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Samsung Galaxy S22 vs Google Pixel 9

63 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy S22
VS
73 out of 100
Google Pixel 9
Samsung Galaxy S22
Google Pixel 9

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 9, which is powered by Google Tensor G4 and came out 2 years and 7 months after. 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 Samsung Galaxy S22
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Weighs 31 grams less
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 9
  • Delivers 161% higher peak brightness (2217 against 851 nits)
  • Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 4700 vs 3700 mAh
  • Shows 33% longer battery life (22:26 vs 16:55 hours)
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • 12% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1561K versus 1398K)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
  • The phone is 2 years and 7 months newer

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S22 and Google Pixel 9 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
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 67% Yes
Yes, we think most users will notice the upgrade.
Updating from Samsung Galaxy S22 to Google Pixel 9 makes sense and should feel noticeably better in daily use.
Main improvements: battery life, camera, and display.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy S22
vs
Pixel 9

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 6.1 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2424 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 425 ppi 422 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 780 nits 2700 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1300 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Plus Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 88.6% 87.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 99.3% 99%
PWM 239 Hz 120 Hz
Response time 10 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy S22
851 nits
Pixel 9 +161%
2217 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 146 mm (5.75 inches) 152.8 mm (6.02 inches)
Width 70.6 mm (2.78 inches) 72 mm (2.83 inches)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) 8.5 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 198 g (6.98 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Pink, Purple, Yellow White, Black, Green, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Good (3.5/5)
Drop resistance - Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy S22 +2%
88.6%
Pixel 9
87.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy S22 and Google Pixel 9
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 2200 Google Tensor G4
Max clock 2800 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 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 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 4 MB -
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Xclipse 920 Mali-G715 MC7
GPU shading units 384 896
GPU clock 1306 MHz 940 MHz
FLOPS ~1003 GFLOPS ~1684.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy S22 and Google Pixel 9
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy S22
1600
Pixel 9 +7%
1707
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy S22
3840
Pixel 9 +15%
4431
Compute Score (GPU)
Galaxy S22
n/a
Pixel 9
7536
Compute Score (GPU) - 7536
Single-core score 1600 1707
Multi-core score 3840 4431
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy S22
1398273
Pixel 9 +12%
1561427
CPU 462329 576617
GPU 376985 410060
Memory 231805 210177
UX 327154 364573
Total score 1398273 1561427
Samples [11 tests] [4 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Galaxy S22
820
Pixel 9 +28%
1047
Stability 65% 74%
Graphics test 6 FPS 8 FPS
Graphics score 820 1047
3DMark Solar Bay
Galaxy S22
3751
Pixel 9
n/a
Stability 66% -
Graphics test 14 FPS -
Section 1 17 FPS -
Section 2 14 FPS -
Section 3 11 FPS -
Graphics score 3751 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Galaxy S22
1830
Pixel 9
n/a
Stability 66% -
Graphics test 10 FPS -
Graphics score 1830 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Galaxy S22
12319
Pixel 9 +4%
12789
Web score 11192 10043
Video editing 7372 7463
Photo editing 21608 21077
Data manipulation 11423 13349
Writing score 14877 15810
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy S22
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-21 -> MOLANGAnTuTu 121628220
📘 2026-09-21 -> MOLANGBattery lifeSOT 5:35 / 7:27
📘 2026-09-21 -> MOLANGGeekbench 6 GPU10630
📘 2026-09-12 (Ogurchik))AnTuTu 121628220
📘 2026-09-09 (Hangal)AnTuTu 111587642
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Google Pixel 9
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-18 -> Oleg 16 cmAnTuTu 111423579
📘 2026-06-13 (Plotwa)CPU Throttle82%
📘 2026-04-14 (LymXT)AnTuTu 111577137
📘 2025-12-09 (enigma)AnTuTu 111519937
📘 2025-11-28 (W1TRAY)AnTuTu 111561427
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory clock - 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM One UI 8.0 Stock Android
OS size 30.2 GB 19 GB
OS updates 4 years 7 years
Security updates 5 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 3700 mAh 4700 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 27 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) Yes (12 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (63% in 30 min) Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:03 hr 1:25 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 05:42 hr 10:01 hr
Watching video 10:16 hr 13:38 hr
Gaming 04:06 hr 05:41 hr
Standby 90 hr 98 hr
General battery life
Galaxy S22
16:55 hr
Pixel 9 +33%
22:26 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 8160 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED 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° 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 48 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.7
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung GN5 Samsung GNK
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.2 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 10 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Focal length 70 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX772 -
Sensor size 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron -
Stabilization Optical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.7
Focal length 13 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX713 -
Sensor size 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 1.4 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Galaxy S22
129
Pixel 9 +25%
161
Video quality
Galaxy S22
137
Pixel 9 +9%
150
Generic main camera score
Galaxy S22
133
Pixel 9 +16%
154
Bokeh 70 75
Preview 72 83
Zoom 126 132
Samples Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S22 from DxOMark Photo samples of Google Pixel 9 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 10 megapixels 10.5 megapixels
Image resolution 3872 x 2592 3648 x 2736
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 20 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.24" (≈ 0.31 inch) 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron 1.22 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 5.3
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
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
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 -
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Galaxy S22 +2%
89.5 dB
Pixel 9
87.7 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced February 2022 August 2024
Release date March 2022 August 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $799 $799
Successor - - Google Pixel 10
SAR (head) - 0.99 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.4 W/kg
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

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Google Pixel 9 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
6 (33.3%)
12 (66.7%)
Total votes: 18

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