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The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra's strong camera system outperforms the Galaxy A12's 48 megapixels main camera, making it the better choice for photography enthusiasts.
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra's flagship-level performance and 120 Hz refresh rate make it significantly better suited for gaming compared to the Galaxy A12.
The Samsung Galaxy A12's reliable everyday performance and the Galaxy S25 Ultra's excellent display make them evenly matched for general use.
39 | Display | 92 |
39 | Camera | 88 |
13 | Performance | 96 |
10 | Gaming | 87 |
64 | Battery | 79 |
53 | Connectivity | 90 |
37 | QuickComparison Score | 88 |
| 6.5 inches PLS TFT 720 x 1600 pixels | Screen | 6.9 inches Dynamic AMOLED 1440 x 3120 pixels |
| MediaTek Helio P35 | SoC | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| 48 megapixels | Camera | 200 megapixels |
| 5000 mAh | Battery | 5000 mAh |
| Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | OS | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| 205 g (7.23 oz) | Weight | 218 g (7.69 oz) |
| PLS TFT | Type | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 6.5 inches | Size | 6.9 inches |
| 720 x 1600 pixels | Resolution | 1440 x 3120 pixels |
| 20:9 | Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 |
| 270 ppi | PPI | 498 ppi |
| 60 Hz | Refresh rate | 120 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| 450 nits | Max rated brightness | — |
| — | Max rated brightness in HDR | 2600 nits |
| No | HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Tempered glass | Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Armor 2 |
| 82.10% | Screen-to-body ratio | 92.40% |
| — | Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| — | Display tests | — |
| 96.30% | RGB color space | 97.70% |
| 337 Hz | PWM | 240 Hz |
| 52 ms | Response time | 1 ms |
| 864:1 | Contrast | ∞ Infinity |
| 474 nits | Peak brightness test (auto) | 1425 nits |
| 300 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3203 |
| 824 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 10470 |
| — | Compute Score (GPU) | 26581 |
| 182076 | AnTuTu Benchmark 11 | 3092382 |
| 12029 | GPU | 1168176 |
| 34815 | Memory | 386073 |
| 48592 | UX | 604686 |
| 182076 | Total Score | 3092382 |
| — | 3DMark Steel Nomad Light | 2272 |
| — | Stability | 61% |
| — | Graphics test | 17 FPS |
| — | Graphics score | 2272 |
| — | 3DMark Solar Bay | 10441 |
| — | Graphics test | 40 FPS |
| — | Section 1 | 50 FPS |
| — | Section 2 | 40 FPS |
| — | Section 3 | 29 FPS |
| — | Graphics score | 10441 |
| — | SoC | — |
| MediaTek Helio P35 | Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| 2300 MHz | Max clock | 4470 MHz |
| 8 (4 + 4) | CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) |
| - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.3 GHz: Cortex-A53 | Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
| TSMC | Manufacturing | TSMC |
| 12 nanometers | Lithography process | 3 nanometers |
| No | Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon |
| — | GPU | — |
| — | Graphics | — |
| — | GPU shading units | — |
| — | GPU clock | — |
| — | FLOPS | — |
| 164 mm (6.46 inches) | Height | 162.8 mm (6.41 inches) |
| 75.8 mm (2.98 inches) | Width | 77.6 mm (3.06 inches) |
| 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) |
| 205 g (7.23 oz) | Weight | 218 g (7.69 oz) |
| No | Waterproof | IP68 |
| Plastic | Rear material | Glass |
| Plastic | Frame material | Metal |
| White, Black, Blue, Red | Colors | Black, Silver, Gray, Blue |
| Yes, in-button | Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display |
| — | Repairability | Good (3.23/5) |
| — | Drop resistance | Excellent (A) · 270 drops |
| 82.10% | Screen-to-body ratio | 92.40% |
| — | RAM | — |
| 2 GB | Ram Size | 12 GB |
| LPDDR4 | Memory type | LPDDR5X |
| 2 | Channels | 4 |
| — | Storage | — |
| — | Storage size | — |
| — | Storage type | — |
| — | Memory Card | — |
| Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| 2 years | OS updates | 7 years |
| 4 years | Security updates | 7 years |
| 5000 mAh | Capacity | 5000 mAh |
| 15 W | Max charge power | 45 W |
