Very soon, most likely in mid-January of 2022 Samsung will announce its next flagship S-series flagships, including the Galaxy S22. And although the Korean giant hasn’t shared any official information on this phone, there have been a number of rumors floating about, enough to give us a good idea of what to expect from it.And with that, we can already do an early comparison between the Galaxy S22 and what is likely going to be its biggest competitor in the flagship phone market – Apple’s iPhone 13.
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Price and release date
The Galaxy S22 is rumored to be announced in January, 2022 and released shortly after, meaning sometime in February or March. We speculate a price tag between $799 and $899 for the base Galaxy S22 storage model.Apple’s iPhone 13 was announced on September 14, 2021 and began shipping on September 24. Its starting price is $799 for the base model with 128GB of storage, and goes up to $1099 for the 512GB variant.
It’s reasonable to expect that Samsung would want to match the iPhone’s starting price, so there’s a chance that both flagship phones will share a $799 starting price tag.
Samsung Galaxy S22 vs iPhone 13: Design and displays
- Glass or plastic with rounded corners vs flat-edge glass and aluminum design
- 6.06-inch 120Hz OLED vs 6.1-inch 60Hz OLED display
The S22 could be similar to the Galaxy S21 (shown here)
While it’s too early to know how much the Galaxy S22’s design will change from the Galaxy S21, it is possible that the phone will be roughly the same. Speculations suggest either a plastic or glass design, a 6.06-inch OLED display with very slightly curved sides, sporting variable refresh rate between 48 and 120Hz.
We’re yet to know whether the S22 will sport a regular holepunch selfie camera or Samsung will be bringing the under-display camera technology it introduced on the Galaxy Z Fold 3.
The iPhone 13 (shown here) is almost identical to its predecessor
The iPhone 13 is made out of Gorilla Glass front and back, with an aluminum frame and flat edges. On the back it’s sporting a large camera bump containing two cameras and a flash, while on the front it still has Apple’s signature iPhone notch, albeit smaller in width than before.
The notch is holding a Face ID sensor array for securely unlocking the phone, as well as the front camera.
The 6.1-inch OLED display of the iPhone 13 is only refreshing at a fixed 60Hz, so the Galaxy S22’s display is going to feel at least twice as smooth, thanks to its variable 120Hz refresh rate. The S22 is also likely to sport a higher pixel resolution than the iPhone 13’s 2532 by 1170 pixels.
Display measurements and quality
Samsung Galaxy S22 vs iPhone 13: Cameras
- Triple camera (50MP main) vs dual camera (12MP main)
Samsung could be dropping out of the megapixel wars and settle for a 50MP main camera, a 12MP ultrawide one and a 12MP telephoto with 3x zoom. Crazy 200MP sensors are rumored for the S22 Ultra, but not the base S22 itself.
Regardless, the S22 is likely going to be capable of shooting at least 4K video at 60FPS and 8K video at 30FPS, as its predecessor is already capable of 8K at 24FPS.
For reference, we have Galaxy S21 sample photos below:
The iPhone 13 sports dual cameras on the back, the main one being 12MP with optical image stabilization, alongside a 12MP ultrawide camera. The main camera on the iPhone 13 can shoot up to 4K video at 60FPS (3840 by 2160 pixel resolution).
Apple’s iPhone 13 also sports new video recording features like Cinematic Mode, which shoots in Dolby Vision HDR and intelligently blurs either the background or foreground of the video, depending on where the focus is or whether someone in the shot has turned to face the camera.
In addition, the iPhone 13 can also shoot Portrait Mode videos, has improved Night Mode and even macro photography thanks to its ultrawide camera having a small focal distance (2 cm).
For reference, we have iPhone 13 camera samples below:
Samsung Galaxy S22 vs iPhone 13: Hardware and specs
- Snapdragon 898 / Exynos 2200 vs Apple A15 Bionic
Rumors suggest that the Galaxy S22 will sport a Qualcomm Snapdragon 898 processor or Samsung’s own Exynos 2200, depending on region. Samsung may also be ditching its current vapor cooling solution for thermal graphite pads for the Galaxy S22 series, as a cost-saving measure. In terms of RAM, we can expect 8GB or more.
The iPhone 13 sports Apple’s own A15 Bionic chip with 4GB of RAM. Despite the seemingly low amount of RAM, the RAM management on iOS is good enough that the phone doesn’t really need more to function quickly and keep apps open in the background without any issues.
For reference, below we have our performance benchmarks of the Galaxy S21 (Exynos 2100) against the iPhone 13 (A15 bionic) :
| Specs | Samsung Galaxy S22 | Apple iPhone 13 |
|---|---|---|
| Display | 6.06-inch OLED 120Hz |
6.1-inch OLED 60Hz 2532 x 1170 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI |
| Camera | 50MP main (with OIS), 12MP ultrawide, 12MP telephoto with 3x zoom 10MP front |
12MP main (with OIS), 12MP ultrawide 12 MP front |
| Storage | 128GB, 256GB Non-expandable |
128GB, 256GB, 512GB Non-expandable |
| Processor and RAM | Snapdragon 898 / Exynos 2200 8GB of RAM |
A15 Bionic 4GB of RAM |
| Battery and charging | 4000 mAh Wired: 25.0W; Wireless: 15.0W Reverse wireless charging |
3227 mAh Wired: 20.0W; Wireless: 15.0W |
| IP rating | Water, Dust; IP68 | Water, Splash, Dust; IP68 |
| Biometrics | In-screen fingerprint sensor | Face ID |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Samsung Galaxy S22 vs iPhone 13: Software
- Android 12 with One UI 4 vs iOS 15
Android and One UI on the Galaxy S21
The Samsung Galaxy S22 will be coming with Android 12 and Samsung’s own One UI 4 software on top. While Android 12 brings performance and security improvements, One UI 4, which has already started rolling out in a beta state, has so far been centered around bug fixes.
iOS 15 on the iPhone 13
The iPhone 13 comes with iOS 15, which brings improvements to FaceTime, including support for a new feature that uses the iPhone 13’s wide selfie camera to zoom on the user and follow them around during calls. iOS 15 also brings a new Notification Summary and Focus feature, and now allows for copying or translating any text from any images.
The home screen on iOS 15 supports adding widgets among the app icons, and swiping to the left of the home screen brings an app library for quick access to all installed apps.
Samsung Galaxy S22 vs iPhone 13: Battery
The Galaxy S22 battery could be around 4000 mAh like its predecessor, which also lasted about 9 hours of 90Hz web browsing or 7 hours and 36 minutes of YouTube playback on a single charge, in our tests. Charging the S22’s predecessor takes about 70 minutes, but there’s a good chance Samsung will bring faster charging in 2022.
The iPhone 13 sports a smaller 3227 mAh battery, but it still manages to last an impressive 13 hours and 43 minutes of 90Hz web browsing or 8 hours and 15 minutes of YouTube playback on a single charge.
For reference, we have our battery benchmarks of the Galaxy S21 against the iPhone 13:
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