
GPU
Adreno 830	Adreno 840
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB	12GB/512GB (UFS 4.1) 16GB/512GB 16GB/1TB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15), up to 7 OS updates	Android (16)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
3031	3525
GeekBench 6 Multi
9626	10545
3D Mark High
5959	6305
3D Mark Low
2500	3899

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Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Ion	6800 mAh, Si - Carbon
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 90.0W Wireless: 50.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 6min

Browsing

18h 29min

Video

8h 1min

Gaming

12h 20min

Battery Life Estimate

9h 2min

Browsing

22h 39min

Video

14h 9min

Gaming

7h 10min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung GN3 Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	50 MP Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1"
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Sony IMX564 Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 14 mm Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Third camera
10 MP (Telephoto) Sensor name: Samsung S5K3K1 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 67 mm Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	200 MP (Telephoto, Periscope) Optical zoom: 4.2x Aperture size: F2.4/F3.0 Focal Length: 100 mm Sensor size: 1/1.4" Pixel size: 0.56 μm
Fourth camera
	ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps)
Front
12 MP (HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	50 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

147

Overall

151

Photo

142

Video

155

Overall

163

Photo

147

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.4	5.4
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n5, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave, 5G Ready	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n77, n78, n80, n84, SA, NSA
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 25, 28, 30, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s)	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	eSIM, Dual Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 26, 2024 FCC ID value: A3LSMS931U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.13 W/kg Body: 0.81 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.08 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$860

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

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