Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon) vs Xiaomi 17T

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon) Manufactured in February, 2022, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, vs Xiaomi 17T, Manufactured in May, 2026with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 500ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 17T
  • Lighter design: 200g vs 228g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
  • Infrared port

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 (Snapdragon) and Xiaomi 17T
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 AMOLED
Size 6.8 in 6.59 in
Resolution 1440x3088 pixels 1268x2756 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.3:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 500 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max brightness 830 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.8 % 89.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
n/a
Xiaomi 17T
3329 nits

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.3 mm (6.43 in) 157.6 mm (6.2 in)
Width 77.9 mm (3.07 in) 75.2 mm (2.96 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.17 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 228 g (8.04 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Red
- White
- Black
- Blue
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
89.8 %
Xiaomi 17T
89.9 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon) and Xiaomi 17T In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 3400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A725)
- 3/3.2 (Cortex-A725)
- 1/3.4 (Cortex-A725)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek NPU 880
Graphics Adreno 730 n/a
GPU Cores 1024 n/a
GPU Frequency 818 MHz n/a
FLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
1752
Xiaomi 17T
1704
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
4054
Xiaomi 17T
6686
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17521704
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)40546686
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
1156434
Xiaomi 17T
2407614
CPU298058709591
GPU421639762021
Memory208897409017
UX227840526985
NanoReview Score11564342407614
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
8045
Xiaomi 17T
n/a
Stability56 %n/a
Graphics Test48 fpsn/a
Graphics Score8045n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
13487
Xiaomi 17T
n/a
Writing score15686n/a
Web score12358n/a
Video editing7351n/a
Data manipulation10467n/a
NanoReview Score13487n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency n/a 5333 MHz
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
UI Skin One UI 5.1 HyperOS 3

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 6500 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 67 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 20 min) Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:59 h 1:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
n/a
Xiaomi 17T
28:50
Web Browsingn/a13:50 h
Video Playbackn/a18:40 h
Gamesn/a07:52 h
Standby Moden/a112 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 12000x9000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 10x Optical, 5x
Flash LED Dual 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 (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: 50 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/1.7
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSamsung S5KHM3Omnivision OV50
Sensor size1/1.331/1.55 (0.65)
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MP50 MP
Aperturef/4.9f/3.0
Focal length230 mm115 mm
SensorSony IMX574Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size1/3.521/2.76 (0.36)
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm15 mm
SensorSony IMX563n/a
Sensor size1/2.551/3.06 (0.33)
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
135
Xiaomi 17T
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
127
Xiaomi 17T
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
135
Xiaomi 17T
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview71n/a
Zoom137n/a

Front camera

Matrix 40 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 7864x5200 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 21 mm
Sensor n/a CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.82 1/3.44 (0.29)
Pixel size n/a 0.64 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 6E (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 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM B2/3/5/8
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA B1/2/4/5/8
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

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 May, 2026 yr
Release Date February, 2022 yr May, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 1199 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 749
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 No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 17T the clear winner in this comparison.

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