Yesterday, the iPhone 14 officially went on sale in several regions. A lot of people started to purchase the new handsets and, even though this year most of the attention goes to the Pro variants (as they sport a different design and more powerful chipsets), the original iPhone 14 is very hot. But you can currently find several devices at the same level in the market, sold at more affordable prices. Should you opt for the new iPhone or you would better go for an older flagship? A bunch of hours ago, we published a comparison between the specifications of the iPhone 14 and the older iPhone 13. Now, we think it is time to bring a Samsung flagship on the field. Here is a comparison between the main specifications of the iPhone 14 and the main specifications of the Samsung Galaxy S22.

Samsung Galaxy S22 vs Apple iPhone 14

Samsung Galaxy S22 Apple iPhone 14
DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT 146 x 70.6 x 7.6 mm,
167 g		 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.8 mm,
172 g
DISPLAY 6.1 inches, 1080 x 2340 pixels (Full HD+), Dynamic AMOLED 2X 6.1 inches, 1170 x 2532p (Full HD+), Super Retina XDR OLED
PROCESSOR Samsung Exynos 2200 hexa-core 2.8 GHz or Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 octa-core 3 GHz Apple A15 Bionic hexa-core 3.22 GHz
MEMORY 8 GB RAM, 128 GB – 8 GB RAM, 256 GB 6 GB RAM, 512 GB – 6 GB RAM, 128 GB – 6 GB RAM, 256 GB
SOFTWARE Android 12, One UI iOS 16
CONNECTIVITY Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Bluetooth 5.3, GPS
CAMERA Triple 50 + 10 + 12 MP, f/1.8 + f/2.4 + f/2.2
Single 10 MP f/2.2		 Dual 12 + 12 MP scanner, f/1.5 + f/2.4
Dual 12 MP + SL 3D f/2.2
BATTERY 3700 mAh, Fast charging 25W, and Qi wireless charging 15W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes and Qi wireless charging 15W
ADDITIONAL FEATURES 5G, optional dual SIM, optional eSIM, IP68 waterproof 5G, optional dual SIM, optional eSIM, MagSafe 15W, IP68 waterproof

Design

Starting from the design, it is essentially a question of tastes, even though the iPhones are literally an icon in the smartphone world due to their design. If you do not mind the notch, then we think you should go for the iPhone 14, but your personal tastes may let you disagree. The Samsung Galaxy S22 has a less invasive punch hole instead of the notch, but the iPhone has better water resistance with the IP68 certification allowing you to put it underwater up to 6 meters deep for 30 minutes. Both the devices come with a glass back and an aluminum frame, the glass back of the Samsung is protected by Gorilla Glass Victus Plus, while the iPhone is protected by Ceramic Shield.

 

Display

Just like the battle between the designs, even the battle between the displays is very tough. Judging from the specs on the paper, the iPhone 14 should offer a more convincing image quality. It has a Super Retina XDR OLED display with a diagonal of 6.1 inches, a Full HD+ resolution of 1170 x 2532 pixels, the HDR10 certification, and Dolby Vision support, as well as a 1,200 nits peak brightness, behind a scratch resistant ceramic glass with an oleophobic coating. The Samsung Galaxy S22 has a Dynamic AMOLED display with a diagonal of 6.2 inches, a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, and the HDR10+ certification, protected by Gorilla Glass Victus Plus. The image quality is better on the iPhone, but the Samsung Galaxy S22 has an important advantage: the refresh rate goes up to 120 Hz, while the iPhone stops at just 60 Hz. The two phones come with different authentication methods: the Apple device relies on Face ID (3D facial recognition), while the Samsung has an in-display fingerprint reader (ultrasonic, so better than optical ones).

 

Specs & Software

The iPhone 14 provides the highest performance not only thanks to the hardware but thanks to the optimization of the iOS operating system. Its hardware setup includes an Apple A15 Bionic chipset built with a 5 nm production process and with an octa-core architecture composed of two Avalanche cores running at a max frequency of 3.23 GHz, four Blizzard cores running at a max frequency of 1.82 GHz, and an Apple 5-core GPU. The SoC is paired with 6 GB of RAM and up to 512 GB of NVMe native storage. The Samsung Galaxy S22 has an octa-core Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 mobile platform built with a 4 nm production process and composed of a Cortex X2 CPU running at a max frequency of 3 GHz, three Cortex A710 CPUs running at 2.5 GHz, four Cortex A510 CPUs running at 1.8 GHz, and an Adreno 730 GPU. There is also a version of this handset with the Exynos 2200 chipset, inferior to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. The chipsets are paired with 8 GB of RAM and up to 256 GB of native storage. The iPhone 14 runs iOS 16, while the Samsung Galaxy S22 runs Android 12 customized by One UI.

 

Camera

The most advanced camera setup belongs to the Samsung Galaxy S22. It has a triple camera composed of a 50 MP main sensor with OIS, a 10 MP telephoto lens with 3x optical zoom and OIS, and a 12 MP ultrawide sensor, as well as a 10 MP front camera which records videos with a 4K resolution at 60 fps. The iPhone 14 has a dual rear camera with 12 MP resolution including an ultrawide sensor and a 12 MP front camera recording 4K videos.

 

Battery

The Samsung Galaxy S22 has a bigger battery, however, the phone guaranteeing the longest battery life is the iPhone 14 due to the great optimization of iOS. The charging speeds are similar and the phones support wireless charging.

 

Price

You need at least $999 or €999 in order to purchase the iPhone 14, while the Samsung Galaxy S22 can easily be found for less than €700 or $700 thanks to the current street prices. Which one would you pick?

 

 

Samsung Galaxy S22 vs Apple iPhone 14: PRO and CONS

Samsung Galaxy S22

PRO

  • More affordable
  • Gorilla Glass Victus Plus
  • 3x optical zoom
  • Fingerprint reader

CONS

  • Inferior performance

 

Apple iPhone 14

PRO

  • Better performance
  • Great cameras
  • Better water resistance
  • Face ID

CONS

  • Higher price

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