Samsung Galaxy S22 vs S10 Plus
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 Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus, which is powered by Exynos 9 Octa 9820 and came out 37 months before. 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
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- 84% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (929K versus 505K)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Exynos 2200
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
- The phone is 3-years and 1-month newer
- Delivers 8% higher peak brightness (862 against 796 nits)
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
- Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 400 mAh larger battery capacity: 4100 vs 3700 mAh
- 23% higher pixel density (522 vs 425 PPI)
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
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Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1440 x 3040 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19:9 |
| PPI | 425 ppi | 522 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 780 nits | 1200 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1300 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.4% | 87.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.3% | 96.5% |
| PWM | 239 Hz | 235 Hz |
| Response time | 10 ms | 4.8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 146 mm (5.75 inches) | 157.6 mm (6.2 inches) |
| Width | 70.6 mm (2.78 inches) | 74.1 mm (2.92 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 167 g (5.89 oz) | 175 g (6.17 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Pink, Purple, Yellow | Black, Blue, Green, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 2200 | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820 |
| Max clock | 2800 MHz | 2730 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 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Cortex-A75 - 2 cores at 2.7 GHz: Mongoose |
| L3 cache | - | 2 MB |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
| Graphics | Samsung Xclipse 920 | Mali G76 MP12 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 720 MHz |
| FLOPS | - | ~652 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 227100 | 127140 |
| GPU | 383658 | 187567 |
| Memory | 149592 | 83750 |
| UX | 160666 | 104462 |
| Total score | 929122 | 505793 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 38 °C | 42.5 °C |
| Stability | 60% | 82% |
| Graphics test | 39 FPS | 19 FPS |
| Graphics score | 6532 | 3223 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10252 | 6490 |
| Video editing | 7143 | 5808 |
| Photo editing | 27175 | 18882 |
| Data manipulation | 10389 | 6909 |
| Writing score | 14995 | 9725 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8, 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128, 1024 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
| ROM | One UI 5.1 | One UI 4.0 |
| OS size | 30.2 GB | 46.5 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 3700 mAh | 4100 mAh |
| Charge power | 25 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes, Qi/PMA (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (63% in 30 min) | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:03 hr | 1:40 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 07:07 hr |
| Watching video | - | 12:01 hr |
| Gaming | - | 03:51 hr |
| Standby | - | 80 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 2x |
| 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 240FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 123° |
| Lenses | 3 (50 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP) | 3 (12 MP + 12 MP + 16 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 |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.5 - 2.4 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Samsung SAK2L4 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase 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 |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 52 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.6", Samsung S5K3M3 (ISOCELL 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 |
- 16 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 12 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - 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 Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 10 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3872 x 2592 | 4320 x 2432 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | 1.22 microns | 1.22 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.24" | 1/2.65" |
| 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 6 (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 Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2022 | February 2019 |
| Release date | March 2022 | March 2019 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.516 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.582 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
*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 S22 is definitely a better buy.
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