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Nokia G22 vs Nokia G20

40 out of 100
Nokia G22
VS
36 out of 100
Nokia G20
Nokia G22
Nokia G20

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.5-inch Nokia G22 (with Unisoc T606) that was released on February 25, 2023, against the Nokia G20, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G35 and came out 1 year and 11 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Nokia G22
  • Water-resistant body (IP52 classification)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • 63% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (319K versus 196K)
  • Delivers 43% higher peak brightness (640 against 446 nits)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 5 wireless networks
  • Supports higher wattage charging (20W versus 10W)
  • The phone is 1 year and 11 months newer
  • Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus eMMC 5.1
Reasons to consider the Nokia G20
  • More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
  • 29% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 480 and 372 points

Review

Evaluation of Nokia G22 and Nokia G20 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
4 / 64 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
25.3
(Mediocre)
Value Index
36.6
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Nokia G22
vs
Nokia G20

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.5 inches 6.52 inches
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels 720 x 1600 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 270 ppi 269 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 500 nits 480 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 81.2% 81.9%
Display tests
RGB color space 94.1% 93.6%
PWM Not detected 2500000 Hz
Response time 44 ms 36.5 ms
Contrast 1567:1 1102:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
Nokia G22 +43%
640 nits
Nokia G20
446 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 165 mm (6.5 inches) 164.9 mm (6.49 inches)
Width 76.19 mm (3 inches) 76 mm (2.99 inches)
Thickness 8.48 mm (0.33 inches) 9.2 mm (0.36 inches)
Weight 192.23 g (6.78 oz) 197 g (6.95 oz)
Waterproof IP52 No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Gray, Blue Silver, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Nokia G22
81.2%
Nokia G20 +1%
81.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Nokia G22 and Nokia G20
SoC
Chipset Unisoc T606 MediaTek Helio G35
Max clock 1600 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.6 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 1.6 GHz: Cortex-A75		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2.3 GHz: Cortex-A53
L3 cache 1 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 12 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) No No
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MP1 PowerVR GE8320
GPU shading units 32 32
GPU clock 650 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS ~41.6 GFLOPS ~43.5 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Nokia G22 and Nokia G20
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nokia G22
372
Nokia G20 +29%
480
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nokia G22
1349
Nokia G20 +13%
1522
Single-core score 372 480
Multi-core score 1349 1522
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Nokia G22 +63%
319154
Nokia G20
196219
CPU 122129 85820
GPU 24650 18815
Memory 88554 42692
UX 83821 48892
Total score 319154 196219
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
PCMark 3.0
Nokia G22 +29%
7462
Nokia G20
5781
Web score 7816 5814
Video editing 4907 4869
Photo editing 12273 9356
Data manipulation 5910 4106
Writing score 8707 5944
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1600 MHz 1833 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 64 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 eMMC 5.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 2048 GB Up to 512 GB

Software

Operating system Android 12 Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
OS size 14 GB 12 GB

Battery

Capacity 5050 mAh 5050 mAh
Max charge power 20 W 10 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 50 min) No
Full charging time 2:00 hr 3:40 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8000 x 6000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion No -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
3) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
4) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution - 5 MP
Stabilization - Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.0 -
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot Yes No
LTE Cat* 7 7
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Nokia G22 +1%
81.1 dB
Nokia G20
80.6 dB

Other

Category Budget Mid-range
Announced February 2023 April 2021
Release date February 2023 May 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $200 $200
SAR (head) - 0.49 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.13 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 20 W -
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Nokia G22 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
4 (57.1%)
3 (42.9%)
Total votes: 7

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