Sony Xperia 5 II vs Samsung Galaxy S22
54
out of 100
VS
63
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.1-inch Sony Xperia 5 II (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 865) that was released on September 17, 2020, against the Samsung Galaxy S22, which is powered by Exynos 2200 and came out 1 year and 5 months 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 Sony Xperia 5 II
- Shows 22% longer battery life (20:42 vs 16:55 hours)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1000GB
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S22
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Delivers 62% higher peak brightness (856 against 529 nits)
- 42% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1398K versus 986K)
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 12
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
- Thinner bezels – 7.8% more screen real estate
- The phone is 1 year and 5 months newer
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 | OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.1 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2520 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 21:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 449 ppi | 422 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (10-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 550 nits | 780 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 80.8% | 88.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 100% | 99.3% |
| PWM | 238 Hz | 239 Hz |
| Response time | 8 ms | 10 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 158 mm (6.22 inches) | 146 mm (5.75 inches) |
| Width | 68 mm (2.68 inches) | 70.6 mm (2.78 inches) |
| Thickness | 8 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 163 g (5.75 oz) | 167 g (5.89 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Blue, Pink | White, Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Pink, Purple, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 | Samsung Exynos 2200 |
| Max clock | 2840 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) |
- 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 | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 698 | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 650 | Xclipse 920 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 384 |
| GPU clock | 587 MHz | 1306 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~901.6 GFLOPS | ~1003 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3033 | - |
| Single-core score | 1168 | 1600 |
| Multi-core score | 2506 | 3840 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 379925 | 462329 |
| GPU | 146839 | 376985 |
| Memory | 163211 | 231805 |
| UX | 296672 | 327154 |
| Total score | 986701 | 1398273 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | [11 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 65% |
| Graphics test | - | 6 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 820 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 66% |
| Graphics test | - | 14 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 17 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 14 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 11 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 3751 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 91% | 66% |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 10 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1104 | 1830 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11143 | 11192 |
| Video editing | 7201 | 7372 |
| Photo editing | 30617 | 21608 |
| Data manipulation | 10064 | 11423 |
| Writing score | 15500 | 14877 |
Recent User Tests
Sony Xperia 5 II
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-18 -> Edward devtoun | AnTuTu 11 | 1000761 |
| 📘 2026-05-09 -> Edward devtoun | AnTuTu 11 | 993822 |
| 📘 2025-12-09 (soc only) | AnTuTu 11 | 951811 |
| 📘 2025-10-21 (Denis_920) | AnTuTu 11 | 1002794 |
| 📘 2025-10-19 (John) | CPU Throttle | 63% |
Samsung Galaxy S22
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-21 -> MOLANG | AnTuTu 12 | 1628220 |
| 📘 2026-09-21 -> MOLANG | Battery life | SOT 5:35 / 7:27 |
| 📘 2026-09-21 -> MOLANG | Geekbench 6 GPU | 10630 |
| 📘 2026-09-12 (Ogurchik)) | AnTuTu 12 | 1628220 |
| 📘 2026-09-09 (Hangal) | AnTuTu 11 | 1587642 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1000 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | - | One UI 8.0 |
| OS size | 13 GB | 30.2 GB |
| OS updates | - | 4 years |
| Security updates | - | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4000 mAh | 3700 mAh |
| Max charge power | 21 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (45% in 30 min) | Yes (63% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:49 hr | 1:03 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:29 hr | 05:42 hr |
| Watching video | 12:46 hr | 10:16 hr |
| Gaming | 05:22 hr | 04:06 hr |
| Standby | 96 hr | 90 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 8160 x 6120 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3x |
| 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 | 120 FPS (1080p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 124° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX557 | Samsung GN5 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.8 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 10 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 70 mm | 70 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3T2 | Sony IMX772 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) | 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX363 | Sony IMX713 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 70 |
| Preview | - | 72 |
| Zoom | - | 126 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Sony Xperia 5 II from DxOMark | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S22 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 10 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 3872 x 2592 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K4H7 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/3.24" (≈ 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (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 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, 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, QZSS | 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 | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 22 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | 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 | September 2020 | February 2022 |
| Release date | October 2020 | March 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $950 | $799 |
| 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 |
*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 is definitely a better buy.
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