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Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus vs Galaxy S22

64 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
VS
63 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy S22
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
Samsung Galaxy S22

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.6-inch Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus (with Exynos 2200) that was released on February 9, 2022, against the Samsung Galaxy S22, which is powered by the same chip. 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 (1)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
  • Shows 15% longer battery life (19:24 vs 16:55 hours)
  • Delivers 29% higher peak brightness (1096 against 851 nits)
  • Has a 0.5 inch larger screen size
  • Comes with 800 mAh larger battery capacity: 4500 vs 3700 mAh
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 25W)
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S22
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • Weighs 28 grams less
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 5.2 mm narrower

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus and Galaxy S22 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
60.0
(Average)
Value Index
68.9
(Good)

Tests and specifications

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

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.6 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 393 ppi 425 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) Yes (10-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 780 nits 780 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1750 nits 1300 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Plus Gorilla Glass Victus Plus
Screen-to-body ratio 89.7% 88.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 98.2% 99.3%
PWM 240 Hz 239 Hz
Response time 5 ms 10 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Galaxy S22 Plus
6.6″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.6 in2
Galaxy S22
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
~17% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy S22 Plus +29%
1096 nits
Galaxy S22
851 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 157.4 mm (6.2 inches) 146 mm (5.75 inches)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 inches) 70.6 mm (2.78 inches)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) 7.6 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 167 g (5.89 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, Blue, Green, Pink, Purple, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy S22 Plus +1%
89.7%
Galaxy S22
88.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus and Samsung Galaxy S22
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 2200 Samsung Exynos 2200
Max clock 2800 MHz 2800 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 1.82 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.52 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X2
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Xclipse 920 Xclipse 920
GPU shading units 384 384
GPU clock 1306 MHz 1306 MHz
FLOPS ~1003 GFLOPS ~1003 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus and Samsung Galaxy S22
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy S22 Plus
1592
Galaxy S22 +1%
1600
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 10293 -
Single-core score 1592 1600
Multi-core score 3845 3840
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy S22 Plus +4%
1456410
Galaxy S22
1398273
CPU 514609 462329
GPU 391890 376985
Memory 210533 231805
UX 339378 327154
Total score 1456410 1398273
Samples [3 tests] [11 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 73% 65%
Graphics test 6 FPS 6 FPS
Graphics score 866 820
3DMark Solar Bay
Galaxy S22 Plus +6%
3972
Galaxy S22
3751
Stability 66% 66%
Graphics test 15 FPS 14 FPS
Section 1 18 FPS 17 FPS
Section 2 15 FPS 14 FPS
Section 3 12 FPS 11 FPS
Graphics score 3972 3751
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Galaxy S22 Plus +5%
1918
Galaxy S22
1830
Stability 64% 66%
Graphics test 11 FPS 10 FPS
Graphics score 1918 1830
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Galaxy S22 Plus +1%
12433
Galaxy S22
12319
Web score 10564 11192
Video editing 7378 7372
Photo editing 19931 21608
Data manipulation 12336 11423
Writing score 15666 14877
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-08 (Nyamka)AnTuTu 111496095
📘 2026-05-06 (Максим)AnTuTu 111422388
📘 2026-03-01 (Unknown)AnTuTu 111456410
📘 2026-01-18 -> Gind1kAnTuTu 111549060
📘 2025-08-27 -> reiGeekbench 6 GPU9335
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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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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
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 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM One UI 8.0 One UI 8.0
OS size 28.6 GB 30.2 GB
OS updates 4 years 4 years
Security updates 5 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 4500 mAh 3700 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 25 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (64% in 30 min) Yes (63% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:01 hr 1:03 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 06:28 hr 05:42 hr
Watching video 11:26 hr 10:16 hr
Gaming 04:41 hr 04:06 hr
Standby 106 hr 90 hr
General battery life
Galaxy S22 Plus +15%
19:24 hr
Galaxy S22
16:55 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 8160 x 6120
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 24FPS Up to 24FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (720p) 960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 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/1.8
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung GN5 Samsung GN5
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 10 MP 10 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 70 mm 70 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3K1 Sony IMX772
Sensor size 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm 13 mm
Sensor Sony IMX713 Sony IMX713
Sensor size 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 1.4 micron 1.4 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 75 70
Preview 66 72
Zoom 121 126
Samples Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus from DxOMark Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S22 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 10 megapixels 10 megapixels
Image resolution 3872 x 2592 3872 x 2592
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.24" (≈ 0.31 inch) 1/3.24" (≈ 0.31 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron 1.22 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
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 6E (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 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
DisplayPort Yes, DP 1.2 Yes, DP 1.2
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby 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
Galaxy S22 Plus +2%
91.3 dB
Galaxy S22
89.5 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced February 2022 February 2022
Release date March 2022 March 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $999 $799
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
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 and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus. But if the camera is more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy S22.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
520 (42.8%)
695 (57.2%)
Total votes: 1215

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Lance March 10, 2022 at 05:07 AM
I prefer the s22 because it's more compact but not small, it's the same size as the iPhone 13 and 13 pro, I have used some 6.6 inches and it's big and not compact but the 6.1 is more comfortable and still big, and the charging speed? the s22 is faster, it has been tested that the 45w is faster for 8 minutes "with the same battery amount" the 45w is not really even 45w, its only 40w I think that's a scam : ( the s22 has a smaller battery and 25w charger then it's faster at charging, don't choose s22+ if you just want a faster charger you'll waste 200 dollars and btw s22+ is slower than s22.
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