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Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon) Audio test

April 22, 2022
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Samsung, which released its flagship S22 series in February, is known for releasing phones with different chipsets in different parts of the world. For the most part, the audio specs stay the same across its flagship models. The release of the Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon) is no different.

Like on the Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos), the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon) has two speakers producing “surround sound with Dolby Atmos technology.” Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus are included.

We put the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon) through our rigorous DXOMARK Audio test suite to see whether Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chipset made any difference over Samsung’s own Exynos chip when it came to audio performance. We measured its performance both at recording sound using its built-in microphones, and at playing audio back through its speakers.

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


Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
71
audio
71
Playback
Timbre
64

89

Dynamics
67

81

Spatial
68

88

Volume
70

91

Artifacts
87

113


72
Recording
Timbre
84

91

Dynamics
69

81

Spatial
69

78

Volume
70

99

Artifacts
79

97

Background
38

60

AUDIO
Position in Global Ranking
26th
1. Black Shark 5 Pro
86
2. Black Shark 4S Pro
81
2. Black Shark 4 Pro
81
2. Honor Magic3 Pro+
81
5. Xiaomi Mi 10S
80
6. Asus ROG Phone 5
79
7. Asus Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders
77
8. Lenovo Legion Y90
76
8. Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
76
10. Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
75
10. Apple iPhone 13 Pro
75
10. Apple iPhone 13 mini
75
10. Apple iPhone 13
75
10. Asus ROG Phone 3
75
10. Huawei Mate 20 X
75
16. Apple iPhone XS Max
74
16. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
74
16. Oppo Find X2 Pro
74
19. Apple iPhone 12
73
19. Apple iPhone 12 mini
73
19. POCO F4 GT
73
19. Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
73
19. Samsung Galaxy A33 5G
73
24. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G
72
24. Samsung Galaxy S22+ (Exynos)
72
26. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
71
26. Apple iPhone 11
71
26. Google Pixel 6 Pro
71
26. Google Pixel 6
71
26. Lenovo Legion Phone 2 Pro
71
26. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
71
26. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos)
71
26. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
71
26. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
71
26. Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
71
26. Xiaomi 11T Pro
71
37. Apple iPhone SE (2022)
70
37. Apple iPhone SE (2020)
70
37. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)
70
37. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Exynos)
70
37. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (Snapdragon)
70
37. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Snapdragon)
70
37. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Exynos)
70
37. Xiaomi 12 Pro
70
37. Xiaomi 11T
70
46. Asus ROG Phone 2
69
46. OnePlus 9 Pro
69
46. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
69
46. Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G
69
46. Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
69
46. Xiaomi 12
69
52. Google Pixel 5
68
52. Google Pixel 4
68
52. Huawei P50 Pro
68
52. OnePlus 8
68
52. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)
68
52. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Exynos)
68
52. Xiaomi Redmi K40 Gaming
68
52. Xiaomi Mi 11
68
60. OnePlus 8 Pro
67
60. Vivo iQOO 9 Pro
67
62. Asus Zenfone 8
66
62. Motorola Edge 30 Pro
66
62. Motorola Edge+
66
62. OnePlus 10 Pro
66
62. OnePlus 9
66
62. Oppo Find X5 Pro
66
62. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G
66
62. Samsung Galaxy S20+
66
62. Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G
66
62. Samsung Galaxy Note 10+
66
62. Sony Xperia 1 III
66
62. Vivo X70 Pro+
66
62. Vivo iQOO 7 Legend
66
62. Xiaomi Redmi K40 Pro+
