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Samsung Galaxy A22

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Samsung Galaxy A22

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - Global
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - USA
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2021, June 03 2018, February 25
Status Available. Released 2021, July 01 Available. Released 2018, March 09
Body
Dimensions 159.3 x 73.6 x 8.4 mm (6.27 x 2.90 x 0.33 in) 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm (5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 in)
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Weight 186 g (6.56 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz)
Build Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
  IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 600 nits Super AMOLED, HDR10
Size 6.4 inches, 98.9 cm2 (~84.3% screen-to-body ratio) 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~274 ppi density) 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
  3D Touch (home button only)
Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 11, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5 Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5
Chipset Mediatek MT6769V/CU Helio G80 (12 nm) Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
CPU Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China
GPU Mali-G52 MC2 Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM
 eMMC 5.1 UFS 2.1
Main Camera
Modules 48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS (30fps)
Selfie Camera
Modules 13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
Features HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1440p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
  32-bit/384kHz audio
Tuned by AKG
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes (market/region dependent) Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio FM radio (USA & Canada only)
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 3.1
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
 Virtual proximity sensing ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Po 5000 mAh Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable (11.55 Wh)
Charging 15W wired 15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)
Misc
Colors Black, White, Mint, Violet Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue
SAR 0.63 W/kg (head)     0.96 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.52 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)     0.36 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-A225F, SM-A225F/DS, SM-A225M, SM-A225M/DS SM-G960F, SM-G960, SM-G960F, SM-G960U, SM-G960W, SM-G9600, SM-G960U1, SM-G960N, SCV38, SM-G960X, SC-02K
Price £ 190.00 / € 119.12 / ₹ 12,399 $ 102.99 / C$ 220.00 / £ 69.99 / € 118.89
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 185358 (v8), 165959 (v9)
GeekBench: 5464 (v4.4), 1372 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 16fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 250156 (v7)
GeekBench: 8830 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 14fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display 597 nits max brightness (measured) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.630 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker -30.6 LUFS (Below average) Voice 68dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 81dB
Audio quality Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -93.9dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 121h Endurance rating 78h

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