Samsung Galaxy S22+ 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S9+ Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy S22+ 5G

Samsung Galaxy S22+ 5G

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Samsung Galaxy S9+

Samsung Galaxy S9+

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Samsung Galaxy S22+ 5G or Samsung Galaxy S9+ Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy S22+ 5G Samsung Galaxy S9+
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Release date 2022, February 09 2018, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 157.4 x 75.8 x 7.6 mm | 6.2 x 6.2 x 2.98 in 158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm | 6.22 x 6.22 x 2.91 in
Weight 195 g | 6.88 oz 189 g | 6.67 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+), aluminum frame Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
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Colors Phantom Black, White, Pink Gold, Green, Graphite, Sky Blue, Violet, Cream Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue, Polaris Blue
Battery 4500 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 3500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
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Screen

Technology Dynamic AMOLED 2X Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.6" in 6.2" in
Screen area 105.3 cm2 98.3 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 88.3% 84.2%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1440 x 2960 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 393 PPI 529 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - 120Hz
-HDR10+
-1750 nits (peak)
-Always-on display
- HDR10
-3D Touch (home button only)
-Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 50 MP, Triple 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -50 MP, f/1.8, 23mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
-10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
-12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
-12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
-12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6'', 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Functions LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
DxOMark Main Score 126 100
DxOMark Photo 130 105
DxOMark Video 110 91
Front camera, selfie 10 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24'', 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 1440p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 81
DxOMark Photo 81
DxOMark Video 81

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 12, One UI 4.1 Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Exynos 2200 (4 nm)
- Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) - USA/China
- Exynos 9810 Octa (10 nm)
- Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
CPU - Octa-core (1x2.8 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A510) - International
Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510) - USA/China
- Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
-Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China
GPU Xclipse 920 - International Adreno 730 - USA/China Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
External memory No microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal memory 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM - China
128 GB, 6 GB RAM - LATAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 927213 320731
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 511
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1781
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 2023
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 1981
GeekBench 5 Single Core 596
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1902
GeekBench 4 Single Core 2292
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 8306
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 8586
GeekBench 4 Battery 4096

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs + eSIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) 
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Global 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps; 5G (5+ Gbps DL) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.19 W/kg (head) 1.08 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.57 W/kg (head) 1.40 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio (USA & Canada only)
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Tuned by AKG
- 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Other extras
- Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
-Bixby natural language commands and dictation
-Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
-Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
- Fast charging 45W
-USB Power Delivery 3.0
-Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
-Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
-ANT+
-Bixby natural language commands and dictation
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-Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
-Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Also known as Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus 5G

- Versions: G965F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); G965F/DS (Europe, Global Dual-SIM); G965U (USA); G965W (Canada); G9650 (China, LATAM)

Reviews and Opinions on Samsung Galaxy S22+ 5G and Samsung Galaxy S9+

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Rich
2022-01-16 19:36:34
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Not enough new changes on s22+ to give up my s9+.