Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus vs S22 Ultra
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.2-inch Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus (with Exynos 9 Octa 9810) that was released on February 25, 2018, against the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, which is powered by Exynos 2200 and came out 4 years 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 S9 Plus
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 400GB
- Weighs 39 grams less
- 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
- 2.7x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1434K versus 540K)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 1500 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3500 mAh
- Delivers 100% higher peak brightness (1266 against 633 nits)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Shows 38% longer battery life (23:05 vs 16:44 hours)
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 15W)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 10
- More energy-efficient CPU – Exynos 2200
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 | 6.2 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 2960 pixels | 1440 x 3088 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 18.5:9 | 19.3:9 |
| PPI | 531 ppi | 500 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (24-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 631 nits | 830 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1750 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.6% | 89.8% |
| Display features | - Always-On Display | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 98.2% |
| PWM | 215 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 7 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy S22 Ultra
6.8″ (19.3:9 ratio) = 17.7 in2
Galaxy S9 Plus
6.2″ (18.5:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~17% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 158.1 mm (6.22 inches) | 163.3 mm (6.43 inches) |
| Width | 73.8 mm (2.91 inches) | 77.9 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 189 g (6.67 oz) | 228 g (8.04 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gold, Gray, Red, Purple | White, Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, rear | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810 | Samsung Exynos 2200 |
| Max clock | 2900 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.9 GHz: Exynos M3 |
- 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 | 10 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G72MP18 | Xclipse 920 |
| GPU shading units | 216 | 384 |
| GPU clock | 572 MHz | 1306 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~247.1 GFLOPS | ~1003 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4338 | - |
| Single-core score | 772 | 1648 |
| Multi-core score | 2229 | 4351 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 231778 | 472427 |
| GPU | 92936 | 390230 |
| Memory | 117962 | 216173 |
| UX | 97635 | 355339 |
| Total score | 540311 | 1434169 |
| Samples | [16 tests] | [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 | 5779 | 13423 |
| Video editing | 5456 | 7399 |
| Photo editing | 9308 | 24771 |
| Data manipulation | 5607 | 12643 |
| Writing score | 6203 | 16337 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-10 -> skaele | AnTuTu | 635840 |
| 📘 2026-06-23 (AGZL) | AnTuTu | 669835 |
| 📘 2026-05-28 -> W1lkyy | AnTuTu | 614260 |
| 📘 2026-05-14 -> TranHongPhuc | GeekBench GPU | 4338 |
| 📘 2026-05-14 -> TranHongPhuc | GeekBench CPU | 686 / 1855 |
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 | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 1794 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 400 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 8.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 10) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | One UI 2.5 | One UI 8.0 |
| OS size | 13.9 GB | 26.8 GB |
| OS updates | - | 4 years |
| Security updates | - | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 3500 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes, Qi/PMA (10 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (40% in 30 min) | Yes (60% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:40 hr | 0:59 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:05 hr | 09:06 hr |
| Watching video | 10:25 hr | 13:47 hr |
| Gaming | 04:17 hr | 05:57 hr |
| Standby | 84 hr | 113 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 108 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 12000 x 9000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Optical, 10x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Telephoto: 10 MP 4) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.5 - 2.4 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung SAK2L3 | 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 | 12 MP | 10 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/4.9 |
| Focal length | 52 mm | 230 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX574 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) | 1/3.52" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | 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 S9 Plus from DxOMark | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 40 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 7864 x 5200 |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3H1 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) | 1/2.82" (≈ 0.35 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | 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 | 5 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | Yes, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | 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* | 18 | 20 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2018 | February 2022 |
| Release date | March 2018 | March 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $840 | $1199 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra | - |
| SAR (head) | 0.294 W/kg | 1.05 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.35 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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Total votes: 98