Vivo X90 Pro Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
90
out of 100
VS
83
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.78-inch Vivo X90 Pro Plus (with Qualcomm SM8550 Snapdragon 8 Gen 2) that was released on November 22, 2022, against the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, which is powered by Exynos 2200 and came out 10 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Vivo X90 Pro Plus
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 45W)
- 27% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1557K versus 1224K)
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
- The phone is 10-months newer
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
- The rear camera has a 10x optical zoom
- Comes with 300 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4700 mAh
- Delivers 13% higher peak brightness (1266 against 1124 nits)
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.78 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1440 x 3088 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.3:9 |
| PPI | 517 ppi | 500 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 830 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1800 nits | 1750 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90% | 90.2% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 100% | 98.2% |
| PWM | 222 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164.4 mm (6.47 inches) | 163.3 mm (6.43 inches) |
| Width | 75.3 mm (2.96 inches) | 77.9 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 9.7 mm (0.38 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 221 g (7.8 oz) | 228 g (8.04 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Red | White, Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm SM8550 Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Samsung Exynos 2200 |
| Max clock | 3200 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 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 |
- 4 cores at 1.82 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.52 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Samsung Xclipse 920 |
| GPU shading units | 2560 | 1920 |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 810 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3481.6 GFLOPS | ~3110.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 376680 | 326900 |
| GPU | 595343 | 455673 |
| Memory | 293195 | 202244 |
| UX | 285286 | 230074 |
| Total score | 1557832 | 1224098 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 35 °C | 39.7 °C |
| Stability | 83% | 64% |
| Graphics test | 79 FPS | 41 FPS |
| Graphics score | 13242 | 6872 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8905 | 11002 |
| Video editing | 5957 | 7130 |
| Photo editing | 32893 | 28460 |
| Data manipulation | 9340 | 10627 |
| Writing score | 18851 | 15749 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8, 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256, 512 GB | 128, 256, 512, 1024 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | OriginOS | One UI 5.1 |
| OS size | 37 GB | 26.8 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4700 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 12 min) | Yes (60% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:34 hr | 0:59 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 11:20 hr |
| Watching video | - | 14:43 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:53 hr |
| Standby | - | 109 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 50.3 megapixels | 108 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 12000 x 9000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.5x | Optical, 10x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 114° | 120° |
| Lenses | 4 (50.3 MP + 64 MP + 50 MP + 48 MP) | 4 (108 MP + 10 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 50.3 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 23 mm - Pixel size: 1.6 micron - Sensor: 1/1.0", Sony IMX989 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Laser autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 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 |
| Telephoto lens |
- 64 MP
- Aperture: f/3.5 - Focal length: 90 mm - Pixel size: 0.7 micron - Sensor: 1/2.0", Omnivision OV64B (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 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 |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 48 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 14 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.0", Sony IMX598 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 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) |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of Vivo X90 Pro Plus from DxOMark | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 40 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 7864 x 5200 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | 0.7 microns |
| Sensor type | ISOCELL CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" | 1/2.82" |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (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 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC * | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM * | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support * | No | Yes |
| 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 |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | November 2022 | February 2022 |
| Release date | December 2022 | March 2022 |
| SAR (head) | - | 1.05 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.58 W/kg |
| Sensors |
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 80 W | Not included |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Vivo X90 Pro Plus . But if the software and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra .
