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Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon) vs Huawei Pura 70

62 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
VS
69 out of 100
Huawei Pura 70
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
Huawei Pura 70

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.1-inch Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1) that was released on February 9, 2022, against the Huawei Pura 70, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9000S1 and came out 2 years and 3 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 (Snapdragon)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 12
  • 21% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1281K versus 1062K)
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • 44% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1703 and 1186 points
  • Weighs 40 grams less
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Huawei Pura 70
  • Comes with 1200 mAh larger battery capacity: 4900 vs 3700 mAh
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 25W)
  • Has a 0.5 inch larger screen size
  • The phone is 2 years and 3 months newer

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon) and Huawei Pura 70 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 50% Yes
Maybe, but mainly if you specifically want better battery life.
This is a situational upgrade. It makes the most sense if better battery life matters to you.
Main improvements: battery life, camera, and display.
Be aware: the newer phone is weaker in gaming and performance.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
vs
Pura 70

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 6.1 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1256 x 2760 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 425 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 780 nits 2500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1300 nits 2500 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate - 300 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Plus Kunlun Glass 2
Screen-to-body ratio 88.6% 89.8%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Screen space comparison
Pura 70
6.6β€³ (20:9 ratio) = 16.3 in2
Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
6.1β€³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
~15% more screen space
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) 74.3 mm (2.93 inches)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) 7.95 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 207 g (7.3 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 White, Black, Blue, Rose gold
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon) and Huawei Pura 70
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 HiSilicon Kirin 9000S1
Max clock 3000 MHz 2490 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 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 1.53 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.15 GHz: TaiShan V120
- 1 core at 2.62 GHz: TaiShan V120
L3 cache 6 MB -
Manufacturing Samsung SMIC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 7 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Da Vinci
GPU
Graphics Adreno 730 Maleoon 910 MP4
GPU shading units 1024 1024
GPU clock 818 MHz 750 MHz
FLOPS ~1675.3 GFLOPS ~1536 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon) and Huawei Pura 70
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 5646 1202
Single-core score 1703 1186
Multi-core score 4021 3182
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon) +21%
1281210
Pura 70
1062256
CPU 492631 432016
GPU 220632 115680
Memory 204295 259116
UX 363661 255394
Total score 1281210 1062256
Samples [11 tests] [7 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 52% -
Graphics test 11 FPS -
Graphics score 2003 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 12379 -
Video editing 7351 -
Photo editing 28711 -
Data manipulation 10875 -
Writing score 14823 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-03 (Saintrj1)AnTuTu 121379215
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-27 (Khaled)AnTuTu 111341721
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-28 (swooo_rd)AnTuTu 111367038
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-04 (S22)AnTuTu 111310708
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-17 (Lashra)AnTuTu 111346980
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Huawei Pura 70
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-18 (Kirillkas)AnTuTu 111096426
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-03 (ZzZQT x Invincible)AnTuTu 111062256
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-15 -> GuevsaceAnTuTu 11874659
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-14 (-waveTech)AnTuTu 11961938
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-09 (Jerryk)AnTuTu 111033575
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 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
ROM One UI 8.0 EMUI 14.2

Battery

Capacity 3700 mAh 4900 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 66 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Fast charging Yes (63% in 30 min) Yes (43% in 15 min)
Full charging time 1:03 hr 0:44 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 06:06 hr -
Watching video 10:26 hr -
Gaming 04:19 hr -
Standby 89 hr -
General battery life
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 5x
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) 960 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120Β° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 12 MP
3) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.4 - 4.0
Focal length 24 mm 27 mm
Sensor Samsung GN5 Omnivision OV50H
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.3" (β‰ˆ 0.77 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.2 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 10 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/3.4
Focal length 70 mm 135 mm
Sensor Sony IMX772 -
Sensor size 1/3.94" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron -
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm 13 mm
Sensor Sony IMX713 -
Sensor size 1/2.55" (β‰ˆ 0.39 inch) -
Pixel size 1.4 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 10 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 3872 x 2592 4160 x 3120
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor CMOS Omnivision
Sensor size 1/3.24" (β‰ˆ 0.31 inch) -
Pixel size 1.22 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) No
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 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 3.1
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, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
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 No
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

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced February 2022 April 2024
Release date February 2022 May 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $799 $700
Successor - Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon) - Huawei Pura 80
SAR (head) 0.21 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.59 W/kg -
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 66 W
*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 Huawei Pura 70 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
8 (66.7%)
4 (33.3%)
Total votes: 12

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