Samsung Galaxy S22 vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
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Samsung Galaxy S22 Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
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 13 Pro Max which is powered by Apple A15 Bionic and came out 5 months before. 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
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
- 16% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (925K versus 798K)
- 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 13 Pro Max
- Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 652 mAh larger battery capacity: 4352 vs 3700 mAh
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Samsung
- Delivers 22% higher peak brightness (1051 against 859 nits)
- 48% faster in single-core GeekBench 5 test: 1757 and 1187 points
Review
Display Screen quality color accuracy brightness Galaxy S22 90 iPhone 13 Pro Max 91 Performance CPU/GPU performance in apps and games Galaxy S22 87 iPhone 13 Pro Max 87 Battery Battery life charging type and speed Galaxy S22 81 iPhone 13 Pro Max 93 Camera Photo and video recording quality Galaxy S22 81 iPhone 13 Pro Max 87 Connectivity Networks ports data transmission Galaxy S22 93 iPhone 13 Pro Max 77 NanoReview score Final comparison evaluation Galaxy S22 85 iPhone 13 Pro Max 87
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and tests Phone: Galaxy S22 vs iPhone 13 Pro Max
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 | 120 Hz |
| Max rated brightness | 780 nits | 1000 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% | 99.9% |
| PWM | 239 Hz | 238 Hz |
| Response time | 10 ms | 8.5 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto) Galaxy S22 859 nits iPhone 13 Pro Max +22% 1051 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) | 7.65 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 167 gramm (5.89 oz) | 240 gramm (8.47 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White Black Gray Blue Green Pink Purple Yellow | Black Silver Gold Blue Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes in-display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio Galaxy S22 87.4% iPhone 13 Pro Max 87.4%
Performance
Tests of Samsung Galaxy S22 and Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max in the benchmarks
SoC | Chipset | Samsung Exynos 2200 | Apple A15 Bionic |
| Max. clock | 2800 MHz | 3200 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 |
| Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
Storage | Storage size | 128 256 GB | 128 256 512 1024 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) Galaxy S22 1187 iPhone 13 Pro Max +48% 1757 Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) Galaxy S22 3614 iPhone 13 Pro Max +31% 4752 AnTuTu Benchmark 9 Galaxy S22 +16% 925853 iPhone 13 Pro Max 798603
| CPU | 227100 | 213823 |
| GPU | 383658 | 317561 |
| Memory | 149592 | 126792 |
| UX | 160666 | 136444 |
| Total score | 925853 | 798603 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance Galaxy S22 6530 iPhone 13 Pro Max +45% 9483
| Stability | 59% | 82% |
| Graphics test | 39 FPS | 56 FPS |
| Graphics score | 6530 | 9483 |
| PCMark 3.0 score | 12411 | - |
AnTuTu Results Sources: 3DMark [3] [4] ▶️ Submit your AnTuTu result
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | iOS 15 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16) |
| ROM | One UI 5.0 | - |
| OS size | 30.2 GB | 13 GB |
Battery
Specifications | Capacity | 3700 mAh | 4352 mAh |
| Charge power | 25 W | 27 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 (42% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:03 hr | 1:46 hr |
Battery life tests | Web browsing | - | 14:55 hr |
| Watching video | - | 20:14 hr |
| Gaming | - | 07:42 hr |
| Standby | - | 140 hr |
General battery life Galaxy S22 n/a iPhone 13 Pro Max 43:44 hr Phone Battery Life Ranking
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 | Optical 3x |
| 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) | 4 (12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP + 0 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 - Sensor: 1/1.66" Sony IMX703 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - 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 | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.8 - Focal length: 77 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - 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/1.8 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Phase autofocus |
| Depth lens | - | - Pixel size: 1 micron |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S22 from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max from DxOMark |
Selfie camera | Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3872 x 2592 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Pixel size | 1.22 microns | 1 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | Exmor-RS 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 13 Pro Max +21% 144 Video quality Galaxy S22 116 iPhone 13 Pro Max +3% 119 Generic camera score Galaxy S22 120 iPhone 13 Pro Max +14% 137
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 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE A2DP |
| 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 13 Pro Max 80.2 dB
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2022 | September 2021 |
| Release date | March 2022 | September 2021 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.98 W/kg |
| 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 software battery life and camera are more important to you then choose the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max. But if the connectivity is more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy S22.
Cast your vote
So which phone would you choose? Samsung Galaxy S22 273 (64.1%) Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max 153 (35.9%) Vote Total votes:
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