Samsung Galaxy S22 vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

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Galaxy S22 compared with Galaxy S26 Ultra

	SamsungGalaxy S22	SamsungGalaxy S26 Ultra
Overview
Released
Released	March 2022	March 2026
Display
Screen size
Screen size	6.1″	6.9″
Resolution
Resolution	2340 × 1080	3120 × 1440 (better)
Sharpness
Sharpness	422 pixels per inch	498 pixels per inch (better)
Panel
Panel	OLED	LTPO OLED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Peak brightness
Peak brightness	1,300 nits	2,600 nits (better)
Display type
Display type	Flat FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X (2,340 × 1,080), 120 Hz; 6.1 inches as a full rectangle, 5.9 inches with rounded corners	Dynamic AMOLED 2X, QHD+, 16M colours; 120 Hz adaptive refresh rate (1–120 Hz)
Brightness detail
Brightness detail	Peak 1,300 nits	–
Screen protection
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ front and back	Corning Gorilla Armor 2
Display features
Display features	Vision Booster	Built-in Privacy Display; anti-reflective display; Vision booster; ProScaler and mDNIe image processing
Performance
Chip
Chip	Exynos 2200	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy
Memory
Memory	8 GB	12 GB – 16 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	128 GB, 256 GB	256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB (better)
CPU
CPU	4 nm octa-core, 2.8 GHz + 2.5 GHz + 1.8 GHz; 8 GB of RAM	Octa-core (4.74 GHz, 3.6 GHz)
Cooling
Cooling	–	Redesigned Vapor Chamber, Samsung's largest yet, with thermal interface material along the sides of the processor
Storage type
Storage type	128 GB (101 GB available) or 256 GB; no microSD slot	–
Cameras
Main camera
Main camera	50 MP	200 MP (better)
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	12 MP	50 MP
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	10 MP	50 MP
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	3×	5× (better)
Front camera
Front camera	10 MP	12 MP (better)
Main camera
Main camera	50 MP, F1.8, OIS; Adaptive Pixel; sensor 23% larger than the Galaxy S21's	200 MP wide, F1.4
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	12 MP, F2.2	50 MP, F1.9
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	10 MP, F2.4, 3x optical zoom	50 MP, F2.9, 5x optical zoom
Second telephoto camera
Second telephoto camera	–	10 MP, F2.4, 3x optical zoom
Front camera
Front camera	10 MP, F2.2	12 MP, F2.2, autofocus
Zoom
Zoom	3x optical zoom; digital zoom up to 30x	3x and 5x optical zoom; 2x and 10x optical-quality zoom (Adaptive Pixel sensor); digital zoom up to 100x
Video recording
Video recording	8K (7,680 × 4,320) at 24 fps; slow motion at 960 fps (HD) and 240 fps (Full HD)	Up to 8K (7680 × 4320) at 30 fps; APV codec; slow motion at 240 fps (FHD) and 120 fps (FHD and UHD)
Camera features
Camera features	Nightography; Adaptive Pixel; Auto Framing	Nightography; Super Steady with Horizontal Lock
Battery and charging
Battery
Battery	3,700 mAh	5,000 mAh (better)
Video playback (maker's claim)
Video playback (maker's claim)	Up to 19 hours	Up to 31 hours
Wired charging
Wired charging	Up to 25 W	Up to 60 W (better)
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	Up to 15 W	Yes (wattage not published)
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	3,700 mAh typical, 3,590 mAh rated; wireless video playback up to 19 hours; internet use up to 15 hours (LTE) or 17 hours (Wi-Fi); talk time up to 33 hours (4G)	Rated (minimum) capacity 4,855 mAh; at least 1,200 charge cycles; EU energy class A
Wired charging
Wired charging	25 W with Samsung's 25 W adapter (sold separately)	Super Fast Charging 3.0, up to 75% in around 30 minutes with a 60 W adapter (sold separately); QC2.0 and AFC PD compatible
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	Fast Wireless Charging 2.0; up to 15 W	Super Fast Wireless Charging (WPC); Samsung doesn't state the wattage
Charges other devices
Charges other devices	Wireless PowerShare	Wireless PowerShare
Design
Type
Type	Standard	Standard
Weight
Weight	167 g (better)	214 g
Thickness
Thickness	7.6 mm (better)	7.9 mm
Height × width
Height × width	146 × 70.6 mm	163.6 × 78.1 mm
Water and dust resistance
Water and dust resistance	IP68	IP68
Stylus
Stylus	–	Yes
Materials
Materials	Glass front and back with a haze finish; slim symmetric metal frame	Armor Aluminum frame; Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 back
Colours
Colours	Phantom Black, Phantom White, Green, Pink Gold	Cobalt Violet, White, Black, Sky Blue; Pink Gold and Silver Shadow (Samsung.com only)
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	IP68	IP68, dust-tight and tested for submersion in up to 1.5 m of fresh water for up to 30 minutes
Biometrics
Biometrics	In-screen fingerprint sensor, face recognition	Fingerprint sensor
Sensors
Sensors	Accelerometer, barometer, fingerprint, gyro, geomagnetic, Hall, light, proximity	Accelerometer, barometer, fingerprint sensor, gyro sensor, geomagnetic sensor, Hall sensor, light sensor, proximity sensor
Speakers
Speakers	–	Stereo speakers
Software
Operating system
Operating system	Android	Android
Software at launch
Software at launch	Android 12 with One UI 4.1	One UI 8.5 (Android 16)
Software updates
Software updates	Up to four major Android updates	Security updates until 28 February 2033 (UK)
AI features
AI features	–	Galaxy AI, including Now Nudge, Now Brief, Photo Assist and Creative Studio; a choice of agents including Bixby, Gemini and Perplexity
Connectivity
Satellite messaging
Satellite messaging	–	Yes
Mobile network
Mobile network	5G Sub6; 4G LTE	5G Sub6 (FDD, TDD, SDL); 4G LTE (FDD, TDD); 3G WCDMA; 2G GSM
SIM
SIM	Nano-SIM plus a second nano-SIM or eSIM	Two nano-SIMs, nano-SIM and eSIM, or dual eSIM
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax), 2.4 and 5 GHz, HE80, MIMO, 1024-QAM	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be), 2.4, 5 and 6 GHz, EHT320, MIMO, 4096-QAM
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.2	Bluetooth 6.0
Ultra Wideband
Ultra Wideband	–	Yes
NFC
NFC	Yes	Yes
Satellite features
Satellite features	–	Works with O2 Satellite in the UK (texts, supported apps, maps and location sharing where O2 has no signal; not emergency calls); satellite texting and emergency SOS with Verizon in the US
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	GPS, Glonass, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS