Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus vs Google Pixel 6 Pro
80
out of 100
VS
76
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.6-inch Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus (with Exynos 2200) that was released on February 9, 2022, against the Google Pixel 6 Pro, which is powered by Google Tensor and came out 3 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 S22 Plus
- Delivers 28% higher peak brightness (1106 against 862 nits)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- 18% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1027K versus 869K)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 30W)
- 26% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1690 and 1340 points
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 6 Pro
- 30% higher pixel density (512 vs 393 PPI)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- The rear camera has a 4x optical zoom
- Comes with 503 mAh larger battery capacity: 5003 vs 4500 mAh
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
Scores with a red asterisk (
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) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1440 x 3120 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 393 ppi | 512 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 780 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1750 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.3% | 88.8% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 98.2% | 98.5% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Response time | 5 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 157.4 mm (6.2 inches) | 163.9 mm (6.45 inches) |
| Width | 75.8 mm (2.98 inches) | 75.9 mm (2.99 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 195 g (6.88 oz) | 210 g (7.41 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Pink, Purple, Yellow | White, Black, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 2200 | Google Tensor |
| Max clock | 2800 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 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 A55
- 2 cores at 2.25 GHz: Cortex A76 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X1 |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Samsung Xclipse 920 | Mali-G78 MP20 |
| GPU shading units | 1920 | 1280 |
| GPU clock | 810 MHz | 848 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3110.4 GFLOPS | ~2170.9 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 307917 | 244572 |
| GPU | 328347 | 272616 |
| Memory | 190136 | 160815 |
| UX | 194684 | 190234 |
| Total score | 1027503 | 869007 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 38.8 °C | 40.4 °C |
| Stability | 63% | 56% |
| Graphics test | 41 FPS | 37 FPS |
| Graphics score | 6914 | 6208 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10319 | 8598 |
| Video editing | 7177 | 6884 |
| Photo editing | 27149 | 17970 |
| Data manipulation | 10620 | 11157 |
| Writing score | 15511 | 16291 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | - | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128, 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 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | One UI 5.1 | Stock Android |
| OS size | 28.6 GB | 14 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 5003 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (23 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (64% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:01 hr | 1:59 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 08:47 hr |
| Watching video | - | 12:29 hr |
| Gaming | - | 04:43 hr |
| Standby | - | 93 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 4x |
| Flash | LED | Dual 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) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 114° |
| Lenses | 3 (50 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP) | 3 (50 MP + 48 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.56", Samsung GN5 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.2 micron - Sensor: 1/1.31", Samsung GN1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Laser autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens |
- 10 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 70 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.94", Samsung S5K3K1 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 48 MP
- Aperture: f/3.5 - Focal length: 104 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2", Sony IMX586 (Exmor-RS 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 IMX713 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.25 micron - Sensor: 1/2.9", Sony IMX386 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus from DxOMark | Photo samples of Google Pixel 6 Pro from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 11.1 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3872 x 2592 | 3840 x 2880 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Pixel size | 1.22 microns | 1.22 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.24" | - |
| 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 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 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| 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 |
| NFC * | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM * | 2 | 1 |
| 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 | February 2022 | October 2021 |
| Release date | March 2022 | October 2021 |
| Sensors |
- Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, battery life, connectivity, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus . But if the camera is more of a priority – go for the Google Pixel 6 Pro .
