Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G???????
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
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Intro
Want the biggest and baddest phone on the planet? Chances are these two devices will be at the top of your wish list: the Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max and the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra.
Both fit the bill perfectly: they are big, they have huge batteries, they have excellent cameras... but how are they different?
The iPhone 14 Pro Max offers a new and faster A16 processor, has incredible battery life and a host of new features including a never-before seen Dynamic Island screen cutout, plus a few potentially life-saving features like SOS via satellite and Crash Detection. Not to mention a new Always On display, upgraded cameras, the best portrait mode video and all of that spiced up with long software support from Apple. The Galaxy S22 Ultra, on the other hand, has a built-in S Pen, great for creatives, an unmatched 10X zoom camera, and all the power of Android with features like split screen multitasking.
iPhone 14 Pro Max vs Galaxy S22 Ultra in a nutshell:
- Large OLED screens on both with 1-120Hz dynamic refresh rate
- iPhone has Face ID, Galaxy uses a fingerprint scanner
- Dynamic Island on iPhone is unique
- Galaxy has S Pen
- Similar main three cameras, but Galaxy also has a unique 10X zoom lens
- Galaxy has faster charging
- Similar prices
- iPhone battery lasts longer
Design and Display Quality
Both the iPhone 14 Pro Max and Galaxy S22 Ultra are premium phones through and through: they are solidly put together, but also different.
The Galaxy has a wider aspect ratio than your average phone and sharp corners which look distinct, but make it a bit less comfortable in a pocket. The iPhone is similarly large but corners are rounded. Both are a glass and metal sandwich, with an aluminum frame on the Galaxy, while the middle of the iPhone is made out of shiny stainless steel.
The two are also equally protected with IP68 water and dust protected, so you don't have to worry if you get caught in the rain with one of them.
The Galaxy charges via a USB-C port, while the iPhone sticks with its proprietary Apple Lightning connector (the iPhone 15, though, might make the switch to USB-C).
You should also not be surprised by what's in the box, or rather what is NOT in the box. There is no charger on either one, they only ship with charging cable, but not the charging brick that you'd have to buy separately.
You do get a slightly different screen size: 6.7" on the iPhone and 6.8" on the Galaxy, so the S22 Ultra does indeed have a bigger screen area. It also has the slightly higher resolution at 1440p vs 1290p on the iPhone, not a huge difference, but still worth mentioning.
And of course, on the iPhone you have the new Dynamic Island which houses the Face ID system, while the Galaxy goes with a much more mundane punch hole design.
In terms of screen tech, the iPhone actually might have an advantage as it uses the latest M12 generation OLED panel, while the S22 Ultra has the previous M11 generation. The difference should not be huge, though, and both get super bright and have gorgeous colors.
Performance and Software
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Under the hood, the iPhone 14 Pro Max features the Apple A16 Bionic chip built on a new and more advanced, 4nm manufacturing process, while the Galaxy is based on a Qualcomm-made Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor (outside of the US, Galaxy models are powered by a different chip, the Samsung-made Exynos 2200).
While both feel zippy in daily use, the Snapdragon chip is simply not on the same level.
Benchmark Results:
On the other hand, the iPhone 14 Pro Max sticks with 6GB of RAM, while the Galaxy is offered with 8GB in the base model, while a souped-up version is also available with 12GB of RAM, great for multitasking.
Camera
The iPhone 14 Pro Max is the first one in years expected to get a higher resolution sensor for the main camera, and that is very exciting. Apple uses a 48-megapixel sensor for the main camera, a change from the current 12MP sensor. On the other hand, the Samsung has been using an even higher-res 108-megapixel sensor for the main camera for a few years now.
However, what Apple has not managed to come close to is the 10X periscope lens on the Galaxy, just perfect for zooming far away. And with digital zoom you can go at up to 100X on the Galaxy, while the iPhone maxes out at 9X digital zoom.
iPhone 14 Pro Max vs Galaxy S22 Ultra camera differences:
- 48MP vs 108MP main sensor, 24mm lens vs 23mm lens
- 12MP ultra-wide on both
- 12MP 3X zoom on iPhone, 10MP 3X zoom on Galaxy
- 10X zoom only on Galaxy
Audio Quality and Haptics
The Galaxy S22 Ultra has average sounding loudspeakers, and that is one area where Samsung could definitely improve. We don't yet know whether the 14 Pro Max improves upon the 13 Pro Max speakers, so expect an update on that soon.
Unfortunately, there is no headphone jack on either one of these phones.
When it comes to the haptic feedback, both have a nice and sharp vibration motor, but we'd still give Apple the slight advantage in this one area.
Battery Life and Charging
With a massive, 5,000mAh battery inside you would expect the Galaxy S22 Ultra to easily outlast iPhone counterparts that don't even reach 4,400mAh capacity. The iPhone 14 Pro Max features a 4,323mAh battery, not the largest indeed. However, battery size might not be the only decisive factor here.
On the charging side, the Galaxy supports up to 45W speeds, while the iPhone goes as fast as 27W. And there is indeed a big difference in how fast these two charge as the Galaxy takes just a bit more than an hour for a full top-up, while the iPhone charges in nearly double that time!
Interestingly, the Galaxy also supports reverse wireless charging, a feature missing on the iPhone. Enable the feature, place something like a smartwatch or compatible wireless buds on top of the phone and they will top up miraculously, a trick that the iPhone cannot do.
Specs Comparison
And if you want to see all the differences in a format that is super easy to compare, check out this quick comparison below. Also, do not forget that a similar table with a lot more detail is available as our full iPhone 14 Pro Max vs Galaxy S22 Ultra specs comparison.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
- The rear camera has a 10x optical zoom
- Comes with 677 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4323 mAh
- Fingerprint scanner
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus NVMe
- Reverse charging feature
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Samsung
- 58% faster in single-core GeekBench 5 test: 1886 and 1190 points
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Summary and Final Verdict
So let's summarize! The iPhone has the following advantages: a new and faster chip, cool new moves with the Dynamic Island, potentially life saving satellite connectivity, as well as longer software support and a longer battery life.
The Galaxy, on the other hand, just gives you its fair share of extra features like an S Pen, faster charging, long-range telephoto camera, and all of that on top of its solid basics.
Which one should you go for?
Well, our advice is to look what you value most in a phone: is it having a free and open platform? Go for the Galaxy. Is is just sheer performance and battery life in a slightly less giant phone? Get the iPhone.
So which one would you choose?
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