Apple iPhone 16 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Compare Apple iPhone 16 Plus and Samsung Galaxy S22 5G to understand which one suits your needs the best. The Apple iPhone 16 Plus is priced from ₹79,900, while Samsung Galaxy S22 5G is available at ₹49,999 respectively. In terms of performance and features, each device offers a unique combination of processor, display, camera, and battery capabilities. Explore their complete specifications and key differences side-by-side to make a well-informed buying decision.

Apple iPhone 16 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S22 5G Comparison Overview

Key Highlights	Apple iPhone 16 Plus	Samsung Galaxy S22 5G
Price	₹79,900	₹49,999
Processor	Apple A18	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Display	6.7 inches, 1.5K OLED, 60Hz	6.1 inches, FHD+ AMOLED, 120Hz
Rear Camera	48MP (Wide-angle), 12MP (Ultra-wide), 12MP (Front)	50MP (Wide-angle), 10MP (Telephoto), 12MP (Ultra-wide), 10MP (Front)
Battery	4674mAh, 30W	3700mAh, 25W
RAM/Storage	8GB (LPDDR5X), 128GB (NvMe)	8GB (LPDDR5), 128GB (UFS 3.1)

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Apple iPhone 16 Plus

₹79,900

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Was ₹73,999 2 month(s) ago

8.3/10

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Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

₹49,999

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Apple iPhone 16 Plus

₹79,900

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

₹49,999

Reasons To Consider

→ Apple iPhone 16 Plus

Faster processor for smoother multitasking and demanding mobile gaming - (A18)

Larger battery capacity for longer usage - (4674mAh)

Features a crispier and higher resolution display - (1.5K)

Rich HDR playback with expanded dynamic range and realistic contrast - (Dolby Vision)

Equipped with reinforced, scratch-resistant cover glass - (Apple Ceramic Shield)

Comes with a clean, unbloated software interface

→ Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Smoother refresh rate for fluid scrolling, animations, and gameplay - (120Hz)

Higher optical zoom for clearer, detailed shots of distant subjects - (3X Zoom)

Crisper and higher resolution video recording capability upto 8K@24fps

Longer zoom capability allowing clear captures from farther away - (20-50X)

Super slow-motion video recording support producing fluid, detailed playback - (960 fps slomo)

Supports reverse wireless charging for accessories

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Key Specifications

Processor	Apple A18	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Display	6.7 inches, 1.5K OLED, 60Hz	6.1 inches, FHD+ AMOLED, 120Hz
Camera	48MP (Wide-angle), 12MP (Ultra-wide), 12MP (Front)	50MP (Wide-angle), 10MP (Telephoto), 12MP (Ultra-wide), 10MP (Front)
Battery	4674mAh, 30W	3700mAh, 25W
RAM	8GB (LPDDR5X)	8GB (LPDDR5)
Storage	128GB (NvMe)	128GB (UFS 3.1)

General

Box Contents	Phone, Type-C Cable, SIM Ejector Tool	Phone, Type-C cable, SIM Ejector Tool
Launch Price	₹89,900	₹72,999

Display

🏆 Winner: Apple iPhone 16 Plus

Display Type	OLED	AMOLED
Refresh Rate	60Hz	120Hz
Playback Quality	Dolby Vision	HDR10+
Display Engine	Super Retina XDR	Dynamic 2X
Display Size	6.7 inches	6.1 inches
Area	110.2 cm²	90.1 cm²
Display Form Factor	Flat Display	Flat Display
Screen to Body Ratio	88%	87.4%
Resolution Width	1290pixels	1080pixels
Resolution Height	2796pixels	2340pixels
Aspect Ratio	19.5:9	19.5:9
Pixel Density	460ppi	425ppi
Display Bit Rate	10-bit	8-bit
Color Gamut Range	100%	100%
Display Resolution	1.5K	FHD+
Typical Brightness	1000nits	-
High Brightness	1600nits	1300nits
Peak Brightness	2000nits	1300nits
Eye Protection	PWM Dimming	-
Contrast Ratio	2,000,000:1	2,000,000:1
Colour Gamut	DCI-P3	DCI-P3
Colour Depth	1.07 Billion Colours	16.7 Million Colours

