Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra vs Google Pixel 6a
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Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra Google Pixel 6a
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.8-inch Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (with Exynos 2200) that was released on February 9 2022 against the Google Pixel 6a which is powered by Google Tensor and came out 3 months after. 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 Ultra
- The rear camera has a 10x optical zoom
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Has a 0.7 inch larger screen size
- Delivers 45% higher peak brightness (1277 against 882 nits)
- Supports wireless charging up to 15W
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Comes with 590 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4410 mAh
- 24% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (947K versus 765K)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Thinner bezels – 7.2% more screen real estate
- 17% higher pixel density (500 vs 429 PPI)
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 6a
- Weighs 50 grams less
- Better grip in hands – the body is 6.1 mm narrower
Review
Display Screen quality color accuracy brightness Galaxy S22 Ultra 94 Pixel 6a 80 Performance CPU/GPU performance in apps and games Galaxy S22 Ultra 88 Pixel 6a 74 Battery Battery life charging type and speed Galaxy S22 Ultra 85 Pixel 6a 78 Camera Photo and video recording quality Galaxy S22 Ultra 89 Pixel 6a 69 Connectivity Networks ports data transmission Galaxy S22 Ultra 92 Pixel 6a 85 NanoReview score Final comparison evaluation Galaxy S22 Ultra 88 Pixel 6a 76
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and tests Phone: Galaxy S22 Ultra vs Pixel 6a
Display
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.8 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3088 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 500 ppi | 429 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Max rated brightness | 830 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1750 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.2% | 83% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Display tests | RGB color space | 98.2% | 96.9% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 3 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto) Galaxy S22 Ultra +45% 1277 nits Pixel 6a 882 nits Sources: NotebookCheck [3] [4]
Design and build
| Height | 163.3 mm (6.43 inches) | 152.2 mm (5.99 inches) |
| Width | 77.9 mm (3.07 inches) | 71.8 mm (2.83 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 228 gramm (8.04 oz) | 178 gramm (6.28 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP67 |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White Black Gray Blue Green Red | White Black Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes in-display | Yes in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio Galaxy S22 Ultra +9% 90.2% Pixel 6a 83%
Performance
Tests of Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra and Google Pixel 6a in the benchmarks
SoC | Chipset | Samsung Exynos 2200 | Google Tensor |
| Max. clock | 2800 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 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 1.8 GHz: Cortex A55 - 2 cores at 2.25 GHz: Cortex A76 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X1 |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Samsung Xclipse 920 | Mali-G78 MP20 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 848 MHz |
| FLOPS | - | ~2171 GFLOPS |
Memory | RAM size | 8 12 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
Storage | Storage size | 128 256 512 1024 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) Galaxy S22 Ultra +13% 1188 Pixel 6a 1049 Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) Galaxy S22 Ultra +27% 3662 Pixel 6a 2891 AnTuTu Benchmark 9 Galaxy S22 Ultra +24% 947861 Pixel 6a 765111
| CPU | 223163 | 205089 |
| GPU | 391575 | 300481 |
| Memory | 175188 | 112230 |
| UX | 154579 | 143131 |
| Total score | 947861 | 765111 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance Galaxy S22 Ultra +13% 6873 Pixel 6a 6058
| Stability | 64% | 55% |
| Graphics test | 41 FPS | 36 FPS |
| Graphics score | 6873 | 6058 |
| PCMark 3.0 score | 12633 | 9691 |
AnTuTu Benchmark Ranking (39th and 104th place) Sources: 3DMark [3] [4] ▶️ Submit your AnTuTu result
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | One UI 5.0 | Stock Android |
| OS size | 26.8 GB | 18 GB |
Battery
Specifications | Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4410 mAh |
| Charge power | 45 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (60% in 30 min) | Yes (42% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:59 hr | 1:51 hr |
Battery life tests | Web browsing | 11:20 hr | 11:03 hr |
| Watching video | 14:43 hr | 16:44 hr |
| Gaming | 05:53 hr | 06:15 hr |
| Standby | 109 hr | 91 hr |
General battery life Galaxy S22 Ultra +2% 33:09 hr Pixel 6a 32:23 hr Phones With Long Battery Life (134th and 148th place)
Camera
Specs and camera test of smartphones
Main camera | Matrix | 108 megapixels | 12.2 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12000 x 9000 | - |
| Zoom | Optical 10x | Digital |
| 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° | 114° |
| Lenses | 4 (108 MP + 10 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP) | 2 (12.2 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 108 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.33" Samsung S5KHM3 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization | - 12.2 MP - Aperture: f/1.7 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55" Sony IMX363 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens | - 10 MP - Aperture: f/4.9 - Focal length: 230 mm - Sensor: 1/3.52" Sony IMX574 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - 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 IMX563 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 17 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/2.9" Sony IMX386 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra from DxOMark | Photo samples of Google Pixel 6a from DxOMark |
Selfie camera | Megapixels | 40 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 7864 x 5200 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.7 microns | 1.12 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | Exmor-RS CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.82" | 1/2.8" |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality Galaxy S22 Ultra 134 Pixel 6a +4% 140 Video quality Galaxy S22 Ultra +3% 114 Pixel 6a 111 Generic camera score Galaxy S22 Ultra +1% 131 Pixel 6a 130
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (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 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| 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 | 20 |
| 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 Ultra +3% 90.2 dB Pixel 6a 87.4 dB
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2022 | May 2022 |
| Release date | March 2022 | June 2022 |
| SAR (head) | 1.05 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.58 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 - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC GSM network support and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data we think that the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra is definitely a better buy.
Cast your vote
So which phone would you choose? Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 3 (50%) Google Pixel 6a 3 (50%) Vote Total votes:
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