🗂️Keep in Mind How the Galaxy S25 Compares to the iPhone 16 (on Paper, Anyway)

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Now that the Galaxy S25 series is official, you might be considering picking up a new smartphone. If you aren't particularly partial to Android or iOS, you might be weighing your options here: Should you pick up a new Galaxy S25, or perhaps one of Apple's iPhone 16s? To help figure that out, I've gathered all the specs we currently know about the S25 series and compared them against all four iPhone 16 devices.

Of course, this is going to be a comparison of the phones on-paper. While the iPhone 16 has been out since last fall, Samsung just announced the S25 series, so we don't know how they perform in real-life testing. Still, paper specs can shine a light on key differences between devices, so let's take a look at how Samsung's latest phones stack up to Apple's.

Screens and dimensions​

Let's start with Samsung. The Galaxy S25 has a 6.2-inch "Dynamic AMOLED" display, with a resolution of 2340 x 1080. It measures 146.9 x 70.5 x 7.2 mm, and weighs 162 grams. The Galaxy S25+ bumps things up a bit: It has a 6.7-inch display Dynamic AMOLED display, with a resolution of 3120 x 1440, which will look sharper than the S25 (with the proper settings). It measures 158.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm, and weighs 190 grams. Finally, there's the S25 Ultra, the largest of the bunch. It has a 6.9-inch Dynamic AMOLED display, with a resolution of 3120 x 1440. It measures 162.8 x 77.6 x 8.2 mm, and weighs 218 grams.

Turning to the iPhone 16 series, there's the iPhone 16 itself. This model matches the Galaxy S25 most closely, with a 6.1-inch OLED display, which has a resolution of 2556 x 1179. That's slightly sharper than the S25's 1080p display, but not by much. It measures 147.6 x 71.6 x 7.8 mm and weighs 170 grams. The iPhone 16 Plus increases the OLED display to 6.7 inches, with a slightly sharper resolution of 2796 x 1290. It measures 160.9 x 77.8 x 7.8 mm, and weighs 199 grams.

Then there are the Pros. The iPhone 16 Pro has a 6.3-inch OLED display, with a resolution of 2622 x 1206. That's a small bump from the iPhone 16, and a decent bump from the Galaxy S25. It measures 149.6 x 71.5 x 8.25 mm and weighs 199 grams—the same as the iPhone 16 Plus. Finally, there's the Galaxy S25 Ultra competitor: the iPhone 16 Pro Max. This device has a 6.9-inch OLED display, with a resolution of 2868 x 1320, the sharpest of any iPhone, but a bit lower than the Ultra's 1440p display. It measures 163 x 77.6 x 8.25 mm and weighs 227 grams.

Internal specs​

Samsung isn't running with any surprises in the hardware department this year: All three S25 devices are running an octa-core Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, a 3nm SoC that comes with 12GB of RAM. The S25 offers either 128GB of 256GB of storage, while the S25+ and S25 Ultra come in 256 or 512GB configurations. In terms of batteries, the S25 comes with a 4,000 mAh cell, the S25+ has a 4,900 mAh option, and the S25 Ultra has a 5,000 mAh unit.

The iPhone 16 and 16 Plus are running Apple's proprietary A18 chip, with a six-core CPU, five-core GPU, and 16-core Neural Engine. The iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max get the "Pro" version of the A18, however, which essentially adds one extra GPU core to the mix.

Cameras​

Mobile photography is always a key point of interest for any new smartphone, so we'll have to wait to see how these new Galaxy devices stack up to the 16 series in real-world use. But for the time being, here are the specs. The Galaxy S25 and S25+ have three rear cameras: a 12MP ultra-wide (ƒ/2.2), a 50MP wide (ƒ/1.8), and 10MP 3x telephoto (ƒ/2.4). The S25 Ultra, on the other hand, has four cameras: a 50MP ultra-wide (ƒ/1.9), a 200MP wide (ƒ/1.7), a 10MP 3x telephoto (ƒ/2.4) and a 50MP 5x telephoto (ƒ/3.4). All three phones have a 12MP selfie cam (ƒ/2.2), but the Ultra's comes with auto-focus.

Let's compare these specs to the 16 series. The iPhone 16 and 16 Plus have two rear cameras: a 48MP wide (ƒ/1.6) and a 12MP ultra-wide (ƒ/2.2). Apple advertises that you can shoot 12MP 2x telephoto shots with this sensor. On the Pro side, you get that 48MP wide camera, but with a ƒ/1.78 aperture, and a 48MP ultra-wide (ƒ/2.2). Again, you can shoot 12MP 2x telephoto shots on the wide camera, but the Pros also have a dedicated zoom lens: a 12MP 5x telephoto (ƒ/2.8). All iPhone 16 devices come with a 12MP selfie camera (ƒ/1.9) with auto-focus.

Colors​

Samsung splits the same color palette between the S25 and S25+. With either phone, you can opt for Silver Shadow, Navy, Icy Blue, or Mint. On the S25, you have four "titanium" color options: Titanium Black, Titanium Grey, Titanium Whitesilver, or Titanium Silverblue.

Apple does something similar, offering the same color options for the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus, but a different set of colors for the iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max. The iPhone 16 and 16 Plus come in Black, White, Pink, Teal, or Ultramarine, while the Pros comes in Black Titanium, White Titanium, Natural Titanium, or Desert Titanium.
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