Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 93.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 13, 12 |
| 2018-09-21 | 2022-02-25 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 5.75 x 2.78 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Green, Phantom Black, Pink Gold and White |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | $ 799.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 1500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 9.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 3000 MHz + Quad-Core 1800 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.2 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S22 is much better than Apple iPhone XS Max, having a general score of 93.4 against 84.5. The Galaxy S22 body has the same thickness than Apple iPhone XS Max, but it is somewhat lighter. The Samsung Galaxy S22 has a better display than Apple iPhone XS Max, because although it has a little inferior count of pixels per inch of screen, a little smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, it also counts with much more brightness.
Galaxy S22 counts with a much greater memory capacity for games and applications than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity. Apple iPhone XS Max counts with a little faster processor than Galaxy S22, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and a lower number of slower cores, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
The Galaxy S22 has a bit better battery life than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has a 3700mAh battery capacity. Galaxy S22 captures a lot better photographs and videos than Apple iPhone XS Max, and although they both have a F1.8 camera aperture, the Galaxy S22 also has a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor, a camera with much more megapixels and a way better video quality.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the Galaxy S22 is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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