Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S22 and Motorola Edge 20 - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S22 vs Motorola Edge 20

68 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S22
VS
55 out 100
Motorola Edge 20
Samsung Galaxy S22
Motorola Edge 20

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S22 Manufactured in March, 2022, with display 6.1 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2200, vs Motorola Edge 20, Manufactured in August, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22
  • Higher pixel density: 425ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Motorola Edge 20
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 163g vs 167g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4000mAh vs 3700mAh

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S22 and Motorola Edge 20
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
Smartphones:
Samsung Galaxy S22
vs
Motorola Edge 20

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 6.1 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 425 ppi 385 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 780 nits 450 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 88.6 % 88.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S22
858 nits
Motorola Edge 20
644 nits
sRGB gamut99.3 %153.1 %
PWM (Flicker)239 Hz252 Hz
Response time10 ms7.5 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S22], [Motorola Edge 20]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 146 mm (5.75 in) 163 mm (6.42 in)
Width 70.6 mm (2.78 in) 76 mm (2.99 in)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 7 mm (0.28 in)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP52
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- Purple
- Yellow		 - White
- Gray
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S22
88.6 %
Motorola Edge 20
88.9 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S22 and Motorola Edge 20 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 2200 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Max Frequency 2800 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.82 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.52 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/2.8 (Cortex-X2)		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon 770
Graphics Samsung Xclipse 920 Adreno 642
GPU Cores 768 512
GPU Frequency 1306 MHz 550 MHz
FLOPS 2006.2 GFLOPS 844 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S22
1612
Motorola Edge 20
984
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S22
3796
Motorola Edge 20
2633
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1612984
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)37962633
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S22]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S22
1088497
Motorola Edge 20
608420
CPU302471214326
GPU373644138630
Memory174962108259
UX237420147205
NanoReview Score1088497608420
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S22
6530
Motorola Edge 20
2471
Max Surface Temp.38 °C45.7 °C
Stability60 %99 %
Graphics Test39 fps14 fps
Graphics Score65302471
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S22], [Motorola Edge 20]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S22
12422
Motorola Edge 20
12949
Writing score1512715263
Web score1032410215
Video editing72447808
Data manipulation1092610196
NanoReview Score1242212949

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 8 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
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 30.2 GB 20 GB
UI Skin One UI 5.1 n/a

Battery

Volume 3700 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (63% in 30 min) Yes (68% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:03 h 1:01 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S22
19:34
Motorola Edge 20
18:47
Web Browsing07:10 h06:52 h
Video Playback11:44 h11:59 h
Games04:49 h04:14 h
Standby Mode100 h94 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 12032x9204 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
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 ° 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 108 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung GN5Samsung S5KHM2
Sensor size1/1.561/1.52
Pixel size1 μm0.7 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix10 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal length70 mm79 mm
SensorSony IMX772n/a
Sensor size1/3.94n/a
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX713n/a
Sensor size1/2.551/3.06
Pixel size1.4 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S22
129
Motorola Edge 20
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S22
137
Motorola Edge 20
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S22
133
Motorola Edge 20
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview72n/a
Zoom126n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S22]

Front camera

Matrix 10 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 3872x2592 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.3
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.24 n/a
Pixel size 1.22 μm 0.7 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
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
- NAVIC
- SBAS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)GSM 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(AWS)/1900/2100
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/B12/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B66)
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S22
89.5 dB
Motorola Edge 20
84.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2022 yr July, 2021 yr
Release Date March, 2022 yr August, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 799 590
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a
* 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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