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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 95.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 13, 12 |
| 2020-03-23 | 2022-02-25 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 8.08 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Burgundy, Green, Phantom Black and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1200.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 3088 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 501 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | 1750 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 9.9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 2800 MHz + Quad-Core 1800 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 40.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.75 inches (1/1.33") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 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 |
| 11.55 | 13.75 |
| 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 | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy S22 Ultra has a general score of 95.4, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy M21's 84.1 score. Galaxy S22 Ultra's design has the same thickness than the Samsung Galaxy M21, but it is heavier. Both of these devices include Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy S22 Ultra has a more recent 13 version and Samsung Galaxy M21 has Android 11 version, so it gives lots of additional features and performance optimizations.
Galaxy S22 Ultra counts with a brighter screen than Galaxy M21, because it has a just a bit more pixels per inch in the screen, way more brightness, a bit larger display and a better 1440 x 3088 resolution. Galaxy S22 Ultra features a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy M21, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy S22 Ultra also has more RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy M21 features a bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy S22 Ultra, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M21 has greater battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, because it has a 20% bigger battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra captures better videos and photos than Galaxy M21, because it has a larger camera aperture to take better captures and videos in low light environments, a lot larger camera sensor which gives a way better photo and video quality, a lot higher 7680x4320 video resolution and a way more megapixels back facing camera.
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