Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

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Galaxy S22 Ultra compared with Galaxy S23 Ultra

	SamsungGalaxy S22 Ultra	SamsungGalaxy S23 Ultra
Overview
Released
Released	February 2022	February 2023
Display
Screen size
Screen size	6.8″	6.8″
Resolution
Resolution	3088 × 1440	3088 × 1440
Sharpness
Sharpness	501 pixels per inch	501 pixels per inch
Panel
Panel	OLED	LTPO OLED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Peak brightness
Peak brightness	1,750 nits	1,750 nits
Display type
Display type	Edge Quad HD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X (3,088 × 1,440), 120 Hz; 6.8 inches	QHD+ Edge Dynamic AMOLED 2X (3,088 × 1,440); Super Smooth 120 Hz (1–120 Hz); 240 Hz touch sampling in Game Mode
Pixel density
Pixel density	–	500 ppi (Samsung)
Brightness detail
Brightness detail	Peak 1,750 nits	1,750 nits peak
Screen protection
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ front and back	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 front and back
Display features
Display features	Vision Booster	Vision booster; Enhanced comfort
Performance
Chip
Chip	Exynos 2200	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy
Memory
Memory	8 GB – 12 GB	8 GB – 12 GB
Storage
Storage	128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB	256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB
CPU
CPU	4 nm octa-core, 2.8 GHz + 2.5 GHz + 1.8 GHz; 8 GB of RAM with 128 GB, 12 GB with 256 GB, 512 GB or 1 TB	Octa-core, 3.36 GHz + 2.8 GHz + 2 GHz; 8 GB of RAM with 256 GB, 12 GB with 512 GB or 1 TB
Storage type
Storage type	128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB or 1 TB; no microSD slot	256 GB (216.6 GB available), 512 GB (453.7 GB available) or 1 TB; no microSD slot
Cameras
Main camera
Main camera	108 MP	200 MP (better)
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	12 MP	12 MP
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	10 MP	10 MP
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	10×	10×
Front camera
Front camera	40 MP (better)	12 MP
Main camera
Main camera	108 MP, F1.8, OIS; 2.4 μm effective pixels with nine-to-one binning; Super Clear Glass lens	200 MP wide, F1.7, 85°; pixel binning to 50 MP or 12 MP
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	12 MP, F2.2	12 MP, F2.2, 120°
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	10 MP, F4.9, 10x optical zoom	10 MP, F4.9, 11°, 10x optical zoom
Second telephoto camera
Second telephoto camera	10 MP, F2.4, 3x optical zoom	10 MP, F2.4, 36°, 3x optical zoom
Front camera
Front camera	40 MP, F2.2	12 MP, F2.2, 80°
Zoom
Zoom	3x and 10x optical zoom; digital zoom up to 100x	3x and 10x optical zoom
Video recording
Video recording	8K (7,680 × 4,320) at 24 fps; slow motion at 960 fps (HD) and 240 fps (Full HD)	8K at 30 fps
Camera features
Camera features	Nightography; Auto Framing	Nightography; Expert RAW (free download); 360 Audio Recording with Galaxy Buds2 Pro
Battery and charging
Battery
Battery	5,000 mAh	5,000 mAh
Video playback (maker's claim)
Video playback (maker's claim)	Up to 22 hours	Up to 26 hours
Wired charging
Wired charging	Up to 45 W	Up to 45 W
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	Up to 15 W	Yes (wattage not published)
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	5,000 mAh typical, 4,855 mAh rated; wireless video playback up to 22 hours; internet use up to 19 hours (LTE) or 20 hours (Wi-Fi); talk time up to 38 hours (4G)	5,000 mAh typical, 4,855 mAh rated; video playback (streaming) up to 26 hours; internet use up to 25 hours (LTE or Wi-Fi); talk time up to 49 hours (4G)
Wired charging
Wired charging	45 W with Samsung's 45 W adapter (sold separately)	45 W with a 45 W adapter (sold separately) and 5 A USB-C cable
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	Fast Wireless Charging 2.0; up to 15 W	Fast Wireless Charging 2.0
Charges other devices
Charges other devices	Wireless PowerShare	Wireless PowerShare
Design
Type
Type	Standard	Standard
Weight
Weight	228 g (better)	234 g
Thickness
Thickness	8.9 mm	8.9 mm
Height × width
Height × width	163.3 × 77.9 mm	163.4 × 78.1 mm
Water and dust resistance
Water and dust resistance	IP68	IP68
Stylus
Stylus	Yes	Yes
Materials
Materials	Gorilla Glass Victus+ front and back with an aluminium frame; built-in S Pen with 70% lower latency than before	Gorilla Glass Victus 2 front and back with an aluminium frame; recycled plastic, glass and aluminium in some components
Colours
Colours	Phantom Black, Phantom White, Green, Burgundy	Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender; Graphite, Red, Lime, Sky Blue on Samsung.com
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	IP68	IP68, up to 1.5 m of fresh water for up to 30 minutes; not advised for beach or pool use
Biometrics
Biometrics	In-screen fingerprint sensor, face recognition	In-screen fingerprint sensor, face recognition
Sensors
Sensors	Accelerometer, barometer, fingerprint, gyro, geomagnetic, Hall, light, proximity	–
Software
Operating system
Operating system	Android	Android
Software at launch
Software at launch	Android 12 with One UI 4.1	Android 13, One UI 5.1
Software updates
Software updates	Up to four major Android updates	Four generations of Android OS upgrades and five years of security updates
Connectivity
Mobile network
Mobile network	5G Sub6; 4G LTE	5G, LTE
SIM
SIM	Nano-SIM plus a second nano-SIM or eSIM	Nano-SIM plus a second nano-SIM or eSIM
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax), 2.4, 5 and 6 GHz, HE160, MIMO, 1024-QAM	Wi-Fi 6E, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.2	Bluetooth 5.3
Ultra Wideband
Ultra Wideband	Yes	Yes
NFC
NFC	Yes	Yes
USB
USB	USB Type-C, USB 3.2 Gen 1	USB Type-C, USB 3.2 Gen 1
Positioning
Positioning	GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS	–