| Li-Po | Battery type | Li-Ion |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| No | Wireless charging | Yes (25 W) |
| No | Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) |
| — | Bypass charging | Yes |
| Yes (20% in 30 min) | Fast charging | Yes (72% in 30 min) |
| 3:03 hr | Full charging time | 0:59 hr |
| — | Battery cycles | 2000 cycles |
| — | Battery life tests | — |
| 11:00 hr | Web browsing | 11:10 hr |
| 13:25 hr | Watching video | 19:32 hr |
| 06:03 hr | Gaming | 06:22 hr |
| 133 hr | Standby | 132 hr |
| 26:02 hr | General battery life | 28:43 hr |
| 48 megapixels | Matrix | 200 megapixels |
| 8000 x 6000 | Image resolution | 16320 x 12240 |
| Digital | Zoom | Optical, 5x |
| LED | Flash | LED |
| Digital | Stabilization | Optical |
| No | 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS |
| No | 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS |
| Up to 30FPS | 1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS |
| No | Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| 123° | Angle of widest lens | 120° |
| 1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 5 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP | Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Telephoto: 10 MP 4) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| - Bokeh mode - Pro mode | Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| — | Standard lens | — |
| 48 MP | Image resolution | 200 MP |
| f/2.0 | Aperture | f/1.7 |
| 26 mm | Focal length | 23 mm |
| Samsung S5KGM2 | Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP2 |
| 1/2 (≈ 0.5 inch) | Sensor size | 1/1.3 (≈ 0.77 inch) |
| Phase autofocus | Autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Digital | Stabilization | Optical |
| — | Ultra-wide lens | — |
| 5 MP | Image resolution | 50 MP |
| f/2.2 | Aperture | f/3.4 |
| — | Focal length | 111 mm |
| — | Sensor | Sony IMX854 |
| — | Sensor size | 1/2.52 (≈ 0.4 inch) |
| — | Pixel size | 0.7 micron |
| Digital | Stabilization | Optical |
| 8 megapixels | Megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| 3264 x 2448 | Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 |
| f/2.0 | Aperture | f/2.2 |
| — | Focal length | 26 mm |
| CMOS | Sensor | Samsung S5K3LU |
| — | Pixel size | 1.12 micron |
| No | Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Digital | Stabilization | Digital |
| 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| No | Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No |
| Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) | Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot | Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| 5 | Bluetooth version | 5.4 |
| PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | Bluetooth features | LE |
| USB Type-C | USB type | USB Type-C |
| 2 | USB version | 3.2 |
| - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| — | DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.2 |
| GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| Yes | NFC* | Yes |
| No | Infrared port | No |
| — | Network | — |
| Nano | Type of SIM card | Nano |
| Standby | Multi SIM mode | Standby |
| No | eSIM support* | Yes |
| No | Hybrid slot | No |
| UMTS B1 (2100), B5(850), B8 (900) | 3G network | UMTS B1(2100),B2(1900),B4(AWS),B5(850),B8(900) |
| LTE B1(2100), B3(1800), B5(850), B7(2600), B8(900), B20(800), B28(700), B38(2600), B40(2300), B41(2500) | 4G network | LTE B1(2100),B2(1900),B3(1800),B4(AWS),B5(850),B7(2600),B8(900),B12(700),B13(700),B14(700),B18(800),B19(800),B20(800),B25(1900),B26(850),B28(700),B29(700),B30(2300),B66(AWS-3),B71(600) |
| No | 5G support | Yes |
| Mono | Speakers | Stereo |
| Yes | Headphone audio jack | No |
| Yes | FM radio | No |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| — | Speakers test | — |
| 80.9 dB | Max loudness | 93 dB |
| Budget | Category | Flagship |
| November 2020 | Announced | January 2025 |
| December 2020 | Release date | February 2025 |
| - Proximity sensor - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Fingerprint | Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| — | Bundled charger | Not included |
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