Samsung Galaxy S22 vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S22 Manufactured in March, 2022, with display 6.1 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2200, vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon), Manufactured in February, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22
  • Lighter design: 167g vs 228g
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 500ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3700mAh

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S22 and Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
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 comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.1 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1440x3088 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.3:9
Pixel density 425 ppi 500 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 780 nits 830 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 88.6 % 89.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S22
858 nits
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
n/a
sRGB gamut99.3 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)239 Hzn/a
Response time10 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 146 mm (5.75 in) 163.3 mm (6.43 in)
Width 70.6 mm (2.78 in) 77.9 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 228 g (8.04 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
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S22
88.6 %
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
89.8 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S22 and Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 2200 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max Frequency 2800 MHz 3000 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 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Samsung Xclipse 920 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 768 1024
GPU Frequency 1306 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS 2006.2 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S22
1612
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
1752
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S22
3796
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
4054
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)16121752
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)37964054
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S22
1088497
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
1156434
CPU302471298058
GPU373644421639
Memory174962208897
UX237420227840
NanoReview Score10884971156434
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S22
6530
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
8045
Max Surface Temp.38 °Cn/a
Stability60 %56 %
Graphics Test39 fps48 fps
Graphics Score65308045
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S22
12422
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
13487
Writing score1512715686
Web score1032412358
Video editing72447351
Data manipulation1092610467
NanoReview Score1242213487

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 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 n/a
UI Skin One UI 5.1 One UI 5.1

Battery

Volume 3700 mAh 5000 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 (50% in 20 min)
Full Charge Time 1:03 h 0:59 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S22
19:34
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
n/a
Web Browsing07:10 hn/a
Video Playback11:44 hn/a
Games04:49 hn/a
Standby Mode100 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 12000x9000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 10x
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: 108 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung GN5Samsung S5KHM3
Sensor size1/1.561/1.33
Pixel size1 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MP10 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/4.9
Focal length70 mm230 mm
SensorSony IMX772Sony IMX574
Sensor size1/3.941/3.52
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX713Sony IMX563
Sensor size1/2.551/2.55
Pixel size1.4 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S22
129
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
135
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S22
137
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
127
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S22
133
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
135
Bokeh7070
Preview7271
Zoom126137

Front camera

Matrix 10 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 3872x2592 pixels 7864x5200 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor CMOS n/a
Sensor size 1/3.24 1/2.82
Pixel size 1.22 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
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)n/a
3G BandsWCDMA B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)n/a
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))n/a
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 Ultra (Snapdragon)
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2022 yr February, 2022 yr
Release Date March, 2022 yr February, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 799 1199
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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