Samsung Galaxy S22 vs Apple iPhone 14 Plus

Samsung Galaxy S22 Apple iPhone 14 Plus

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.1-inch Samsung Galaxy S22 (with Exynos 2200) that was released on February 9 2022 against the Apple iPhone 14 Plus which is powered by Apple A15 Bionic and came out 7 months after. 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

The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
Fingerprint scanner
Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
15% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (925K versus 804K)
Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
Has 2 SIM card slots
Better grip in hands – the body is 7.5 mm narrower

Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 14 Plus

Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Samsung
Comes with 625 mAh larger battery capacity: 4325 vs 3700 mAh
The phone is 7-months newer
45% faster in single-core GeekBench 5 test: 1722 and 1187 points

Review

Display Screen quality color accuracy brightness Galaxy S22 90 iPhone 14 Plus 83 Performance CPU/GPU performance in apps and games Galaxy S22 87 iPhone 14 Plus 87 Battery Battery life charging type and speed Galaxy S22 81 iPhone 14 Plus 91 Camera Photo and video recording quality Galaxy S22 81 iPhone 14 Plus 77 Connectivity Networks ports data transmission Galaxy S22 93 iPhone 14 Plus 80 NanoReview score Final comparison evaluation Galaxy S22 85 iPhone 14 Plus 85

Value for money

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Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests Phone: Galaxy S22 vs iPhone 14 Plus

Display

Type	Dynamic AMOLED	OLED
Size	6.1 inches	6.7 inches
Resolution	1080 x 2340 pixels	1284 x 2778 pixels
Aspect ratio	19.5:9	19.5:9
PPI	425 ppi	458 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	60 Hz
Max rated brightness	780 nits	800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR	1300 nits	1200 nits
HDR support	Yes HDR10+	Yes Dolby Vision
Screen protection	Gorilla Glass Victus Plus	Ceramic Shield
Screen-to-body ratio	87.4%	87.4%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display	- DCI-P3

Display tests
RGB color space	99.3%	99.7%
PWM	239 Hz	59 Hz
Response time	10 ms	5 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	∞ Infinity

Peak brightness test (auto) Galaxy S22 +7% 859 nits iPhone 14 Plus 802 nits Sources: NotebookCheck [3] [4]

Design and build

Height	146 mm (5.75 inches)	160.8 mm (6.33 inches)
Width	70.6 mm (2.78 inches)	78.1 mm (3.07 inches)
Thickness	7.6 mm (0.3 inches)	7.8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight	167 gramm (5.89 oz)	203 gramm (7.16 oz)
Waterproof	IP68	IP68
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	White Black Gray Blue Green Pink Purple Yellow	Black Blue Red Purple
Fingerprint scanner	Yes in-display	No

Screen-to-body ratio Galaxy S22 87.4% iPhone 14 Plus 87.4%

Performance

Tests of Samsung Galaxy S22 and Apple iPhone 14 Plus in the benchmarks

SoC
Chipset	Samsung Exynos 2200	Apple A15 Bionic
Max. clock	2800 MHz	3230 MHz
CPU cores	8 (1 + 3 + 4)	6 (2 + 4)
Architecture	- 4 cores at 1.82 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.52 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X2	- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Blizzard - 2 cores at 3.24 GHz: Avalanche
Lithography process	4 nanometers	5 nanometers
Graphics	Samsung Xclipse 920	Apple GPU
GPU clock	1300 MHz	1200 MHz

Memory
RAM size	8 GB	6 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Channels	2	2

Storage
Storage size	128 256 GB	128 256 512 GB
Storage type	UFS 3.1	NVMe
Memory card	No	No

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) Galaxy S22 1187 iPhone 14 Plus +45% 1722 Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) Galaxy S22 3614 iPhone 14 Plus +27% 4590 AnTuTu Benchmark 9 Galaxy S22 +15% 925853 iPhone 14 Plus 804809

CPU	227100	197630
GPU	383658	331488
Memory	149592	134708
UX	160666	134652
Total score	925853	804809

3DMark Wild Life Performance Galaxy S22 6530 iPhone 14 Plus +41% 9232

Stability	59%	67%
Graphics test	39 FPS	54 FPS
Graphics score	6530	9232
PCMark 3.0 score	12411	-

AnTuTu Android Smartphone Scores Sources: 3DMark [3] [4] ▶️ Submit your AnTuTu result

Software

Operating system	Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)	iOS 16 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16.1)
ROM	One UI 5.0	-
OS size	30.2 GB	16 GB

Battery

Specifications
Capacity	3700 mAh	4325 mAh
Charge power	25 W	20 W
Battery type	Li-Po	Li-Ion
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	Yes (15 W)	Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging	Yes (wireless)	No
Fast charging	Yes (63% in 30 min)	Yes (47% in 30 min)
Full charging time	1:03 hr	2:00 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	-	13:47 hr
Watching video	-	17:29 hr
Gaming	-	06:12 hr
Standby	-	146 hr

General battery life Galaxy S22 n/a iPhone 14 Plus 41:09 hr Smartphones With the Best Battery Life

Camera

Specs and camera test of smartphones

Main camera
Matrix	50 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	8700 x 5800	4032 x 3024
Zoom	Optical 3x	Digital
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)	240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens	120°	120°
Lenses	3 (50 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP)	2 (12 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	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.5 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.9 micron - 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" Sony IMX772 (Exmor-RS 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	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 13 mm
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode
Samples	Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S22 from DxOMark	-

Selfie camera
Megapixels	10 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	3872 x 2592	4032 x 3024
Aperture	f/2.2	f/1.9
Focal length	26 mm	23 mm
Pixel size	1.22 microns	-
Sensor type	CMOS	-
Sensor size	1/3.24"	1/3.6"
Video resolution	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS

DxOMark camera tests

Photo quality Galaxy S22 119 iPhone 14 Plus n/a Video quality Galaxy S22 116 iPhone 14 Plus n/a Generic camera score Galaxy S22 120 iPhone 14 Plus n/a

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 MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version	5.2	5.3
Bluetooth features	LE	LE
USB type	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
NFC*	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	No	No

Network
Number of SIM*	2	1
Type of SIM card	Nano	Nano
Multi SIM mode	Standby	-
eSIM support*	Yes	Yes
Hybrid slot	No	No
LTE Cat*	20	18
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 +12% 89.5 dB iPhone 14 Plus 79.8 dB

Other

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	February 2022	September 2022
Release date	March 2022	October 2022
Sensors	- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor

*Disclaimer! NFC GSM network support and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display camera and connectivity are more important to you then choose the Samsung Galaxy S22. But if the software and battery life are more of a priority – go for the Apple iPhone 14 Plus.

Cast your vote

So which phone would you choose? Samsung Galaxy S22 9 (52.9%) Apple iPhone 14 Plus 8 (47.1%) Vote Total votes: 17

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