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Samsung Galaxy S22+ (Exynos) Camera test

March 11, 2022
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The Samsung Galaxy S22+ (Exynos) is the middle model in the Korean company’s 2022 top-end S-series, and it uses the same Exynos 2200 chipset as the flagship S22 Ultra. Like the S22, the S22+ uses a smaller and lower-resolution display than the S22 Ultra, and it doesn’t offer the larger device’s S-Pen stylus.

Key camera specifications:

  • Primary: 50 MP 1/1.56″ sensor, 1.0μm pixels, 85-degree field of view, f/1.8-aperture lens, OIS, Dual Pixel AF
  • Ultra-wide: 12MP 1/2.55″ sensor, 1.4μm pixels, 120-degree field of view, f/2.2-aperture lens, Dual Pixel AF
  • Tele: 10MP 1/3.94″ sensor, 1.0μm pixels, 36-degree field of view, f/2.4-aperture lens, 3x optical zoom
  • 8K up to 24fps, 4K up to 60fps, 1080p at 60fps (tested at 4K/30fps)
  • HDR10+ video (available as an option turned off by default in advanced video recording settings, not tested)

About DXOMARK Camera tests: For scoring and analysis in our smartphone camera reviews, DXOMARK engineers capture and evaluate over 3000 test images and more than 2.5 hours of video both in controlled lab environments and in natural indoor and outdoor scenes, using the camera’s default settings. This article is designed to highlight the most important results of our testing. For more information about the DXOMARK Camera test protocol, click here. More details on how we score smartphone cameras are available here.

