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Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus vs Apple iPhone 15

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Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus vs Apple iPhone 15

74 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
VS
82 out of 100
Apple iPhone 15
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
Apple iPhone 15

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 Apple iPhone 15, 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 Plus
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Comes with 1151 mAh larger battery capacity: 4500 vs 3349 mAh
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 20W)
  • Has a 0.5 inch larger screen size
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 15
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • Delivers 51% higher peak brightness (1641 against 1088 nits)
  • Shows 15% longer battery life (25:31 vs 22:15 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • 29% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1416K versus 1097K)
  • 17% higher pixel density (460 vs 393 PPI)
  • The phone is 1 year and 7 months newer
  • 55% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2599 and 1674 points
  • Weighs 24 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus and Apple iPhone 15 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 Plus
vs
iPhone 15

Display

TypeDynamic AMOLEDOLED
Size6.6 inches6.1 inches
Resolution1080 x 2340 pixels1179 x 2556 pixels
Aspect ratio19.5:919.5:9
PPI393 ppi460 ppi
Refresh rate120 Hz60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rateYes (10-120 Hz)No
Max rated brightness780 nits2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR1750 nits1600 nits
HDR supportYes, HDR10+Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate240 Hz -
Screen protectionGorilla Glass Victus PlusCeramic Shield
Screen-to-body ratio89.7%86.4%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space98.2%99.6%
PWM240 Hz306 Hz
Response time5 ms2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinity∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy S22 Plus
1088 nits
iPhone 15+51%
1641 nits

Design and build

Height157.4 mm (6.2 inches)147.6 mm (5.81 inches)
Width75.8 mm (2.98 inches)71.6 mm (2.82 inches)
Thickness7.6 mm (0.3 inches)7.8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight195 g (6.88 oz)171 g (6.03 oz)
WaterproofIP68IP68
Advanced coolingVapor chamber -
Rear materialGlassGlass
Frame materialMetalMetal
ColorsWhite, Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Pink, Purple, YellowBlack, Blue, Green, Pink, Yellow
Fingerprint scannerYes, in-displayNo
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Tests of Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus and Apple iPhone 15 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
Galaxy S22 Plus
1097634
iPhone 15+29%
1416277
CPU305791375664
GPU406302452373
Memory171518261974
UX214023326266
Total score10976341416277
Samples[3 tests][15 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Max surface temperature38.8 °C44.3 °C
Stability63%81%
Graphics test41 FPS59 FPS
Graphics score69119632
PCMark 3.0
Web score10325 -
Video editing7239 -
Photo editing26642 -
Data manipulation10831 -
Writing score15539 -

Memory

RAM
RAM size8 GB6 GB
Memory typeLPDDR5LPDDR5
Memory clock - 3200 MHz
Channels44
Storage
Storage size128, 256 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 size28.6 GB18 GB

Battery

Capacity4500 mAh3349 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 (64% in 30 min)Yes (58% in 30 min)
Full charging time1:01 hr1:50 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing08:17 hr10:47 hr
Watching video12:55 hr16:55 hr
Gaming05:26 hr05:36 hr
Standby115 hr112 hr
General battery life
Galaxy S22 Plus
22:15 hr
iPhone 15+15%
25:31 hr

Main camera

Matrix50 megapixels48 megapixels
Image resolution8160 x 61208000 x 6000
ZoomOptical, 3xDigital
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: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) 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 resolution50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.6
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung GN5 -
Sensor size1/1.56"1/1.5"
Pixel size1 micron1 micron
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution10 MP -
Aperturef/2.4 -
Focal length70 mm -
SensorSamsung S5K3K1 -
Sensor size1/3.94" -
Pixel size1 micron -
StabilizationOptical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX713Sony 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
Preview7284
Zoom126114
SamplesPhoto samples of Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus from DxOMarkPhoto samples of Apple iPhone 15 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels10 megapixels12 megapixels
Image resolution3872 x 25924032 x 3024
Aperturef/2.2f/1.9
Focal length26 mm23 mm
SensorCMOSSony IMX714
Sensor size1/3.24"1/3.6"
Pixel size1.22 micron1.12 micron
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Video resolution2160p (4K) at 60 FPS2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)NoYes

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
Galaxy S22 Plus+12%
91.3 dB
iPhone 15
81.6 dB

Other

CategoryFlagshipFlagship
AnnouncedFebruary 2022September 2023
Release dateMarch 2022September 2023
Launch price$999$799
SAR (head) - 0.98 W/kg
SAR (body) - 0.98 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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