In every test done with the s25 ultra and the 16 pro max, Samsung pulled ahead of every time.
S24 ultra had a great gpu, more than apples, and the s25 ultra has more than twice as the 16 pro in 3d mark gpu test.
Also the cpu of the s24 ultra wasn't bad at all but the 15 pro had the edge there last year, though this year snapdragon has been doing a great job and after probably 7 years, Samsung has significantly better processor than the iPhone 16 pro max, for examples, average score scored by the 16 pro max is 8677 points, s25 ultra scored an average of 10658 points.
This is going to be a great year for Samsung and I'm really happy for it.
(Though removing the Bluetooth functions of the spen is really not great but if you’re a spen Bluetooth functions user like I am, there are strong rumours that there is going to be a Bluetooth variant of the spen for the s25 ultra. )