Samsung Galaxy S22 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 9

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S22 Manufactured in March, 2022, with display 6.1 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2200, vs Samsung Galaxy Note 9, Manufactured in August, 2018 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 167g vs 201g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Note 9
  • Larger display: 6.4in
  • Higher pixel density: 514ppi
  • 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
- 8/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S22 and Samsung Galaxy Note 9
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 Dynamic AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.1 in 6.4 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1440x2960 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 18.5:9
Pixel density 425 ppi 514 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 780 nits 520 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 88.6 % 84 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S22
858 nits
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
657 nits
sRGB gamut99.3 %144.6 %
PWM (Flicker)239 Hz227 Hz
Response time10 ms8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 146 mm (5.75 in) 161.9 mm (6.37 in)
Width 70.6 mm (2.78 in) 76.4 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 201 g (7.09 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- Purple
- Yellow
- Black
- Blue
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S22
88.6 %
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
84 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S22 and Samsung Galaxy Note 9 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 2200 Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
Max Frequency 2800 MHz 2700 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)
- 4/1.9 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.9 (Exynos M3)
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Yes Yes
Graphics Samsung Xclipse 920 Mali-G72 MP18
GPU Cores 768 324
GPU Frequency 1306 MHz 572 MHz
FLOPS 2006.2 GFLOPS 370.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S22
1612
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
828
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S22
3796
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
2026
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1612828
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)37962026
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S22
1088497
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
457443
CPU302471147238
GPU373644137906
Memory17496286902
UX23742085397
NanoReview Score1088497457443
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S22
6530
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
2333
Max Surface Temp.38 °C48.7 °C
Stability60 %95 %
Graphics Test39 fps13 fps
Graphics Score65302333
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S22
12422
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
6325
Writing score151276182
Web score103245312
Video editing72445462
Data manipulation109265867
NanoReview Score124226325

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 1794 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 8.1 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 30.2 GB 19 GB
UI Skin One UI 5.1 One UI 2.5

Battery

Volume 3700 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 15 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes Qi/PMA (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (63% in 30 min) Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 35 min)
Full Charge Time 1:03 h 1:40 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S22
19:34
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
19:26
Web Browsing07:10 h07:31 h
Video Playback11:44 h11:36 h
Games04:49 h05:01 h
Standby Mode100 h96 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 2x
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) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.5 - 2.4
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung GN5Samsung SAK2L3
Sensor size1/1.561/2.55
Pixel size1 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal length70 mm52 mm
SensorSony IMX772Samsung
Sensor size1/3.941/3.4
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX713n/a
Sensor size1/2.55n/a
Pixel size1.4 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S22
129
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
107
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S22
137
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
94
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S22
133
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
103
Bokeh70n/a
Preview72n/a
Zoom126n/a

Front camera

Matrix 10 MP 8 MP
Photo resolution 3872x2592 pixels 3264x2448 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.7
Focal length 26 mm 25 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K3H1
Sensor size 1/3.24 1/3.6
Pixel size 1.22 μm 1.22 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1440p 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
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, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.1
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
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, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 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 (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S22
89.5 dB
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
71.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2022 yr August, 2018 yr
Release Date March, 2022 yr August, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 799 1000
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- 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 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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