Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy M21

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra Manufactured in March, 2022, with display 6.8 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2200, vs Samsung Galaxy M21, Manufactured in March, 2020 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 9611. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 500ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy M21
  • Lighter design: 188g vs 228g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 5000mAh

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB
- 4/64 GB
- 6/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy M21
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 Super AMOLED
Size 6.8 in 6.4 in
Resolution 1440x3088 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.3:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 500 ppi 403 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (24-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 830 nits 630 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Screen-to-body ratio 89.8 % 84.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
1259 nits
Samsung Galaxy M21
608 nits
sRGB gamut98.2 %141.3 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz215 Hz
Response time1 ms9 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.3 mm (6.43 in) 159 mm (6.26 in)
Width 77.9 mm (3.07 in) 75.1 mm (2.96 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 228 g (8.04 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Red
- Black
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
89.8 %
Samsung Galaxy M21
84.2 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy M21 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 2200 Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9611
Max Frequency 2800 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.82 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.52 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/2.8 (Cortex-X2)
- 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.3 (Cortex-A73)
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Yes Yes
Graphics Samsung Xclipse 920 Mali-G72 MP3
GPU Cores 768 54
GPU Frequency 1306 MHz 850 MHz
FLOPS 2006.2 GFLOPS 113.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
1710
Samsung Galaxy M21
514
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
3809
Samsung Galaxy M21
1558
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1710514
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)38091558
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
1079257
Samsung Galaxy M21
266455
CPU31548376468
GPU34698445756
Memory18325370269
UX23353773962
NanoReview Score1079257266455
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
6875
Samsung Galaxy M21
816
Max Surface Temp.39.7 °C44.1 °C
Stability64 %73 %
Graphics Test41 fps4 fps
Graphics Score6875816
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
13071
Samsung Galaxy M21
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
- 4 GB
- 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 1866 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12.0)
OS Size 26.8 GB 14.5 GB
UI Skin One UI 5.1 One Ui 4.1

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 6000 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 15 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (60% in 30 min) Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (25% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:59 h 2:35 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
23:05
Samsung Galaxy M21
24:03
Web Browsing09:06 h10:07 h
Video Playback13:47 h13:59 h
Games05:57 h05:35 h
Standby Mode113 h115 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 12000x9000 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 10x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
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 30 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Depth: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix108 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/2.0
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung S5KHM3Samsung S5KGM2
Sensor size1/1.331/2.0
Pixel size0.8 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
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 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm12 mm
SensorSony IMX563n/a
Sensor size1/2.551/4.0
Pixel size1.4 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
139
Samsung Galaxy M21
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
137
Samsung Galaxy M21
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
140
Samsung Galaxy M21
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview73n/a
Zoom141n/a

Front camera

Matrix 40 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 7864x5200 pixels 5184x3888 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
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
Samsung Galaxy M21
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
145
Samsung Galaxy M21
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
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 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
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 Bandsn/aGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G Bandsn/aB1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5(850), B8 (900)
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20/B38/B40/B41)
LTE category2012
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
90.2 dB
Samsung Galaxy M21
83.8 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced February, 2022 yr March, 2020 yr
Release Date March, 2022 yr March, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 1199 210
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 n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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