Samsung, which released its flagship S22 series in February, is known for keeping the audio specs the same across its flagship models. The release of the Galaxy S22 (Exynos) series is no different.
Like on the Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos), the Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos) has two speakers producing “surround sound with Dolby Atmos technology.” Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus are included. As for recording, S22 (Exynos) has Zoom-in MIC (Audio zoom), which Samsung describes as “an audio recording function that focuses on the direction of interest using a combination of 3 built-in MICs while video recording.”
We put the Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos) through our rigorous DXOMARK Audio test suite to measure its performance both at recording sound using its built-in microphones, and at playing audio back through its speakers. In this review, we will break down how it fared in a variety of tests and several common use cases.
Key audio specifications include:
- Two speakers: Top front, bottom side-firing
- Dolby Atmos tuning
- Enhanced Bluetooth connection
- No jack
About DXOMARK Audio tests: For scoring and analysis in our smartphone audio reviews, DXOMARK engineers perform a variety of objective tests and undertake more than 20 hours of perceptual evaluation under controlled lab conditions. This article highlights the most important results of our testing. Note that we evaluate both Playback and Recording using only the device’s built-in hardware and default apps.
(For more details about our Playback protocol, click here; for more details about our Recording protocol, click here.)
Test summary
Scoring
Sub-scores and attributes included in the calculations of the global score.
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
120
audio
115
Black Shark 5 Pro
Best: Black Shark 5 Pro (158)
122
Black Shark 5 Pro
Best: Black Shark 5 Pro (149)
131
Black Shark 5 Pro
Best: Black Shark 5 Pro (162)
130
Black Shark 5 Pro
Best: Black Shark 5 Pro (162)
108
Asus ROG Phone 5
Best: Asus ROG Phone 5 (157)
142
Honor Magic3 Pro+
Best: Honor Magic3 Pro+ (147)
131
Black Shark 5 Pro
Best: Black Shark 5 Pro (146)
134
Vivo X Fold
Best: Vivo X Fold (159)
121
Black Shark 5 Pro
Best: Black Shark 5 Pro (170)
123
Black Shark 5 Pro
Best: Black Shark 5 Pro (145)
116
Black Shark 5 Pro
Best: Black Shark 5 Pro (166)
Please be aware that beyond this point, we have not modified the initial test results. While data and products remain fully comparable, you might encounter mentions and references to the previous scores.
Position in Global Ranking
109
th
5. Asus Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders
149
13. Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
143
14. Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
142
23. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
140
28. Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
139
28. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
139
28. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra (Snapdragon)
139
34. Samsung Galaxy S23 FE
138
40. Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus (Snapdragon)
137
50. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4
134
54. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5
133
54. Samsung Galaxy S23 (Snapdragon)
133
54. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
133
54. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos)
133
54. Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
133
70. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4
130
72. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5
129
72. Vivo X80 Pro (Snapdragon)
129
76. Realme GT Neo 5 (240W)
128
76. Xiaomi Redmi K50 Gaming
128
84. Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G
127
84. Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
127
88. Motorola Razr 40 Ultra
126
88. Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
126
88. Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
126
95. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
125
95. Samsung Galaxy A33 5G
125
95. Vivo X80 Pro (MediaTek)
125
98. Lenovo Legion Phone 2 Pro
124
101. Apple iPhone SE (2022)
122
101. Apple iPhone SE (2020)
122
105. Samsung Galaxy S22+ (Exynos)
121
109. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G
120
109. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
120
109. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
120
112. Xiaomi Redmi K40 Gaming
119
119. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)
118
119. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Exynos)
118
119. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (Snapdragon)
118
119. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Snapdragon)
118
119. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Exynos)
118
130. Motorola Edge 40 Pro
116
130. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G (Exynos)
116
130. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Exynos)
116
130. Xiaomi Redmi K40 Pro+
116
137. Motorola Edge 30 Pro
115
137. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)
115
141. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G
114
143. Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G (Exynos)
113
143. Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ (Exynos)
113
151. Nubia RedMagic 6 Pro
112
158. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G
109
165. Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
108
174. Lenovo Legion Phone Pro
105
174. Nubia RedMagic 7 Pro
105
174. Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
105
181. Nubia RedMagic 8 Pro
103
185. Motorola Edge 20 Pro
102
189. Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
97
189. Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro Premium Edition
97
198. Vivo X70 Pro (MediaTek)
93
204. Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
86
Position in Premium Ranking
28
th
15. Samsung Galaxy S23 (Snapdragon)
133
24. Lenovo Legion Phone 2 Pro
124
28. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
120
28. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
120
32. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (Snapdragon)
118
32. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Snapdragon)
118
32. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Exynos)
118
47. Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
108
54. Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro Premium Edition
97
56. Vivo X70 Pro (MediaTek)
93
58. Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
86
Playback
Recording
Pros
- Excellent tonal balance and envelope in electronic concert
- Very good overall dynamics performance in most of the use cases
- Mostly free of artifacts
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
The DXOMARK Audio overall score of 71 for the Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos) is derived from its Playback and Recording scores and their respective sub-scores.
While the overall score of the Galaxy S22 (Exynos) matches that of the S22 Ultra (Exynos), the S22 gained some points in the recording subscore over the Ultra, particularly in timbre, mainly because of a better performance when recording loud environments such as an electronic concert. The Galaxy S22 (Exynos) also did better than the S22 Ultra (Exynos) in selfie video recording.
In playback, however, the S22 (Exynos) came in slightly behind the S22 Ultra (Exynos) in timbre, spatial and volume, mainly because of the Ultra’s better wideness performance and low-end extension.
Since the devices have the same audio specifications and most of the scores are so close and within our margin of error, we direct you to the S22 Ultra (Exynos) Audio test results for the full details on the audio performance of the Galaxy S22 (Exynos).
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