Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon)

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.2 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon), Manufactured in March, 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 S24 (Snapdragon)
  • Higher pixel density: 416ppi
  • Lighter design: 167g vs 195g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon)
  • Larger display: 6.6in
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4000mAh

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) and Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon)
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Performance
App & system performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Function
Importance (Weight)
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Connectivity:
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.2 in 6.6 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 416 ppi 393 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (24-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 2600 nits 780 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.9 % 89.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
1410 nits
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon)
1212 nits

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 147 mm (5.79 in) 157.4 mm (6.2 in)
Width 70.6 mm (2.78 in) 75.8 mm (2.98 in)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 7.6 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Orange
- Purple
- Yellow
- White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- Purple
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
90.9 %
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon)
89.7 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) and Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
- 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 750 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
2188
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon)
1701
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
6935
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon)
3905
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21881701
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)69353905
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
1903881
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon)
1179962
CPU464193323770
GPU863947442427
Memory268952179688
UX306789234077
NanoReview Score19038811179962
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
17532
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon)
9067
Stability47 %53 %
Graphics Test104 fps54 fps
Graphics Score175329067
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
17501
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon)
13552
Writing score2121816167
Web score1841811917
Video editing79787397
Data manipulation1575310791
NanoReview Score1750113552

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 24.1 GB n/a
UI Skin One UI 7.0 One UI 5.1

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 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 (59% in 30 min) Yes (64% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:15 h 1:01 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
19:44
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon)
20:22
Web Browsing07:07 h07:33 h
Video Playback15:32 h12:12 h
Games05:03 h05:09 h
Standby Mode83 h103 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom 135 Optical, 3x
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 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 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
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL GN3Samsung GN5
Sensor size1/1.561/1.56
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MP10 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal length67 mm70 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL 3K1Samsung S5K3K1
Sensor size1/3.941/3.94
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX564Sony IMX713
Sensor size1/2.551/2.55
Pixel size1.4 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
134
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon)
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
125
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon)
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
133
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon)
n/a
Bokeh65n/a
Preview69n/a

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 3872x2592 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/3.24
Pixel size 1.12 μm 1.22 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
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 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 Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900n/a
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66)n/a
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers n/a Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2024 yr February, 2022 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr March, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 999
MSRP ($) 799 n/a
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

Note

Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon):

The 128 GB variant features UFS 3.1 memory, other models have UFS 4.0.","There are two models: one with dual Nano SIM, and the other with 1 Nano SIM + eSIM.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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