Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon) vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos)
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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 S26 Plus (Exynos), Manufactured in March, 2026 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2600. 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 battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4900mAh
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos)
- Higher pixel density: 516ppi
- Lighter design: 190g vs 228g
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 12/1024 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.8 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3088 pixels | 1440x3120 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.3:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 500 ppi | 516 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | 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 % | 91.7 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.3 mm (6.43 in) | 158.4 mm (6.24 in) |
| Width | 77.9 mm (3.07 in) | 75.8 mm (2.98 in) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | 7.3 mm (0.29 in) |
| Weight | 228 g (8.04 oz) | 190 g (6.7 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
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Samsung Exynos 2600 |
| Max Frequency | 3000 MHz | 3800 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 10 (1 + 3 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510) - 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710) - 1/3 (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 | Hexagon | AI engine with 32K MAC NPU |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Samsung Xclipse 960 |
| GPU Cores | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 818 MHz | 980 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1675.3 GFLOPS | 4014.1 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1752 | 3240 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 4054 | 11297 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 24658 |
| CPU | 298058 | 991772 |
| GPU | 421639 | 1258872 |
| Memory | 208897 | 554880 |
| UX | 227840 | 310384 |
| NanoReview Score | 1156434 | 3115908 |
| Stability | 56 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 48 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 8045 | n/a |
| Writing score | 15686 | n/a |
| Web score | 12358 | n/a |
| Video editing | 7351 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 10467 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 13487 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 16 |
| OS Size | n/a | 30.5 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 5.1 | One UI 8.5 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 4900 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 45 W | 45 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes, (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 20 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 0:59 h | n/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 |
| Matrix | 108 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KHM3 | Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.33 | 1/1.56 (0.64) |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 10 MP | 10 MP |
| Aperture | f/4.9 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 230 mm | 67 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX574 | Samsung ISOCELL S5K3K1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.52 | 1/3.94 (0.25) |
| Pixel size | n/a | 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 IMX564 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/2.55 (0.39) |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 70 | n/a |
| Preview | 71 | n/a |
| Zoom | 137 | n/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 | n/a | Samsung S5K3LU |
| Sensor size | 1/2.82 | 1/3.2 (0.31) |
| Pixel size | n/a | 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 |
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 | 6.0 |
| 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 |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 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/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66) |
| LTE category | 20 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February, 2022 yr | February, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | February, 2022 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1199 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 1099 |
| 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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Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos) the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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