Samsung Galaxy S22+ vs Apple iPhone Air Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 09, 2022	Sep 09, 2025
Scheduled release
	(Official) Sep 19, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$999	12GB/256GB - $999 | €1199 12GB/512GB - $1199 | €1449 12GB/1TB - $1399 | €1699

Design

Dimensions
6.20 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump) 157.4 x 75.8 x 7.6mm (~8.97 mm with camera bump)	6.15 x 2.94 x 0.22 inches (~0.27 inches with camera bump) 156.2 x 74.7 x 5.64 (~6.9 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.91 oz / 196.0 g	5.82 oz / 165.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Ceramic Shield) Frame: Titanium
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Phantom Black, White, Pink Gold, Green	Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 89.71% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 88.78% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1750 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 3000 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 390 PPI	1260x2736px, 19.5:9 ratio, 463 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2
Features
	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.7 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)	Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510	Hexa-core
GPU
Adreno 730	Apple 5-core GPU
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB	12GB (LPDDR5)/256GB 12GB/512GB 12GB/1TB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (14, 13, 12)	iOS (26.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1514	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
3595	Untested
3D Mark High
1603	Untested
3D Mark Low
1106	Untested

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Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Ion	3149 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wireless: 20.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 21min

Browsing

15h 16min

Video

8h 18min

Gaming

10h 13min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Single camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
10 MP (Ultra-wide) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 69 mm Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, Cinematic mode
Front
10 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	18 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	6.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave	5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
2, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM + eSIM	eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 30, 2022 FCC ID value: A3LSMS906U	Date approved: Sep 09, 2025 FCC ID value: BCG-E8948A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.08 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.26 W/kg	Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.60 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1049

International

System chip	Samsung Exynos 2200 (4 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 1x2.8GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.7​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU	Xclipse 920
Weight	6.88 oz / 195.0 g
5G Bands	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6

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