Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra Manufactured in March, 2022, with display 6.8 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2200, vs Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos), Manufactured in March, 2026 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2600. 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 battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4300mAh
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
  • Lighter design: 167g vs 228g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2

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 Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.8 in 6.3 in
Resolution 1440x3088 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.3:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 500 ppi 411 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (24-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 830 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.8 % 90.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
1259 nits
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
n/a
sRGB gamut98.2 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.3 mm (6.43 in) 149.6 mm (5.89 in)
Width 77.9 mm (3.07 in) 71.7 mm (2.82 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 7.2 mm (0.28 in)
Weight 228 g (8.04 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Red
- White
- Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Pink
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
89.8 %
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
90.9 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 2200 Samsung Exynos 2600
Max Frequency 2800 MHz 3800 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 10 (1 + 3 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.82 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.52 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/2.8 (Cortex-X2)
- 6/2.75 (C1-Pro)
- 3/3.25 (C1-Pro)
- 1/3.8 (C1-Ultra)
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 2 nm
Neural Processor Yes AI engine with 32K MAC NPU
Graphics Samsung Xclipse 920 Samsung Xclipse 960
GPU Cores 768 1024
GPU Frequency 1306 MHz 980 MHz
FLOPS 2006.2 GFLOPS 4014.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
1710
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
3203
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
3809
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
11056
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17103203
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)380911056
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a27467
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
1079257
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
3504102
CPU3154831013874
GPU3469841351843
Memory183253414601
UX233537723784
NanoReview Score10792573504102
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
6875
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
n/a
Max Surface Temp.39.7 °Cn/a
Stability64 %n/a
Graphics Test41 fpsn/a
Graphics Score6875n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
13071
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
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 LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 16
OS Size 26.8 GB 29.5 GB
UI Skin One UI 5.1 One UI 8.5

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4300 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
Full Charge Time 0:59 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
23:05
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
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 50 MP
Photo resolution 12000x9000 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Optical, 10x Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS Yes (Up to 30 fps)
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: 108 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix108 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung S5KHM3Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3
Sensor size1/1.331/1.56 (0.64)
Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MP10 MP
Aperturef/4.9f/2.4
Focal length230 mm67 mm
SensorSony IMX574Samsung ISOCELL S5K3K1
Sensor size1/3.521/3.94 (0.25)
Pixel size1.12 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX563Sony IMX564
Sensor size1/2.551/2.55 (0.39)
Pixel size1.4 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
139
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
137
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
140
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview73n/a
Zoom141n/a

Front camera

Matrix 40 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 7864x5200 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K3LU
Sensor size 1/2.82 1/3.2 (0.31)
Pixel size 0.7 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
139
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
145
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (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, DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G Bandsn/aUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
90.2 dB
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2022 yr February, 2026 yr
Release Date March, 2022 yr March, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 1199 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 879
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
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos) the clear winner in this comparison.

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