Samsung Galaxy F16 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S22

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy F16 5G Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.7 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 6300, vs Samsung Galaxy S22, Manufactured in March, 2022with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2200. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy F16 5G
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3700mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22
  • Higher pixel density: 425ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 167g vs 191g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/128 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy F16 5G and Samsung Galaxy S22
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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Super AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 385 ppi 425 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (10-120 Hz)
Max brightness 800 nits 780 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 86 % 88.6 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy F16 5G
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22
858 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.3 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a239 Hz
Response timen/a10 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.4 mm (6.47 in) 146 mm (5.75 in)
Width 77.9 mm (3.07 in) 70.6 mm (2.78 in)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 in) 7.6 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz)
Water resistance IP54 IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green
- White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- Purple
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy F16 5G
86 %
Samsung Galaxy S22
88.6 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy F16 5G and Samsung Galaxy S22 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 6300 Samsung Exynos 2200
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.4 (Cortex-A76)
- 4/1.82 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.52 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/2.8 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 6 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Yes
Graphics Mali-G57 MP2 Samsung Xclipse 920
GPU Cores 128 768
GPU Frequency 1072 MHz 1306 MHz
FLOPS 274 GFLOPS 2006.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy F16 5G
678
Samsung Galaxy S22
1612
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy F16 5G
1902
Samsung Galaxy S22
3796
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)6781612
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)19023796
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy F16 5G
433932
Samsung Galaxy S22
1088497
CPU145229302471
GPU67715373644
Memory106848174962
UX114140237420
NanoReview Score4339321088497
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy F16 5G
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22
6530
Max Surface Temp.n/a38 °C
Stabilityn/a60 %
Graphics Testn/a39 fps
Graphics Scoren/a6530
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy F16 5G
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22
12422
Writing scoren/a15127
Web scoren/a10324
Video editingn/a7244
Data manipulationn/a10926
NanoReview Scoren/a12422

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 4 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 3.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 20.2 GB 30.2 GB
UI Skin One UI 7.0 One UI 5.1

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 3700 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 25 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (47% in 30 min) Yes (63% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:21 h 1:03 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy F16 5G
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22
19:34
Web Browsingn/a07:10 h
Video Playbackn/a11:44 h
Gamesn/a04:49 h
Standby Moden/a100 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a24 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KJN1Samsung GN5
Sensor size1/2.761/1.56
Pixel size0.64 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a10 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a70 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX772
Sensor sizen/a1/3.94
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix5 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
SensorSmartSens SC501Sony IMX713
Sensor size1/51/2.55
Pixel size1.12 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy F16 5G
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22
129
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy F16 5G
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22
137
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy F16 5G
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22
133
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a72
Zoomn/a126

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 3872x2592 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor GalaxyCore GC13A0 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/3.24
Pixel size 1.12 μm 1.22 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization No Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
3G BandsWCDMA B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)WCDMA B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B/B(/B(1700/B1/B1)/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66/B1900)/B2100/B2100)/B2300)/B2500)/B2600))
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy F16 5G
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22
89.5 dB

Other

Class Budget Flagship
Announced March, 2025 yr February, 2022 yr
Release Date March, 2025 yr March, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 140 799
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- 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 Samsung Galaxy S22 the clear winner in this comparison.

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