Samsung Galaxy S22 vs Google Pixel 6: what to expect

*Some of the information in this article is based on leaks and rumors

Google made headlines with its new Pixel 6 series, and according to our Pixel 6, and Pixel 6 Pro reviews it’s the best Android series to date. Everything about the new Pixels is exciting – the all-new design, the custom-made Tensor chip, and all the smart software features. What about Samsung, though? The Korean company won’t surrender the Android crown so easily. We’re approaching the next Galaxy Unpacked event that will spawn Samsung’s next flagships – the Galaxy S22 series. So, the competition will be fierce!

Today we’re gonna do a little face-off between the Google Pixel 6 and the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S22. The latter is not officially announced yet, so the information is a bit preliminary. But fret not, there are so many rumors surrounding the Galaxy S22 that we know practically everything about Samsung’s new contender. Let us begin!

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Samsung Galaxy S22 vs Google Pixel 6: Design

• Glass sandwich with uniform bezels and a hole-punch on both
• Offset camera bump vs Camera Bar

Google made a 180-turn with the design of the Pixel 6, and so far people like what they see. The company entered the glass sandwich era and the Pixel 6 features a flat front and a glass back with tapered edges around the back. The most interesting element in the design is the Camera Bar – a strip across the back, housing the main camera system. On the front, the screen is surrounded by uniform bezels (although a bit on the thicker side) with a hole-punch selfie camera in the center.

The design of the Galaxy S22 is more of an evolution than a revolution, compared to its predecessor. If we’re to believe the leaked images, the S22 refines the design of the S21 with uniform bezels around the screen and the same triple camera bump placed on the back.

The Galaxy S22 is believed to be one of the smallest flagships in recent years, measuring only 146 x 70.5 x 7.6mm. The Pixel 6, on the other hand, is substantially larger at 158.6 x 74.8 x 8.9 mm. It also has thicker bezels and a more square design overall.

Samsung Galaxy S22 vs Google Pixel 6: Display

• 6.06-inch Super AMOLED 48-120Hz vs 6.4-inch OLED 90Hz

Google upgraded the display technology in the new Pixel 6 series but only for the Pro model. The LTPO variable refresh rate tech is missing on the vanilla Pixel 6. It sports a 6.4-inch OLED panel with 2400×1080 resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate.

The display on the Samsung Galaxy S22 is believed to be a smaller, 6.06-inch Super AMOLED panel with a variable refresh rate between 48 and 120Hz, much like its predecessor. There’s no information about the resolution at this time but we expect it to be FullHD+, given the rather compact diagonal of the screen.

Samsung Galaxy S22 vs Google Pixel 6: Hardware and performance

• Exynos 2200 (Snapdragon 898) vs Google Tensor

Here’s where things get really interesting. The new Tensor chip inside the Pixel 6 is still a big unknown. We’ve done some tests and, of course, there are synthetic benchmarks all over the net but we still don’t know how this chip fares in the long run. The Galaxy S22 will come in two flavors – equipped with the next Qualcomm Snapdragon 898 chipset or the Exynos 2200. The latter is rumored to be sporting a GPU made by AMD with the RDNA2 architecture and ray-tracing support baked in. We can’t compare the two but here’s a comparison between the Pixel 6 and last year’s Galaxy S21. Judging by the graph, the new Galaxy S22 will most likely outperform the Pixel 6, at least on the test benches.