Samsung Galaxy S22 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S20 5G Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy S22 5G
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Samsung Galaxy S20 5G
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Differences between Samsung Galaxy S22 5G and Samsung Galaxy S20 5G - Which to Choose?
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S22 5G:
- Newer model year (2022 vs 2020)
- Higher Antutu benchmark score (Antutu 9: 889324 vs 622990)
- Better GPU performance in international model (Xclipse 920 vs Mali-G77 MP11)
- Enhanced camera system with a 50 MP wide sensor compared to the 12 MP in the S20
- Brighter screen with 1300 nits (peak) compared to the S20's display peak brightness
- More color options available
- Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ screen protection
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S20 5G:
- Higher battery capacity (4000mAh vs 3700mAh)
- Memory card expansion slot available
- FM radio (USA & Canada only)
- Higher screen resolution (1440 x 3200 vs 1080 x 2340)
- Higher pixel density (PPI) on the S20 (563 vs 425)
Samsung Galaxy S22 5G or Samsung Galaxy S20 5G Specs Comparison
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Common specs
Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy S22 5G | Samsung Galaxy S20 5G | |
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Release date | 2022, February 09 | 2020, February 11 | |
Dimensions (HxWxD) | 146 x 70.6 x 7.6 mm | 5.75 x 5.75 x 2.78 in | 151.7 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm | 5.97 x 5.97 x 2.72 in | |
Weight | 167 g | 5.89 oz | 163 g | 5.75 oz | |
Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+), aluminum frame | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame | |
Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
Colors | Phantom Black, White, Pink Gold, Green, Graphite, Sky Blue, Violet, Cream | Cosmic Grey, Cloud Blue, Cloud Pink, Cloud White, Aura Red | |
Battery | 3700 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | 4000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
Approximate price | $ 799.99 | 899 EUR | |
Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
Technology | Dynamic AMOLED 2X | Dynamic AMOLED 2X | |
Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
Screen size | 6.1" in | 6.2" in | |
Screen area | 90.1 cm2 | 93.8 cm2 | |
Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 20:9 (height:width) | |
Screen to body ratio | 87.4% | 89.5% | |
Screen resolution | 1080 x 2340 px | 1440 x 3200 px | |
Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 425 PPI | 563 PPI | |
Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | |
Other specs | - 120Hz -HDR10+ -1300 nits (peak) -Always-on display |
- HDR10+ -Always-on display -120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate |
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Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
Rear camera, main | 50 MP, Triple | 64 MP, Triple | |
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/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS -64 MP, f/2.0, (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x hybrid optical zoom -12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video |
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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 | 4320p@24fps, 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS | |
DxOMark Main Score | 126 | ||
DxOMark Photo | 130 | ||
DxOMark Video | 110 | ||
Front camera, selfie | 10 MP, Single | 10 MP, Single | |
Specifications | 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24'', 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF | 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF | |
Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | |
Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps | 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps |
Performance
Operating system - OS | Android 12, One UI 4.1 | Android 10.0; One UI 2 | |
Chipset | - Exynos 2200 (4 nm) - Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) - USA/China |
- Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) - USA |
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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 (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA |
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GPU | Xclipse 920 - International Adreno 730 - USA/China | Mali-G77 MP11 - Global Adreno 650 - USA | |
External memory | No | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) | |
Internal memory | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM | 128GB 12GB RAM |
Benchmark
Antutu 10 Total | 943527 | ||
Antutu 10 CPU | 289312 | ||
Antutu 10 GPU | 292139 | ||
Antutu 10 Mem | 171097 | ||
Antutu 10 UX | 289312 | ||
Antutu 9 Total | 889324 | 622990 | |
Antutu 8 Total | 503328 | ||
GeekBench 5 Single Core | 787 | ||
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 3038 |
Communication and Connectivity
SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs + eSIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | |
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 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(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(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - SM-G981U -5G - SA/NSA/Sub6 5G band 2(1900), 5(850), 41(2500), 66(1700), 71(600), - SM-G981U |
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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 (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps; 5G (2+ Gbps DL) | |
GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
Edge | Yes | Yes | |
Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, 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 | 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | |
Bluetooth | 5.2, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE | |
Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 1.03 W/kg (head) 1.15 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.21 W/kg (head) 1.59 W/kg (body) |
SAR - 1.07 W/kg (head) 1.03 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.38 W/kg (head) 1.52 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
Radio | No | FM radio (USA & Canada only) | |
Headphone jack | No | No | |
Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Tuned by AKG |
- 32-bit/384kHz audio - -Dolby Atmos sound -Tuned by AKG |
Other features
Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | |
Other extras |
- Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) -Bixby natural language commands and dictation -Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - Fast charging 25W -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) |
- ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation -Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) - Fast battery charging 25W -USB Power Delivery 3.0 -Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W -Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
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