Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra vs OnePlus Nord 3
83
out of 100
VS
77
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 OnePlus Nord 3, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9000 and came out 17 months 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
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- 25% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1224K versus 981K)
- Delivers 14% higher peak brightness (1266 against 1115 nits)
- 11% higher pixel density (500 vs 451 PPI)
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord 3
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 45W)
- The phone is 1-year and 5-months newer
- Weighs 34.5 grams less
- 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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.8 inches | 6.74 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3088 pixels | 1240 x 2772 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.3:9 | 20.1:9 |
| PPI | 500 ppi | 451 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 830 nits | 600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1750 nits | 1450 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.2% | 89.5% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 98.2% | 98.7% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 366 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 7 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.3 mm (6.43 inches) | 162.6 mm (6.4 inches) |
| Width | 77.9 mm (3.07 inches) | 75.1 mm (2.96 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 228 g (8.04 oz) | 193.5 g (6.83 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP54 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Red | Gray, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 2200 | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 |
| Max clock | 2800 MHz | 3050 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 2.85 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3.05 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
| L3 cache | - | 8 MB |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Graphics | Samsung Xclipse 920 | Mali-G710 MP10 |
| GPU shading units | 1920 | 960 |
| GPU clock | 810 MHz | 848 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3110.4 GFLOPS | ~1632 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 326900 | 236571 |
| GPU | 455673 | 378966 |
| Memory | 202244 | 178174 |
| UX | 230074 | 182189 |
| Total score | 1224098 | 981824 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 39.7 °C | 52.1 °C |
| Stability | 64% | - |
| Graphics test | 41 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 6872 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11002 | - |
| Video editing | 7130 | - |
| Photo editing | 28460 | - |
| Data manipulation | 10627 | - |
| Writing score | 15749 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 8, 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128, 256, 512, 1024 GB | 128, 256 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 13 |
| ROM | One UI 5.1 | OxygenOS 13.1 |
| OS size | 26.8 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (60% in 30 min) | Yes (60% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:59 hr | 0:32 hr |
| Web browsing | 11:20 hr | 11:28 hr |
| Watching video | 14:43 hr | 16:55 hr |
| Gaming | 05:53 hr | 05:20 hr |
| Standby | 109 hr | 93 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12000 x 9000 | - |
| Zoom | Optical, 10x | Digital |
| 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) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 112° |
| Lenses | 4 (108 MP + 10 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP) | 3 (50 MP + 8 MP + 2 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/1.8 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.56", Sony IMX890 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase 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 |
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| 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) |
- 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4", Sony IMX355 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
| Macro lens | - |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron - Sensor: 1/5", GalaxyCore GC02M1 (CMOS) |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra from DxOMark | - |
| Megapixels | 40 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 7864 x 5200 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.7 microns | 1 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | ISOCELL CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.82" | 1/3.09" |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) 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 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| 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 | 19 |
| 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 | July 2023 |
| Release date | March 2022 | July 2023 |
| 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 - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 80 W |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra . It has a better camera, performance, gaming, connectivity, and sound.
