Samsung Galaxy S25

The Samsung Galaxy S25 has a non-folding, non-rugged design measuring 146.9 mm tall, 70.5 mm wide, and 7.2 mm thick, with a total volume of 74.57 cm³ and a weight of 162 g. It carries an IP68 rating, classifying it as waterproof under the Ingress Protection standard. The device is rated to operate within a temperature range of 0 °C to 35 °C, and it holds a French Repairability Index score of 8.5, indicating a relatively high level of repairability by that measure.

The Samsung Galaxy S25 features a 6.2″ OLED/AMOLED touchscreen with a resolution of 1080 x 2340 px and a pixel density of 416 ppi, backed by a 2600 nits typical brightness level and a 120Hz refresh rate with a 240Hz touch sampling rate for responsive input. The display is protected by Gorilla Glass Victus 2 and supports both HDR10 and HDR10+, while Dolby Vision is not supported. An Always-On Display mode is available, though there is no secondary screen, and Dolby Vision playback is absent from the feature set.

The Samsung Galaxy S25 is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, built on a 3 nm semiconductor process with an 8-thread CPU configuration running at 2 x 4.47 GHz and 6 x 3.53 GHz using big.LITTLE and HMP technologies, alongside 12GB of DDR5 RAM clocked at 5300 MHz and 512GB of internal storage. The Adreno 830 GPU operates at 1200 MHz with a turbo clock of 1100 MHz, supports DirectX 12, OpenGL 3.2, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 3, and drives up to two displays with 1536 shading units. Memory bandwidth reaches 85.1 GB/s across two channels, with a maximum supported memory amount of 24GB, ECC memory support, a TDP of 8.2W, and cache layers consisting of 192 KB L1, 12 MB L2, and 8 MB L3. Benchmark results include an AnTuTu score of 3,050,000, Geekbench 6 single-core and multi-core scores of 3175 and 10050 respectively, and a 3DMark Wild Life Extreme result of 6755. The chipset also integrates LTE, TrustZone security, multithreading, and integrated graphics.

The Samsung Galaxy S25 features a triple rear camera system with sensors at 50 MP, 12 MP, and 10 MP, paired with apertures of f/1.8, f/2.2, and f/2.4 respectively, covering a focal length range from 13 mm to 67 mm with 3x optical zoom. The main camera uses a BSI CMOS sensor with phase-detection autofocus, continuous autofocus during video, touch autofocus, and optical image stabilization, while manual controls cover exposure, ISO, shutter speed, white balance, and focus. Video recording reaches up to 4320 x 30 fps (8K) with HDR10 recording and slow-motion support, though Dolby Vision recording and 3D video are not available. A dual-tone LED flash with two LEDs accompanies the rear cameras, and the system also supports RAW capture, burst mode, in-camera panoramas, and timelapse, but does not include laser autofocus or 360° panorama shooting. The front camera is a single-lens 12 MP unit with an f/2.2 aperture, positioned above the display rather than under it, and it does not have a front-facing flash.

The Samsung Galaxy S25 runs Android 15 and includes a broad set of privacy controls, covering clipboard warnings, location privacy options, and camera and microphone access management, though Mail Privacy Protection, cross-site tracking blocking, and Wi-Fi password sharing are not available. On the customization side, it supports dark mode, dynamic theming, theme customization, widgets, and an extra dim mode, while focus modes are absent. The OS accommodates multi-user setups, app offloading, a child lock, split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, sharing intents, a media picker, and the ability to function as a PC. Additional capabilities include on-device machine learning, offline voice recognition, voice commands, live text selection from images, full-page screenshots, customizable notifications with notification permission controls, battery health monitoring, phone tracking, and the ability to play games during downloads. Direct OS updates from the vendor are not supported, and Quick Start is also not present.

The Samsung Galaxy S25 is equipped with a non-removable 4000 mAh rechargeable battery that supports 25W wired fast charging, 15W wireless charging, and reverse wireless charging at 4.5W, though no charger is included in the box. A battery level indicator and an ultra power-saving mode are available to help manage battery life, and the device also offers reverse wireless charging for topping up other compatible accessories.

The Samsung Galaxy S25 has stereo speakers and two microphones, but does not include a 3.5 mm headphone jack or a built-in radio. For wireless audio, it supports aptX, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, and LDAC, covering a range of high-quality Bluetooth audio codecs, though aptX HD is not available.

The Samsung Galaxy S25 supports 5G and accommodates two physical SIM cards alongside two eSIMs, with cellular download speeds up to 10,000 Mbit/s and upload speeds up to 3,500 Mbit/s. Wi-Fi coverage spans Wi-Fi 4, 5, 6, 6E, and 7, and Bluetooth 5.4 is on board alongside NFC and ANT+, while DLNA certification, HDMI output, and an infrared sensor are absent. The USB Type-C port runs at USB 3.2, and there is no external memory slot. Sensors include a gyroscope, accelerometer, barometer, compass, and GPS with Galileo support, though the device does not feature a heart rate monitor, motion tracking, optical tracking, or a built-in projector. Security is handled by a fingerprint scanner, with no iris scanner, 3D facial recognition, or stylus included, and features such as emergency SOS via satellite and crash detection are also not present. SAR values are rated at 1.13 W/kg (US head), 0.92 W/kg (US body), 1.29 W/kg (EU head), and 1.36 W/kg (EU body).

The Samsung Galaxy S25 includes a video light for illuminating footage during recording, but does not feature a sapphire glass display, a curved display, or an e-paper display.