Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 93.4 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 13, 12 | -- |
| 2022-02-25 | 2018-09-21 |
| 5.75 x 2.78 x 0.30 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Green, Phantom Black, Pink Gold and White | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 799.00 | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| 422 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| 1500 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Quad-Core 3000 MHz + Quad-Core 1800 MHz processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.45 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3700mAh Battery | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 the iPhone XS Max, getting a global score of 93.4 against 84.5. The Galaxy S22 design has the same thickness than iPhone XS Max, but it's lighter. IPhone XS Max has a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy S22, because although it has an inferior number of cores and 4 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
The Galaxy S22 counts with a much better screen than iPhone XS Max, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2340px, a quite smaller display and a just a little inferior pixels quantity per inch of display, it also counts with way more brightness. Samsung Galaxy S22 has a way better camera than iPhone XS Max, and although they both have the same camera aperture, the Samsung Galaxy S22 also has a back-facing camera with way more mega-pixels, a much higher 7680x4320 video resolution and a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor.
Samsung Galaxy S22 has much more memory capacity to install applications and games than iPhone XS Max, because it has 64 GB more internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy S22 has just a little better battery duration than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has a 16 percent bigger battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the Samsung Galaxy S22 is also by far the cheapest one, making buying this phone an easy decision.
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