Apple iPhone 14 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 14 Plus Manufactured in October, 2022, with display 6.7 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic, vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus, Manufactured in March, 2022 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2200. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 14 Plus
- Larger display: 6.7in
- Higher pixel density: 458ppi
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Lighter design: 195g vs 203g
- Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4325mAh
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 6/512 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 in | 6.6 in |
| Resolution | 1284x2778 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 458 ppi | 393 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (10-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 780 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 240 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.7 % | 89.7 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.7 % | 98.2 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 59 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 5 ms | 5 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 160.8 mm (6.33 in) | 157.4 mm (6.2 in) |
| Width | 78.1 mm (3.07 in) | 75.8 mm (2.98 in) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 in) | 7.6 mm (0.3 in) |
| Weight | 203 g (7.16 oz) | 195 g (6.88 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Blue - Red - Purple - Yellow |
- White - Black - Gray - Blue - Green - Pink - Purple - Yellow |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A15 Bionic | Samsung Exynos 2200 |
| Max Frequency | 3230 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.02 (Blizzard) - 2/3.23 (Avalanche) |
- 4/1.82 (Cortex-A510) - 3/2.52 (Cortex-A710) - 1/2.8 (Cortex-X2) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Apple Neural Engine | Yes |
| Graphics | Apple A15 GPU | Samsung Xclipse 920 |
| GPU Cores | 640 | 768 |
| GPU Frequency | 1338 MHz | 1306 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1712.6 GFLOPS | 2006.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2232 | 1674 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5407 | 3742 |
| CPU | 339500 | 305791 |
| GPU | 437729 | 406302 |
| Memory | 228846 | 171518 |
| UX | 324881 | 214023 |
| NanoReview Score | 1330956 | 1097634 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 44 °C | 38.8 °C |
| Stability | 82 % | 63 % |
| Graphics Test | 56 fps | 41 fps |
| Graphics Score | 9430 | 6908 |
| Writing score | n/a | 15511 |
| Web score | n/a | 10284 |
| Video editing | n/a | 7256 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 10899 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 12461 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | iOS 16 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | 16 GB | 28.6 GB |
| UI Skin | n/a | One UI 5.1 |
Battery
| Volume | 4325 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 20 W | 45 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (7.5 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (47% in 30 min) | Yes (64% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 2:00 h | 1:01 h |
| Web Browsing | 09:55 h | 08:17 h |
| Video Playback | 15:18 h | 12:55 h |
| Games | 05:41 h | 05:26 h |
| Standby Mode | 133 h | 115 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 8160x6120 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.5 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX703 | Samsung GN5 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.66 | 1/1.56 |
| Pixel size | 1.9 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 10 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 70 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5K3K1 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.94 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX372 | Sony IMX713 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 70 | 70 |
| Preview | 85 | 72 |
| Zoom | 90 | 126 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 10 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 3872x2592 pixels |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/3.24 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | Yes | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | n/a | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes DP 1.2 |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | n/a | 2 |
| SIM Type | eSIM | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B53/B66/B71) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66) |
| LTE category | 18 | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2022 yr | February, 2022 yr |
| Release Date | October, 2022 yr | March, 2022 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 899 | 999 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | No |
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