Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 vs S22 Ultra

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 7.6-inch Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 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 1 year and 6 months before. 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 Z Fold 5
  • Has a 0.8 inch larger screen size
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • 27% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1818K versus 1434K)
  • The phone is 1 year and 6 months newer
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
  • 25% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2062 and 1648 points
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
  • The rear camera has a 10x optical zoom
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • 34% higher pixel density (500 vs 374 PPI)
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 52 mm narrower
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 25W)
  • Weighs 25 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 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
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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
11.2
(Bad)
Value Index
28.7
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 7.6 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 1812 x 2176 pixels 1440 x 3088 pixels
Aspect ratio 10.81:9 19.3:9
PPI 374 ppi 500 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) Yes (24-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 600 nits 830 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1750 nits 1750 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Gorilla Glass Victus Plus
Screen-to-body ratio 91.1% 89.8%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 94.7% 98.2%
PWM 120 Hz 120 Hz
Response time 4 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Z Fold 5
7.6″ (10.81:9 ratio) = 28.4 in2
Galaxy S22 Ultra
6.8″ (19.3:9 ratio) = 17.7 in2
~60% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
1266 nits
1273 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 154.9 mm (6.1 inches) 163.3 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 129.9 mm (5.11 inches) 77.9 mm (3.07 inches)
Thickness 6.1 mm (0.24 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 253 g (8.92 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, Blue White, Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Red
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Samsung Exynos 2200
Max clock 3360 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 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 740 Xclipse 920
GPU shading units 1536 384
GPU clock 680 MHz 1306 MHz
FLOPS ~2089 GFLOPS ~1003 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Single-core score 2062 1648
Multi-core score 5396 4351
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1818396
CPU 600928 472427
GPU 448555 390230
Memory 284750 216173
UX 484163 355339
Total score 1818396 1434169
Samples [4 tests] [17 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 74% 66%
Graphics test 8 FPS 7 FPS
Graphics score 1142 900
3DMark Solar Bay
Stability 71% 65%
Graphics test 21 FPS 15 FPS
Section 1 24 FPS 18 FPS
Section 2 21 FPS 15 FPS
Section 3 17 FPS 12 FPS
Graphics score 5460 3874
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 57% 66%
Graphics test 21 FPS 11 FPS
Graphics score 3603 1967
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 15086 13423
Video editing 7879 7399
Photo editing 33582 24771
Data manipulation 12994 12643
Writing score 19605 16337

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-11 (Anekochan)AnTuTu 111824088
📘 2026-05-09 (Laixy)AnTuTu 111839549
📘 2026-03-30 (Jesus)AnTuTu 111818396
📘 2025-12-10 (Ксюшкинс)AnTuTu 111787267
📘 2025-12-02 (Тг: @RTX5090Palit)AnTuTu 111742781
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 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory clock 4200 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM One UI 8.5 One UI 8.0
OS size 34 GB 26.8 GB
OS updates 4 years 4 years
Security updates 5 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 4400 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)
Bypass charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (60% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:24 hr 0:59 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:04 hr 09:06 hr
Watching video 12:40 hr 13:47 hr
Gaming 05:13 hr 05:57 hr
Standby 126 hr 113 hr
General battery life
22:55 hr
23:05 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 12000 x 9000
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 10x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 24FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 120FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (720p) 960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 123° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) 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 50 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 23 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung GN3 Samsung S5KHM3
Sensor size 1/1.57" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.33" (≈ 0.75 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 10 MP 10 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/4.9
Focal length 66 mm 230 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3K1 Sony IMX574
Sensor size 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/3.52" (≈ 0.28 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 12 mm 13 mm
Sensor Sony IMX258 Sony IMX563
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.4 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 70 70
Preview 76 73
Zoom 128 141
Samples Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 from DxOMark Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 10 megapixels 40 megapixels
Image resolution 3648 x 2736 7864 x 5200
Aperture f/1.8 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX374 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) 1/2.82" (≈ 0.35 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Additional lens 10 MP, Sony IMX374, f/26, 1/3.2" -
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 5.3 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
DisplayPort Yes, DP 1.2 Yes, DP 1.2
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS 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
Max loudness
88.4 dB
90.2 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced July 2023 February 2022
Release date August 2023 March 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $1799 $1199
Successor - Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 -
SAR (head) 1.24 W/kg 1.05 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.19 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 Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the performance and gaming are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5. But if the display, camera, battery life, and design are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra.

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