A lot of people are loving the new Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra but it is very expensive. For those who still want one of the latest Samsung flagships but at an affordable price, the Samsung Galaxy S22 is undoubtedly a more suitable choice. Besides being more affordable, the vanilla version is even a very compact device, one of the most compact flagships out there. Talking about compact phones, the best rival of the Samsung Galaxy S22 is currently the Xiaomi 12. This is a comparison between the specifications of the most recent compact flagships out there.

Xiaomi 12 vs Samsung Galaxy S22

Xiaomi 12 Samsung Galaxy S22
DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT 152.7 x 69.9 x 8.2 mm,
179 g		 146 x 70.6 x 7.6 mm,
167 g
DISPLAY 6.28 inches, 1080 x 2400 pixels (Full HD+), OLED 6.1 inches, 1080 x 2340 pixels (Full HD+), Dynamic AMOLED 2X
PROCESSOR Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, octa-core 3 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, octa-core 3 GHz or Samsung Exynos 2200 octa-core 2.8 GHz
MEMORY 8 GB RAM, 128 GB – 8 GB RAM, 256 GB – 12 GB RAM, 256 GB 8 GB RAM, 128 GB – 8 GB RAM, 256 GB
SOFTWARE Android 12, MIUI Android 12, One UI
CONNECTIVITY Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS
CAMERA Triple 50 + 13 + 5 MP, f/1.9 + f/2.4
32 MP front camera		 Triple 50 + 10 + 12 MP, f/1.8 + f/2.4 + f/2.2
10 MP f/2.2 front camera
BATTERY 4500 mAh, fast charging 67W and fast wireless charging 50W 3700 mAh, Fast Charging 25W, Fast wireless charging 15W
ADDITIONAL FEATURES 5G, dual SIM, reverse wireless charging 5G, dual SIM slot, reverse wireless charging, IP68 waterproof

Design

Xiaomi 12 and Samsung Galaxy S22 come with impressive designs. They are built with premium materials and they also come with original aesthetics. I personally prefer the Samsung Galaxy S22 for various reasons. First of all, it is more compact. Further, it is thinner and lighter than Xiaomi 12. Last but not least, it provides a better build quality. It has a glass back protected by Gorilla Glass Victus Plus, it has an aluminum frame, and it is waterproof and dustproof with the IP68 certification. Last but not least, Samsung advertises it as a phone with an armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance. Unfortunately, the Xiaomi 12 does not provide any kind of certification against water and dust.

 

Display

It looks like the Xiaomi 12 has a better display, at least judging from the specs on the paper. The Xiaomi 12 comes with an OLED panel showing up to one billion colors with a 6.28-inch diagonal, a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, the HDR10+ certification, Dolby Vision, and a 120 Hz refresh rate. The Samsung Galaxy S22 does not offer one billion colors, but it still has a great display. It sports the Gorilla Glass Victus Plus protection making the front glass sturdier and even a better ultrasonic fingerprint reader. Both the phones feature stereo speakers tuned by great audio brands: Harman Kardon and AKG, respectively.

 

Specs & Software

The Xiaomi 12 provides a better hardware department than Samsung Galaxy S22. It is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 mobile platform paired with up to 12 GB of RAM and up to 256 GB of UFS 3.1 internal storage. The S22 comes with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset in select markets and with the Samsung Exynos 2200 in the remaining ones, paired with just 8 GB of RAM and up to 256 GB of internal storage. The operating system installed is Android 12 customized by MIUI 13 and One UI 4. Despite the Xiaomi 12 offering a higher amount of RAM, you should not focus too much on the hardware because these phones come with similar or even the same chipsets, so the performances provided are similar.

 

Camera

The best camera phone of this comparison is definitely the Samsung Galaxy S22. Just like the Xiaomi 12, it sports a 50 MP main camera with OIS, but its secondary sensors are actually better. There is a 10 MP telephoto sensor with 3x optical zoom and a 12 MP ultrawide camera, while the Xiaomi flagship has a 13 MP ultrawide camera and a 5 MP telephoto macro sensor.

 

Battery

The Xiaomi 12 provides a longer battery life simply because it has a bigger battery: 4500 mAh against just 3700 mAh of the Samsung Galaxy S22. Further, it provides faster charging speeds thanks to 67W fast charging and 50W wireless charging. There is definitely no challenge when it comes to the battery life and the charging speeds.

 

Price

The Xiaomi 12 costs $739/€653 in the Asian market and it is still not available globally, while the Samsung Galaxy S22 starts from $799/€850 globally. The Xiaomi 12 provides a bigger battery and faster charging speeds, as well as a slightly better display and hardware department. But the Samsung Galaxy S22 is waterproof, it comes with better cameras and better build quality. Which one would you choose?

 

Xiaomi 12 vs Samsung Galaxy S22: PRO and CONS

Xiaomi 12

PRO

  • Better hardware
  • Faster charging
  • IR blaster
  • Bigger battery

CONS

  • Not waterproof

 

Samsung Galaxy S22

PRO

  • Better cameras
  • Waterproof
  • Ultrasonic fingerprint scanner
  • Better build quality

CONS

  • Smaller battery
  • Slower charging

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