Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Manufactured in February, 2023, with display 6.8 with chipsetSnapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy, vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon), Manufactured in February, 2022with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
  • Lighter design: 228g vs 233g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.8 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1440x3088 pixels 1440x3088 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.3:9 19.3:9
Pixel density 500 ppi 500 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 850 nits 830 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 89.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
1269 nits
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
n/a
sRGB gamut96.9 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)240 Hzn/a
Response time2 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.4 mm (6.43 in) 163.3 mm (6.43 in)
Width 78.1 mm (3.07 in) 77.9 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 233 g (8.22 oz) 228 g (8.04 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
- Purple
- White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
89.5 %
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
89.8 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max Frequency 3360 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 740 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 719 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
1976
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
1752
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
5221
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
4054
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19761752
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)52214054
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
1541246
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
1156434
CPU371084298058
GPU600732421639
Memory299004208897
UX270462227840
NanoReview Score15412461156434
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
12160
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
8045
Max Surface Temp.34.8 °Cn/a
Stability64 %56 %
Graphics Test72 fps48 fps
Graphics Score121608045
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
16130
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
13487
Writing score1979915686
Web score1610112358
Video editing78157351
Data manipulation1314210467
NanoReview Score1613013487

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 39.9 GB n/a
UI Skin One UI 6.1 One UI 5.1

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 45 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (68% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 20 min)
Full Charge Time 0:59 h 0:59 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
26:01
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
n/a
Web Browsing09:57 hn/a
Video Playback15:38 hn/a
Games06:22 hn/a
Standby Mode130 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 16320x12240 pixels 12000x9000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 10x Optical, 10x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Up to 24FPS
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 108 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix200 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.8
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP2Samsung S5KHM3
Sensor size1/1.31/1.33
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MP10 MP
Aperturef/4.9f/4.9
Focal length230 mm230 mm
SensorSony IMX754Sony IMX574
Sensor size1/3.521/3.52
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX564Sony IMX563
Sensor size1/2.551/2.55
Pixel size1.4 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
139
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
135
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
137
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
127
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
140
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
135
Bokeh7070
Preview7371
Zoom141137

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 7864x5200 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU n/a
Sensor size 1/3.24 1/2.82
Pixel size 1.12 μm n/a
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 S23 Ultra
139
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
145
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
n/a

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)
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 5.3 5.2
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
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
91.8 dB
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2023 yr February, 2022 yr
Release Date February, 2023 yr February, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 1199 1199
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.

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