Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon) vs Nokia XR21
74
out of 100
VS
69
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.1-inch Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1) that was released on February 9, 2022, against the Nokia XR21, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 and came out 15 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- 2.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (978K versus 436K)
- Delivers 100% higher peak brightness (983 against 491 nits)
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Thinner bezels – 10.4% more screen real estate
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Optical image stabilization
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- Dynamic AMOLED display (versus competitor''s IPS LCD)
- Better grip in hands – the body is 7.98 mm narrower
Reasons to consider the Nokia XR21
- Comes with 1100 mAh larger battery capacity: 4800 vs 3700 mAh
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Has a 0.39 inch larger screen size
- The phone is 1-year and 3-months newer
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Review
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
Scores with a red asterisk (
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) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.1 inches | 6.49 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 425 ppi | 406 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 780 nits | 550 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1300 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | No |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.4% | 77% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | - | 99.5% |
| PWM | - | 55100 Hz |
| Response time | - | 33 ms |
| Contrast | - | 1118:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 146 mm (5.75 inches) | 168 mm (6.61 inches) |
| Width | 70.6 mm (2.78 inches) | 78.58 mm (3.09 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) | 10.45 mm (0.41 inches) |
| Weight | 167 g (5.89 oz) | 231 g (8.15 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Pink, Purple, Yellow | Black, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Adreno 619 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 818 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2512.8 GFLOPS | ~486.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 312488 | - |
| GPU | 278598 | - |
| Memory | 175422 | - |
| UX | 209668 | - |
| Total score | 978760 | 436426 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | - | 54.3 °C |
| Stability | 49% | - |
| Graphics test | 44 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 7443 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11520 | - |
| Video editing | 7330 | - |
| Photo editing | 29414 | - |
| Data manipulation | 10472 | - |
| Writing score | 15147 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | One UI 5.1 | - |
| OS size | - | 14 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 3700 mAh | 4800 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 33 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (63% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 50 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:03 hr | 2:15 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:13 hr | - |
| Watching video | 11:22 hr | - |
| Gaming | 03:55 hr | - |
| Standby | 88 hr | - |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 9000 x 7000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | - |
| Lenses | 3 (50 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP) | 2 (64 MP + 8 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 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 |
- 64 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Sensor: 1/2" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Telephoto lens |
- 10 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 70 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.94", Sony IMX772 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
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| 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 |
- 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4.0" (CMOS) |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3872 x 2592 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Pixel size | 1.22 microns | - |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.24" | - |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (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 Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| 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 | Depends on the region |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| 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 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | - |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | February 2022 | May 2023 |
| Release date | February 2022 | June 2023 |
| SAR (head) | 0.21 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.59 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 - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 33 W |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, camera, performance, gaming, connectivity, and design are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon) . But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the Nokia XR21 .