Test summary


Samsung Galaxy S22+ (Exynos)
126
camera
130
Photo
Exposure
99

111

Color
104

107

Autofocus
96

109

Texture
89

111

Noise
72

102

Artifacts
59

77

Night
64

82

Bokeh
75

80

Preview
63

80

76
Zoom
Tele
95

140

Wide
48

58

110
Video
Exposure
106

118

Color
100

107

Autofocus
101

109

Texture
85

99

Noise
85

105

Artifacts
70

94

Stabilization
99

103

CAMERA
Position in Global Ranking
29th
1. Honor Magic4 Ultimate
146
2. Huawei P50 Pro
144
3. Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
143
4. Huawei Mate 40 Pro+
139
5. Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
137
5. Apple iPhone 13 Pro
137
7. Huawei Mate 40 Pro
136
8. Google Pixel 6 Pro
135
8. Vivo X70 Pro+
135
10. Asus Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders
133
10. Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra
133
12. Google Pixel 6
132
12. Huawei P40 Pro
132
14. Honor Magic4 Pro
131
14. Oppo Find X3 Pro
131
14. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
131
14. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos)
131
14. Vivo X70 Pro (MediaTek)
131
14. Vivo X50 Pro+
131
14. Xiaomi 12 Pro
131
21. Apple iPhone 13 mini
130
21. Apple iPhone 13
130
21. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
130
24. Apple iPhone 12 Pro
128
24. Vivo X60 Pro+
128
24. Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
128
24. Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
128
28. OnePlus 10 Pro
127
29. Oppo Find X2 Pro
126
29. Samsung Galaxy S22+ (Exynos)
126
29. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
126
29. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G (Exynos)
126
33. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
124
33. OnePlus 9 Pro
124
33. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G
124
36. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)
123
36. Xiaomi 12
123
38. Apple iPhone 12
122
38. Apple iPhone 12 mini
122
38. Oppo Find X5
122
41. Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
121
41. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Exynos)
121
43. Asus Zenfone 8
120
43. Google Pixel 5
120
43. Realme GT 2 Pro
120
43. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (Snapdragon)
120
43. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Exynos)
120
43. Samsung Galaxy Note20 (Exynos)
120
43. Samsung Galaxy Note 20 (Exynos)
120
43. Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
120
43. Xiaomi Mi 11
120
52. Apple iPhone 11
119
52. Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G (Snapdragon)
119
52. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Snapdragon)
119
55. Apple iPhone SE (2022)
118
55. Asus Zenfone 8 Flip
118
55. OnePlus 8 Pro
118
55. Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Exynos)
118
55. Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro 5G
118
60. Motorola Edge+
117
60. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)
117
60. TCL 20 Pro 5G
117
60. Xiaomi 11T Pro
117
64. OnePlus Nord 2 5G
116
64. Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G (Exynos)
116
64. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Exynos)
116
64. Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G (Exynos)
116
68. OnePlus 9
115
68. Oppo Reno 10x Zoom
115
68. Oppo Find X3 Neo
115
68. Samsung Galaxy S20 FE (Exynos)
115
68. Sony Xperia 1 III
115
73. Vivo X51 5G
114
74. Google Pixel 4
113
75. Black Shark 4S Pro
112
75. Huawei P40
112
75. Oppo Reno5 Pro+ 5G
112
75. Samsung Galaxy Note20 (Snapdragon)
112
75. Sony Xperia 1 II
112
80. Google Pixel 4a
111
80. OnePlus 8T
111
80. Sony Xperia 5 II
111
80. Xiaomi Mi 11i
111
80. Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
111
85. LG Wing
110
86. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G
109
86. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2
109
88. OnePlus Nord
108
88. Oppo Reno4 Pro 5G
108
88. Oppo A94 5G
108
88. Xiaomi Redmi K40 Pro+
108
88. Xiaomi 11T
108
93. Oppo Reno6 5G
107
93. ZTE Axon 30 Ultra
107
95. Oppo Find X5 Lite
106
95. Realme GT Neo 2 5G
106
95. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
106
98. Motorola Edge 20 Pro
105
98. Oppo Reno4 5G
105
98. Oppo Find X3 Lite
105
98. Oppo Find X2 Neo
105
98. Realme GT Neo
105
98. Samsung Galaxy A72
105
98. Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
105
98. Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G
105
98. Samsung Galaxy A33 5G
105
98. Vivo V21 5G
105
108. Apple iPhone SE (2020)
103
108. POCO X3 NFC
103
108. Realme 8 Pro
103
111. OnePlus Nord CE 5G
102
111. Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
102
111. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G
102
114. Oppo Reno5 Pro 5G
100
115. Xiaomi Mi 10T 5G
98
116. Honor Magic4 Lite 5G
95
117. Vivo Y72 5G
94
118. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S
92
119. Samsung Galaxy A12
90
120. Samsung Galaxy A22 5G
89
121. Samsung Galaxy A71 5G
88
121. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11
88
123. Crosscall Action-X5
87
123. Samsung Galaxy A51 5G
87
123. Sony Xperia 1
87
123. ZTE Axon 20 5G
87
127. Nokia 8.3 5G
86
128. Oppo A16s 5G
80
129. Samsung Galaxy A50
76
CAMERA
Position in Ultra-Premium Ranking
25th
1. Honor Magic4 Ultimate
146
2. Huawei P50 Pro
144
3. Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
143
4. Huawei Mate 40 Pro+
139
5. Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
137
5. Apple iPhone 13 Pro
137
7. Huawei Mate 40 Pro
136
8. Google Pixel 6 Pro
135
8. Vivo X70 Pro+
135
10. Asus Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders
133
10. Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra
133
12. Huawei P40 Pro
132
13. Honor Magic4 Pro
131
13. Oppo Find X3 Pro
131
13. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
131
13. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos)
131
13. Vivo X50 Pro+
131
13. Xiaomi 12 Pro
131
19. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
130
20. Apple iPhone 12 Pro
128
20. Vivo X60 Pro+
128
20. Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
128
20. Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
128
24. OnePlus 10 Pro
127
25. Oppo Find X2 Pro
126
25. Samsung Galaxy S22+ (Exynos)
126
25. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G (Exynos)
126
28. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
124
28. OnePlus 9 Pro
124
28. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G
124
31. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)
123
32. Oppo Find X5
122
33. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Exynos)
121
34. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Exynos)
120
34. Samsung Galaxy Note20 (Exynos)
120
34. Samsung Galaxy Note 20 (Exynos)
120
37. Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G (Snapdragon)
119
38. OnePlus 8 Pro
118
39. Motorola Edge+
117
39. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)
117
41. Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G (Exynos)
116
41. Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G (Exynos)
116
43. Sony Xperia 1 III
115
44. Samsung Galaxy Note20 (Snapdragon)
112
44. Sony Xperia 1 II
112
46. Sony Xperia 5 II
111
47. LG Wing
110
48. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G
109
48. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2
109
50. Sony Xperia 1
87

Pros

  • Good exposure and wide dynamic range
  • Low noise levels in low light
  • Good white balance
  • Good exposure and high detail in flash shots
  • Nice color in tele zoom shots and good exposure on the ultra-wide camera
  • Natural bokeh effect
  • Good exposure and wide dynamic range in indoor and outdoor video
  • Nice color and skin tones in video
  • Effective video stabilization when walking while recording

Cons

  • Luminance noise in bright light and indoor conditions
  • Slow autofocus
  • Loss of fine detail and corner softness
  • Image artifacts, including ringing, ghosting and hue shift
  • Lack of detail in short-range tele shots
  • Noise in video clips
  • Lack of dynamic range and white balance casts in low light video
  • Unstable video autofocus in indoor recordings and low light
  • Strong ringing artifacts in video

With a DXOMARK Camera score of 126 the Samsung Galaxy S22+ (Exynos) camera does an excellent job, but it lands in the middle of the Ultra-Premium segment that it is in. Compared to last year’s S21+, the new device offers significant improvements in most areas.

The results of the S22+ (Exynos) were identical to those of the S22 (Exynos), and we direct you to the Galaxy S22 (Exynos) Camera test for a more in-depth look into the device’s camera performance.

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