Samsung Galaxy A55 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy A55 5G Manufactured in March, 2024, with display 6.6 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 1480, vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus, Manufactured in March, 2022with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2200. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
- Higher pixel density: 393ppi
- Lighter design: 195g vs 213g
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 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 | Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.6 in | 6.6 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 390 ppi | 393 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (10-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 1000 nits | 780 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.8 % | 89.7 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 100 % | 98.2 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 120 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 5 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 161.1 mm (6.34 in) | 157.4 mm (6.2 in) |
| Width | 77.4 mm (3.05 in) | 75.8 mm (2.98 in) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 in) | 7.6 mm (0.3 in) |
| Weight | 213 g (7.51 oz) | 195 g (6.88 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP67 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Blue - Purple - Yellow |
- White - Black - Gray - Blue - Green - Pink - Purple - Yellow |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1480 | Samsung Exynos 2200 |
| Max Frequency | 2750 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2 (Cortex-A55) - 4/2.75 (Cortex-A78) |
- 4/1.82 (Cortex-A510) - 3/2.52 (Cortex-A710) - 1/2.8 (Cortex-X2) |
| Process | Samsung | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Samsung Xclipse 530 | Samsung Xclipse 920 |
| GPU Cores | 128 | 768 |
| GPU Frequency | 1300 MHz | 1306 MHz |
| FLOPS | 332.8 GFLOPS | 2006.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1168 | 1674 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3503 | 3742 |
| CPU | 233611 | 305791 |
| GPU | 175311 | 406302 |
| Memory | 139428 | 171518 |
| UX | 175271 | 214023 |
| NanoReview Score | 723621 | 1097634 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 38.8 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 63 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 41 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 6908 |
| Writing score | 17087 | 15511 |
| Web score | 11775 | 10284 |
| Video editing | 7278 | 7256 |
| Data manipulation | 11305 | 10899 |
| NanoReview Score | 13120 | 12461 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | 20.1 GB | 28.6 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 6.1 | One UI 5.1 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 45 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (55% in 30 min) | Yes (64% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:03 h | 1:01 h |
| Web Browsing | 10:24 h | 08:17 h |
| Video Playback | 17:52 h | 12:55 h |
| Games | 05:16 h | 05:26 h |
| Standby Mode | 125 h | 115 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8160x6120 pixels | 8160x6120 pixels |
| Zoom | 75 | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (720p) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 123 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Macro: 5 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | n/a | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX906 | Samsung GN5 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.56 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | 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/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX258 | Sony IMX713 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 45 | 70 |
| Preview | 54 | 72 |
| Zoom | n/a | 126 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 10 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6464x4864 pixels | 3872x2592 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX616 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74 | 1/3.24 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | 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 | n/a | Yes DP 1.2 |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Varies by region | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66) | 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 | n/a | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March, 2024 yr | February, 2022 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2024 yr | March, 2022 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | n/a | 999 |
| MSRP ($) | 439 | n/a |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | No |
Note
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G:
The barometer is only available in the model for the USA. SM-A556B/DS and A556E/DS models come with two physical SIM cards.
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Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
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