Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon) vs Galaxy S22

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 Samsung Galaxy S22, which is powered by Exynos 2200. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
  • Delivers 15% higher peak brightness (979 against 851 nits)

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon) 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
168.2
(Excellent)
Value Index
68.9
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

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

Design and build

Height 146 mm (5.75 inches) 146 mm (5.75 inches)
Width 70.6 mm (2.78 inches) 70.6 mm (2.78 inches)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) 7.6 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 167 g (5.89 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

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon) and Samsung Galaxy S22
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Samsung Exynos 2200
Max clock 3000 MHz 2800 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 1.82 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.52 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X2
L3 cache 6 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 730 Xclipse 920
GPU shading units 1024 384
GPU clock 818 MHz 1306 MHz
FLOPS ~1675.3 GFLOPS ~1003 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon) and Samsung Galaxy S22
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 5646 -
Single-core score 1703 1600
Multi-core score 4021 3840
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1398273
CPU 492631 462329
GPU 220632 376985
Memory 204295 231805
UX 363661 327154
Total score 1281210 1398273
Samples [11 tests] [11 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 65%
Graphics test - 6 FPS
Graphics score - 820
3DMark Solar Bay
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
Stability 52% 66%
Graphics test 11 FPS 10 FPS
Graphics score 2003 1830
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 12379 11192
Video editing 7351 7372
Photo editing 28711 21608
Data manipulation 10875 11423
Writing score 14823 14877

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-03 (Saintrj1)AnTuTu 121379215
📘 2026-08-27 (Khaled)AnTuTu 111341721
📘 2026-06-28 (swooo_rd)AnTuTu 111367038
📘 2026-06-04 (S22)AnTuTu 111310708
📘 2026-05-17 (Lashra)AnTuTu 111346980
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

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 - 30.2 GB
OS updates - 4 years
Security updates - 5 years

Battery

Capacity 3700 mAh 3700 mAh
Max charge power 25 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 (63% in 30 min) Yes (63% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:03 hr 1:03 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 06:06 hr 05:42 hr
Watching video 10:26 hr 10:16 hr
Gaming 04:19 hr 04:06 hr
Standby 89 hr 90 hr
General battery life
16:55 hr

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 Sony IMX772 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 - 70
Preview - 72
Zoom - 126
Samples - 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 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 3.2
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

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced February 2022 February 2022
Release date February 2022 March 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $799 $799
Successor - Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon) -
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
- 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

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Samsung Galaxy S22.

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