Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra vs Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.8-inch Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (with Exynos 2200) that was released on February 9, 2022, against the Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 and came out 11 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 Ultra
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- The rear camera has a 10x optical zoom
- 27% higher pixel density (500 vs 395 PPI)
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Optical image stabilization
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 11
- 17% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (937K versus 800K)
- Thinner bezels – 8.2% more screen real estate
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- The phone is 11-months newer
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate
- Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5000 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Supports higher wattage charging (65W versus 45W)
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Review
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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Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.8 inches | 6.78 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3088 pixels | 1080 x 2448 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 500 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 830 nits | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1750 nits | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.2% | 82% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 98.2% | - |
| PWM | 120 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.3 mm (6.43 inches) | 173 mm (6.81 inches) |
| Width | 77.9 mm (3.07 inches) | 77.3 mm (3.04 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 9.9 mm (0.39 inches) |
| Weight | 228 g (8.04 oz) | 239 g (8.43 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Red | White |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 2200 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
| Max clock | 2800 MHz | 2840 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 1.8 GHz: Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Samsung Xclipse 920 | Adreno 660 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | - | ~1720 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 223163 | 206712 |
| GPU | 391575 | 312734 |
| Memory | 175188 | 136404 |
| UX | 154579 | 151552 |
| Total score | 937034 | 800499 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 39.7 °C | - |
| Stability | 64% | - |
| Graphics test | 41 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 6872 | - |
| Web score | 10888 | - |
| Video editing | 7118 | - |
| Photo editing | 28477 | - |
| Data manipulation | 10541 | - |
| Writing score | 15794 | - |
AnTuTu Benchmark Ranking (90th and 131st place)
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 18 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | - | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256, 512, 1024 GB | 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 11 |
| ROM | One UI 5.1 | ROG UI |
| OS size | 26.8 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 65 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (60% in 30 min) | Yes, Quick Charge 5 (70% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:59 hr | 1:07 hr |
| Web browsing | 11:20 hr | - |
| Watching video | 14:43 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:53 hr | - |
| Standby | 109 hr | - |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12000 x 9000 | 9000 x 7000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 10x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 125° |
| Lenses | 4 (108 MP + 10 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP) | 3 (64 MP + 13 MP + 5 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 108 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.33", Samsung S5KHM3 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Laser autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 64 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.7", Sony IMX686 (CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Telephoto lens | - 10 MP - Aperture: f/4.9 - Focal length: 230 mm - Sensor: 1/3.52", Sony IMX574 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
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| Ultra-wide lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Sony IMX563 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
- 13 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 11 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.9" (CMOS) |
| Macro lens | - | - 5 MP - Aperture: f/2.0 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4" (CMOS) |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra from DxOMark | - |
| Megapixels | 40 megapixels | 24 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 7864 x 5200 | 6000 x 4000 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 35 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.7 microns | - |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.82" | - |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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 6E (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, 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, QZSS, NAVIC |
| 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 | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
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 | March 2021 |
| Release date | March 2022 | May 2021 |
| SAR (head) | 1.05 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.58 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | - |
*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 Ultra is definitely a better buy.
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