Body

🏆 Winner: Apple iPhone 16 Plus

Height	160.9 mm	146 mm
Width	77.8 mm	70.6 mm
Thickness	7.8 mm	7.6 mm
Weight	199 grams	167 grams
Screen Material	Ceramic Shield Glass	Gorilla Glass Victus+
Display Protection	Apple Ceramic Shield	-
Back Material	Glass	Gorilla Glass Victus+
Side Material	Aluminium Frame	Aluminium Frame
Build Quality	Ceramic Shield Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Ports	USB Type-C 2.0	USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 1
Additional Features	Display Port	OTG
IP Rating	IP68 (Dust and Water Resistant)	IP68 (Dust and Water Resistant)
Speaker	Stereo Speakers	Stereo Speakers, Tuned by AKG
Sound Tuning	Dolby Atmos	AKG

Processor

🏆 Winner: Apple iPhone 16 Plus

Chipset Manufacturer	Apple	Qualcomm
Chipset	A18	Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Fabrication Size	3 nm	4 nm
Number of Cores	Hexa-core	Octa-core
Clock Speed	2x4.04 GHz + 4x2.20 GHz	1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510
GPU	Apple GPU (5-core graphics)	Adreno 730

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Performance Benchmarks

AnTuTu	1605038	1245739
Geekbench 6 CPU Single-Core	3466	1661
Geekbench 6 CPU Multi-Core	8592	4002

Operating System

OS Name	iOS	Android
OS Version	18	12
OS Skin	iOS	One UI
Inbuilt AI	Apple Intelligence	-
Gaming Mode	Yes	-
Bloatware Free OS	Yes	-
OS Updates	7 year(s)	4 year(s)
Security Updates	7 year(s)	5 year(s)
AI Features	Apple Intelligence, Siri AI	-

Main Camera

🏆 Winner: Apple iPhone 16 Plus

Main Camera Megapixel	48MP	50MP
Main Camera Aperture	f/1.6	f/1.8
Main Camera Lens Type	Wide-angle	Wide-angle
Main Camera Camera Sensor	Sony IMX904	-
Main Camera Sensor Size	1/1.56"	1/1.56"
Main Camera Camera Features	Dual Pixel PDAF, Sensor-Shift OIS	Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
Main Camera #2 Megapixel	12MP	10MP
Main Camera #2 Aperture	f/2.2	f/2.4
Main Camera #2 Field of View	120°	-
Main Camera #2 Lens Type	Ultra-wide	Telephoto
Main Camera #2 Camera Sensor	Sony IMX633	-
Main Camera #2 Camera Features	Dual Pixel PDAF	3x Optical Zoom, OIS, PDAF
Features	Action Mode, Burst Shot, Continuous Auto Focus, Digital zoom, Dual LED Dual Tone Flash, HDR, Live Photos, Macro, Night mode, Optical Zoom, panorama, Portrait Light	Auto HDR, LED flash
Camera Stabilization	Sensor Shift OIS	OIS
Raw Photo Support	Yes	-
Dynamic Video Recording Support	Dolby Vision Recording	HDR 10+ recording
Stereo Sound Recording Support	Yes	Yes
Slow Motion Recording	240 fps slomo	960 fps slomo
Auto Focus Type	Dual Pixel Auto Focus	Contrast Detection Auto Focus
Dedicated Imaging Chip	-	-
Max Zoom Supported	2-10X	20-50X
Optical Zoom Support	2X	3X
Video Features	3D (spatial) video, Cinematic mode, Dolby Vision, Macro Video Recording, Night Video Recording, Slow Motion, Stereo Sound Recording, Time-lapse Video	gyro-EIS, HDR10+, Stereo Sound Recording
Video Recording	1080p@25fps, 1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 4K@24fps, 4K@25fps, 4K@30fps, 4K@60fps, 720p@30fps	1080p@120fps, 1080p@240fps, 1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 4K@30fps, 4K@60fps, 720p@960fps, 8K@24fps
Main Camera #2 Sensor Size	-	1/3.94"
Main Camera #3 Megapixel	-	12MP
Main Camera #3 Aperture	-	f/2.2
Main Camera #3 Field of View	-	120°
Main Camera #3 Lens Type	-	Ultra-wide
Main Camera #3 Sensor Size	-	1/2.55"
Main Camera #3 Camera Features	-	Super Steady Video

