Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge vs S22 Plus (Snapdragon)

49 out of 100

78 out of 100

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 5.5-inch Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge (with Exynos 8 Octa 8890) that was released on February 21, 2016, against the Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and came out 72 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Review
Specs
Benchmarks
Battery life
Camera
Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone

Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

36% higher pixel density (534 vs 393 PPI)
Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 200GB
Weighs 38 grams less
Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon)

4.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1103K versus 271K)
The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
Has a 1.1 inches larger screen size
Delivers 100% higher peak brightness (1224 against 613 nits)
Comes with 900 mAh larger battery capacity: 4500 vs 3600 mAh
Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
Modern USB Type-C port
Shows 15% longer battery life (31:17 vs 27:18 hours)
Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
Thinner bezels – 12.2% more screen real estate
Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 15W)
More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 8

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge and S22 Plus (Snapdragon) crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	Super AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED
Size	5.5 inches	6.6 inches
Resolution	1440 x 2560 pixels	1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio	16:9	19.5:9
PPI	534 ppi	393 ppi
Refresh rate	60 Hz	120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	Yes
Max rated brightness	610 nits	780 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR	-	1750 nits
HDR support	No	Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Gorilla Glass Victus Plus
Screen-to-body ratio	76.1%	88.3%
Display features	- Always-On Display	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display

Height	150.9 mm (5.94 inches)	157.4 mm (6.2 inches)
Width	72.6 mm (2.86 inches)	75.8 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness	7.7 mm (0.3 inches)	7.6 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight	157 g (5.54 oz)	195 g (6.88 oz)
Waterproof	IP68	IP68
Advanced cooling	-	Vapor chamber
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	Black, Silver, Gold	White, Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Pink, Purple, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-button	Yes, in-display

Chipset	Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max clock	2300 MHz	3000 MHz
CPU cores	8 (4 + 4)	8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture	- 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.3 GHz: Mongoose M1	- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2
L3 cache	-	6 MB
Lithography process	14 nanometers	4 nanometers
Graphics	Mali-T880 MP12	Adreno 730
GPU shading units	192	1536
GPU clock	650 MHz	818 MHz
FLOPS	~249.6 GFLOPS	~2512.8 GFLOPS

CPU	89592	294547
GPU	44939	379108
Memory	63492	192790
UX	72633	226240
Total score	271666	1103146

Max surface temperature	43 °C	-
Stability	-	53%
Graphics test	-	54 FPS
Graphics score	-	9060

Web score	-	11565
Video editing	-	7326
Photo editing	-	29796
Data manipulation	-	10515
Writing score	-	15385

RAM size	4 GB	8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR5
Memory clock	1794 MHz	-
Channels	2	4

Storage size	32, 64 GB	128, 256 GB
Storage type	UFS 2.0	UFS 3.1
Memory card	MicroSD	No
Memory card max size	Up to 200 GB	-

Operating system	Android 6.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 8.0)	Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM	TouchWiz UI	One UI 5.1
OS size	7.6 GB	-

Capacity	3600 mAh	4500 mAh
Max charge power	15 W	45 W
Battery type	Li-Ion	Li-Po
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	Yes, Qi/PMA	Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging	No	Yes, (wireless)
Fast charging	Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 40 min)	Yes (64% in 30 min)
Full charging time	1:55 hr	1:01 hr

Display tests
PWM	Not detected	-
Contrast	∞ Infinity	-

Battery life tests
Web browsing	08:54 hr	10:49 hr
Watching video	12:19 hr	14:06 hr
Gaming	06:17 hr	05:09 hr
Standby	89 hr	102 hr

Main camera
Matrix	12 megapixels	50 megapixels
Image resolution	4000 x 3000	8160 x 6120
Zoom	Digital	Optical, 3x
Flash	LED	LED
Stabilization	Optical	Optical
8K video recording	No	Up to 24FPS
4K video recording	Up to 30FPS	Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 60FPS
Slow motion	240 FPS (720p)	960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens	-	120°
Lenses	1 (12 MP)	3 (50 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.7 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Sony IMX260 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization	- 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.56", Samsung GN5 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization
Telephoto lens	-	- 10 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 70 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.94", Samsung S5K3K1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - 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 IMX713 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus
Camera features	- Pro mode	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support
Samples	Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge from DxOMark	-

Selfie camera
Megapixels	5 megapixels	10 megapixels
Image resolution	2560 x 1440	3872 x 2592
Aperture	f/1.7	f/2.2
Focal length	22 mm	26 mm
Pixel size	1.34 microns	1.22 microns
Sensor type	ISOCELL CMOS	CMOS
Sensor size	1/4.1"	1/3.24"
Video resolution	1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS

Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version	4.2	5.2
Bluetooth features	PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP	LE
USB type	Micro USB	USB Type-C
USB version	2	3.2
USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - USB-Host mode	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG
GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC *	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	No	No

Number of SIM *	2	2
Type of SIM card	Nano	Nano
Multi SIM mode	Standby	Standby
eSIM support *	No	Yes
Hybrid slot	Yes	No
LTE Cat *	9	20
5G support	No	Yes

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

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	February 2016	February 2022
Release date	March 2016	March 2022
SAR (head)	0.264 W/kg	0.57 W/kg
SAR (body)	1.43 W/kg	1.4 W/kg
Sensors	- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint
Bundled charger	-	Not included

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge vs S22 Plus (Snapdragon)

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge vs S22 Plus (Snapdragon)

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Tests and specifications

Display

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Battery

Camera

DxOMark camera tests

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