Xiaomi 12S Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

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Comparing the Xiaomi 12S Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi 12S Ultra runs at a higher processing speed of 3.2 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra runs at 3.0 GHz, making Xiaomi 12S Ultra the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while Xiaomi 12S Ultra offers 6.73 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Xiaomi 12S Ultra's AMOLED, 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 Xiaomi 12S Ultra offers 50 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 Xiaomi 12S Ultra offers 32 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra delivers longer battery life with 10h 38m, while Xiaomi 12S Ultra delivers None, making Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both Xiaomi 12S Ultra and Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

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Summary

Release Date

01 Aug, 2023
25 Feb, 2022
06 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM
12 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.73 inches (17.09 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
AMOLED
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
AMOLED
1440x3200 px (QHD+)
1440x3088 px (QHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
108 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
48 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
48 MP
Periscope Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)
10 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
10 MP
Camera (upto 10x Optical Zoom)
N/A

Front Camera

32 MP
Wide Angle Lens
40 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

4860 mAh
5000 mAh
6500 mAh
67W Fast Charging
45W Fast Charging
90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB
256 GB
256 GB
UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10
8.4/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Stunning display
  • Stylish, weatherproof design
  • Excellent cameras
  • Built-in S Pen
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Gaming performance could've been better
  • Sub-par battery backup
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

N/A
4.4/5
(3,610 ratings)
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
912,577
AnTuTu Score
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
10h 38m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Feb 25, 2022
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v12
Android v12
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
4 Years
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
5 Years
7 Year

Custom UI

MIUI
Samsung One UI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

3.2 GHz, Single core, Cortex X2 2.75 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A710 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510
Octa core

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

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm
4 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 730
Adreno 730
Adreno 829

RAM

8 GB
12 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5
LPDDR5
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

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

N/A
912,577
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
21.0 s
14.0 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
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
7.0 %
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
24.1 %
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED (Curved Display)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x (Curved Display)
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.73 inches  (17.09 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1440x3200 px (QHD+)
1440x3088 px (QHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

1500 nits
N/A
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
1750 nits
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
120 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
19.3:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

521 ppi
501 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.51 %
90.28 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus
N/A

Bezel-less Display

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

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

163.1 mm
163.3 mm
150.83 mm

Width

74.9 mm
77.9 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

9 mm
8.9 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

225 grams
228 grams
191 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Glass

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 1.5 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9 Wide Angle23 mm focal length Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
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
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
48 MP
f/4.1 Periscope Camera120 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera70 mm focal length 1/3.52" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
10 MP
f/4.9230 mm focal length 1/3.24" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size
N/A

Autofocus

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

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels
12000 x 9000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

7680x4320 @ 24 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
8k @24 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @960 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Best In Class

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.5 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size
40 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Capacity

4860 mAh
5000 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

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

Quick Charging

Yes 67W Fast Charging 100% in 41 minutes
Yes 45W Fast Charging
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes Charging Time: 52 minutes
Yes 15W Wireless Charging
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

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.

N/A
10h 38m
16h 04m

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

N/A
0h 58m 44s
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

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

Storage Type

UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1
UFS 4.1

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: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78 / N79
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / 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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)
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)
N/A
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SIM 2

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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)
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 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

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

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2
Yes v5.2
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
N/A

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos
N/A
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Ultrasonic
Ultrasonic

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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