Samsung Galaxy S22 vs Google Pixel 7 Pro
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.1-inch Samsung Galaxy S22 (with Exynos 2200) that was released on February 9, 2022, against the Google Pixel 7 Pro, which is powered by Google Tensor G2 and came out 8 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S22
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- 13% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (893K versus 789K)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Weighs 45 grams less
- Better grip in hands – the body is 6 mm narrower
- 11% faster in single-core GeekBench 5 test: 1174 and 1056 points
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 7 Pro
- Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 1300 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3700 mAh
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Delivers 27% higher peak brightness (1087 against 857 nits)
- 20% higher pixel density (512 vs 425 PPI)
- The phone is 8-months newer
Review
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.
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
Type | Dynamic AMOLED | AMOLED |
Size | 6.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1440 x 3120 pixels |
Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
PPI | 425 ppi | 512 ppi |
Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
Max rated brightness | 780 nits | 550 nits |
Max rated brightness in HDR | 1300 nits | 1500 nits |
HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus | Gorilla Glass Victus |
Screen-to-body ratio | 87.4% | 88.7% |
Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
RGB color space | 99.3% | 97% |
PWM | 239 Hz | 240 Hz |
Response time | 10 ms | 4 ms |
Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
Height | 146 mm (5.75 inches) | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) |
Width | 70.6 mm (2.78 inches) | 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) |
Thickness | 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
Weight | 167 g (5.89 oz) | 212 g (7.48 oz) |
Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
Rear material | Glass | Glass |
Frame material | Metal | Metal |
Colors | White, Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Pink, Purple, Yellow | White, Black, Gray |
Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
Chipset | Samsung Exynos 2200 | Google Tensor G2 |
Max clock | 2800 MHz | 2850 MHz |
CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.82 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.52 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.35 GHz: Cortex-A78 - 2 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X1 |
L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
Graphics | Samsung Xclipse 920 | Mali-G710 MP7 |
GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 850 MHz |
FLOPS | - | ~1153 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
CPU | 222420 | 213533 |
GPU | 371227 | 317412 |
Memory | 145195 | 110534 |
UX | 162492 | 149583 |
Total score | 893685 | 789891 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Max surface temperature | 38 °C | 44.9 °C |
Stability | 60% | 71% |
Graphics test | 39 FPS | 38 FPS |
Graphics score | 6532 | 6391 |
Web score | 10223 | 9105 |
Video editing | 7167 | 6733 |
Photo editing | 27204 | 18403 |
Data manipulation | 10534 | 10818 |
Writing score | 15091 | 16246 |
AnTuTu Benchmark Rating (95th and 136th place)
Memory
RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
Memory clock | - | 3200 MHz |
Channels | 4 | 4 |
Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128, 256, 512 GB |
Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
Memory card | No | No |
Software
Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 13 |
ROM | One UI 5.1 | Stock Android |
OS size | 30.2 GB | 14 GB |
Battery
Capacity | 3700 mAh | 5000 mAh |
Max charge power | 25 W | 23 W |
Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
Replaceable | No | No |
Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (23 W) |
Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
Fast charging | Yes (63% in 30 min) | Yes (46% in 30 min) |
Full charging time | 1:03 hr | 1:49 hr |
Web browsing | - | 09:10 hr |
Watching video | - | 14:51 hr |
Gaming | - | 04:48 hr |
Standby | - | 76 hr |
General battery life
Camera
Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 8192 x 6144 |
Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 5x |
Flash | LED | Dual LED |
Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | No |
4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
Angle of widest lens | 120° | 126° |
Lenses | 3 (50 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP) | 3 (50 MP + 48 MP + 12 MP) |
Wide (main) lens | - 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.56", Samsung GN5 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
- 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 25 mm - Pixel size: 1.2 micron - Sensor: 1/1.31", Samsung GN1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Laser autofocus - Optical stabilization |
Telephoto lens | - 10 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 70 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.94", Sony IMX772 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 48 MP - Aperture: f/3.5 - Focal length: 120 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Samsung S5KGM1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
Ultra-wide lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Sony IMX713 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.25 micron - Sensor: 1/2.9", Sony IMX381 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S22 from DxOMark | Photo samples of Google Pixel 7 Pro from DxOMark |
Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 10.8 megapixels |
Image resolution | 3872 x 2592 | 3648 x 2736 |
Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
Focal length | 26 mm | - |
Pixel size | 1.22 microns | - |
Sensor type | CMOS | - |
Sensor size | 1/3.24" | - |
Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (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 | 5.2 | 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 |
GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
NFC* | Yes | Yes |
Infrared port | No | No |
Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
Hybrid slot | No | No |
LTE Cat* | 20 | 20 |
5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
Headphone audio jack | No | No |
FM radio | No | No |
Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
Category | Flagship | Flagship |
Announced | February 2022 | October 2022 |
Release date | March 2022 | October 2022 |
Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the gaming, software, and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy S22. But if the display is more of a priority – go for the Google Pixel 7 Pro.
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