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Samsung

From £450

Starting price: £450
Operating system: Android
Screen: 6.2" AMOLED
Refresh rate: 120Hz
Processor: Snapdragon 8 Elite
RAM: 12GB
Storage: 128GB
Main camera: 50MP
Telephoto: 10MP
Battery: 4000 mAh
Charging: 25W
Weight: 162g
5G: Yes
eSIM: Yes

Our scores

Overall: 8.9
Camera: 8.9
Battery: 8.1
Performance: 9.4
Display: 9.2
Gaming: 9.2
AI features: 9.0
Software support: Best here9.3
Value: 8.0

Samsung

From £559.95

Starting price: £559.95
Operating system: Android
Screen: 6.3" Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X
Refresh rate: 120Hz
Processor: Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
RAM: 12GB
Storage: 256GB
Main camera: 50MP
Telephoto: 10MP
Battery: 4300 mAh
Charging: 25W
Weight: 167g
5G: Yes
eSIM: Yes

Our scores

Overall: Best here9.0
Camera: Best here9.0
Battery: Best here8.2
Performance: Best here9.6
Display: Best here9.3
Gaming: Best here9.4
AI features: Best here9.1
Software support: Best here9.3
Value: Best here8.1

Specification and score comparison
Specification	Samsung Galaxy S25 View phone	Samsung Galaxy S26 View phone
Starting price	£450	£559.95
Operating system	Android	Android
Screen	6.2" AMOLED	6.3" Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X
Refresh rate	120Hz	120Hz
Processor	Snapdragon 8 Elite	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
RAM	12GB	12GB
Storage	128GB	256GB
Main camera	50MP	50MP
Telephoto	10MP	10MP
Battery	4000 mAh	4300 mAh
Charging	25W	25W
Weight	162g	167g
5G	Yes	Yes
eSIM	Yes	Yes
Overall score	8.9	9.0
Camera score	8.9	9.0
Battery score	8.1	8.2
Performance score	9.4	9.6
Display score	9.2	9.3
Gaming score	9.2	9.4
AI features score	9.0	9.1
Software support score	9.3	9.3
Value score	8.0	8.1

Scores are our own structured scores, not independent expert reviews. How we score

Which should you choose?

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Choose the Galaxy S25 if…

• Price: the lowest current starting price of the phones compared

From £450

Choose the Galaxy S26 if…

• you prefer its balance of specifications — no category here differs meaningfully

From £559.95