Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon) vs S22 Ultra

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.8-inch Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1) that was released on February 9, 2022, against the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, 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 Ultra
  • 12% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1434K versus 1281K)

Review

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

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8 / 128 GB
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8 / 128 GB
37.4
(Mediocre)
Value Index
28.7
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.8 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3088 pixels 1440 x 3088 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.3:9 19.3:9
PPI 500 ppi 500 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (24-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 830 nits 830 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1750 nits 1750 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Plus Gorilla Glass Victus Plus
Screen-to-body ratio 89.8% 89.8%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space - 98.2%
PWM - 120 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 163.3 mm (6.43 inches) 163.3 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 77.9 mm (3.07 inches) 77.9 mm (3.07 inches)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 228 g (8.04 oz) 228 g (8.04 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Red White, Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Red
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon) and Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
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 Ultra (Snapdragon) and Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 7088 -
Single-core score 1733 1648
Multi-core score 4097 4351
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 474282 472427
GPU 218539 390230
Memory 221374 216173
UX 367090 355339
Total score 1281285 1434169
Samples [16 tests] [17 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 64% 66%
Graphics test 5 FPS 7 FPS
Graphics score 721 900
Stability - 65%
Graphics test - 15 FPS
Section 1 - 18 FPS
Section 2 - 15 FPS
Section 3 - 12 FPS
Graphics score - 3874
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 59% 66%
Graphics test 13 FPS 11 FPS
Graphics score 2206 1967
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 13918 13423
Video editing 7376 7399
Photo editing 29480 24771
Data manipulation 11079 12643
Writing score 16194 16337

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-02 -> NoobMiokAnTuTu 121347204
📘 2026-10-01 (staff)AnTuTu 121309554
📘 2026-09-20 (P1rat)AnTuTu 121154394
📘 2026-09-14 (Natttss.)AnTuTu 121301916
📘 2026-08-20 (Jonath)AnTuTu 111005770
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-21 (RAID_0)Geekbench 6 GPU10479
📘 2026-07-12 (João_Rosário_67)AnTuTu 111474557
📘 2026-06-09 (Unknown)AnTuTu 111318666
📘 2026-04-18 (Fsoceinty)AnTuTu 111329673
📘 2026-03-28 (Bakzhan)AnTuTu 111530447

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

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 45 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 (50% in 20 min) Yes (60% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:59 hr 0:59 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 09:06 hr
Watching video - 13:47 hr
Gaming - 05:57 hr
Standby - 113 hr
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution 12000 x 9000 12000 x 9000
Zoom Optical, 10x Optical, 10x
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 120FPS Up to 120FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (720p) 960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Telephoto: 10 MP
4) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Telephoto: 10 MP
4) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 108 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KHM3 Samsung S5KHM3
Sensor size 1/1.33" (≈ 0.75 inch) 1/1.33" (≈ 0.75 inch)
Pixel size - 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 10 MP 10 MP
Aperture f/4.9 f/4.9
Focal length 230 mm 230 mm
Sensor Sony IMX574 Sony IMX574
Sensor size 1/3.52" (≈ 0.28 inch) 1/3.52" (≈ 0.28 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 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 IMX563 Sony IMX563
Sensor size 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size - 1.4 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Generic main camera score
Bokeh 70 70
Preview 71 73
Zoom 137 141
Samples Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon) from DxOMark Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 40 megapixels 40 megapixels
Image resolution 7864 x 5200 7864 x 5200
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor - CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.82" (≈ 0.35 inch) 1/2.82" (≈ 0.35 inch)
Pixel size - 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No
DxOMark front camera
Photo - 139
Video - 145

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
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

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced February 2022 February 2022
Release date February 2022 March 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $1199 $1199
Successor - Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra -
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
- 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 Ultra. It has a better gaming and battery life.

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