Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon) vs Honor Magic 5 Ultimate
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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 Honor Magic 5 Ultimate, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and came out 13 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 Ultra (Snapdragon)
- The rear camera has a 10x optical zoom
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic 5 Ultimate
- Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 45W)
- Comes with 450 mAh larger battery capacity: 5450 vs 5000 mAh
- The phone is 1-year and 1-month newer
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
- 10% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1926 and 1757 points
- Has a built-in infrared 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 | OLED |
| Size | 6.8 inches | 6.81 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3088 pixels | 1312 x 2848 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.3:9 | 19.54:9 |
| PPI | 500 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 830 nits | - |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1750 nits | 1800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus | Corning Gorilla Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.2% | 91% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Design and build
| Height | 163.3 mm (6.43 inches) | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 77.9 mm (3.07 inches) | 76.7 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 228 g (8.04 oz) | 217 g (7.65 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | - |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Red | Black, Orange |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
- 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3 |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 8 MB |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Adreno 740 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 2560 |
| GPU clock | 818 MHz | 680 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2512.8 GFLOPS | ~3481.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 291839 | - |
| GPU | 305880 | - |
| Memory | 190348 | - |
| UX | 196871 | - |
| Total score | 985128 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 56% | - |
| Graphics test | 48 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 8040 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11898 | - |
| Video editing | 7292 | - |
| Photo editing | 30136 | - |
| Data manipulation | 10168 | - |
| Writing score | 15275 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128, 256, 512, 1024 GB | 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 13 |
| ROM | One UI 5.1 | MagicOS 7.1 |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5450 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 |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 20 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 0:59 hr | - |
Camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12000 x 9000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 10x | Optical, 3.5x |
| 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) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 122° |
| Lenses | 4 (108 MP + 10 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP) | 4 (50 MP + 50 MP + 50 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 |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.6 - Focal length: 23 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/1.0", Sony IMX989 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Laser autofocus - 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 |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/3.0 - Focal length: 90 mm - Pixel size: 0.7 micron - Sensor: 1/2.4", Sony IMX758 (Exmor-RS 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) |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/2.0 - Focal length: 13 mm - Sensor: 1/2.5", Sony (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Depth lens | - | Yes |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon) from DxOMark | - |
| Megapixels | 40 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 7864 x 5200 | 4096 x 3072 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.82" | - |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| 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 |
| 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 | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat * | 20 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | - |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2022 | March 2023 |
| Release date | February 2022 | March 2023 |
| Sensors |
- Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 66 W |
Further details
Notes on Magic 5 Ultimate:
- The back panel is made of eco-leather.
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance and gaming are more important to you, then choose the Honor Magic 5 Ultimate . But if the sound is more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon) .
