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Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro

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Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro

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

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 Pro, which is powered by Apple A17 Pro 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
  • Comes with 1226 mAh larger battery capacity: 4500 vs 3274 mAh
  • Has a 0.5 inch larger screen size
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 23W)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 15 Pro
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • Delivers 64% higher peak brightness (1782 against 1088 nits)
  • 39% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1529K versus 1097K)
  • Shows 11% longer battery life (24:47 vs 22:15 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • 17% higher pixel density (460 vs 393 PPI)
  • The phone is 1 year and 7 months newer
  • 74% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2920 and 1674 points
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 5.2 mm narrower

Review

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

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 Hz120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rateYes (10-120 Hz)Yes (1-120 Hz)
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%88.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space98.2%99.9%
PWM240 Hz242 Hz
Response time5 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinity∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy S22 Plus
1088 nits
iPhone 15 Pro+64%
1782 nits

Design and build

Height157.4 mm (6.2 inches)146.6 mm (5.77 inches)
Width75.8 mm (2.98 inches)70.6 mm (2.78 inches)
Thickness7.6 mm (0.3 inches)8.25 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight195 g (6.88 oz)187 g (6.6 oz)
WaterproofIP68IP68
Advanced coolingVapor chamber -
Rear materialGlassGlass
Frame materialMetalMetal
ColorsWhite, Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Pink, Purple, YellowWhite, Black, Silver, Blue
Fingerprint scannerYes, in-displayNo
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Tests of Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus and Apple iPhone 15 Pro in the benchmarks
SoC
ChipsetSamsung Exynos 2200Apple A17 Pro
Max clock2800 MHz3780 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 2.11 GHz: Sawtooth
- 2 cores at 3.78 GHz: Everest
L3 cache4 MB -
ManufacturingSamsungTSMC
Lithography process4 nanometers3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU)YesApple Neural Engine
GraphicsSamsung Xclipse 920Apple A17 GPU
GPU shading units768768
GPU clock1306 MHz1398 MHz
FLOPS~2006.2 GFLOPS~2147.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
CPU305791382829
GPU406302609132
Memory171518188665
UX214023349339
Total score10976341529965
Samples[3 tests][27 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Max surface temperature38.8 °C45.9 °C
Stability63% -
Graphics test41 FPS59 FPS
Graphics score691110006
PCMark 3.0
Web score10325 -
Video editing7239 -
Photo editing26642 -
Data manipulation10831 -
Writing score15539 -

Memory

RAM
RAM size8 GB8 GB
Memory typeLPDDR5LPDDR5
Memory clock - 3200 MHz
Channels44
Storage
Storage size128, 256 GB128, 256, 512, 1024 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 GB -

Battery

Capacity4500 mAh3274 mAh
Max charge power45 W23 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 (57% in 30 min)
Full charging time1:01 hr1:33 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing08:17 hr09:28 hr
Watching video12:55 hr17:33 hr
Gaming05:26 hr05:41 hr
Standby115 hr111 hr
General battery life
Galaxy S22 Plus
22:15 hr
iPhone 15 Pro+11%
24:47 hr

Main camera

Matrix50 megapixels48 megapixels
Image resolution8160 x 61208000 x 6000
ZoomOptical, 3xOptical, 3x
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) Telephoto: 12 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
4) Depth
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung GN5Sony IMX803
Sensor size1/1.56"1/1.28"
Pixel size1 micron1.22 micron
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution10 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.8
Focal length70 mm77 mm
SensorSamsung S5K3K1Sony IMX713
Sensor size1/3.94"1/3.5"
Pixel size1 micron1 micron
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
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
Preview7285
Zoom126139
SamplesPhoto samples of Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus from DxOMarkPhoto samples of Apple iPhone 15 Pro 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
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Video resolution2160p (4K) at 60 FPS2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)NoYes
DxOMark front camera
Photo - 145
Video - 156

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standardWi-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 version5.25.3
Bluetooth featuresLELE
USB typeUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB version3.23.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPortYes, DP 1.2Yes
GPSGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, GalileoGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC*YesYes
Infrared portNoNo
Network
Number of SIM*2 -
Type of SIM cardNanoeSIM
Multi SIM modeStandby -
eSIM support*YesYes
Hybrid slotNoNo
LTE Cat*2020
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$999$999
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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