Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra Manufactured in March, 2022, with display 6.8 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2200, vs Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G, Manufactured in January, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.8in
- Higher pixel density: 500ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
- Supports DisplayPort
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
- Lighter design: 177g vs 228g
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 12/1024 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 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
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | Dynamic 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 | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (24-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | 830 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.8 % | 86.7 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 98.2 % | 97 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 120 Hz | 247 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 6 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.3 mm (6.43 in) | 155.7 mm (6.13 in) |
| Width | 77.9 mm (3.07 in) | 74.5 mm (2.93 in) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 228 g (8.04 oz) | 177 g (6.24 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Gray - Blue - Green - Red |
- White - Gray - Green - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 2200 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
| Max Frequency | 2800 MHz | 2840 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 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)) - 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)) |
| Process | Samsung | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Hexagon 780 |
| Graphics | Samsung Xclipse 920 | Adreno 660 |
| GPU Cores | 768 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 1306 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2006.2 GFLOPS | 1290.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1710 | 1371 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3809 | 3396 |
| CPU | 315483 | 247848 |
| GPU | 346984 | 311997 |
| Memory | 183253 | 152639 |
| UX | 233537 | 182414 |
| NanoReview Score | 1079257 | 894898 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 39.7 °C | 39.1 °C |
| Stability | 64 % | 69 % |
| Graphics Test | 41 fps | 34 fps |
| Graphics Score | 6875 | 5704 |
| Writing score | 15799 | 14216 |
| Web score | 11474 | 11960 |
| Video editing | 7200 | 7049 |
| Data manipulation | 11082 | 10196 |
| NanoReview Score | 13071 | 12441 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
- 6 GB - 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | 26.8 GB | 17.5 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 5.1 | One UI 6 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 45 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (60% in 30 min) | Yes (51% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:59 h | 1:15 h |
| Web Browsing | 09:06 h | 06:11 h |
| Video Playback | 13:47 h | 11:05 h |
| Games | 05:57 h | 04:48 h |
| Standby Mode | 113 h | 100 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 12000x9000 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 10x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | 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) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 108 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 108 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KHM3 | Sony IMX555 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.33 | 1/1.76 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 10 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/4.9 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 230 mm | 76 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX574 | Hynix Hi847 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.52 | 1/4.5 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX563 | Sony IMX258 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/3.0 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 70 | n/a |
| Preview | 73 | n/a |
| Zoom | 141 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 40 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 7864x5200 pixels | 6464x4864 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Sony IMX616 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.82 | 1/2.74 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| 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 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 |
| 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 | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| 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 | n/a | GSM GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | n/a | UMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900) |
| LTE Bands* | n/a | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66) |
| LTE category | 20 | 19 |
| 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 | January, 2022 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2022 yr | January, 2022 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1199 | 790 |
| 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 - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | No |
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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 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.
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