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Apple unveiled its iPhone 14 lineup at its September event, where it's the biggest, best-equipped, and most expensive model iPhone 14 Pro MaxIf we look for its biggest competitor among classic smartphones, it is certainly Galaxy S22 UltraHow do these top phone models stack up against each other? 

Display 

Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max has a 6,7" LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED display, which has a screen-to-body ratio of 88,3%. Its resolution is 1290 x 2796 pixels and the density is therefore 460 ppi. The adaptive refresh rate has a range from 1 to 120 Hz. It reaches up to 2 nits of brightness, can HDR000 and the company lists its glass technology as Ceramic Shield. The Pro versions have finally learned Always On.

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra It has a 6,8" Dynamic AMOLED 2X display with a 90,2% screen-to-body ratio. The resolution is 1440 x 3088 pixeland density pixels equal to 500 ppi. The brightness reaches 1 nits, the adaptive refresh rate starts at 750 Hz and goes up to 1 Hz, there is also HDR120+. The glass is Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ and Always On is a matter of course.

Performance and memory 

Apple equipped only the iPhone 14 Pro with the new A16 Bionic chip, which is manufactured using 4nm technology. It is a 6-core CPU and 5-core GPU. Galaxy S22 Ultra is distributed in Europe with Samsung's Exynos 2200, which is also made with 4nm technology, but is 8-core. There are varianty with 8 or 12 GB of RAM, the new iPhone will offer 6GB of memory in any variaThe memory options are 128, 256, 512 GB or 1 TB for both.

Camera specifications:    

Galaxy S22 Ultra   

  • Ultrawide camera: 12 MPx, f/2,2, angle of view 120˚  
  • Wide angle camera: 108 MPx, OIS, f/1,8 
  • Telephoto lens: 10 MPx, 3x optical zoom, OIS, f/2,4 
  • Periscope telephoto lens: 10 MPx, 10x optical zoom, OIS, f/4,9 
  • Front camera: 40 MPx, f/2,2, PDAF 

iPhone 14 Pro Max

  • Ultrawide camera: 12 MPx, f/2,2, angle of view 120˚  
  • Wide angle camera: 48 MPx, 2x zoom, OIS with sensor shift, f/1,78 
  • Telephoto lens: 12 MPx, 3x optical zoom, OIS, f/2,8 
  • LiDAR scanner  
  • Front camera: 12 MPx, f/1,9, PDAF 

Battery and price 

The iPhone's battery is still unknown, but it can be assumed that it will be the same as the one in the previous generation, which had a capacity of 4 mAh. But there is fast charging (352% in 50 minutes), USB Power Delivery 30, MagSafe wireless charging 2.0W and Qi magnetic wireless charging 15W. Galaxy S22 Ultra It has a 5mAh battery with 000W fast charging, 45W Qi wireless charging, and 15W reverse wireless charging. USB Power Delivery is version 4,5.

Both are IP68 rated. However, the iPhone can withstand 30 minutes at a depth of 6 meters, while Galaxy for the same time only in a meter and a half. At least it is worth mentioning the weight, which is 240 gau for the iPhone Galaxy 228 g. The iPhone is lower, narrower and thinner. The new iPhones have a satellite SOS function, but we won't use it here anyway. It has a redesigned cutout, but Galaxy he just has a shot and adds S PenSo, although the devices are in direct competition, they are very different.

So if you are deciding based on paper values, the price of both models also depends, of course. It is the following (we take into account the one mentioned in Apple Online Store and on the Samsung Czech Republic website): 

iPhone 14 Pro Max 

  • 128 GB: 36 990 $ 
  • 256 GB: 40 490 $ 
  • 512 GB: 46 990 $ 
  • 1 TB: 53 490 $ 

Galaxy S22 Ultra 

  • 128 GB: 31 990 $ 
  • 256 GB: 31 490 $ 
  • 512 GB: 36 990 $ 
  • 1 TB: Not for sale 

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra you can buy for example here

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