Product
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G
Battery
Charging 25W wired, PD3.015W wireless (Qi)4.5W reverse wireless 45W wired, PD3.0 15W wireless (Qi) 4.5W reverse wireless
Type Li-Ion 4800 mAh Li-Ion 5000 mAh
Body
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+), aluminum frame
Dimensions 161.5 x 75.6 x 7.8 mm (6.36 x 2.98 x 0.31 in) 163.3 x 77.9 x 8.9 mm (6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 in)
SIM Nano-SIM + eSIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) Nano-SIM + eSIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
Weight 200 g (Sub6), 202 g (mmWave) (7.05 oz) 228 g / 229 g (mmWave) (8.04 oz)
  IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Armor aluminum frame Stylus, 2.8ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE
NFC Yes Yes
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Radio FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) No
USB USB Type-C 3.2, OTG USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Display
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~394 ppi density) 1440 x 3088 pixels, 19.3:9 ratio (~500 ppi density)
Size 6.7 inches, 107.8 cm2 (~88.3% screen-to-body ratio) 6.8 inches, 114.7 cm2 (~90.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Type Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak) Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1750 nits (peak)
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
  Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)Ultra Wideband (UWB) supportCircle to Search Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) Ultra Wideband (UWB) support Circle to Search
Launch
Announced 2021, January 14 2022, February 09
Status Available. Released 2021, January 29 Available. Released 2022, February 25
Main Camera
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Laser AF, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Quad - 108 MP, f/1.8, 23mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS 10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 10 MP, f/4.9, 230mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
Triple 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video -
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM
  UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Misc
Colors Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink, Phantom Gold, Phantom Red Phantom Black, White, Burgundy, Green, Graphite, Red, Sky Blue, Bora Purple
Models SM-G996B, SM-G996B/DS, SM-G996U, SM-G996U1, SM-G996W, SM-G996N, SM-G9960 SM-S908B, SM-S908B/DS, SM-S908U, SM-S908U1, SM-S908W, SM-S908N, SM-S9080, SM-S908E, SM-S908E/DS
SAR 0.65 W/kg (head)     0.95 W/kg (body)     1.18 W/kg (head)     0.98 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.54 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)     1.05 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)    
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - SM-G996U1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International
5G bands 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G996U1 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL)
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-G996B 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
Platform
Chipset Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - InternationalQualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China Exynos 2200 (4 nm) - EuropeQualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) - ROW
CPU Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - InternationalOcta-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) - USA/China Octa-core (1x2.8 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A510) - EuropeOcta-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510) - ROW
GPU Mali-G78 MP14 - InternationalAdreno 660 - USA/China Xclipse 920 - EuropeAdreno 730 - ROW
OS Android 11, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1 Android 12, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1.1
Selfie camera
Features HDR HDR
Single 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.82", 0.7µm, PDAF
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack No No
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
  32-bit/384kHz audioTuned by AKG 32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG
Tests
Battery (old) Endurance rating 114h Endurance rating 108h
Camera Photo / Video Photo / Video
Display 883 nits max brightness (measured) 1266 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker -25.8 LUFS (Very good) -27.3 LUFS (Good)
Performance AnTuTu: 622276 (v8)GeekBench: 3476 (v5.1)GFXBench: 54fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) AnTuTu: 968359 (v9) GeekBench: 3657 (v5.1) GFXBench: 37fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)