Samsung Galaxy S22 vs Galaxy A21s
63
out of 100
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36
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.1-inch Samsung Galaxy S22 (with Exynos 2200) that was released on February 9, 2022, against the Samsung Galaxy A21s, which is powered by Exynos 850 and came out 1 year and 9 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S22
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 5.4x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1398K versus 258K)
- Has 4x more RAM: 8GB versus 2GB
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- 57% higher pixel density (425 vs 270 PPI)
- Delivers 74% higher peak brightness (856 against 491 nits)
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Optical image stabilization
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 12
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A21s
- Shows 48% longer battery life (25:00 vs 16:55 hours)
- Comes with 1300 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3700 mAh
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
- Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Review
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)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | PLS TFT |
| Size | 6.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 720 x 1600 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 425 ppi | 270 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (10-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 780 nits | 540 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1300 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.6% | 82.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- |
| RGB color space | 99.3% | 88.4% |
| PWM | 239 Hz | 500 Hz |
| Response time | 10 ms | 30.4 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | 1500:1 |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A21s
6.5″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.8 in2
Galaxy S22
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
~11% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 146 mm (5.75 inches) | 163.6 mm (6.44 inches) |
| Width | 70.6 mm (2.78 inches) | 75.3 mm (2.96 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 167 g (5.89 oz) | 192 g (6.77 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | No |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Pink, Purple, Yellow | Black, Blue, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, rear |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 2200 | Samsung Exynos 850 |
| Max clock | 2800 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (8) |
| 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 |
- 8 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | No |
| Graphics | Xclipse 920 | Mali-G52 MP6 |
| GPU shading units | 384 | 16 |
| GPU clock | 1306 MHz | 1001 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1003 GFLOPS | ~48 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| Single-core score | 1600 | 300 |
| Multi-core score | 3840 | 836 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 462329 | 100392 |
| GPU | 376985 | 18008 |
| Memory | 231805 | 86289 |
| UX | 327154 | 53375 |
| Total score | 1398273 | 258064 |
| Samples | [11 tests] | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 65% | - |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 820 | - |
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% | 96% |
| Graphics test | 10 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 1830 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11192 | 4948 |
| Video editing | 7372 | 5163 |
| Photo editing | 21608 | 8993 |
| Data manipulation | 11423 | 3929 |
| Writing score | 14877 | 5825 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy S22
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-21 -> MOLANG | AnTuTu 12 | 1628220 |
| 📘 2026-09-21 -> MOLANG | Battery life | SOT 5:35 / 7:27 |
| 📘 2026-09-21 -> MOLANG | Geekbench 6 GPU | 10630 |
| 📘 2026-09-12 (Ogurchik)) | AnTuTu 12 | 1628220 |
| 📘 2026-09-09 (Hangal) | AnTuTu 11 | 1587642 |
Samsung Galaxy A21s
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-18 -> HABIBO | AnTuTu 12 | 304257 |
| 📘 2026-05-16 (Abdul ahad) | AnTuTu 11 | 258064 |
| 📘 2026-03-29 -> quandzvl12 | AnTuTu 11 | 316736 |
| 📘 2025-10-08 (MinxK) | AnTuTu 11 | 231817 |
| 📘 2025-10-04 (zayedbinnahyan) | AnTuTu 11 | 218341 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 32 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
| ROM | One UI 8.0 | One UI 4.1 |
| OS size | 30.2 GB | 12 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 3700 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (63% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 60 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:03 hr | 2:10 hr |
| Web browsing | 05:42 hr | 09:45 hr |
| Watching video | 10:16 hr | 14:13 hr |
| Gaming | 04:06 hr | 05:34 hr |
| Standby | 90 hr | 128 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | No |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GN5 | Samsung S5KGM2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 10 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Focal length | 70 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX772 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX713 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Stabilization | - | 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 | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3872 x 2592 | 4128 x 3096 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.24" (≈ 0.31 inch) | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.2 | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 13 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Budget |
| Announced | February 2022 | May 2020 |
| Release date | March 2022 | June 2020 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $799 | $200 |
| Successor | - | - Samsung Galaxy A24 4G |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.23 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.38 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | 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 Samsung Galaxy S22 is definitely a better buy.
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