Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, Manufactured in March, 2022 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2200. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
  • Higher pixel density: 513ppi
  • Lighter design: 190g vs 228g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4900mAh

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus and Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
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 Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1440x3120 pixels 1440x3088 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.3:9
Pixel density 513 ppi 500 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (24-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2600 nits 830 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.7 % 89.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
1444 nits
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
1259 nits
sRGB gamut96.8 %98.2 %
PWM (Flicker)240 Hz120 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158.4 mm (6.24 in) 163.3 mm (6.43 in)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 in) 77.9 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 7.3 mm (0.29 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 228 g (8.04 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
91.7 %
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
89.8 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus and Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Samsung Exynos 2200
Max Frequency 4470 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
- 4/1.82 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.52 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/2.8 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 830 Samsung Xclipse 920
GPU Cores 1536 768
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1306 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 2006.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
3087
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
1710
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
9762
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
3809
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)30871710
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)97623809
Geekbench Compute (GPU)25122n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
2136093
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
1079257
CPU466147315483
GPU1014939346984
Memory326456183253
UX328551233537
NanoReview Score21360931079257
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
6875
Max Surface Temp.n/a39.7 °C
Stabilityn/a64 %
Graphics Testn/a41 fps
Graphics Scoren/a6875
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
13071
Writing scoren/a15799
Web scoren/a11474
Video editingn/a7200
Data manipulationn/a11082
NanoReview Scoren/a13071

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 29.1 GB 26.8 GB
UI Skin One UI 7.0 One UI 5.1

Battery

Volume 4900 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 (75% in 30 min) Yes (60% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:59 h 0:59 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
28:09
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
23:05
Web Browsing10:20 h09:06 h
Video Playback18:29 h13:47 h
Games06:19 h05:57 h
Standby Mode137 h113 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 12000x9000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x 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 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: 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
Matrix50 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KGN3Samsung S5KHM3
Sensor size1/1.561/1.33
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Laser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MP10 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/4.9
Focal length67 mm230 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5K3K1Sony IMX574
Sensor size1/3.941/3.52
Pixel size1 μm1.12 μm
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 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
139
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
137
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
140
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a73
Zoomn/a141

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 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/2.82
Pixel size 1.12 μm 0.7 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
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
139
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
145

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 5.4 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
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/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B66/B71)n/a
LTE categoryn/a20
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 S25 Plus
90.9 dB
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
90.2 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2025 yr February, 2022 yr
Release Date February, 2025 yr March, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 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

Note

Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus:

You can connect up to 2 eSIMs. The international model has 2 physical SIM slots, while the U.S. model has only one.

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

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus the clear winner in this comparison.

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