Samsung Galaxy S22 vs Google Pixel 9 Pro

63 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy S22
VS
74 out of 100
Google Pixel 9 Pro

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 Google Pixel 9 Pro, which is powered by Google Tensor G4 and came out 2 years and 7 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S22
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • 26% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1600 and 1268 points
  • Weighs 32 grams less
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 9 Pro
  • Delivers 171% higher peak brightness (2317 against 856 nits)
  • Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 4700 vs 3700 mAh
  • Has 2x more RAM: 16GB versus 8GB
  • Shows 31% longer battery life (22:07 vs 16:55 hours)
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • 15% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1606K versus 1398K)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
  • 16% higher pixel density (495 vs 425 PPI)
  • The phone is 2 years and 7 months newer

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S22 and Google Pixel 9 Pro crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 68% Yes
Yes, we think most users will notice the upgrade.
Updating from Samsung Galaxy S22 to Google Pixel 9 Pro makes sense and should feel noticeably better in daily use.
Main improvements: camera, battery life, and display.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 6.1 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1280 x 2856 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 425 ppi 495 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 780 nits 3000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1300 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Plus Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 88.6% 87.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 99.3% 99.1%
PWM 239 Hz 240 Hz
Response time 10 ms 2 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
856 nits
Pixel 9 Pro +171%
2317 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 146 mm (5.75 inches) 152.8 mm (6.02 inches)
Width 70.6 mm (2.78 inches) 72 mm (2.83 inches)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) 8.5 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Pink, Purple, Yellow White, Black, Gray, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Good (3.39/5)
Drop resistance - Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
88.6%
87.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy S22 and Google Pixel 9 Pro
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 2200 Google Tensor G4
Max clock 2800 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 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 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 4 MB -
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Xclipse 920 Mali-G715 MP7
GPU shading units 384 896
GPU clock 1306 MHz 940 MHz
FLOPS ~1003 GFLOPS ~1684.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy S22 and Google Pixel 9 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy S22 +26%
1600
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
3840
4471
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 10088
Single-core score 1600 1268
Multi-core score 3840 4471
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1398273
1606238
CPU 462329 593578
GPU 376985 419286
Memory 231805 209607
UX 327154 383767
Total score 1398273 1606238
Samples [11 tests] [2 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
1047
Stability 65% 78%
Graphics test 6 FPS 8 FPS
Graphics score 820 1047
3DMark Solar Bay
Stability 66% -
Graphics test 14 FPS -
Section 1 17 FPS -
Section 2 14 FPS -
Section 3 11 FPS -
Graphics score 3751 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 66% -
Graphics test 10 FPS -
Graphics score 1830 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
12319
13308
Web score 11192 10518
Video editing 7372 7606
Photo editing 21608 20039
Data manipulation 11423 13898
Writing score 14877 17296

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy S22
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-21 -> MOLANGAnTuTu 121628220
📘 2026-09-21 -> MOLANGBattery lifeSOT 5:35 / 7:27
📘 2026-09-21 -> MOLANGGeekbench 6 GPU10630
📘 2026-09-12 (Ogurchik))AnTuTu 121628220
📘 2026-09-09 (Hangal)AnTuTu 111587642
Google Pixel 9 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-06-09 (danyages)AnTuTu 111606238
📘 2026-03-05 (Sashka2005)AnTuTu 111499601
📘 2024-10-16 (notReal)Geekbench 6 CPU1268 / 4471

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM One UI 8.0 Stock Android
OS size 30.2 GB 28.8 GB
OS updates 4 years 7 years
Security updates 5 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 3700 mAh 4700 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 27 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) Yes (12 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (63% in 30 min) Yes (56% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:03 hr 1:24 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 05:42 hr 10:12 hr
Watching video 10:16 hr 12:40 hr
Gaming 04:06 hr 06:23 hr
Standby 90 hr 96 hr
General battery life
16:55 hr
22:07 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 8160 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 24FPS Up to 30FPS
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° 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 48 MP
3) Ultrawide: 48 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.7
Focal length 24 mm 25 mm
Sensor Samsung GN5 Samsung GN1
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.2 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 10 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.8
Focal length 70 mm 113 mm
Sensor Sony IMX772 Samsung S5KGM5
Sensor size 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.7 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.7
Focal length 13 mm 12 mm
Sensor Sony IMX713 Samsung S5KGM5
Sensor size 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 1.4 micron 0.7 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 70 -
Preview 72 -
Zoom 126 -
Samples Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S22 from DxOMark -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 10 megapixels 42 megapixels
Image resolution 3872 x 2592 3648 x 2736
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 18 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX858
Sensor size 1/3.24" (≈ 0.31 inch) 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes, DP 1.2 Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 20 -
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
89.5 dB
90.6 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced February 2022 August 2024
Release date March 2022 September 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $799 $999
Successor - - Google Pixel 10 Pro
SAR (head) - 0.99 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.37 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
Bundled charger Not included Not included
*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 Google Pixel 9 Pro is definitely a better buy.

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