Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon) vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon) Manufactured in February, 2022, with display 6.1 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, Manufactured in November, 2020with chipsetApple A14 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 167g vs 226g
  • Higher battery capacity: 3700mAh vs 3687mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon) and Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
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 OLED
Size 6.1 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1284x2778 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 425 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 780 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 88.6 % 87.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
976 nits
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
864 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.4 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a238 Hz
Response timen/a8 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 146 mm (5.75 in) 160.8 mm (6.33 in)
Width 70.6 mm (2.78 in) 78.1 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 7.4 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 226 g (7.97 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
- Silver
- Gold
- Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
88.6 %
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
87.7 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon) and Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max In benchmarks
Processor
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 v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
1678
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
1976
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
4049
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
5114
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)16781976
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)40495114
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
1131135
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
1139529
CPU314291309114
GPU383126346277
Memory208684174323
UX225034309815
NanoReview Score11311351139529
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
7438
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
7880
Max Surface Temp.n/a45 °C
Stability49 %75 %
Graphics Test44 fps47 fps
Graphics Score74387880
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
13221
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
n/a
Writing score15032n/a
Web score11517n/a
Video editing7353n/a
Data manipulation10622n/a
NanoReview Score13221n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size n/a 16 GB
UI Skin One UI 5.1 n/a

Battery

Volume 3700 mAh 3687 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 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 (63% in 30 min) Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:03 h 1:32 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
17:14
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
22:52
Web Browsing06:06 h08:35 h
Video Playback10:26 h13:38 h
Games04:19 h05:29 h
Standby Mode89 h116 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 2.5x
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) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.6
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung GN5Sony IMX603
Sensor size1/1.561/1.9
Pixel size1 μm1.7 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal length70 mm65 mm
SensorSony IMX772Sony IMX613
Sensor size1/3.941/3.4
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX713Sony IMX372
Sensor size1/2.551/3.4
Pixel size1.4 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
131
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
130
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
131
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a80
Zoomn/a115

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 1 μm
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
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
127
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
140

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (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
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsWCDMA B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
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/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66)
LTE category2018
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 (Snapdragon)
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
81.2 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2022 yr October, 2020 yr
Release Date February, 2022 yr November, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 799 1100
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
- Face Sensor
Charger Included No n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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