Samsung Galaxy A25 vs Galaxy A22

51 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A25
VS
40 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A22

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.5-inch Samsung Galaxy A25 (with Exynos 1280) that was released on December 11, 2023, against the Samsung Galaxy A22, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G80 and came out 2 years and 7 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A25
  • 82% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (617K versus 338K)
  • Delivers 73% higher peak brightness (1028 against 593 nits)
  • 45% higher pixel density (396 vs 274 PPI)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Exynos 1280
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Stereo speakers
  • More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
  • Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
  • Supports higher wattage charging (25W versus 15W)
  • The phone is 2 years and 7 months newer
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A22
  • Shows 38% longer battery life (25:29 vs 18:26 hours)

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A25 and Galaxy A22 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)

Should I update?
No 54% Yes
Maybe, but mainly if you specifically want better display.
This is a situational upgrade. It makes the most sense if better display matters to you.
Main improvements: display, camera, and performance.
Be aware: the newer phone is weaker in battery life.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.5 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 720 x 1600 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 396 ppi 274 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 1000 nits 390 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 84.2% 84.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 145.1% 140.9%
PWM 119 Hz 127 Hz
Response time 1 ms 6 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy A25 +73%
1028 nits
593 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 161 mm (6.34 inches) 159.3 mm (6.27 inches)
Width 76.5 mm (3.01 inches) 73.6 mm (2.9 inches)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) 8.4 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 197 g (6.95 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Yellow White, Black, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
84.2%
84.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A25 and Samsung Galaxy A22
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 1280 MediaTek Helio G80
Max clock 2400 MHz 2000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75
L3 cache - 1 MB
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 5 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G68 MP4 Mali G52 MC2
GPU shading units 128 48
GPU clock 897 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~229.6 GFLOPS ~91.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A25 and Samsung Galaxy A22
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy A25 +84%
957
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy A25 +34%
2095
1568
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 2348 -
Single-core score 957 521
Multi-core score 2095 1568
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy A25 +82%
617315
338485
CPU 246621 139860
GPU 71605 26724
Memory 102085 82531
UX 197004 89370
Total score 617315 338485
Samples [22 tests] [2 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 95% -
Graphics test 2 FPS -
Graphics score 226 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 99% 97%
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 173
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 5872
Video editing - 4857
Photo editing - 11129
Data manipulation - 5981
Writing score - 6856

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A25
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-14 (DJ)AnTuTu 11651423
📘 2026-06-15 (OmPhanLaoRaBien)AnTuTu 11637428
📘 2026-06-02 (MusteryLodall)Geekbench 6 CPU936 / 2053
📘 2026-06-02 (MusteryLodall)AnTuTu 11605286
📘 2026-05-30 (🇻🇳 CuoiLaoXuongSong)AnTuTu 11630054
Samsung Galaxy A22
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-06-05 (Giba)AnTuTu 11338485
📘 2026-06-02 (Erick Santiago Mendez Garcia)AnTuTu 11318039

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 64 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 eMMC 5.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 14 Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM One UI 6 One UI Core 5.0
OS size 20 GB 18.1 GB
OS updates 2 years 2 years
Security updates 3 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 15 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (49% in 30 min) Yes (23% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:24 hr 2:20 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 06:44 hr 10:51 hr
Watching video 11:34 hr 14:45 hr
Gaming 04:52 hr 05:51 hr
Standby 91 hr 121 hr
General battery life
18:26 hr
Galaxy A22 +38%
25:29 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 8000 x 6000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS No
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 120 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
4) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 27 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN1 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL (S5K)4HA Sony IMX355
Sensor size 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor GalaxyCore GC02M1 -
Stabilization No Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 13 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 4160 x 3120 4128 x 3096
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor Hynix Hi-1339 Sony IMX258
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 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 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes Depends on the region
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* 18 7
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
79.6 dB
80.1 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Budget
Announced December 2023 June 2021
Release date December 2023 June 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $299 $230
Successor - Samsung Galaxy A26 5G - Samsung Galaxy A24 4G
SAR (head) 0.46 W/kg 0.52 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.19 W/kg 1.59 W/kg
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 15 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 Samsung Galaxy A25 is definitely a better buy.

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