Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra and Honor X9d - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra vs Honor X9d

75 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
VS
74 out 100
Honor X9d
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
Honor X9d

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra Manufactured in March, 2022, with display 6.8 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2200, vs Honor X9d, Manufactured in October, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4. 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 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 500ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Honor X9d
  • Lighter design: 193g vs 228g
  • Higher battery capacity: 8300mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra and Honor X9d
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Galaxy S22 Ultra
vs
Honor X9d

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.8 in 6.79 in
Resolution 1440x3088 pixels 1200x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.3:9 19.85:9
Pixel density 500 ppi 427 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (24-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 830 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 89.8 % 90.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
1259 nits
Honor X9d
n/a
sRGB gamut98.2 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.3 mm (6.43 in) 161.9 mm (6.37 in)
Width 77.9 mm (3.07 in) 76.1 mm (3 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 228 g (8.04 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Red		 - Black
- Gold
- Green
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
89.8 %
Honor X9d
90.8 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra and Honor X9d In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 2200 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Max Frequency 2800 MHz 2300 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 Silver (Cortex-A520))
- 3/2.2 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720))
- 1/2.3 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720))
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Samsung Xclipse 920 Adreno 810
GPU Cores 768 256
GPU Frequency 1306 MHz 895 MHz
FLOPS 2006.2 GFLOPS 458.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
1710
Honor X9d
1086
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
3809
Honor X9d
3103
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17101086
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)38093103
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
1079257
Honor X9d
977304
CPU315483358049
GPU346984160718
Memory183253210830
UX233537247707
NanoReview Score1079257977304
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
6875
Honor X9d
n/a
Max Surface Temp.39.7 °Cn/a
Stability64 %n/a
Graphics Test41 fpsn/a
Graphics Score6875n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
13071
Honor X9d
n/a
Writing score15799n/a
Web score11474n/a
Video editing7200n/a
Data manipulation11082n/a
NanoReview Score13071n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 15
OS Size 26.8 GB n/a
UI Skin One UI 5.1 MagicOS 9.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 8300 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (60% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:59 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
23:05
Honor X9d
n/a
Web Browsing09:06 hn/a
Video Playback13:47 hn/a
Games05:57 hn/a
Standby Mode113 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 12000x9000 pixels 12000x9000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 10x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) n/a
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix108 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KHM3n/a
Sensor size1/1.331/1.67
Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MPn/a
Aperturef/4.9n/a
Focal length230 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX574n/a
Sensor size1/3.52n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP5 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX563n/a
Sensor size1/2.55n/a
Pixel size1.4 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
139
Honor X9d
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
137
Honor X9d
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
140
Honor X9d
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview73n/a
Zoom141n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra]

Front camera

Matrix 40 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 7864x5200 pixels 3456x4608 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.82 n/a
Pixel size 0.7 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
139
Honor X9d
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
145
Honor X9d
n/a

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 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
90.2 dB
Honor X9d
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced February, 2022 yr September, 2025 yr
Release Date March, 2022 yr October, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1199 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 350
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes, 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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