Samsung Galaxy S22 vs Samsung Galaxy A12
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S22 Manufactured in March, 2022, with display 6.1 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2200, vs Samsung Galaxy A12, Manufactured in December, 2020 with chipsetMediaTek Helio P35. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22
- Higher pixel density: 425ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Lighter design: 167g vs 205g
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A12
- Larger display: 6.5in
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3700mAh
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 2/32 GB - 3/32 GB - 3/128 GB - 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 6/128 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 | Dynamic AMOLED | PLS TFT |
| Size | 6.1 in | 6.5 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 720x1600 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 425 ppi | 270 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (10-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | 780 nits | 450 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | No |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.6 % | 82.1 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
n/a |
| sRGB gamut | 99.3 % | 96.3 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 239 Hz | 337 Hz |
| Response time | 10 ms | 52 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | 864:1 |
Design & Build
| Height | 146 mm (5.75 in) | 164 mm (6.46 in) |
| Width | 70.6 mm (2.78 in) | 75.8 mm (2.98 in) |
| Thickness | 7.6 mm (0.3 in) | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) |
| Weight | 167 g (5.89 oz) | 205 g (7.23 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | No |
| Back panel | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - White - Black - Gray - Blue - Green - Pink - Purple - Yellow |
- White - Black - Blue - Red |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 2200 | MediaTek Helio P35 |
| Max Frequency | 2800 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.82 (Cortex-A510) - 3/2.52 (Cortex-A710) - 1/2.8 (Cortex-X2) |
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A53) - 4/2.3 (Cortex-A53) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 12 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | No |
| Graphics | Samsung Xclipse 920 | PowerVR GE8320 |
| GPU Cores | 768 | 32 |
| GPU Frequency | 1306 MHz | 680 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2006.2 GFLOPS | 43.5 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1612 | 480 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3796 | 1522 |
| CPU | 302471 | 52120 |
| GPU | 373644 | 18126 |
| Memory | 174962 | 39276 |
| UX | 237420 | 37917 |
| NanoReview Score | 1088497 | 147439 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 38 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 60 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 39 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 6530 | n/a |
| Writing score | 15127 | n/a |
| Web score | 10324 | n/a |
| Video editing | 7244 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 10926 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 12422 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | - 3 GB - 4 GB - 6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4 |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 32 GB - 64 GB - 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 13) |
| OS Size | 30.2 GB | 13 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 5.1 | One UI Core 5.1 |
Battery
| Volume | 3700 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 15 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 (20% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:03 h | 3:03 h |
| Web Browsing | 07:10 h | 11:00 h |
| Video Playback | 11:44 h | 13:25 h |
| Games | 04:49 h | 06:03 h |
| Standby Mode | 100 h | 133 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8160x6120 pixels | 8000x6000 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K Recording | Up to 24FPS | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | No |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 960 fps (720p) | No |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 5 MP Macro: 2 MP Depth: 2 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GN5 | Samsung S5KGM2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/2 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Matrix | 10 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | n/a |
| Focal length | 70 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX772 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.94 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX713 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 70 | n/a |
| Preview | 72 | n/a |
| Zoom | 126 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 10 MP | 8 MP |
| Photo resolution | 3872x2592 pixels | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.24 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 1080p (Full HD) 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 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) |
| 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 |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, 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 |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900) | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900) | UMTS B1 (2100), B5(850), B8 (900) |
| 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/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41) |
| LTE category | 20 | 7 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Budget |
| Announced | February, 2022 yr | November, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2022 yr | December, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 799 | 180 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | n/a |
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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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