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    Galaxy S22 vs Galaxy S21

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    General Information

    • Model Name

      Galaxy S22

      Galaxy S21

    • Model type

      Bar

      Bar

    • Colors

      Beige ()
      Light Blue ()
      Black ()
      Green ()
      Gray ()
      Rose Gold ()
      White ()

      Violet (Phantom Violet)
      Pink (Phantom Pink)
      Gray (Phantom Gray)
      White (Phantom White)

    • Announced

      2022, February

      2021, January

    • Released

      2022, March

      2021, January

    Physical specifications

    • Dimensions

      Bar: 146 x 70.6 x 7.6 mm

      Bar: 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm

    • Weights

      167g

      171g

    • IP rating

      IP68

      IP68

    Operating system

    • Operating system

      Android 12

      Android 11

    • One UI version

      4.1

      3.1

    Networks

    • SIM

      Dual SIM model

      Dual SIM model

    • SIM card sizes

      Nano-SIM (4FF)

      Nano-SIM (4FF)

    • Networks

      2G
      3G
      4G
      5G

      2G
      3G
      4G
      5G

    • eSIM support

      Yes

      Yes

    Display

    • Kind

      Main Display

    • Name

      Infinity-O Display

      Infinity-O Display

    • Technology

      Dynamic AMOLED 2X

      Dynamic AMOLED 2X

    • Size

      6.1 inch / 154.94 mm

      6.2 inch / 157.48 mm

    • Resolution

      FHD+ / 2340x1080 pixels

      FHD+ / 2400x1080 pixels

    • Pixel density

      421 PPI

    • Screen to body ratio

      ~87.2%

    • Refresh rate

      120Hz

      120Hz

    Processors

    • Model Number(s)

    • Chipset

      Exynos 2200

      Exynos 2100

    • Clock Speed

      @ 0.00 GHz

      Single-Core @ 2.90 GHz
      Triple-Core @ 2.80 GHz
      Quad-Core @ 2.40 GHz

    • Cores

      Octa-Core

      Octa-Core

    • GPU

      Xclipse 920

      Mali-G78 MP14

    • Model Number(s)

    • Chipset

      Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

      Snapdragon 888

    • Clock Speed

      Single-Core @ 3.00 GHz
      Triple-Core @ 2.50 GHz
      Quad-Core @ 1.80 GHz

      Single-Core @ 2.84 GHz
      Triple-Core @ 2.42 GHz
      Quad-Core @ 1.80 GHz

    • Cores

      Octa-Core

      Octa-Core

    • GPU

      Adreno 730

      Adreno 660

    Memory

    • RAM/ROM sizes

      8 GB RAM with 128 GB ROM
      8 GB RAM with 256 GB ROM

      8 GB RAM with 128 GB ROM
      8 GB RAM with 256 GB ROM

    • External memory support

      No

      No

    Sensors

    • Accelerometer

      Yes

      Yes

    • Ambient Light

      Yes

      Yes

    • Barometer

      Yes

      Yes

    • Gyro sensor

      Yes

      Yes

    • Hall sensor

      Yes

      Yes

    • Proximity sensor

      Yes

      Yes

    • Ultrasonic Fingerprint sensor

      Yes

      Yes

    Video

    • Max. Video Recording Resolution

      8K video recording at 30 fps (7680x4320)

      8K video recording at 30 fps (7680x4320)

    • External memory support

      No

      No

    Front Camera

    • Kind

      Selfie Camera

    • Megapixels

      10MP

      10MP

    • Aperture

      F2.2

      F2.2

    • Pixel size

      1.22μm

      1.22μm

    • Field of view

      80˚

      80˚

    • Extras

      Dual Pixel AF

      Dual Pixel AF

    Rear Camera

    • Flash

      Yes

      Yes

    • Digital Zoom

      Yes

      Yes

    • Optical Zoom

      Yes

      Yes

    • Kind

      Ultra Wide Camera

    • Megapixels

      12MP

      12MP

    • Aperture

      F2.2

      F2.2

    • Pixel size

      1.4μm

    • Field of view

      120°

      120°

    • Extras

      FF

      FF

    • Kind

      Wide-angle Camera

    • Megapixels

      50MP

      12MP

    • Aperture

      F1.8

      F1.8

    • Pixel size

      1.8μm

    • Field of view

      79°

    • Extras

      Dual Pixel AF, OIS

      Dual Pixel AF, OIS

    • Kind

      Telephoto Camera

    • Megapixels

      10MP

      64MP

    • Aperture

      F2.4

      F2.0

    • Pixel size

      0.8µm

    • Field of view

      76°

    • Extras

      PDAF, OIS

      PDAF, OIS

    Connectivity

    • ANT+

      Yes

      Yes

    • USB version

      Type C

      Type C

    • 3.5mm Headphonejack

      No

      No

    • Location technology

      GPS
      BeiDou
      Galileo
      Glonass

      GPS
      BeiDou
      Galileo
      Glonass

    • Wi-Fi

      Yes

      Yes

    • NFC

      Yes

      Yes

    • Bluetooth Version

      5.2

      5.2

    Battery

    • Standard battery capacity

      3700mAh

      4000mAh

    • Removable battery

      No

      No

    • Wired fast charging

      Yes

      Yes

    • Wired fast charging watt

      25

      25

    • Wireless fast charging

      Yes

      Yes

    • Wireless fast charging Watt

      15

      15

    • Wireless power share

      Yes

      Yes

    • Wireless power share Watt

      4.5

      0.7