Samsung Galaxy A22 5G vs Galaxy A21s
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Samsung Galaxy A22 5G Samsung Galaxy A21s
Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.6-inch Samsung Galaxy A22 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 700 5G) that was released on June 3 2021 against the Samsung Galaxy A21s which is powered by Exynos 850 and came out 13 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
Key differences
An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A22 5G
- 2.3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (337K versus 146K)
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- 48% higher pixel density (399 vs 270 PPI)
- Slow-motion recording at 120FPS
- The phone is 1-year and 1-month newer
- 3x faster in single-core GeekBench 5 test: 566 and 191 points
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A21s
- Delivers 30% higher peak brightness (491 against 379 nits)
Review
Display Screen quality color accuracy brightness Galaxy A22 5G 68 Galaxy A21s 53 Performance CPU/GPU performance in apps and games Galaxy A22 5G 39 Galaxy A21s 24 Battery Battery life charging type and speed Galaxy A22 5G 85 Galaxy A21s 82 Camera Photo and video recording quality Galaxy A22 5G 57 Galaxy A21s 54 Connectivity Networks ports data transmission Galaxy A22 5G 76 Galaxy A21s 74 NanoReview score Final comparison evaluation Galaxy A22 5G 62 Galaxy A21s 54
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and tests Phone: Galaxy A22 5G vs Galaxy A21s
Display
| Type | TFT LCD | PLS TFT |
| Size | 6.6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2408 pixels | 720 x 1600 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 399 ppi | 270 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Max rated brightness | 380 nits | 540 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.3% | 82.8% |
Display tests | RGB color space | 95.7% | 88.4% |
| PWM | 147 Hz | 500 Hz |
| Response time | 28 ms | 30.4 ms |
| Contrast | 1596:1 | 1500:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto) Galaxy A22 5G 379 nits Galaxy A21s +30% 491 nits Sources: NotebookCheck [3] [4]
Design and build
| Height | 167.2 mm (6.58 inches) | 163.6 mm (6.44 inches) |
| Width | 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) | 75.3 mm (2.96 inches) |
| Thickness | 9 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 203 gramm (7.16 oz) | 192 gramm (6.77 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White Gray Green Purple | Black Blue Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes in home button | Yes rear |
Screen-to-body ratio Galaxy A22 5G 82.3% Galaxy A21s +1% 82.8%
Performance
Tests of Samsung Galaxy A22 5G and Samsung Galaxy A21s in the benchmarks
SoC | Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 700 5G | Samsung Exynos 850 |
| Max. clock | 2200 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (8) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76 | - 8 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MC2 | Mali-G52 MP1 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 820 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~243 GFLOPS | ~126 GFLOPS |
Memory | RAM size | 4 6 8 GB | 3 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1866 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
Storage | Storage size | 64 128 GB | 32 64 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max. size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 512 GB |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) Galaxy A22 5G +196% 566 Galaxy A21s 191 Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) Galaxy A22 5G +55% 1725 Galaxy A21s 1114 AnTuTu Benchmark 9 Galaxy A22 5G +131% 337410 Galaxy A21s 146163
| CPU | 102152 | 43099 |
| GPU | 83516 | 24795 |
| Memory | 51995 | 35711 |
| UX | 98047 | 41901 |
| Total score | 337410 | 146163 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance Galaxy A22 5G +160% 1099 Galaxy A21s 422
| Stability | 98% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1099 | 422 |
| PCMark 3.0 score | 7126 | 5480 |
Sources: 3DMark [3] [4] ▶️ Submit your AnTuTu result
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
| ROM | One UI Core 4.1 | One UI 4.1 |
| OS size | 18 GB | 12 GB |
Battery
Specifications | Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Charge power | 15 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (23% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 60 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:29 hr | 2:10 hr |
Battery life tests | Web browsing | 13:41 hr | 12:34 hr |
| Watching video | 14:22 hr | 14:21 hr |
| Gaming | 05:46 hr | 05:26 hr |
| Standby | 126 hr | 120 hr |
General battery life Galaxy A22 5G +5% 37:00 hr Galaxy A21s 35:07 hr Smartphones With the Best Battery Life (51st and 93rd place)
Camera
Specs and camera test of smartphones
Main camera | Matrix | 48 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | No |
| Angle of widest lens | 115° | 123° |
| Lenses | 3 (48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP) | 4 (48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 48 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2" Samsung S5KGM2 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus | - 48 MP - Aperture: f/2.0 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.0" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/5.0" (CMOS) | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4.0" (CMOS) |
| Macro lens | - | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Depth lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - Bokeh mode |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A22 5G from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera | Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 4128 x 3096 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.1" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality Galaxy A22 5G 99 Galaxy A21s n/a Video quality Galaxy A22 5G 75 Galaxy A21s n/a Generic camera score Galaxy A22 5G 89 Galaxy A21s n/a
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB PAN OPP MAP HSP HID HFP DIP AVRCP A2DP | PBAP/PAB PAN OPP MAP HSP HID HFP DIP AVRCP A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| 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 |
Network | Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 13 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test Max. loudness Galaxy A22 5G +5% 83.5 dB Galaxy A21s 79.5 dB
Other
| Category | Budget | Budget |
| Announced | June 2021 | May 2020 |
| Release date | June 2021 | June 2020 |
| SAR (head) | 0.73 W/kg | 0.23 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.23 W/kg | 1.38 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC GSM network support and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data we think that the Samsung Galaxy A22 5G is definitely a better buy.
Cast your vote
So which phone would you choose? Samsung Galaxy A22 5G 85 (77.3%) Samsung Galaxy A21s 25 (22.7%) Vote Total votes:
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