A few days ago the third generation of the affordable iPhone officially went on sale all around the world. The iPhone SE 2022 offers a flagship-class hardware department and other advanced features at an affordable price if compared with the other iPhones out there, and it is also very compact. That is the reason why we decided to compare it to other compact flagship. Days ago, we decided to compare it to the Xiaomi 12 because of its compact dimensions. Now, even if the two phones belong to different price ranges, it is the turn of the Samsung Galaxy S22, the vanilla version of the S22 series which comes with a small 6.1-inch display.

Samsung Galaxy S22 vs iPhone SE 2022

Samsung Galaxy S22 Apple iPhone SE 2022
DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT 146 x 70.6 x 7.6 mm,
167 g		 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm,
144 g
DISPLAY 6.1 inches, 1080 x 2340 pixels (Full HD+), Dynamic AMOLED 2X 4.7 inches, 750 x 1334 pixels (HD+), Retina IPS LCD
PROCESSOR Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, octa-core 3 GHz or Samsung Exynos 2200 octa-core 2.8 GHz Apple A15 Bionic, octa-core 3.22 GHz
MEMORY 8 GB RAM, 128 GB – 8 GB RAM, 256 GB 4 GB RAM, 64 GB – 4 GB RAM, 128 GB – 4 GB RAM, 256 GB
SOFTWARE Android 12, One UI iOS 15
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 5.0, GPS
CAMERA Triple 50 + 10 + 12 MP, f/1.8 + f/2.4 + f/2.2
10 MP f/2.2 front camera		 12 MP, f/1.8
7 MP f/2.2  front camera
BATTERY 3700 mAh, fast charging 25W, and fast wireless charging 15W 2018 mAh, Fast Charging 18W, Qi wireless charging
ADDITIONAL FEATURES 5G, dual SIM, reverse wireless charging, IP68 waterproof 5G, Touch ID, IP67 water resistant

Design

The design is not the strong point of the iPhone SE 2022. Even though it debuted in 2022, it has a very old design as it looks like the old iPhone 8 from 2017. This means it comes with thick bezels around the display: indeed, there is room for the old Touch ID including a fingerprint reader below the display. The Samsung Galaxy S22 is definitely better in terms of design, thanks to a borderless display with a centrally-placed punch hole and an elegant glass back. The Samsung Galaxy S22 is protected by Gorilla Glass Victus Plus and it has the IP68 certification, while the iPhone SE 2022 is protected by Ceramic Shield and has the IP67 certification. Both are great in terms of build quality.

 

Display

The iPhone SE 2022 comes with a pretty nice Retina display sporting a diagonal of 4.7 inches, but the Samsung Galaxy S22 beats it easily. The S22 sports a Dynamic AMOLED 2X display (while the iPhone has an LCD panel) with a diagonal of 6.1 inches, a higher Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, the HDR10+ certification, and even a high 120 Hz refresh rate. It provides higher color accuracy and deeper blacks, as well as an in-display ultrasonic fingerprint reader instead of the outdated Touch ID. There is definitely no challenge: the panel found on the Samsung Galaxy S22 is superior from every point of view.

 

Specs & Software

The iPhone SE 2022 and the Samsung Galaxy S22 are flagship phones which have nothing to envy if compared to the other flagships in the current market. The former is powered by the Apple A15 Bionic chipset: the same processor as the iPhone 13 series, but it is paired with 4 GB of RAM and either 64 or 256 GB of internal storage. The latter is fueled either by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 or the Samsung Exynos 2200 SoC paired with 8 GB of RAM and 128 or 256 GB of UFS 3.1 internal storage depending on the memory configuration. Despite the Galaxy S22 looking better on paper, the iPhone SE 2022 provides higher performance thanks to the optimization of the iOS operating system.

 

Camera

The Samsung Galaxy S22 comes with superior cameras as well. It has a 50 MP main sensor with OIS, a 10 MP telephoto camera with OIS and 3x optical zoom, and a 12 MP ultrawide lens. It supports PDAF, 4K video recording at 60 fps, and 8K video recording at 24 fps. The iPhone SE 2022 has just one single 12 MP rear camera which provides great photo quality, but it can not compete with the Galaxy S22.

 

Battery

The Samsung Galaxy S22 is equipped with a bigger 3700 mAh battery and, despite the iOS optimization, it provides a longer battery life in several scenarios because the iPhone has a way smaller unit. Both the phones support fast charging and wireless charging, but the charging speeds are not very high.

 

Price

The iPhone SE 2022 has a €499/$429 starting price, while the Samsung Galaxy S22 starts from $799/€799. The Samsung flagship is definitely a better device thanks to its great build quality, superior display, and cameras. But you can save a lot of money by choosing the iPhone while still getting the top-notch performance and an amazing phone from every aspect.

 

Samsung Galaxy S22 vs Apple iPhone SE 2022: PRO and CONS

Samsung Galaxy S22

PRO

  • Better camera department
  • IP68 waterproof
  • Better display
  • Wider panel
  • Better design

CONS

  • Not so long battery life

 

Apple iPhone SE 2022

PRO

  • Better software optimization
  • More compact
  • More affordable

CONS

  • Old design

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