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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.8-inch Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (with Exynos 2200) that was released on February 9, 2022, against the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus, which is powered by Exynos 9 Octa 9825 and came out 31 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
- Differences
- Review
- Specs
- Benchmarks
- Battery life
- Camera
- Comments (11)
Key differences
An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
- The rear camera has a 10x optical zoom
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- 72% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (936K versus 545K)
- Comes with 700 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4300 mAh
- Shows 18% longer battery life (32:55 vs 27:48 hours)
- Delivers 60% higher peak brightness (1262 against 790 nits)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- The phone is 2-years and 7-months newer
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1000GB
- Weighs 32 grams less
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Display
Type | Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
Size | 6.8 inches | 6.8 inches |
Resolution | 1440 x 3088 pixels | 1440 x 3040 pixels |
Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19:9 |
PPI | 500 ppi | 495 ppi |
Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
Max rated brightness | 830 nits | 700 nits |
Max rated brightness in HDR | 1750 nits | - |
HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 |
Screen-to-body ratio | 90.2% | 92.39% |
Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
RGB color space | 98.2% | 95.4% |
PWM | 120 Hz | 250 Hz |
Response time | 1 ms | 3.6 ms |
Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]
Design and build
Height | 163.3 mm (6.43 inches) | 162.3 mm (6.39 inches) |
Width | 77.9 mm (3.07 inches) | 77.2 mm (3.04 inches) |
Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) |
Weight | 228 gramm (8.04 oz) | 196 gramm (6.91 oz) |
Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
Rear material | Glass | Glass |
Frame material | Metal | Metal |
Colors | White, Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Red | White, Black, Red |
Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Performance
Tests of Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus in the benchmarks
SoCChipset | Samsung Exynos 2200 | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9825 |
Max. clock | 2800 MHz | 2730 MHz |
CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.82 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.52 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X2 | - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A75 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: M4 |
L3 cache | - | 2 MB |
Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
Graphics | Samsung Xclipse 920 | Mali G76 MP12 |
GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 770 MHz |
FLOPS | - | ~652 GFLOPS |
RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 12 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
Channels | 2 | 2 |
Storage size | 128, 256, 512, 1024 GB | 256 GB |
Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.0 |
Memory card | No | MicroSD |
Memory card max. size | - | Up to 1000 GB |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
CPU | 223163 | 139273 |
GPU | 391575 | 177762 |
Memory | 175188 | 118225 |
UX | 154579 | 114971 |
Total score | 936802 | 545167 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability | 64% | 98% |
Graphics test | 41 FPS | 20 FPS |
Graphics score | 6873 | 3354 |
PCMark 3.0 score | 12609 | 9215 |
Software
Operating system | Android 12 | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
ROM | One UI 4.1 | One UI 4.0 |
OS size | 26.8 GB | 31.6 GB |
Battery
SpecificationsCapacity | 5000 mAh | 4300 mAh |
Charge power | 45 W | 45 W |
Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
Replaceable | No | No |
Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes, Qi/PMA (15 W) |
Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
Fast charging | Yes (60% in 30 min) | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (65% in 30 min) |
Full charging time | 0:59 hr | 1:05 hr |
Web browsing | 11:10 hr | 07:47 hr |
Watching video | 14:43 hr | 14:19 hr |
Gaming | 05:41 hr | 04:55 hr |
Standby | 109 hr | 97 hr |
Camera
Specs and camera test of smartphones
Main cameraMatrix | 108 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
Image resolution | 12000 x 9000 | 4000 x 3000 |
Zoom | Optical, 10x | Optical, 2x |
Flash | LED | LED |
Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | No |
4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 240FPS |
Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
Angle of widest lens | 120° | 123° |
Lenses | 4 (108 MP + 10 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP) | 4 (12 MP + 12 MP + 16 MP + 0 MP) |
Wide (main) lens | - 108 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.33", Samsung S5KHM3 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.5 - 2.4 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Samsung SAK2L4 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
Telephoto lens | - 10 MP - Aperture: f/4.9 - Focal length: 230 mm - Sensor: 1/3.52", Sony IMX574 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.1 - Focal length: 52 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.6", Samsung S5K3M3 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
Ultra-wide lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Sony IMX563 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | - 16 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 12 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.1", Samsung S5K3P9 (ISOCELL CMOS) |
Depth lens | - | Yes |
Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra from DxOMark | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus from DxOMark |
Megapixels | 40 megapixels | 10 megapixels |
Image resolution | 7864 x 5200 | 3648 x 2736 |
Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.6 |
Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
Pixel size | 0.7 microns | 1.22 microns |
Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
Sensor size | 1/2.82" | 1/2.65" |
Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5 |
Bluetooth features | LE | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
USB version | 3.2 | 3.1 |
USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
NFC* | Yes | Yes |
Infrared port | No | No |
Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
eSIM support* | Yes | No |
Hybrid slot | No | No |
LTE Cat* | 20 | 20 |
5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
Headphone audio jack | No | No |
FM radio | No | Yes |
Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
Category | Flagship | Flagship |
Announced | February 2022 | August 2019 |
Release date | March 2022 | August 2019 |
SAR (head) | 1.05 W/kg | 0.19 W/kg |
SAR (body) | 1.58 W/kg | 1.4 W/kg |
Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Cast your vote
So, which phone would you choose?
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
226 (35.8%)
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
406 (64.2%)
Total votes: 632
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