Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon) vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro

84 out of 100

71 out of 100

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.8-inch Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1) that was released on February 9, 2022, against the Apple iPhone 12 Pro, which is powered by Apple A14 Bionic and came out 16 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Battery life
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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone

Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)

The rear camera has a 10x optical zoom
Comes with 2185 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 2815 mAh
Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
Has a 0.7 inch larger screen size
Modern USB Type-C port
Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 18W)
Fingerprint scanner
Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
17% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (985K versus 838K)
Has 2 SIM card slots
The phone is 1-year and 4-months newer

Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 12 Pro

Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Samsung
Weighs 39 grams less
Better grip in hands – the body is 6.4 mm narrower
11% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1953 and 1757 points

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon) and Apple iPhone 12 Pro crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	Dynamic AMOLED	OLED
Size	6.8 inches	6.1 inches
Resolution	1440 x 3088 pixels	1170 x 2532 pixels
Aspect ratio	19.3:9	19.5:9
PPI	500 ppi	460 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	60 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, Dolby Vision
Screen protection	Gorilla Glass Victus Plus	Ceramic Shield
Screen-to-body ratio	90.2%	86%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display	- DCI-P3

RGB color space	-	99.6%
PWM	-	277 Hz
Response time	-	3.6 ms
Contrast	-	∞ Infinity

Height	163.3 mm (6.43 inches)	146.7 mm (5.78 inches)
Width	77.9 mm (3.07 inches)	71.5 mm (2.81 inches)
Thickness	8.9 mm (0.35 inches)	7.4 mm (0.29 inches)
Weight	228 g (8.04 oz)	189 g (6.67 oz)
Waterproof	IP68	IP68
Advanced cooling	Vapor chamber	-
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	White, Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Red	Silver, Gold, Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display	No

Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1	Apple A14 Bionic
Max clock	3000 MHz	3100 MHz
CPU cores	8 (1 + 3 + 4)	6 (2 + 4)
Architecture	- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2	- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Icestorm - 2 cores at 3.1 GHz: Firestorm
L3 cache	6 MB	-
Lithography process	4 nanometers	5 nanometers
Graphics	Adreno 730	Apple A14 GPU
GPU shading units	1536	256
GPU clock	818 MHz	1278 MHz
FLOPS	~2512.8 GFLOPS	~654.3 GFLOPS

CPU	291839	235725
GPU	305880	264025
Memory	190348	152158
UX	196871	182343
Total score	985128	838760

Max surface temperature	-	38.1 °C
Stability	56%	76%
Graphics test	48 FPS	44 FPS
Graphics score	8040	7430

Web score	11898	-
Video editing	7292	-
Photo editing	30136	-
Data manipulation	10168	-
Writing score	15275	-

Storage size	128, 256, 512, 1024 GB	128, 256, 512 GB
Storage type	UFS 3.1	NVMe
Memory card	No	No

Operating system	Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)	iOS 14.1 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17)
ROM	One UI 5.1	-
OS size	-	14 GB

Capacity	5000 mAh	2815 mAh
Max charge power	45 W	18 W
Battery type	Li-Po	Li-Ion
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	Yes (15 W)	Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging	Yes, (wireless)	No
Fast charging	Yes (50% in 20 min)	Yes (59% in 30 min)
Full charging time	0:59 hr	1:30 hr

RAM
RAM size	8, 12 GB	6 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Channels	4	2

Battery life tests
Web browsing	-	09:54 hr
Watching video	-	12:40 hr
Gaming	-	05:29 hr
Standby	-	104 hr

Main camera
Matrix	108 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	12000 x 9000	4032 x 3024
Zoom	Optical, 10x	Optical, 2x
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°	120°
Lenses	4 (108 MP + 10 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP)	4 (12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 108 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 24 mm - Sensor: 1/1.33", Samsung S5KHM3 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.6 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/3.4", Sony IMX372 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - 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	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.0 - Focal length: 52 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.4" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization
Ultra-wide lens	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Sensor: 1/2.55", Sony IMX563 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 13 mm - Sensor: 1/3.6" (CMOS)
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 (Snapdragon) from DxOMark	Photo samples of Apple iPhone 12 Pro from DxOMark

Selfie camera
Megapixels	40 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	7864 x 5200	4290 x 2800
Aperture	f/2.2	f/2.2
Focal length	26 mm	23 mm
Sensor type	-	Exmor-RS 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 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
Bluetooth features	LE	LE, A2DP
USB type	USB Type-C	No
USB version	3.2	-
USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	- Charging - USB-Storage mode
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	18
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	February 2022	October 2020
SAR (head)	-	0.99 W/kg
SAR (body)	-	0.99 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
Bundled charger	Not included	-

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon) vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon) vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro

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