Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge vs S22 Ultra
38
out of 100
VS
70
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 5.5-inch Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge (with Exynos 8 Octa 8890) that was released on February 21, 2016, against the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, which is powered by Exynos 2200 and came out 6 years and 1 month after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 200GB
- Weighs 71 grams less
- Better grip in hands – the body is 5.3 mm narrower
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
- The rear camera has a 10x optical zoom
- 3.9x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1434K versus 370K)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Has a 1.3 inches larger screen size
- Delivers 107% higher peak brightness (1266 against 613 nits)
- Comes with 1400 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3600 mAh
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- Shows 28% longer battery life (23:05 vs 17:58 hours)
- Modern USB Type-C port
- Thinner bezels – 13.6% more screen real estate
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 15W)
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 5.5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 2560 pixels | 1440 x 3088 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 19.3:9 |
| PPI | 534 ppi | 500 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (24-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 610 nits | 830 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1750 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 76.2% | 89.8% |
| Display features | - Always-On Display | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 98.2% |
| PWM | Not detected | 120 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy S22 Ultra
6.8″ (19.3:9 ratio) = 17.7 in2
Galaxy S7 Edge
5.5″ (16:9 ratio) = 12.9 in2
~37% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 150.9 mm (5.94 inches) | 163.3 mm (6.43 inches) |
| Width | 72.6 mm (2.86 inches) | 77.9 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 157 g (5.54 oz) | 228 g (8.04 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Gold | White, Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 | Samsung Exynos 2200 |
| Max clock | 2300 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.3 GHz: Mongoose M1 |
- 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 | - | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 14 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | No | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-T880 MP12 | Xclipse 920 |
| GPU shading units | 252 | 384 |
| GPU clock | 650 MHz | 1306 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~327.6 GFLOPS | ~1003 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| Single-core score | 417 | 1648 |
| Multi-core score | 1241 | 4351 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 139972 | 472427 |
| GPU | 58761 | 390230 |
| Memory | 77391 | 216173 |
| UX | 94794 | 355339 |
| Total score | 370918 | 1434169 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [17 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 66% |
| Graphics test | - | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 900 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| 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 | - | 66% |
| Graphics test | - | 11 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1967 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 13423 |
| Video editing | - | 7399 |
| Photo editing | - | 24771 |
| Data manipulation | - | 12643 |
| Writing score | - | 16337 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2025-06-25 (AnthonyX64) | GeekBench CPU | 417 / 1241 |
| 📘 2024-08-19 (DarkSword669) | GeekBench CPU | 413 / 1102 |
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-21 (RAID_0) | GeekBench GPU | 10479 |
| 📘 2026-07-12 (João_Rosário_67) | AnTuTu | 1474557 |
| 📘 2026-06-09 (Unknown) | AnTuTu | 1318666 |
| 📘 2026-04-18 (Fsoceinty) | AnTuTu | 1329673 |
| 📘 2026-03-28 (Bakzhan) | AnTuTu | 1530447 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 1794 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 32 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 200 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 6.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 8.0) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | TouchWiz UI | One UI 8.0 |
| OS size | 7.6 GB | 26.8 GB |
| OS updates | - | 4 years |
| Security updates | - | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 3600 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes, Qi/PMA | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 40 min) | Yes (60% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:55 hr | 0:59 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:39 hr | 09:06 hr |
| Watching video | 10:54 hr | 13:47 hr |
| Gaming | 04:42 hr | 05:57 hr |
| Standby | 90 hr | 113 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 108 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 12000 x 9000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 10x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Telephoto: 10 MP 4) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Pro mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX260 | Samsung S5KHM3 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/1.33" (≈ 0.75 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 10 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/4.9 |
| Focal length | - | 230 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX574 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.52" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 12 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX563 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.4 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 70 |
| Preview | - | 73 |
| Zoom | - | 141 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge from DxOMark | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 5 megapixels | 40 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 2560 x 1440 | 7864 x 5200 |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K4E5 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/4.1" (≈ 0.24 inch) | 1/2.82" (≈ 0.35 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.34 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1440p at 30 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 4.2 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | Micro USB | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - USB-Host mode |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | Yes, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | 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* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 9 | 20 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2016 | February 2022 |
| Release date | March 2016 | March 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $800 | $1199 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra | - |
| SAR (head) | 0.264 W/kg | 1.05 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.43 W/kg | 1.58 W/kg |
| Sensors | - 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 |
*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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