Samsung Galaxy S22 vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus

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

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22
  • Higher pixel density: 425ppi
  • Lighter design: 167g vs 195g
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
  • Larger display: 6.6in
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 3700mAh

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S22 and Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
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 Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.1 in 6.6 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 425 ppi 393 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) Yes (10-120 Hz)
Max brightness 780 nits 780 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88.6 % 89.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S22
858 nits
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
1090 nits
sRGB gamut99.3 %98.2 %
PWM (Flicker)239 Hz240 Hz
Response time10 ms5 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 146 mm (5.75 in) 157.4 mm (6.2 in)
Width 70.6 mm (2.78 in) 75.8 mm (2.98 in)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 7.6 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- Purple
- Yellow
- White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- Purple
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S22
88.6 %
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
89.7 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S22 and Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 2200 Samsung Exynos 2200
Max Frequency 2800 MHz 2800 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)
- 4/1.82 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.52 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/2.8 (Cortex-X2)
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Yes
Graphics Samsung Xclipse 920 Samsung Xclipse 920
GPU Cores 768 768
GPU Frequency 1306 MHz 1306 MHz
FLOPS 2006.2 GFLOPS 2006.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S22
1612
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
1674
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S22
3796
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
3742
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)16121674
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)37963742
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S22
1088497
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
1097634
CPU302471305791
GPU373644406302
Memory174962171518
UX237420214023
NanoReview Score10884971097634
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S22
6530
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
6908
Max Surface Temp.38 °C38.8 °C
Stability60 %63 %
Graphics Test39 fps41 fps
Graphics Score65306908
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S22
12422
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
12461
Writing score1512715511
Web score1032410284
Video editing72447256
Data manipulation1092610899
NanoReview Score1242212461

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 30.2 GB 28.6 GB
UI Skin One UI 5.1 One UI 5.1

Battery

Volume 3700 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 45 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (63% in 30 min) Yes (64% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:03 h 1:01 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S22
19:34
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
22:15
Web Browsing07:10 h08:17 h
Video Playback11:44 h12:55 h
Games04:49 h05:26 h
Standby Mode100 h115 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS Up to 24FPS
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 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung GN5Samsung GN5
Sensor size1/1.561/1.56
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MP10 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal length70 mm70 mm
SensorSony IMX772Samsung S5K3K1
Sensor size1/3.941/3.94
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX713Sony IMX713
Sensor size1/2.551/2.55
Pixel size1.4 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S22
129
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
129
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S22
137
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
137
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S22
133
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
133
Bokeh7070
Preview7272
Zoom126126

Front camera

Matrix 10 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution 3872x2592 pixels 3872x2592 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.24 1/3.24
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 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 5.2 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 Yes DP 1.2
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 *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)HSDPA 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/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category2020
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
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
91.3 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2022 yr February, 2022 yr
Release Date March, 2022 yr March, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 799 999
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 No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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