Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) vs S20 Plus
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.6-inch Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1) that was released on February 9, 2022, against the Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus, which is powered by Exynos 9 Octa 990 and came out 25 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon)
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- 75% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (913K versus 521K)
- Delivers 51% higher peek brightness (1215 against 802 nits)
- Shows 10% longer battery life (31:17 vs 28:26 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- The phone is 2-years and 1-month newer
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 3.0
- 27% faster in single-core GeekBench 5 test: 1165 and 915 points
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
- 33% higher pixel density (524 vs 393 PPI)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1000GB
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 | Dynamic AMOLED |
Size | 6.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1440 x 3200 pixels |
Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
PPI | 393 ppi | 524 ppi |
Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
Max rated brightness | 780 nits | 800 nits |
Max rated brightness in HDR | 1750 nits | - |
HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 |
Screen-to-body ratio | 88.3% | 90.5% |
Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
RGB color space | - | 99.7% |
PWM | - | 214 Hz |
Response time | - | 9 ms |
Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
Height | 157.4 mm (6.2 inches) | 161.9 mm (6.37 inches) |
Width | 75.8 mm (2.98 inches) | 73.7 mm (2.9 inches) |
Thickness | 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
Weight | 195 gramm (6.88 oz) | 186 gramm (6.56 oz) |
Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
Rear material | Glass | Glass |
Frame material | Metal | Metal |
Colors | White, Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Pink, Purple, Yellow | Black, Gray, Red |
Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990 |
Max. clock | 3000 MHz | 2700 MHz |
CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: Exynos M5 |
L3 cache | 4 MB | 2 MB |
Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
Graphics | Adreno 730 | Mali-G77 MP11 |
GPU clock | 818 MHz | 550 MHz |
FLOPS | ~2236 GFLOPS | ~1196 GFLOPS |
RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
Memory clock | - | 3200 MHz |
Channels | 2 | 2 |
Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128 GB |
Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.0 |
Memory card | No | MicroSD |
Memory card max. size | - | Up to 1000 GB |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
CPU | 221512 | 135748 |
GPU | 390502 | 155476 |
Memory | 150390 | 113898 |
UX | 148902 | 115935 |
Total score | 913822 | 521724 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability | 52% | 42% |
Graphics test | 54 FPS | 25 FPS |
Graphics score | 9049 | 4280 |
PCMark 3.0 score | 13125 | 10933 |
Software
Operating system | Android 12 | Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
ROM | One UI 4.1 | One UI 4.1 |
OS size | - | 23.6 GB |
Battery
Capacity | 4500 mAh | 4500 mAh |
Charge power | 45 W | 25 W |
Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
Replaceable | No | No |
Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (15 W) |
Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
Fast charging | Yes (64% in 30 min) | Yes (100% in 84 min) |
Full charging time | 1:01 hr | 1:25 hr |
Web browsing | 10:49 hr | 09:33 hr |
Watching video | 14:06 hr | 13:44 hr |
Gaming | 05:10 hr | 03:56 hr |
Standby | 102 hr | 92 hr |
General battery life
Camera
Matrix | 50 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
Image resolution | - | 4000 x 3000 |
Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 1.1x |
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 | 3 (50 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP) | 4 (12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP + 0.3 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/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.76", Samsung S5K2LD (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
Telephoto lens | - 10 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 70 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.94", Samsung S5K3K1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 64 MP - Aperture: f/2.0 - Focal length: 29 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.72", Samsung Bright S5KGW2 (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 |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Samsung S5K2LA (ISOCELL CMOS) |
Depth lens | - | - 0.3 MP - Aperture: f/1.0 |
Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
Samples | - | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus from DxOMark |
Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 10 megapixels |
Image resolution | 3872 x 2592 | 2592 x 3872 |
Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
Pixel size | 1.22 microns | 1.22 microns |
Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
Sensor size | 1/3.24" | 1/3.2" |
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 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 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 - Wi-Fi Display |
Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5 |
Bluetooth features | LE | LE, 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 | Yes |
Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
LTE Cat* | 20 | 22 |
5G support | Yes | No |
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 | February 2020 |
Release date | March 2022 | March 2020 |
SAR (head) | 0.57 W/kg | 0.38 W/kg |
SAR (body) | 1.4 W/kg | 1.57 W/kg |
Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - 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 Plus (Snapdragon) is definitely a better buy.
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