Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) vs S21 Ultra
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Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.6-inch Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1) that was released on February 9 2022 against the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra which is powered by Exynos 2100 and came out 13 months before. On this page you will find tests full specs strengths and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
- Differences
- Review
- Specs
- Benchmarks
- Battery life
- Camera
- Comments
Key differences
An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon)
- 22% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (915K versus 749K)
- Delivers 18% higher peak brightness (1219 against 1030 nits)
- The phone is 1-year and 1-month newer
- Weighs 32 grams less
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
- The rear camera has a 10x optical zoom
- 31% higher pixel density (515 vs 393 PPI)
- Comes with 500 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4500 mAh
Review
Display Screen quality color accuracy brightness Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) 89 Galaxy S21 Ultra 92 Performance CPU/GPU performance in apps and games Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) 88 Galaxy S21 Ultra 80 Battery Battery life charging type and speed Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) 81 Galaxy S21 Ultra 83 Camera Photo and video recording quality Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) 80 Galaxy S21 Ultra 86 Connectivity Networks ports data transmission Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) 92 Galaxy S21 Ultra 95 NanoReview score Final comparison evaluation Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) 85 Galaxy S21 Ultra 84
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and tests Phone: Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) vs Galaxy S21 Ultra
Display
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.6 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1440 x 3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 393 ppi | 515 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Max rated brightness | 780 nits | 1500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1750 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.3% | 89.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Peak brightness test (auto) Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) +18% 1219 nits Galaxy S21 Ultra 1030 nits Sources: NotebookCheck [3]
Design and build
| Height | 157.4 mm (6.2 inches) | 165.1 mm (6.5 inches) |
| Width | 75.8 mm (2.98 inches) | 75.6 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 195 gramm (6.88 oz) | 227 gramm (8.01 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White Black Gray Blue Green Pink Purple Yellow | Black Silver Gray Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes in-display | Yes in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) 88.3% Galaxy S21 Ultra +2% 89.8%
Performance
Tests of Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) and Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra in the benchmarks
SoC | Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Samsung Exynos 2100 |
| Max. clock | 3000 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 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 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 3 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A78 - 1 core at 2.9 GHz: Cortex-X1 |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Mali-G78 MP14 |
| GPU clock | 818 MHz | 760 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2236 GFLOPS | - |
Memory | RAM size | 8 GB | 12 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | - | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
Storage | Storage size | 128 256 GB | 128 256 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) +6% 1176 Galaxy S21 Ultra 1114 Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) +1% 3551 Galaxy S21 Ultra 3533 AnTuTu Benchmark 9 Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) +22% 915342 Galaxy S21 Ultra 749009
| CPU | 221512 | 191240 |
| GPU | 390502 | 256481 |
| Memory | 150390 | 151369 |
| UX | 148902 | 149052 |
| Total score | 915342 | 749009 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) +73% 9051 Galaxy S21 Ultra 5221
| Stability | 52% | 69% |
| Graphics test | 54 FPS | 31 FPS |
| Graphics score | 9051 | 5221 |
| PCMark 3.0 score | 13165 | - |
AnTuTu Benchmark 9 Android Results (45th and 105th place) Sources: 3DMark [3] [4] ▶️ Submit your AnTuTu result
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | One UI 5.0 | One UI 5.0 |
| OS size | - | 26.4 GB |
Battery
Specifications | Capacity | 4500 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Charge power | 45 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes (wireless) | Yes (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (64% in 30 min) | Yes (54% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:01 hr | 1:11 hr |
Battery life tests | Web browsing | 10:49 hr | 10:13 hr |
| Watching video | 14:06 hr | 15:32 hr |
| Gaming | 05:10 hr | 05:26 hr |
| Standby | 102 hr | 98 hr |
General battery life Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) 31:17 hr Galaxy S21 Ultra 31:14 hr
Camera
Specs and camera test of smartphones
Main camera | Matrix | 50 megapixels | 108 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 12000 x 9000 |
| Zoom | Optical 3x | Optical 10x |
| Flash | LED | Dual 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 (720p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 3 (50 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP) | 4 (108 MP + 10 MP + 10 MP + 12 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 | - 108 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.33" Samsung S5KHM3 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Laser autofocus - 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 | - 10 MP - Aperture: f/4.9 - Focal length: 240 mm - Pixel size: 1.22 micron - Sensor: 1/2.65" Samsung S5K3J1 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - 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 | - 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 Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra from DxOMark |
Selfie camera | Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 40 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3872 x 2592 | 7864 x 5200 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | 1.22 microns | 0.7 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | ISOCELL CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.24" | 1/2.65" |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) n/a Galaxy S21 Ultra 128 Video quality Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) n/a Galaxy S21 Ultra 98 Generic camera score Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) n/a Galaxy S21 Ultra 121
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) |
| 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 A2DP |
| 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 - USB-Host mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS GLONASS Beidou Galileo | GPS GLONASS Beidou Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
Network | Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test Max. loudness Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) n/a Galaxy S21 Ultra 88 dB
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2022 | January 2021 |
| Release date | March 2022 | February 2021 |
| SAR (head) | 0.57 W/kg | 0.71 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.4 W/kg | 1.58 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 - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC GSM network support and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance is more important to you then choose the Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon). But if the camera is more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra.
Cast your vote
So which phone would you choose? Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) 12 (50%) Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 12 (50%) Vote Total votes:
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