Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max 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: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 5,325, while Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra scores 3,293, making Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max offers 6.7 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max's Super Retina XDR, making Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra offers a higher rear camera resolution with 108 MP, while Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max offers 48 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra offers a higher front camera resolution with 40 MP, while Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max offers 12 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra better for front camera photography.


Battery: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max delivers longer battery life with None, while Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra delivers 10h 38m, making Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max offers 128 GB, making Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra the better option for storage.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra and Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max equally at 8.


User Rating: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra has a rating of 4.4.

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Summary

Release Date

25 Feb, 2022
09 Sep, 2022
09 Jul, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Apple A16 Bionic
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 3 GHz)
Hexa Core (upto 3.46 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
12 GB RAM
6 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
6.32 inches (16.05 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
Super Retina XDR
AMOLED
1440x3088 px (QHD+)
1290x2796 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

108 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 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)
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)
10 MP
Camera (upto 10x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A

Front Camera

40 MP
Wide Angle Lens
12 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

5000 mAh
4323 mAh
6700 mAh
45W Fast Charging
20W Fast Charging
80W Super VOOC Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB
128 GB
256 GB
UFS 3.1
NVMe
UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10
8.1/10

Pros

  • Stunning display
  • Stylish, weatherproof design
  • Excellent cameras
  • Built-in S Pen
  • Dynamic Island is fun
  • Gorgeous display
  • Good performance and cameras
  • Crash detection
  • Impressive cameras
  • Standout design
  • Interesting AI features

Cons

  • Gaming performance could've been better
  • Sub-par battery backup
  • Always-on display drains battery
  • Misses out on superfast charging
  • Pricey
  • Pricey
  • Chipset could be better

User Ratings

4.4/5
(3,525 ratings)
4.6/5
(3,343 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

912,577
AnTuTu Score
945,794
AnTuTu Score
1,457,989
AnTuTu Score
10h 38m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A
23h 00m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

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General

Launch Date

Feb 25, 2022
(Official)
Sep 09, 2022
(Official)
Jul 02, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v12
iOS v16
Android v16

OS Updates

4 Years
5 Years
5 Year

Security Updates

5 Years
5 Years
6 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI
N/A
ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Apple A16 Bionic
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4

Processor

Octa core

3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X1 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A710 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510
Hexa Core

3.46 GHz, Dual core, Everest 2.02 GHz, Quad core, Sawtooth
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
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm
4 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 730
Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)
Adreno 722

RAM

12 GB
6 GB
8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5
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.

912,577
945,794
1,457,989

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

21.0 s
11.0 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
N/A
2,078

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %
2.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

24.1 %
27.6 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x (Curved Display)
Super Retina XDR
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)
6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)
6.32 inches  (16.05 cm)

Resolution

1440x3088 px (QHD+)
1290x2796 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1750 nits
N/A
1800 nits

Brightness

N/A
2000 nits
N/A

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
120 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.3:9
19.5:9
20:9

Pixel Density

501 ppi
460 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.28 %
88.17 %
89.34 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus
Yes
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
Yes
N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
93.4 %

Design

Height

163.3 mm
160.7 mm
151.21 mm

Width

77.9 mm
77.6 mm
72.42 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm
7.8 mm
8.36 mm

Weight

228 grams
240 grams
193 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Gorilla Glass
N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)
N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

108 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.33" sensor size S5KHM3 ISO-CELL 0.8µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Camera9x Digital Zoomf/1.78 Wide Angle24 mm focal length Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1.22µm 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
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 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 1/3.52" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera77 mm focal length
50 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera80 mm focal length
10 MP
f/4.9230 mm focal length 1/3.24" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size
N/A
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus Laser Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes

Image Resolution

12000 x 9000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Cinema Mode
Macro Mode
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
9 x Digital Zoom
Apple ProRAW
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
4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps
HD @30/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
ProRes Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Resolution

40 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size
12 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size
50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera18 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes
Yes

Flash

N/A
Yes Retina Flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh
4323 mAh
6700 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
N/A

TalkTime

Up to 40 Hours(4G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging
Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging
Yes
Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging
N/A
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.

10h 38m
N/A
23h 00m

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

0h 58m 44s
2h 2m 13s
1h 2m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB
128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB
256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1
NVMe
UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

No
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N77 / N78 / N79
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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
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) / 2300(band 30)
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)
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SIM 2

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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N77 / N78 / N79
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) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
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) / 2300(band 30)
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)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.555 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2
Yes v5.3
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
No

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A
N/A

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
Lightning
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Ultrasonic
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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