Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 vs S22 Ultra
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2) that was released on July 26, 2023, against the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, which is powered by Exynos 2200 and came out 18 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 Z Flip 5
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- The phone is 1-year and 6-months newer
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
- Weighs 41 grams less
- 23% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2118 and 1717 points
- Better grip in hands – the body is 6 mm narrower
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
- The rear camera has a 10x optical zoom
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Comes with 1300 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3700 mAh
- Shows 22% longer battery life (33:09 vs 27:13 hours)
- Delivers 15% higher peak brightness (1273 against 1106 nits)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- 18% higher pixel density (500 vs 425 PPI)
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 25W)
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
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2640 pixels | 1440 x 3088 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 21.9:9 | 19.3:9 |
| PPI | 425 ppi | 500 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 830 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | 1750 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.5% | 90.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 97.3% | 98.2% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 165.1 mm (6.5 inches) | 163.3 mm (6.43 inches) |
| Width | 71.9 mm (2.83 inches) | 77.9 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 187 g (6.6 oz) | 228 g (8.04 oz) |
| Waterproof | IPX8 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gray, Green, Purple, Yellow | White, Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Samsung Exynos 2200 |
| Max clock | 3200 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3 |
- 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 | 8 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Samsung Xclipse 920 |
| GPU shading units | 2560 | 1920 |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 810 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3481.6 GFLOPS | ~3110.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 388586 | 326900 |
| GPU | 222126 | 455673 |
| Memory | 241250 | 202244 |
| UX | 269260 | 230074 |
| Total score | 1129887 | 1217193 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 55.8 °C | 39.7 °C |
| Stability | - | 64% |
| Graphics test | 57 FPS | 41 FPS |
| Graphics score | 9567 | 6872 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 11002 |
| Video editing | - | 7130 |
| Photo editing | - | 28460 |
| Data manipulation | - | 10627 |
| Writing score | - | 15749 |
AnTuTu Smartphone Scores (82nd and 56th place)
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 8, 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256, 512 GB | 128, 256, 512, 1024 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | One UI 5.1.1 | One UI 5.1 |
| OS size | 40 GB | 26.8 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 3700 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 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) |
| Fast charging | Yes (55% in 30 min) | Yes (60% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:19 hr | 0:59 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:59 hr | 11:20 hr |
| Watching video | 12:19 hr | 14:43 hr |
| Gaming | 03:56 hr | 05:53 hr |
| Standby | 94 hr | 109 hr |
General battery life
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 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 120° |
| Lenses | 2 (12 MP + 12 MP) | 4 (108 MP + 10 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 1.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.76", Samsung S5K2LD (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
- 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 |
| 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 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3.06", Sony IMX258 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
- 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) |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 from DxOMark | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 40 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 7864 x 5200 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | 1.22 microns | 0.7 microns |
| Sensor type | ISOCELL CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3" | 1/2.82" |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 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 | 5.3 | 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 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | - | 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
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | July 2023 | February 2022 |
| Release date | August 2023 | March 2022 |
| SAR (head) | 0.6 W/kg | 1.05 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.45 W/kg | 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
If the camera, battery life, connectivity, and design are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra. But if the performance is more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5.
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