Samsung Galaxy M54 vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy M54 Manufactured in April, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 1380, vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon), Manufactured in February, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy M54
  • Lighter design: 199g vs 228g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 500ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy M54 and Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
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 6.8 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1440x3088 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.3:9
Pixel density 393 ppi 500 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 800 nits 830 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 85 % 89.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.9 mm (6.49 in) 163.3 mm (6.43 in)
Width 77.3 mm (3.04 in) 77.9 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 228 g (8.04 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Silver
- Blue
- White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy M54
85 %
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
89.8 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy M54 and Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 1380 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.4 (Cortex-A78)
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 5 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G68 MP5 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 320 1024
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS 608 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy M54
1012
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
1752
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy M54
2898
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
4054
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10121752
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)28984054
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy M54
604460
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
1156434
CPU195660298058
GPU137771421639
Memory113924208897
UX157105227840
NanoReview Score6044601156434
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy M54
2772
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
8045
Stabilityn/a56 %
Graphics Testn/a48 fps
Graphics Scoren/a8045
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy M54
12909
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
13487
Writing score1582615686
Web score1204912358
Video editing72487351
Data manipulation968310467
NanoReview Score1290913487

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 8 GB
- 12 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
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 36.2 GB n/a
UI Skin One UI 6 One UI 5.1

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 5000 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 (65% in 60 min) Yes (50% in 20 min)
Full Charge Time 1:45 h 0:59 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 12000x9000 pixels 12000x9000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 10x
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: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 108 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix108 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung HM6Samsung S5KHM3
Sensor size1/1.671/1.33
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a10 MP
Aperturen/af/4.9
Focal lengthn/a230 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX574
Sensor sizen/a1/3.52
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX563
Sensor size1/41/2.55
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy M54
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
135
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy M54
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
127
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy M54
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
135
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a71
Zoomn/a137

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 6464x4864 pixels 7864x5200 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX616 n/a
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2.82
Pixel size 0.8 μm n/a
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
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
- NAVIC
- 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 SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900n/a
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66)n/a
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2023 yr February, 2022 yr
Release Date April, 2023 yr February, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 380 1199
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- 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
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon) the clear winner in this comparison.

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