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Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 15 Plus

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Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 15 Plus

78 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
VS
84 out of 100
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
Apple iPhone 15 Plus

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 Apple iPhone 15 Plus, which is powered by Apple A16 Bionic and came out 1 year and 7 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
  • The rear camera has a 10x optical zoom
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Has 2x more RAM: 12GB versus 6GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 20W)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Comes with 617 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4383 mAh
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 15 Plus
  • Shows 29% longer battery life (29:51 vs 23:05 hours)
  • Delivers 30% higher peak brightness (1634 against 1257 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • 28% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1369K versus 1065K)
  • The phone is 1 year and 7 months newer
  • 53% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2621 and 1710 points
  • Weighs 27 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra and Apple iPhone 15 Plus crucial features
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
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy S22 Ultra
vs
iPhone 15 Plus

Display

TypeDynamic AMOLEDOLED
Size6.8 inches6.7 inches
Resolution1440 x 3088 pixels1290 x 2796 pixels
Aspect ratio19.3:919.5:9
PPI500 ppi460 ppi
Refresh rate120 Hz60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rateYes (24-120 Hz)No
Max rated brightness830 nits2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR1750 nits1600 nits
HDR supportYes, HDR10+Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protectionGorilla Glass Victus PlusCeramic Shield
Screen-to-body ratio89.8%88%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space98.2%99.5%
PWM120 Hz60 Hz
Response time1 ms3 ms
Contrast∞ Infinity∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy S22 Ultra
1257 nits
iPhone 15 Plus+30%
1634 nits

Design and build

Height163.3 mm (6.43 inches)160.9 mm (6.33 inches)
Width77.9 mm (3.07 inches)77.8 mm (3.06 inches)
Thickness8.9 mm (0.35 inches)7.8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight228 g (8.04 oz)201 g (7.09 oz)
WaterproofIP68IP68
Advanced coolingVapor chamber -
Rear materialGlassGlass
Frame materialMetalMetal
ColorsWhite, Black, Gray, Blue, Green, RedBlack, Blue, Green, Pink, Yellow
Fingerprint scannerYes, in-displayNo
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Tests of Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra and Apple iPhone 15 Plus in the benchmarks
SoC
ChipsetSamsung Exynos 2200Apple A16 Bionic
Max clock2800 MHz3460 MHz
CPU cores8 (1 + 3 + 4)6 (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 2.02 GHz: Sawtooth
- 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest
L3 cache4 MB -
ManufacturingSamsungTSMC
Lithography process4 nanometers4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU)YesApple Neural Engine
GraphicsSamsung Xclipse 920Apple A16 GPU
GPU shading units768640
GPU clock1306 MHz1398 MHz
FLOPS~2006.2 GFLOPS~1789.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
CPU306959378908
GPU367129436307
Memory178030231161
UX213814322651
Total score10659321369027
Samples[8 tests][8 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Max surface temperature39.7 °C41.6 °C
Stability64%80%
Graphics test41 FPS59 FPS
Graphics score68749703
PCMark 3.0
Web score11169 -
Video editing7157 -
Photo editing28020 -
Data manipulation10831 -
Writing score15705 -

Memory

RAM
RAM size8, 12 GB6 GB
Memory typeLPDDR5LPDDR5
Memory clock - 3200 MHz
Channels44
Storage
Storage size128, 256, 512, 1024 GB128, 256, 512 GB
Storage typeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory cardNoNo

Software

Operating systemAndroid 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)iOS 17 (Can be upgraded to iOS 18.2)
ROMOne UI 5.1 -
OS size26.8 GB18 GB

Battery

Capacity5000 mAh4383 mAh
Max charge power45 W20 W
Battery typeLi-PoLi-Ion
ReplaceableNoNo
Wireless chargingYes (15 W)Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse chargingYes, (wireless)Yes
Fast chargingYes (60% in 30 min)Yes (53% in 30 min)
Full charging time0:59 hr1:34 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing09:06 hr13:13 hr
Watching video13:47 hr20:21 hr
Gaming05:57 hr07:01 hr
Standby113 hr122 hr
General battery life
Galaxy S22 Ultra
23:05 hr
iPhone 15 Plus+29%
29:51 hr

Main camera

Matrix108 megapixels48 megapixels
Image resolution12000 x 90008000 x 6000
ZoomOptical, 10xDigital
FlashLEDDual LED
StabilizationOpticalOptical
8K video recordingUp to 24FPSNo
4K video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 60FPS
1080p video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 60FPS
Slow motion960 FPS (720p)240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens120°120°
Lenses1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Telephoto: 10 MP
4) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution108 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.6
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung S5KHM3Sony IMX904
Sensor size1/1.33"1/1.56"
Pixel size0.8 micron1 micron
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution10 MP -
Aperturef/4.9 -
Focal length230 mm -
SensorSony IMX574 -
Sensor size1/3.52" -
Pixel size1.12 micron -
StabilizationOptical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX563Sony IMX633
Sensor size1/2.55"1/2.55"
Pixel size1.4 micron1.4 micron
StabilizationDigitalDigital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh7080
Preview7384
Zoom141114
SamplesPhoto samples of Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra from DxOMarkPhoto samples of Apple iPhone 15 Plus from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels40 megapixels12 megapixels
Image resolution7864 x 52004032 x 3024
Aperturef/2.2f/1.9
Focal length26 mm23 mm
SensorCMOSSony IMX714
Sensor size1/2.82"1/3.6"
Pixel size0.7 micron1.12 micron
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Video resolution2160p (4K) at 60 FPS2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)NoYes
DxOMark front camera
Photo139 -
Video145 -

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 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 version5.25.3
Bluetooth featuresLELE
USB typeUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB version3.22
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPortYes, DP 1.2Yes
GPSGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, GalileoGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC*YesYes
Infrared portNoNo
Network
Number of SIM*2 -
Type of SIM cardNanoeSIM
Multi SIM modeStandby -
eSIM support*YesYes
Hybrid slotNoNo
LTE Cat*2018
5G supportYesYes

Sound

SpeakersStereoStereo
Headphone audio jackNoNo
FM radioNoNo
Dolby AtmosYesYes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

CategoryFlagshipFlagship
AnnouncedFebruary 2022September 2023
Release dateMarch 2022September 2023
Launch price$1199$899
SAR (head)1.05 W/kg0.98 W/kg
SAR (body)1.58 W/kg0.98 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
- Face recognition sensor
Bundled chargerNot includedNot included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
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