Apple iPhone 16e vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 16e Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A18, vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, 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 16e
- Lighter design: 167g vs 228g
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.8in
- Higher pixel density: 500ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4005mAh
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 12/1024 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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.1 in | 6.8 in |
| Resolution | 1170x2532 pixels | 1440x3088 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.3:9 |
| Pixel density | 457 ppi | 500 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (24-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 830 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10 | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.1 % | 89.8 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 98.2 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 120 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 1 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 146.7 mm (5.78 in) | 163.3 mm (6.43 in) |
| Width | 71.5 mm (2.81 in) | 77.9 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 in) | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) |
| Weight | 167 g (5.89 oz) | 228 g (8.04 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black |
- White - Black - Gray - Blue - Green - Red |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A18 | Samsung Exynos 2200 |
| Max Frequency | 4040 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.42 (Sawtooth) - 2/4.05 (Everest) |
- 4/1.82 (Cortex-A510) - 3/2.52 (Cortex-A710) - 1/2.8 (Cortex-X2) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Neural Engine | Yes |
| Graphics | Apple A18 GPU | Samsung Xclipse 920 |
| GPU Cores | 640 | 768 |
| GPU Frequency | 1490 MHz | 1306 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1907 GFLOPS | 2006.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3281 | 1710 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 8035 | 3809 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 24041 | n/a |
| CPU | 366516 | 315483 |
| GPU | 460423 | 346984 |
| Memory | 225901 | 183253 |
| UX | 352859 | 233537 |
| NanoReview Score | 1405699 | 1079257 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 39.7 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 64 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 41 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 6875 |
| Writing score | n/a | 15799 |
| Web score | n/a | 11474 |
| Video editing | n/a | 7200 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 11082 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 13071 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | iOS 18.3 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5) | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | n/a | 26.8 GB |
| UI Skin | n/a | One UI 5.1 |
Battery
| Volume | 4005 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | n/a | 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 (57% in 30 min) | Yes (60% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:50 h | 0:59 h |
| Web Browsing | 09:21 h | 09:06 h |
| Video Playback | 12:57 h | 13:47 h |
| Games | 04:57 h | 05:57 h |
| Standby Mode | 119 h | 113 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 MP | 108 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8064x6048 pixels | 12000x9000 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 10x |
| 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 | n/a | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 48 MP | Standard: 108 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | Bokeh effect | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX972 | Samsung S5KHM3 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/1.33 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 10 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/4.9 |
| Focal length | n/a | 230 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX574 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.52 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 12 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX563 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 70 |
| Preview | n/a | 73 |
| Zoom | n/a | 141 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 40 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 7864x5200 pixels |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX714 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/2.82 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| 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 | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes DP 1.2 |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz | n/a |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+ 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz | n/a |
| 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/B48/B53/B66/B71) | n/a |
| LTE category | n/a | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | n/a | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February, 2025 yr | February, 2022 yr |
| Release Date | February, 2025 yr | March, 2022 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | n/a | 1199 |
| MSRP ($) | 599 | n/a |
| 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 |
Note
Apple iPhone 16e:
The smartphone doesn’t have a cinematic mode like the higher-end models in the series.
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