Selfie Camera

🏆 Winner: Apple iPhone 16 Plus

Front Camera #1 Megapixel	12MP	10MP
Front Camera #1 Aperture	f/1.9	f/2.2
Front Camera #1 Focal Length	23 mm	26 mm
Front Camera #1 Pixel Size	1 µm	1.22 µm
Front Camera #1 Lens Type	Wide	Wide
Front Camera #1 Camera Sensor	Sony IMX714	-
Front Camera #1 Sensor Size	1/3.6"	1/3.2"
Front Camera #1 Camera Features	Dual Pixel PDAF	Auto Focus
Features	Burst Shot, Deep Fusion, Dual-pixel PDAF, Live Photos, Night mode, Portrait, Screen flash	HdR
Auto Focus Type	Dual Pixel PDAF	Contrast Detection Auto Focus
Video Features	3D (spatial) Audio, Cinematic Mode (4k@30fps), Dolby Vision, gyro-EIS, Slow motion, Stereo Sound Recording, Time Lapse	1080@30fps, 4k@30/60fps
Video Recording	1080@30fps, 1080@60fps, 1080p@25, 4K@24, 4K@25, 4k@30fps, 4k@60fps	1080@30fps, 4k@30fps, 4k@60fps
HDR Recording Support	Dolby Vision Recording	SDR recording

Battery

🏆 Winner: Apple iPhone 16 Plus

Battery Capacity	4674mAh	3700mAh
Battery Type	Lithium Ion	Lithium Ion
Wireless Charging Support	Yes	Yes
Reverse Wired Charging Support	Yes	-
Charging Speed Wired	30W	25W
Charging Speed Wireless	25W	15W
Charging Standards Supported	MAGSAFE, PD2.0, Qi2	PD3.0, Qi
Charging Speed Reverse Wired	4.5W	-
Reverse Wireless Charging Support	-	Yes
Charging Speed Reverse Wireless	-	4.5W

Memory

🏆 Winner: Apple iPhone 16 Plus

Storage Size	128	128
Storage Type	NvMe	UFS 3.1
RAM Size	8	8
RAM Type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5

Network

Sim Type	Hybrid Dual SIM (nano-SIM, eSIM)	Dual SIM (nano-SIM, eSIM, dual stand-by)
Network Support	5G	5G
Band Types	5G, DC-HSDPA, EDGE, GSM, HSPA+, LTE FDD, TDD, UMTS	5G, GSM, LTE FDD, LTE TD, TDD, UMTS, WCDMA
2G Bands	1800, 1900, 850, 900	1800, 1900, 850, 900
3G Bands	UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA 850, 900, 1700, 1900, 2100	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
4G Bands	LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
5G Bands	SA/NSA/Sub6 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6

Connectivity

🏆 Winner: Apple iPhone 16 Plus

Wi-Fi Standards	Wi-Fi 7 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be	Wi-Fi 6E 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Wi-Fi Features	Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi Version	WiFi 7	WiFi 6e
Bluetooth Version	5.3	5.2
Bluetooth Codecs	A2DP, LE	A2DP, AAC, LE
GPS	Beidou, Galileo, Glonass, GPS, QZSS	Beidou, GPS, QZSS
NFC Support	Supported	Supported

Features

Sensors on Board	Accelerometer, Barometer Sensor, Compass, Dual Ambient Light Sensor, Emergency SOS, Face ID, Gyroscope, Proximity Sensor, Touch Sensor, Ultra Wideband (UWB) Support	Accelerometer, Barometer Sensor, Fingerprint Scanner, Geomagnetic Sensor, Gyroscope, Hall Sensor, Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor
Haptic Feedback	Taptic Engine	-
Fingerprint Scanner	-	Ultrasonic (under display)