Home Phone comparison Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max and Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus - Which is better?

Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus

84 out 100
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
VS
71 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max Manufactured in September, 2022, with display 6.7 with chipsetApple A16 Bionic, vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus, Manufactured in March, 2022 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2200. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
  • Lighter design: 195g vs 240g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4323mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB
- 6/1024 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max and Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
iPhone 14 Pro Max
vs
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.6 in
Resolution 1290x2796 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 393 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (10-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1000 nits 780 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88.3 % 89.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
1756 nits
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
1090 nits
sRGB gamut99.9 %98.2 %
PWM (Flicker)240 Hz240 Hz
Response time1 ms5 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max], [Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.7 mm (6.33 in) 157.4 mm (6.2 in)
Width 77.6 mm (3.06 in) 75.8 mm (2.98 in)
Thickness 7.85 mm (0.31 in) 7.6 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 240 g (8.47 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
- Silver
- Gold
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- Purple
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor No Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
88.3 %
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
89.7 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max and Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A16 Bionic Samsung Exynos 2200
Max Frequency 3460 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.02 (Sawtooth)
- 2/3.46 (Everest)		 - 4/1.82 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.52 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/2.8 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine Yes
Graphics Apple A16 GPU Samsung Xclipse 920
GPU Cores 640 768
GPU Frequency 1398 MHz 1306 MHz
FLOPS 1789.4 GFLOPS 2006.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
2518
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
1674
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
6362
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
3742
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)25181674
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)63623742
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max], [Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
1464502
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
1097634
CPU310783305791
GPU514249406302
Memory234912171518
UX404558214023
NanoReview Score14645021097634
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
9848
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
6908
Max Surface Temp.46 °C38.8 °C
Stability82 %63 %
Graphics Test58 fps41 fps
Graphics Score98486908
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max], [Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
12461
Writing scoren/a15511
Web scoren/a10284
Video editingn/a7256
Data manipulationn/a10899
NanoReview Scoren/a12461

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS iOS 16 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 28.6 GB
UI Skin n/a One UI 5.1

Battery

Volume 4323 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 23 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 (48% in 30 min) Yes (64% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:52 h 1:01 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
30:06
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
22:15
Web Browsing11:49 h08:17 h
Video Playback18:59 h12:55 h
Games06:50 h05:26 h
Standby Mode144 h115 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8064x6048 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x 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: 48 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX803Samsung GN5
Sensor size1/1.281/1.56
Pixel size1.22 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP10 MP
Aperturef/2.8f/2.4
Focal length77 mm70 mm
SensorSony IMX713Samsung S5K3K1
Sensor size1/3.51/3.94
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX633Sony IMX713
Sensor size1/2.551/2.55
Pixel size1.4 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
143
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
129
Video quality
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
149
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
137
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
146
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
133
Bokeh8070
Preview9172
Zoom139126
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max], [Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus]

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 Sony IMX714 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.6 1/3.24
Pixel size 1.12 μm 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
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
139
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
154
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
n/a

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
Connectivity
SIM Count*n/a2
SIM TypeeSIMNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsUMTS/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 category2020
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
89 dB
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
91.3 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2022 yr February, 2022 yr
Release Date September, 2022 yr March, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 1099 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
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.

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