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- Galaxy S22 Ultra vs Galaxy S26+
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S26+
What Galaxy S22 Ultra does better (6) and where Galaxy S26+ wins (15) — every spec side by side.
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9.2Display8.7
7.9Performance9.1
9.8Camera9.2
7.1Battery7.4
9.4Features9.8
Dimensions
Size comparison
Galaxy S22 UltraGalaxy S26+
| Galaxy S22 Ultra | Galaxy S26+ | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 163.3 mm | 158.4 mm | +4.9 mm |
| Width | 77.9 mm | 75.8 mm | +2.1 mm |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm | 7.3 mm | +1.6 mm |
| Weight | 229 g | 190 g | +39 g |
Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).
Why is Galaxy S22 Ultra better than Galaxy S26+?
- Main camera108 MP vs 50 MP2.2×
- Optical zoom10× vs 3×3.3×
- Storage (max)1,024 GB vs 512 GB2×
- Battery capacity5,000 mAh vs 4,900 mAh+2%
- Selfie camera40 MP vs 12 MP3.3×
- Rear cameras4 vs 3+33%
Why is Galaxy S26+ better than Galaxy S22 Ultra?
- Geekbench 6 (multi-core)4,351 vs 10,9822.5×
- AnTuTu score1,434,169 vs 2,459,298+71%
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,967 vs 7,1383.6×
- CPU frequency2.8 GHz vs 4.74 GHz+69%
- Peak brightness1,750 nits vs 2,600 nits+49%
- Weight229 g vs 190 g+21%
- Storage (base)128 GB vs 256 GB2×
- Measured brightness1,253 nits vs 1,498 nits+20%
- Pixel density500 ppi vs 516 ppi+3%
- Process4 nm vs 3 nm+33%
- Wireless charging power15 W vs 20 W+33%
- Thickness8.9 mm vs 7.3 mm+22%
Specifications
Side by side
| Design | ||
| Weight | 229 g | 190 g |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm | 7.3 mm |
| Height | 163.3 mm | 158.4 mm |
| Width | 77.9 mm | 75.8 mm |
| Frame | Aluminium | Aluminium |
| Back | Glass | Glass |
| Ingress protection | IP68 | IP68 |
| Water resistance (IPx) | IPx8 | IPx8 |
| Glass protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Colours | White, Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Red | Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold |
| Stylus | Yes | — |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 6.8″ | 6.7″ |
| Panel | Dynamic Amoled 2X | Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X |
| OLED panel | Yes | Yes |
| LTPO (adaptive 1–120 Hz) | — | Yes |
| Resolution (width) | 1,440 px | 1,440 px |
| Resolution (height) | 3,080 px | 3,120 px |
| Pixel density | 500 ppi | 516 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Peak brightness | 1,750 nits | 2,600 nits |
| Measured brightness | 1,253 nits | 1,498 nits |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.8% | 90.7% |
| HDR | Yes | Yes |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 2200 | Qualcomm SM8850-1-AD Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 - US/CA/CN |
| Chip maker | Samsung | Qualcomm |
| Process | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| CPU frequency | 2.8 GHz | 4.74 GHz |
| GPU | Xclipse 920 | Adreno 840 - US/CA/CN Xclipse 960 - ROW |
| AnTuTu score | 1,434,169 | 2,459,298 |
| Geekbench 6 (multi-core) | 4,351 | 10,982 |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 1,967 | 7,138 |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage (max) | 1,024 GB | 512 GB |
| Storage (base) | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4. |
| Memory card slot | No | No |
| Camera | ||
| Main camera | 108 MP | 50 MP |
| Main camera aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Main sensor size | 1/1.33" | 1/1.56" |
| Rear cameras | 4 | 3 |
| Optical stabilisation | Yes | Yes |
| Ultra-wide camera | Yes | Yes |
| Telephoto camera | Yes | Yes |
| Optical zoom | 10× | 3× |
| Max video | 8K | 8K |
| 4K video frame rate | 60 fps | 60 fps |
| Selfie camera | 40 MP | 12 MP |
| 4K selfie video | Yes | Yes |
| Battery | ||
| Battery capacity | 5,000 mAh | 4,900 mAh |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Active use (test) | — | 16.4 h |
| Wired charging | 45 W | 45 W |
| Charged in 30 min | 60% | 69% |
| Wireless charging | Yes | Yes |
| Wireless charging power | 15 W | 20 W |
| Reverse wireless charging | Yes | Yes |
| Connectivity | ||
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| eSIM | Yes | Yes |
| Dual SIM | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 6 |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| USB | USB Type-C | USB Type-C 3.2 |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| Video output | Yes | Yes |
| Ultra Wideband | Yes | Yes |
| Satellite navigation | GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS |
| Features | ||
| Stereo speakers | Yes | Yes |
| 3.5 mm headphone jack | No | No |
| Loudspeaker loudness | — | -26.2 LUFS |
| Fingerprint sensor | Under display | Under display, ultrasonic |
| Barometer | Yes | Yes |
| Sensors | proximity, accelerometer, gyro, light, compass, barometer, hall, fingerprint | Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
| SAR (head) | 1.05 W/kg | 0.78 W/kg |
| Software | ||
| OS at launch | Android 12 | Android 16 |
| Platform | Android | Android |
| Interface | One UI 4.1 | One UI 9 |
| Major OS updates promised | — | 7 |
| EU label | ||
| Energy class | — | A |
| Battery charge cycles | — | 1,200 |
| Endurance per cycle | — | 55 h |
| Repairability class | — | C |
| Drop resistance class | — | A |
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