Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) vs S10 Plus

Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.6-inch Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1) that was released on February 9 2022 against the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus which is powered by Exynos 9 Octa 9820 and came out 37 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 S22 Plus (Snapdragon)

Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
82% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (915K versus 503K)
Shows 33% longer battery life (31:17 vs 23:31 hours)
Delivers 53% higher peak brightness (1219 against 795 nits)
The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
The phone is 3-years and 1-month newer
Comes with 400 mAh larger battery capacity: 4500 vs 4100 mAh
More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
Ready for eSIM technology

Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus

33% higher pixel density (522 vs 393 PPI)
Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
Weighs 20 grams less
Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Review

Display Screen quality color accuracy brightness Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) 89 Galaxy S10 Plus 75 Performance CPU/GPU performance in apps and games Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) 88 Galaxy S10 Plus 57 Battery Battery life charging type and speed Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) 81 Galaxy S10 Plus 69 Camera Photo and video recording quality Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) 80 Galaxy S10 Plus 75 Connectivity Networks ports data transmission Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) 92 Galaxy S10 Plus 89 NanoReview score Final comparison evaluation Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) 85 Galaxy S10 Plus 70

Value for money

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Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests Phone: Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) vs Galaxy S10 Plus

Display

Type	Dynamic AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Size	6.6 inches	6.4 inches
Resolution	1080 x 2340 pixels	1440 x 3040 pixels
Aspect ratio	19.5:9	19:9
PPI	393 ppi	522 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	60 Hz
Max rated brightness	780 nits	1200 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	88.3%	87.5%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display

Display tests
RGB color space	-	96.5%
PWM	-	235 Hz
Response time	-	4.8 ms
Contrast	-	∞ Infinity

Peak brightness test (auto) Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) +53% 1219 nits Galaxy S10 Plus 795 nits Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height	157.4 mm (6.2 inches)	157.6 mm (6.2 inches)
Width	75.8 mm (2.98 inches)	74.1 mm (2.92 inches)
Thickness	7.6 mm (0.3 inches)	7.8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight	195 gramm (6.88 oz)	175 gramm (6.17 oz)
Waterproof	IP68	IP68
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	White Black Gray Blue Green Pink Purple Yellow	Black Blue Green Red
Fingerprint scanner	Yes in-display	Yes in-display

Screen-to-body ratio Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) +1% 88.3% Galaxy S10 Plus 87.5%

Performance

Tests of Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) and Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus in the benchmarks

SoC
Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1	Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820
Max. clock	3000 MHz	2730 MHz
CPU cores	8 (1 + 3 + 4)	8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture	- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2	- 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Cortex-A75 - 2 cores at 2.7 GHz: Mongoose
L3 cache	6 MB	2 MB
Lithography process	4 nanometers	8 nanometers
Graphics	Adreno 730	Mali G76 MP12
GPU clock	818 MHz	720 MHz
FLOPS	~2236 GFLOPS	~652 GFLOPS

Memory
RAM size	8 GB	8 12 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory clock	-	2133 MHz
Channels	2	2

Storage
Storage size	128 256 GB	128 1024 GB
Storage type	UFS 3.1	UFS 2.1
Memory card	No	MicroSD
Memory card max. size	-	Up to 512 GB

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) +66% 1176 Galaxy S10 Plus 709 Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) +41% 3551 Galaxy S10 Plus 2523 AnTuTu Benchmark 9 Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) +82% 915342 Galaxy S10 Plus 503533

CPU	221512	130581
GPU	390502	173493
Memory	150390	86713
UX	148902	111745
Total score	915342	503533

3DMark Wild Life Performance Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) +182% 9051 Galaxy S10 Plus 3212

Stability	52%	82%
Graphics test	54 FPS	19 FPS
Graphics score	9051	3212
PCMark 3.0 score	13165	8716

Best Smartphones in AnTuTu Sources: 3DMark [3] [4] ▶️ Submit your AnTuTu result

Software

Operating system	Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)	Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12)
ROM	One UI 5.0	One UI 4.0
OS size	-	46.5 GB

Battery

Specifications
Capacity	4500 mAh	4100 mAh
Charge power	45 W	15 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 (64% in 30 min)	Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time	1:01 hr	1:40 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	10:49 hr	06:58 hr
Watching video	14:06 hr	12:01 hr
Gaming	05:10 hr	03:39 hr
Standby	102 hr	80 hr

General battery life Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) +33% 31:17 hr Galaxy S10 Plus 23:31 hr

Camera

Specs and camera test of smartphones

Main camera
Matrix	50 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	-	4000 x 3000
Zoom	Optical 3x	Optical 2x
Flash	LED	Dual 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	3 (50 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP)	3 (12 MP + 12 MP + 16 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.56" Samsung GN5 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.5 - 2.4 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55" Samsung SAK2L4 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization
Telephoto lens	- 10 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 70 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.94" Samsung S5K3K1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - 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 IMX713 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus	- 16 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 12 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Phase autofocus
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support
Samples	-	Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus from DxOMark

Selfie camera
Megapixels	10 megapixels	10 megapixels
Image resolution	3872 x 2592	4320 x 2432
Aperture	f/2.2	f/1.9
Focal length	26 mm	26 mm
Pixel size	1.22 microns	1.22 microns
Sensor type	CMOS	CMOS
Sensor size	1/3.24"	1/2.65"
Video resolution	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS

DxOMark camera tests

Photo quality Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) n/a Galaxy S10 Plus 114 Video quality Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) n/a Galaxy S10 Plus 97 Generic camera score Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) n/a Galaxy S10 Plus 109

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/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

Network
Number of SIM*	2	2
Type of SIM card	Nano	Nano
Multi SIM mode	Standby	Standby
eSIM support*	Yes	No
Hybrid slot	No	Yes
LTE Cat*	20	20
5G support	Yes	No

Sound

Speakers	Stereo	Stereo
Headphone audio jack	No	Yes
FM radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	Yes	Yes

Speakers test Max. loudness Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) n/a Galaxy S10 Plus 87.8 dB

Other

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	February 2022	February 2019
Release date	March 2022	March 2019
SAR (head)	0.57 W/kg	0.516 W/kg
SAR (body)	1.4 W/kg	1.582 W/kg
Sensors	- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - 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 S22 Plus (Snapdragon) is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So which phone would you choose? Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) 69 (30.4%) Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus 158 (69.6%) Vote Total votes: 227

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