Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra vs Huawei Mate 40 Pro

83 out of 100

72 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 Huawei Mate 40 Pro, which is powered by Kirin 9000 5G and came out 15 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Benchmarks
Battery life
Camera
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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone

Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

Shows 25% longer battery life (33:09 vs 26:25 hours)
The rear camera has a 10x optical zoom
Delivers 57% higher peak brightness (1266 against 808 nits)
Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
Optical image stabilization
More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 10
Comes with 600 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4400 mAh
35% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1224K versus 907K)
13% higher pixel density (500 vs 441 PPI)
The phone is 1-year and 3-months newer

Reasons to consider the Huawei Mate 40 Pro

Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 45W)
Slow-motion recording at 3840FPS
Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra and Huawei Mate 40 Pro crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	Dynamic AMOLED	OLED
Size	6.8 inches	6.76 inches
Resolution	1440 x 3088 pixels	1344 x 2772 pixels
Aspect ratio	19.3:9	19.5:9
PPI	500 ppi	441 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	Yes	No
Max rated brightness	830 nits	800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR	1750 nits	-
HDR support	Yes, HDR10+	Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection	Gorilla Glass Victus Plus	Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio	90.2%	94.1%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming

RGB color space	98.2%	97.5%
PWM	120 Hz	367 Hz
Response time	1 ms	3 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	∞ Infinity

Height	163.3 mm (6.43 inches)	162.9 mm (6.41 inches)
Width	77.9 mm (3.07 inches)	75.5 mm (2.97 inches)
Thickness	8.9 mm (0.35 inches)	9.1 mm (0.36 inches)
Weight	228 g (8.04 oz)	212 g (7.48 oz)
Waterproof	IP68	IP68
Advanced cooling	Vapor chamber	-
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	White, Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Red	Black, Silver
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display	Yes, in-display

Chipset	Samsung Exynos 2200	Kirin 9000 5G
Max clock	2800 MHz	3130 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 2.05 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 3 cores at 2.54 GHz: Cortex-A77 - 1 core at 3.13 GHz: Cortex-A77
Lithography process	4 nanometers	5 nanometers
Graphics	Samsung Xclipse 920	Mali-G78 MP24
GPU shading units	1920	1536
GPU clock	810 MHz	759 MHz
FLOPS	~3110.4 GFLOPS	~2331.6 GFLOPS

CPU	326900	242171
GPU	455673	315801
Memory	202244	155272
UX	230074	188275
Total score	1224098	907784

Max surface temperature	39.7 °C	35.1 °C
Stability	64%	53%
Graphics test	41 FPS	32 FPS
Graphics score	6872	5522

Web score	11002	10160
Video editing	7130	6864
Photo editing	28460	27125
Data manipulation	10627	9754
Writing score	15749	15993

RAM size	8, 12 GB	8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR5
Memory clock	-	2750 MHz
Channels	4	2

Storage size	128, 256, 512, 1024 GB	256, 512 GB
Storage type	UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1
Memory card	No	Nano Memory
Memory card max size	-	Up to 256 GB

Operating system	Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)	Android 10.0
ROM	One UI 5.1	EMUI 11
OS size	26.8 GB	18.2 GB

Capacity	5000 mAh	4400 mAh
Max charge power	45 W	66 W
Battery type	Li-Po	Li-Po
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	Yes (15 W)	Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging	Yes, (wireless)	Yes, (wireless)
Fast charging	Yes (60% in 30 min)	Yes, HUAWEI SuperCharge (87% in 30 min)
Full charging time	0:59 hr	0:45 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	11:20 hr	09:10 hr
Watching video	14:43 hr	13:28 hr
Gaming	05:53 hr	04:51 hr
Standby	109 hr	75 hr

Main camera
Matrix	108 megapixels	50 megapixels
Image resolution	12000 x 9000	8192 x 6144
Zoom	Optical, 10x	Optical, 5x
Flash	LED	Dual LED
Stabilization	Optical	Digital
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)	3840 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens	120°	120°
Lenses	4 (108 MP + 10 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP)	4 (50 MP + 12 MP + 20 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/1.9 - Focal length: 23 mm - Pixel size: 1.22 micron - Sensor: 1/1.28", Sony IMX700 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Laser autofocus
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	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/3.4 - Focal length: 125 mm - Phase autofocus - 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)	- 20 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 18 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Phase autofocus
Depth lens	-	Yes
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 Huawei Mate 40 Pro from DxOMark

Selfie camera
Megapixels	40 megapixels	13 megapixels
Image resolution	7864 x 5200	4160 x 3120
Aperture	f/2.2	f/2.4
Focal length	26 mm	18 mm
Pixel size	0.7 microns	-
Sensor type	CMOS	CMOS
Sensor size	1/2.82"	-
Video resolution	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS

Wi-Fi standard	Wi-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 Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version	5.2	5.2
Bluetooth features	LE	LE, A2DP
USB type	USB Type-C	USB Type-C
USB version	3.2	3.1
USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG
GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
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	Yes
Hybrid slot	No	Yes
LTE Cat *	20	22
5G support	Yes	Yes

Speakers	Stereo	Stereo
Headphone audio jack	No	No
FM radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	Yes	Yes

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	February 2022	October 2020
Release date	March 2022	November 2020
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	- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint
Bundled charger	Not included	-

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra vs Huawei Mate 40 Pro

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra vs Huawei Mate 40 Pro

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Display

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Camera

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