Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra vs Google Pixel Fold
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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 Google Pixel Fold, which is powered by Google Tensor G2 and came out 16 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
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- The rear camera has a 10x optical zoom
- 32% higher pixel density (500 vs 378 PPI)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Thinner bezels – 7.5% more screen real estate
- Better grip in hands – the body is 61.8 mm narrower
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 30W)
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel Fold
- Has a 0.8 inch larger screen size
- The phone is 1-year and 4-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
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 | 6.8 inches | 7.6 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3088 pixels | 1840 x 2208 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.3:9 | 6:5 |
| PPI | 500 ppi | 378 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | - |
| Max rated brightness | 830 nits | 1200 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1750 nits | 1450 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.2% | 82.7% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 98.2% | 98.8% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 4 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.3 mm (6.43 inches) | 158.7 mm (6.25 inches) |
| Width | 77.9 mm (3.07 inches) | 139.7 mm (5.5 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 5.8 mm (0.23 inches) |
| Weight | 228 g (8.04 oz) | 283 g (9.98 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IPX8 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Red | Black, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 2200 | Google Tensor G2 |
| Max clock | 2800 MHz | 2850 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 2.35 GHz: Cortex-A78 - 2 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X1 |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Samsung Xclipse 920 | Mali-G710 MP7 |
| GPU shading units | 1920 | 672 |
| GPU clock | 810 MHz | 850 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3110.4 GFLOPS | ~1142.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 326900 | - |
| GPU | 455673 | - |
| Memory | 202244 | - |
| UX | 230074 | - |
| Total score | 1224098 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 39.7 °C | 46.8 °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 | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| 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 13 |
| ROM | One UI 5.1 | - |
| OS size | 26.8 GB | 15 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4821 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (20 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (60% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 31 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:59 hr | 1:32 hr |
| Web browsing | 11:20 hr | - |
| Watching video | 14:43 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:53 hr | - |
| Standby | 109 hr | - |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12000 x 9000 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 10x | Optical, 5x |
| 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° | 121° |
| Lenses | 4 (108 MP + 10 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP) | 3 (48 MP + 10.8 MP + 10.8 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 |
- 48 MP
- Aperture: f/1.7 - Focal length: 25 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2" - Laser 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 |
- 10.8 MP
- Aperture: f/3.1 - Focal length: 112 mm - Sensor: 1/3.1" - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - 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) |
- 10.8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Sensor: 1/3" |
| 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 Google Pixel Fold from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 40 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 7864 x 5200 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.7 microns | - |
| Sensor type | CMOS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.82" | 1/4" |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 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 |
| 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 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, 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 | May 2023 |
| Release date | March 2022 | June 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 |
- 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, connectivity, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra . But if the gaming and battery life are more of a priority – go for the Google Pixel Fold .