66
62. Xiaomi Mi 11i
66
77. LG V60 ThinQ 5G
65
77. OnePlus 7 Pro
65
77. Samsung Galaxy S10+
65
80. Nubia RedMagic 6 Pro
64
80. Nubia Red Magic 5S
64
82. Nubia RedMagic 7 Pro
63
82. Oppo Find X5
63
82. POCO X3 NFC
63
82. ZTE Axon 30 Ultra
63
86. Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
62
86. Oppo Find X3 Pro
62
88. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G
61
88. Oppo Find X3 Neo
61
90. Huawei Mate 30 Pro
60
90. Realme GT Neo 2 5G
60
90. Realme GT 2 Pro
60
93. Honor V30 Pro
59
93. Huawei P40 Pro
59
93. Lenovo Legion Phone Pro
59
93. Oppo Reno5 Pro+ 5G
59
97. Oppo Reno6 5G
58
97. Realme X2 Pro
58
99. Motorola Razr
57
99. Realme GT 5G
57
99. Sony Xperia 1 II
57
102. Oppo Find X5 Lite
56
103. Black Shark 3 Pro
55
103. Motorola Edge 20 Pro
55
105. Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro Premium Edition
54
106. Fairphone 4
53
106. Honor 20 Pro
53
106. Oppo Find X3 Lite
53
106. Vivo X51 5G
53
110. LG G8 ThinQ
52
111. Black Shark 2 Pro
51
111. Vivo X70 Pro (MediaTek)
51
111. Vivo X60 Pro+
51
114. Nubia Red Magic 3S
50
115. Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
47
116. Sony Xperia 1
45
117. Nokia 7.2
41
AUDIO
Position in Ultra-Premium Ranking
13th
1. Honor Magic3 Pro+
81
2. Asus Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders
77
3. Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
76
4. Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
75
4. Apple iPhone 13 Pro
75
4. Asus ROG Phone 3
75
4. Huawei Mate 20 X
75
8. Apple iPhone XS Max
74
8. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
74
8. Oppo Find X2 Pro
74
11. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G
72
11. Samsung Galaxy S22+ (Exynos)
72
13. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
71
13. Google Pixel 6 Pro
71
13. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
71
13. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos)
71
13. Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
71
18. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)
70
18. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Exynos)
70
18. Xiaomi 12 Pro
70
21. Asus ROG Phone 2
69
21. OnePlus 9 Pro
69
21. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
69
24. Huawei P50 Pro
68
24. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)
68
24. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Exynos)
68
27. OnePlus 8 Pro
67
28. Motorola Edge+
66
28. OnePlus 10 Pro
66
28. Oppo Find X5 Pro
66
28. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G
66
28. Samsung Galaxy S20+
66
28. Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G
66
28. Samsung Galaxy Note 10+
66
28. Sony Xperia 1 III
66
28. Vivo X70 Pro+
66
37. Samsung Galaxy S10+
65
38. Oppo Find X5
63
39. Oppo Find X3 Pro
62
40. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G
61
41. Huawei Mate 30 Pro
60
42. Huawei P40 Pro
59
42. Lenovo Legion Phone Pro
59
44. Motorola Razr
57
44. Sony Xperia 1 II
57
46. Black Shark 3 Pro
55
47. LG G8 ThinQ
52
48. Vivo X60 Pro+
51
49. Sony Xperia 1
45

Playback

Pros

Cons

Recording

Pros

  • Very good tonal balance and envelope in electronic concert use case
  • Very good dynamics performance in most of the use cases
  • Mostly free of artifacts

Cons

  • Canny overall tonal balance
  • Inaccurate envelope in selfie video mode
  • Unrealistic background due to unnatural timbre
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Exynos)
Samsung S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)

With a DXOMARK Audio overall score of 71, the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon) exactly matches the sound performance of the model’s Exynos version, placing the phone just outside the top 10 among the Ultra-Premium smartphones in our database, and on par with the scores of the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra, and the Google Pixel 6 Pro. It is just one point behind its brand sibling, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G, at 72.

Because both versions of the S22 Ultra have the same audio specifications and the scores are identical,  we direct you to the S22 Ultra (Exynos) Audio test results for the full details on the audio performance of the  S22 Ultra (Snapdragon).

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