Both Google and Samsung released their latest flagships in the market in 2025. The pricing for the Pixel 10 and Galaxy S25 start at similar price points – $799.
The Galaxy S25 is compact and light – weighing in at 162g. The Pixel 10 is heavier at 204g. Both devices feel well built with solid materials in/to the hand.
Both devices are waterproof (IP68) with strong glass backs or materials. Both feel premium and durable.
The Pixel 10 features a 6.3-inch OLED display with 120Hz refresh rates with peak brightness of 3000 nits.
The Galaxy S25 features a slightly smaller AMOLED display that measures 6.2-inch, with 120Hz speeds, but slightly less peak brightness (2600 nits).
Both phones maintain vibrant, smooth and readable displays in the bright light of the sun.
The Pixel 10 utilizes Google’s Tensor G5 chip with 12GB of RAM with options for up to 256GB of storage.
The Galaxy S25 uses a Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, also 12GB of RAM, but with options of 512GB storage.
Realatively the Galaxy chip showed faster benchmarks. The Pixel demonstrates power focused on AI tasks and energy efficiency.
The Pixel 10 includes a nice large (or nice and big) battery at 4,970mAh, as well as 30W wired charging and 15W wireless charging.
The Galaxy S25 has a smaller battery at 4,000mAh but supports 25W wired charging and 15W wireless charging.
In general, the Pixel 10 should provide more times of use during day-to-day, but real testing will provide clarity.
The Pixel 10 comes with a 48MP wide camera, a 13MP ultrawide, and a 10.8MP telephoto lens with 5× optical zoom.
The Galaxy S25 has a 50MP wide camera, a 12MP ultrawide, and a 10MP telephoto lens with only 3× optical zoom.
The Pixel has better zoom, possibly better software editing features, while the Galaxy has great imaging consistency.
The Pixel 10 has features like Magic Cue, Camera Coach, and text generating based photo editing capabilities using AI.
The Galaxy S25 also has AI features like live translation, a smart assistant, and AI editing tools.
Overall the Pixel’s AI has more advanced, present, and daily helpful features than the Galaxy.
The Pixel 10 has longer battery life, better AI tools and features, and overall better camera zoom. The Galaxy S25 has the overall winner in performance speeds, lightweight compact design, and storage options.
If the phone is a smart feature based choice with stamina the Pixel choice is clear. If the phone is a power performance and portability choice the Galaxy would be the choice.