Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S22 and Sony Xperia 5 II - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S22 vs Sony Xperia 5 II

68 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S22
VS
58 out 100
Sony Xperia 5 II
Samsung Galaxy S22
Sony Xperia 5 II

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S22 Manufactured in March, 2022, with display 6.1 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2200, vs Sony Xperia 5 II, Manufactured in October, 2020 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865. 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
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 5 II
  • Higher pixel density: 449ppi
  • Lighter design: 163g vs 167g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4000mAh 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 Sony Xperia 5 II
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
Sony Xperia 5 II

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 6.1 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2520 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 21:9
Pixel density 425 ppi 449 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 780 nits 550 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88.6 % 80.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S22
858 nits
Sony Xperia 5 II
531 nits
sRGB gamut99.3 %100 %
PWM (Flicker)239 Hz238 Hz
Response time10 ms8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S22], [Sony Xperia 5 II]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 146 mm (5.75 in) 158 mm (6.22 in)
Width 70.6 mm (2.78 in) 68 mm (2.68 in)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- Purple
- Yellow		 - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S22
88.6 %
Sony Xperia 5 II
80.8 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S22 and Sony Xperia 5 II In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 2200 Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Max Frequency 2800 MHz 2840 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 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon 698
Graphics Samsung Xclipse 920 Adreno 650
GPU Cores 768 768
GPU Frequency 1306 MHz 587 MHz
FLOPS 2006.2 GFLOPS 1202.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S22
1612
Sony Xperia 5 II
1230
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S22
3796
Sony Xperia 5 II
3405
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)16121230
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)37963405
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S22]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S22
1088497
Sony Xperia 5 II
746148
CPU302471236582
GPU373644192490
Memory174962132271
UX237420184805
NanoReview Score1088497746148
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S22
6530
Sony Xperia 5 II
3835
Max Surface Temp.38 °C45.9 °C
Stability60 %91 %
Graphics Test39 fps22 fps
Graphics Score65303835
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S22], [Sony Xperia 5 II]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S22
12422
Sony Xperia 5 II
12685
Writing score1512715545
Web score103249996
Video editing72447188
Data manipulation109269618
NanoReview Score1242212685

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 3.0
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
OS Size 30.2 GB 13 GB
UI Skin One UI 5.1 n/a

Battery

Volume 3700 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 21 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (63% in 30 min) Yes (45% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:03 h 1:49 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S22
19:34
Sony Xperia 5 II
20:42
Web Browsing07:10 h08:29 h
Video Playback11:44 h12:46 h
Games04:49 h05:22 h
Standby Mode100 h96 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash LED 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) 120 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 124 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.7
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung GN5Sony IMX557
Sensor size1/1.561/1.7
Pixel size1 μm1.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal length70 mm70 mm
SensorSony IMX772Samsung S5K3T2
Sensor size1/3.941/3.4
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm16 mm
SensorSony IMX713Sony IMX363
Sensor size1/2.551/2.55
Pixel size1.4 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S22
129
Sony Xperia 5 II
114
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S22
137
Sony Xperia 5 II
99
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S22
133
Sony Xperia 5 II
111
Bokeh70n/a
Preview72n/a
Zoom126n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S22], [Sony Xperia 5 II]

Front camera

Matrix 10 MP 8 MP
Photo resolution 3872x2592 pixels 3264x2448 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 24 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K4H7
Sensor size 1/3.24 1/4
Pixel size 1.22 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
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 6 (802.11 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 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE, 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
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G BandsWCDMA B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)HSDPA 800 / 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(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B66(1700/B2100))
LTE category2022
5G SupportYesYes

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
Sony Xperia 5 II
75.7 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2022 yr September, 2020 yr
Release Date March, 2022 yr October, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 799 950
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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