Samsung Galaxy S9 vs S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 5.8-inch Samsung Galaxy S9 (with Exynos 9 Octa 9810) that was released on February 25, 2018, against the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and came out 48 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S9
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 400GB
- 14% higher pixel density (568 vs 500 PPI)
- Better grip in hands – the body is 9.2 mm narrower
- Weighs 65 grams less
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
- The rear camera has a 10x optical zoom
- 2.6x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (959K versus 367K)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Comes with 2000 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3000 mAh
- Has a 1 inch larger screen size
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 10
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
- The phone is 4-years newer
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
- Has an ultra-wide angle camera lens
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Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 5.8 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 2960 pixels | 1440 x 3088 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 18.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 568 ppi | 500 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Max rated brightness | 658 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% | 90.2% |
| Display features | - Always-On Display | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| PWM | 240 Hz | - |
| Response time | 7 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 147.7 mm (5.81 inches) | 163.3 mm (6.43 inches) |
| Width | 68.7 mm (2.7 inches) | 77.9 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 163 g (5.75 oz) | 228 g (8.04 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gold, Gray, Blue, 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 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
| Max. clock | 2700 MHz | 3000 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 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 6 MB |
| Lithography process | 10 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G72MP18 | Adreno 730 |
| GPU clock | 572 MHz | 818 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~658 GFLOPS | ~2236 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 106403 | 231882 |
| GPU | 131325 | 393268 |
| Memory | 59895 | 161153 |
| UX | 69985 | 173259 |
| Total score | 367228 | 959371 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 93% | 56% |
| Graphics test | 13 FPS | 48 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2270 | 8035 |
| PCMark 3.0 score | 6266 | 13062 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 8, 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 1794 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 128, 256, 512, 1024 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 13) |
| ROM | One UI 2,1 | One UI 5.0 |
| OS size | 14 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 3000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| 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) |
| Fast charging | Yes (40% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 20 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:35 hr | 0:59 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:04 hr | - |
| Watching video | 10:57 hr | - |
| Gaming | 02:42 hr | - |
| Standby | 70 hr | - |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 108 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 12000 x 9000 |
| Zoom | Digital | 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 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 120° |
| Lenses | 1 (12 MP) | 4 (108 MP + 10 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.5 - 2.4 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Samsung SAK2L3 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 108 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 24 mm - Sensor: 1/1.33", Samsung S5KHM3 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
| 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 |
| Ultra-wide lens | - | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Sensor: 1/2.55", Sony IMX563 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon) from DxOMark |
| 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 |
| Pixel size | 1.22 microns | - |
| Sensor type | ISOCELL CMOS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6" | 1/2.82" |
| Video resolution | 1440p at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
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 |
| 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 | February 2022 |
| SAR (head) | 0.362 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.18 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 |
*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 (Snapdragon) is definitely a better buy.
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