Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S22 and Apple iPhone 13 mini - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S22 vs Apple iPhone 13 mini

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Samsung Galaxy S22
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Apple iPhone 13 mini
Samsung Galaxy S22
Apple iPhone 13 mini

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S22 Manufactured in March, 2022, with display 6.1 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2200, vs Apple iPhone 13 mini, Manufactured in September, 2021 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22
  • Larger display: 6.1in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 3700mAh vs 2406mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13 mini
  • Higher pixel density: 476ppi
  • Lighter design: 141g vs 167g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 4/128 GB
- 4/256 GB
- 4/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S22 and Apple iPhone 13 mini
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Samsung Galaxy S22
vs
Apple iPhone 13 mini

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 6.1 in 5.4 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 425 ppi 476 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 780 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 88.6 % 84.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S22
858 nits
Apple iPhone 13 mini
839 nits
sRGB gamut99.3 %99.7 %
PWM (Flicker)239 Hz510 Hz
Response time10 ms4.8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S22], [Apple iPhone 13 mini]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 146 mm (5.75 in) 131.5 mm (5.18 in)
Width 70.6 mm (2.78 in) 64.2 mm (2.53 in)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 7.65 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 141 g (4.97 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- Purple
- Yellow		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S22
88.6 %
Apple iPhone 13 mini
84.8 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S22 and Apple iPhone 13 mini In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 2200 Apple A15 Bionic
Max Frequency 2800 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.82 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.52 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/2.8 (Cortex-X2)		 - 4/2.02 (Blizzard)
- 2/3.23 (Avalanche)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Yes Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Samsung Xclipse 920 Apple A15 GPU
GPU Cores 768 640
GPU Frequency 1306 MHz 1338 MHz
FLOPS 2006.2 GFLOPS 1712.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S22
1612
Apple iPhone 13 mini
2197
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S22
3796
Apple iPhone 13 mini
5164
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)16122197
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)37965164
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S22], [Apple iPhone 13 mini]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S22
1088497
Apple iPhone 13 mini
1280040
CPU302471343735
GPU373644401697
Memory174962220509
UX237420314098
NanoReview Score10884971280040
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S22
6530
Apple iPhone 13 mini
8881
Max Surface Temp.38 °C38.8 °C
Stability60 %79 %
Graphics Test39 fps53 fps
Graphics Score65308881
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S22], [Apple iPhone 13 mini]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S22
12422
Apple iPhone 13 mini
n/a
Writing score15127n/a
Web score10324n/a
Video editing7244n/a
Data manipulation10926n/a
NanoReview Score12422n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size 30.2 GB 12 GB
UI Skin One UI 5.1 n/a

Battery

Volume 3700 mAh 2406 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 20 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (63% in 30 min) Yes (61% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:03 h 1:24 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S22
19:34
Apple iPhone 13 mini
20:29
Web Browsing07:10 h07:46 h
Video Playback11:44 h12:00 h
Games04:49 h04:28 h
Standby Mode100 h106 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
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 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.6
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung GN5Sony IMX603
Sensor size1/1.561/1.9
Pixel size1 μm1.7 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length70 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX772n/a
Sensor size1/3.94n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX713Sony IMX372
Sensor size1/2.551/3.4
Pixel size1.4 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S22
129
Apple iPhone 13 mini
133
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S22
137
Apple iPhone 13 mini
144
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S22
133
Apple iPhone 13 mini
125
Bokeh7065
Preview7276
Zoom12665
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S22], [Apple iPhone 13 mini]

Front camera

Matrix 10 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 3872x2592 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 23 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX514
Sensor size 1/3.24 1/3.6
Pixel size 1.22 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S22
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 mini
127
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S22
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 mini
143

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (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 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C n/a
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)UMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
LTE Bands*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 (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71)
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S22
89.5 dB
Apple iPhone 13 mini
87.7 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2022 yr September, 2021 yr
Release Date March, 2022 yr September, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 799 700
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included No n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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