Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra vs Honor Magic 4 Pro
83
out of 100
VS
79
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.8-inch Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (with Exynos 2200) that was released on February 9, 2022, against the Honor Magic 4 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and came out 1 month after. 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 S22 Ultra
- The rear camera has a 10x optical zoom
- Shows 33% longer battery life (33:09 vs 25:00 hours)
- Delivers 32% higher peak brightness (1266 against 961 nits)
- Comes with 400 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4600 mAh
- 20% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1224K versus 1019K)
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
- 17% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1720 and 1472 points
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic 4 Pro
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 45W)
- Has a built-in infrared port
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
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.8 inches | 6.81 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3088 pixels | 1312 x 2848 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.3:9 | 19.54:9 |
| PPI | 500 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 830 nits | 600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1750 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.2% | 93% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 98.2% | 94.7% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 119 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.3 mm (6.43 inches) | 163.6 mm (6.44 inches) |
| Width | 77.9 mm (3.07 inches) | 74.7 mm (2.94 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 9.15 mm (0.36 inches) |
| Weight | 228 g (8.04 oz) | 215 g (7.58 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Red | White, Black, Gold, Green, Orange |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 2200 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
| Max clock | 2800 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 1.82 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.52 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
- 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 | - | 6 MB |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Graphics | Samsung Xclipse 920 | Adreno 730 |
| GPU shading units | 1920 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 810 MHz | 818 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3110.4 GFLOPS | ~2512.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 326900 | 259919 |
| GPU | 455673 | 367772 |
| Memory | 202244 | 179429 |
| UX | 230074 | 205090 |
| Total score | 1224098 | 1019244 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 39.7 °C | 38.6 °C |
| Stability | 64% | 63% |
| Graphics test | 41 FPS | 59 FPS |
| Graphics score | 6872 | 9862 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11002 | 12304 |
| Video editing | 7130 | 7558 |
| Photo editing | 28460 | 29522 |
| Data manipulation | 10627 | 10525 |
| Writing score | 15749 | 16463 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 8, 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | - | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128, 256, 512, 1024 GB | 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 12 |
| ROM | One UI 5.1 | Magic UI 6 |
| OS size | 26.8 GB | 21 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4600 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (100 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (60% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 12 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:59 hr | 0:30 hr |
| Web browsing | 11:20 hr | 09:14 hr |
| Watching video | 14:43 hr | 11:47 hr |
| Gaming | 05:53 hr | 05:28 hr |
| Standby | 109 hr | 68 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12000 x 9000 | 9216 x 6912 |
| Zoom | Optical, 10x | Optical, 3.5x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 122° |
| Lenses | 4 (108 MP + 10 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP) | 4 (50 MP + 50 MP + 64 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 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 |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 23 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.56", Sony IMX766 (Exmor-RS 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 |
- 64 MP
- Aperture: f/3.5 - Focal length: 90 mm - Pixel size: 0.7 micron - Sensor: 1/2.0", Omnivision OV64B (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 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) |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Sensor: 1/2.5" (CMOS) |
| Depth lens | - | Yes |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra from DxOMark | Photo samples of Honor Magic 4 Pro from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 40 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 7864 x 5200 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Pixel size | 0.7 microns | - |
| Sensor type | CMOS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.82" | - |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 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 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 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS |
| NFC * | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | Yes |
| Number of SIM * | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support * | Yes | No |
| 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 | - |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2022 | February 2022 |
| Release date | March 2022 | April 2022 |
| SAR (head) | 1.05 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.58 W/kg | - |
| Sensors |
- Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 100 W |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, performance, battery life, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra . But if the gaming is more of a priority – go for the Honor Magic 4 Pro .
