Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy A22
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.9 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Samsung Galaxy A22, Manufactured in June, 2021with chipsetMediaTek Helio G80. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.9in
- Higher pixel density: 498ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A22
- Lighter design: 186g vs 218g
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 12/1024 GB - 16/1024 GB |
- 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 6/128 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 | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.9 in | 6.4 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3120 pixels | 720x1600 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 498 ppi | 274 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | 2600 nits | 390 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | No |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 92.4 % | 84.3 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 97.7 % | 140.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 240 Hz | 127 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 6 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 162.8 mm (6.41 in) | 159.3 mm (6.27 in) |
| Width | 77.6 mm (3.06 in) | 73.6 mm (2.9 in) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 in) | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 218 g (7.69 oz) | 186 g (6.56 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | No |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - Black - Silver - Gray - Blue |
- White - Black - Green - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | MediaTek Helio G80 |
| Max Frequency | 4470 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M)) - 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L)) |
- 6/1.8 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2 (Cortex-A75) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 3 nm | 12 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Mali-G52 MP2 |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 48 |
| GPU Frequency | 1100 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3379.2 GFLOPS | 91.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3147 | 521 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 9750 | 1568 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 25681 | n/a |
| CPU | 659871 | 82122 |
| GPU | 1294167 | 38694 |
| Memory | 471319 | 47798 |
| UX | 369782 | 69661 |
| NanoReview Score | 2795139 | 238275 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 47.5 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 98 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 4 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 682 |
| Writing score | n/a | 7093 |
| Web score | n/a | 5336 |
| Video editing | n/a | 5527 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 5981 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 6681 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 12 GB - 16 GB |
- 4 GB - 6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 5333 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB | - 64 GB - 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) |
| OS Size | 30.4 GB | 18.1 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 7.0 | One UI Core 5.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 45 W | 15 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (25 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (72% in 30 min) | Yes (23% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:59 h | 2:20 h |
| Web Browsing | 11:10 h | 10:51 h |
| Video Playback | 19:32 h | 14:45 h |
| Games | 06:22 h | 05:51 h |
| Standby Mode | 160 h | 121 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 16320x12240 pixels | 8000x6000 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 120 fps) | No |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 240 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 120 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 200 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP |
Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP Depth: 2 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
Bokeh effect |
| Matrix | 200 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP2 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3 | 1/2.0 |
| Pixel size | 0.6 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 50 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/3.4 | n/a |
| Focal length | 111 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX854 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.52 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN3 | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.5 | 1/4.0 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 70 | n/a |
| Preview | 81 | n/a |
| Zoom | 149 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 13 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | 4128x3096 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LU | Sony IMX258 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2 | 1/3.1 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode |
| DisplayPort | Yes DP 1.2 | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Varies by region |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS B1(2100),B2(1900),B4(AWS),B5(850),B8(900) | UMTS B1 (2100), B5(850), B8 (900) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B66/B71) | LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41) |
| LTE category | n/a | 7 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Budget |
| Announced | January, 2025 yr | June, 2021 yr |
| Release Date | February, 2025 yr | June, 2021 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1299 | 230 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | Yes 15 W |
Note
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra:
Supports up to 2 eSIMs. The international model has 2 physical SIM slots, while the U.S. version has 1.","Uses Grade 5 titanium and Corning Gorilla Armor 2 glass on both sides.
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.
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