Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) vs Apple iPhone 12 mini
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) Manufactured in March, 2022, with display 6.6 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, vs Apple iPhone 12 mini, Manufactured in November, 2020 with chipsetApple A14 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon)
- Larger display: 6.6in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 2227mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
- Supports DisplayPort
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12 mini
- Higher pixel density: 476ppi
- Lighter design: 135g vs 195g
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 4/256 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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.6 in | 5.4 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 393 ppi | 476 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max brightness | 780 nits | 625 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.7 % | 84.8 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
DCI-P3 |
Design & Build
| Height | 157.4 mm (6.2 in) | 131.5 mm (5.18 in) |
| Width | 75.8 mm (2.98 in) | 64.2 mm (2.53 in) |
| Thickness | 7.6 mm (0.3 in) | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) |
| Weight | 195 g (6.88 oz) | 135 g (4.76 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Gray - Blue - Green - Pink - Purple - Yellow |
- White - Black - Blue - Green - Red |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Apple A14 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 3000 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510) - 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710) - 1/3 (Cortex-X2) |
- 4/1.8 (Icestorm) - 2/3.1 (Firestorm) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Apple A14 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 1024 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 818 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1675.3 GFLOPS | 654.3 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1701 | 1957 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3905 | 5062 |
| CPU | 323770 | 295247 |
| GPU | 442427 | 309462 |
| Memory | 179688 | 140008 |
| UX | 234077 | 296305 |
| NanoReview Score | 1179962 | 1041022 |
| Stability | 53 % | 69 % |
| Graphics Test | 54 fps | 45 fps |
| Graphics Score | 9067 | 7655 |
| Writing score | 16167 | n/a |
| Web score | 11917 | n/a |
| Video editing | 7397 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 10791 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 13552 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 64 GB - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| UI Skin | One UI 5.1 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 4500 mAh | 2227 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 45 W | 20 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (64% in 30 min) | Yes (60% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:01 h | 1:29 h |
| Web Browsing | 07:33 h | 06:04 h |
| Video Playback | 12:12 h | 10:15 h |
| Games | 05:09 h | 03:53 h |
| Standby Mode | 103 h | 79 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8160x6120 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Quad 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) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GN5 | Sony IMX372 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 10 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | n/a |
| Focal length | 70 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3K1 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.94 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX713 | Sony IMX503 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 55 |
| Preview | n/a | 76 |
| Zoom | n/a | 57 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 10 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 3872x2592 pixels | 4290x2800 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Sony IMX514 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.24 | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (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 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 3.2 | n/a |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode |
| DisplayPort | Yes DP 1.2 | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | n/a |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | n/a | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) |
| 3G Bands | n/a | UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) |
| LTE Bands* | n/a | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66) |
| LTE category | 20 | 18 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February, 2022 yr | October, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2022 yr | November, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 999 | 700 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face 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 Plus (Snapdragon) the clear winner in this comparison.
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