03:08 PM
Monday 12 September 2022
Technical sites caught comparisons between the iPhone 14 and Samsung S22, days after Apple announced its new products last Wednesday.
Although the Samsung S22 was released last February, many experts see it as a strong competitor to the iPhone 14, which was released 7 months later, especially since Apple disappointed its fans in the specifications of this phone.
In this report, we review a comprehensive comparison between the Samsung S22 and iPhone 14 phones, to help you make a purchase decision.
External structure and design
iPhone 14: It weighs 172 grams, is 7.8 mm thick. Its all-glass design is covered with Gorilla protection on the front and back and an aluminum frame. The phone is also certified for water and dust resistance with an IP68 standard. It comes in 5 colours: black, light purple, white, red, and sky blue.
Samsung S22: Lighter at 168 grams, and thinner with a thickness of 7.6 mm. Its all-glass design is covered with Gorilla Victus protection on the front and back, and an aluminum frame. The phone is IP68 water and dust resistant. It comes in 8 colours: black, light purple, white, sky blue, green, gray, pale pink and light orange.
the screen
iPhone 14: It comes with a 6.1-inch Super Retina OLED display, with a brightness of 1200 nits. The screen occupies 86% of the front of the phone. It outperforms Samsung in 460 pixel resolution, at 60 Hz. The screen is scratch-resistant with a glass-ceramic layer. Of course, the antique screen design is one of the most prominent criticisms leveled at this phone.
Samsung S22: It comes with a 6.1-inch Full Dynamic AMOLED screen that excels in brightness by 1,300 nits, and the screen occupies 87.4% of the front of the phone. The pixel resolution is 425, and it also excels at 120 Hz. And the screen is treated against scratches with a layer of Gorilla Glass Victus, with Always-on display
Processor, memory, and operating system
iPhone 14: iPhone 14 works with the iOS 16 operating system, with a hexa-core Apple A15 Bionic processor, 5 nm, and a five-core Apple graphics processor. And the phone scored on the ANTUTU index, which measures performance, 818 thousand points. The phone comes with 6 GB RAM, with 3 internal memory options: 128, 256 and 512 GB.
Samsung S22: It runs Android 12, with a Snapdragon 8 GEN1 processor, an octa-core 4nm processor, and an Adreno 730 graphics processor. The phone outperforms the ANTUTU index, which measures performance by 960 thousand points. The phone comes with 8 GB RAM, with two internal memory options: 128 and 256 GB.
camera and photography
iPhone 14: The phone carries the same specifications as the iPhone 13 camera, with two 12-megapixel rear lenses, the first with a wide aperture of 1.5 lens with dual pixel PDAF, for panorama photography. and optical stabilization sensor. The second is ultra-wide, with a f/2.4 aperture, with dual-tone flash. The camera can shoot 4K video at up to 240 frames per second. The selfie camera is 10 megapixels.
Samsung S22: The phone comes with three rear lenses, the first with a wide 50-megapixel camera, with a lens slot of 1.8 with dual pixel PDAF, optical stabilization, and the second with a 10-megapixel telephoto lens with aperture of 2.4 lens, with optical zoom even with optical zoom up to 3X with dual-tone flash. The third is 12 megapixels with an ultra-wide lens, the camera can shoot 4K video at 240 frames per second, and the selfie camera is 10 megapixels.
The comparison cannot be resolved in photography, until the iPhone 14 undergoes the actual experience.
sound and sensors
Both phones contain all the required sensors, in addition to the advantages of electronic payment, whether through Apple Pay or Samsung Pay.
Both have stereo speakers, and offer an almost identical experience.
the battery
iPhone 14: It comes with a meager battery, 3,279 mAh, and Apple says that only 30 minutes is enough to charge 50% of the battery. The phone supports 15W wireless charging.
Samsung S22: It includes a battery with a capacity of 3700 mAh, with a fast charger of 25 watts, it also supports wireless charging of 15 watts, and reverse charging of 4.5 watts.
price
iPhone 14: The selling price in Egypt has not been determined, but it will be sold globally at a price of 800 dollars, bearing in mind that the iPhone 13 is sold in Egypt at a price starting from 20,500 pounds, and the iPhone 14 may increase this number by about 1,800 pounds.
Samsung S22: sold in Egypt, at a price starting from 19300 pounds.