Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon) vs Xiaomi 17 Pro Max
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon) Manufactured in February, 2022, with display 6.1 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, vs Xiaomi 17 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
- Higher pixel density: 425ppi
- Lighter design: 167g vs 219g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 17 Pro Max
- Larger display: 6.9in
- Higher battery capacity: 7500mAh vs 3700mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 12/512 GB - 16/512 GB - 16/1024 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
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.1 in | 6.9 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1200x2608 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 425 ppi | 416 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 780 nits | 120 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.6 % | 92.4 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
Design & Build
| Height | 146 mm (5.75 in) | 162.9 mm (6.41 in) |
| Width | 70.6 mm (2.78 in) | 77.6 mm (3.06 in) |
| Thickness | 7.6 mm (0.3 in) | 8 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 167 g (5.89 oz) | 219 g (7.72 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | n/a |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Gray - Blue - Green - Pink - Purple - Yellow |
- White - Black - Green - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max Frequency | 3000 MHz | 4610 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510) - 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710) - 1/3 (Cortex-X2) |
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| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Adreno 840 |
| GPU Cores | 1024 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 818 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1675.3 GFLOPS | 3686.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1678 | 3891 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 4049 | 11680 |
| CPU | 314291 | 867585 |
| GPU | 383126 | 1185826 |
| Memory | 208684 | 526143 |
| UX | 225034 | 708900 |
| NanoReview Score | 1131135 | 3288454 |
| Stability | 49 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 44 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 7438 | n/a |
| Writing score | 15032 | n/a |
| Web score | 11517 | n/a |
| Video editing | 7353 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 10622 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 13221 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 16 |
| UI Skin | One UI 5.1 | HyperOS 3 |
Battery
| Volume | 3700 mAh | 7500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 100 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes, (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (63% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 1:03 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 06:06 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 10:26 h | n/a |
| Games | 04:19 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 89 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8160x6120 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Up to 24FPS | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 960 fps (720p) | 1920 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 102 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GN5 | Omnivision 950L LightHunter |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.28 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 10 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | 70 mm | 115 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX772 | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.94 | 1/2.0 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.64 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 17 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX713 | Omnivision OV50M |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/2.76 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 0.64 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 10 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 3872x2592 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Omnivision OV50M |
| Sensor size | 1/3.24 | 1/2.88 |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | 0.61 μm |
| 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 5.4 |
| 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 |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900) | GSM B2 / B3 / B5 / B8 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900) | WCDMA B1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19 |
| 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/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | 20 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | n/a |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February, 2022 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | February, 2022 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 799 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 999 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | Yes, 100 W |
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Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 17 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.
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