Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon) vs Samsung Galaxy A52
Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon) Manufactured in February, 2022, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, vs Samsung Galaxy A52, Manufactured in March, 2021with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 720G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
- Larger display: 6.8in
- Higher pixel density: 500ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A52
- Lighter design: 189g vs 228g
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 12/1024 GB |
- 4/64 GB - 4/128 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 | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.8 in | 6.5 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3088 pixels | 1080x2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.3:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 500 ppi | 407 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max brightness | 830 nits | 400 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.8 % | 85 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 99.3 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 183 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 4.4 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.3 mm (6.43 in) | 159.9 mm (6.3 in) |
| Width | 77.9 mm (3.07 in) | 75.1 mm (2.96 in) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 228 g (8.04 oz) | 189 g (6.67 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP67 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - White - Black - Gray - Blue - Green - Red |
- White - Black - Blue - Pink |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G |
| Max Frequency | 3000 MHz | 2300 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) |
- 6/1.8 (Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 2/2.3 (Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76)) |
| Process | Samsung | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 8 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Hexagon 692 |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Adreno 618 |
| GPU Cores | 1024 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 818 MHz | 750 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1675.3 GFLOPS | 384 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1752 | 641 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 4054 | 1750 |
| CPU | 298058 | 135651 |
| GPU | 421639 | 73380 |
| Memory | 208897 | 71690 |
| UX | 227840 | 95511 |
| NanoReview Score | 1156434 | 376232 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 40.1 °C |
| Stability | 56 % | 99 % |
| Graphics Test | 48 fps | 6 fps |
| Graphics Score | 8045 | 1039 |
| Writing score | 15686 | 9328 |
| Web score | 12358 | 7276 |
| Video editing | 7351 | 6297 |
| Data manipulation | 10467 | 7453 |
| NanoReview Score | 13487 | 8913 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
- 4 GB - 6 GB - 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | n/a | 25.8 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 5.1 | One UI 6.1 |
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) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 20 min) | Yes (35% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:59 h | 1:30 h |
| Web Browsing | n/a | 08:10 h |
| Video Playback | n/a | 12:28 h |
| Games | n/a | 04:57 h |
| Standby Mode | n/a | 122 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 MP | 64 MP |
| Photo resolution | 12000x9000 pixels | 9000x7000 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) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 108 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Macro: 5 MP Depth: 5 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 108 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KHM3 | Sony IMX682 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.33 | 1/1.7 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 10 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/4.9 | n/a |
| Focal length | 230 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX574 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.52 | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX563 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | n/a |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 70 | n/a |
| Preview | 71 | n/a |
| Zoom | 137 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 40 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 7864x5200 pixels | 6528x4896 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX616 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.82 | 1/2.8 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
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 - Wi-Fi Display |
| 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 |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | Yes |
| 2G Bands | n/a | 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/B17/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66) |
| LTE category | 20 | 15 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | February, 2022 yr | March, 2021 yr |
| Release Date | February, 2022 yr | March, 2021 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1199 | 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 | n/a |
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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 (Snapdragon) the clear winner in this comparison.
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