Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus 256GB vs Samsung Galaxy S23 5G 256GB

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus 256GB vs Samsung Galaxy S23 5G 256GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S23 5G 256GB scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 4,870, while Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus 256GB scores 3,364, making Samsung Galaxy S23 5G 256GB the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus 256GB offers a screen size of 6.6 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S23 5G 256GB offers 6.1 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus 256GB the larger display of the two. Both Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus 256GB and Samsung Galaxy S23 5G 256GB feature the same Dynamic AMOLED 2x display.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus 256GB and Samsung Galaxy S23 5G 256GB feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S23 5G 256GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 12 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus 256GB offers 10 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S23 5G 256GB better for front camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus 256GB delivers longer battery life with 11h 58m, while Samsung Galaxy S23 5G 256GB delivers 11h 50m, making Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus 256GB the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus 256GB and Samsung Galaxy S23 5G 256GB offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus 256GB and Samsung Galaxy S23 5G 256GB equally at 8.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S23 5G 256GB receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus 256GB has a rating of 4.4.

Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus 256GB

₹105,999

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Samsung Galaxy S23 5G 256GB

₹59,849

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

25 Feb, 2022

02 Feb, 2023

09 Jul, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 1	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2	Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.36 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.6 inches (16.76 cm)	6.1 inches (15.49 cm)	6.32 inches (16.05 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	Dynamic AMOLED 2x	AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


10 MP Wide Angle Lens	12 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


4500 mAh	3900 mAh	6700 mAh
45W Fast Charging	25W Fast Charging	80W Super VOOC Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	256 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 4.0	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.1/10

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Pros

Class-leading display
Elegant design
OneUI 4.0 is intuitive
Churns out good daylight shots

Clean and compact design
Stellar performance
Excellent cameras
Improved battery life

Impressive cameras
Standout design
Interesting AI features

Cons

Performance not best in class
Average battery life
Low light photography can be better

Persistent shutter lag
Slow 25W charging speed

Pricey
Chipset could be better

User Ratings

4.4/5

(6,163 ratings)

4.6/5

(68,224 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

927,796 AnTuTu Score	1,207,652 AnTuTu Score	1,457,989 AnTuTu Score
11h 58m Battery Life (PC Mark)	11h 50m Battery Life (PC Mark)	23h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Feb 25, 2022

(Official)

Feb 02, 2023

(Official)

Jul 02, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v12

Android v13.0

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Years

5 Year

Security Updates

5 Years

6 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4

Processor

Octa core

3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X2 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A710 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510

Octa core

3.36 GHz, Single core, Cortex X3 2.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A715 2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A510

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725 1.84 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 730

Adreno 740

Adreno 722

RAM

8 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

927,796

1,207,652

1,457,989

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

19.0 s

17.0 s

21.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

2,078

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

5.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

24.5 %

34.6 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.6 inches (16.76 cm)

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

6.32 inches (16.05 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

1750 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

1750 nits

1800 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1200 nits

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

390 ppi

422 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.43 %

87.87 %

89.34 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus 2

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

93.4 %

Design

Height

157.4 mm

146.3 mm

151.21 mm

Width

75.8 mm

70.9 mm

72.42 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm

8.36 mm

Weight

195 grams

168 grams

193 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGN5 ISO-CELL 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGN3 ISO-CELL 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera18x Digital Zoom 3.5x Optical Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view24 mm focal length

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length

10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera70 mm focal length 1/3.9" sensor size 1µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera80 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

18 x Digital Zoom
3.5 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

8k @24 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @960 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps
HD @30/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording

Slow Motion
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

10 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera18 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4500 mAh

3900 mAh

6700 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

TalkTime

Up to 36 Hours(4G)

Up to 35 Hours(4G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

11h 58m

11h 50m

23h 00m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

0h 53m 13s

1h 4m 16s

1h 2m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.0

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N66 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.08 W/kg

Head: 0.869 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2

Yes v5.3

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes

N/A

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Ultrasonic

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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