Head to head
Samsung Galaxy S24vsSamsung Galaxy S22
The short answer
Choose the Galaxy S24 for peak brightness and video playback time. The Galaxy S22 wins no row by a gap you’d notice. The Galaxy S22 is £30 cheaper at UK RRP (£769 against £799). The Galaxy S24 gets security updates for longer: until January 2031, against February 2027 for the Galaxy S22.
- Released
- 2024-01-24endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Price
- £799Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy S24 series, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Security updates until
- 2031-01-24endoflife.date — Samsung mobile, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Released
- 2022-02-25endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Price
- £769Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy S22 and S22+, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Security updates until
- 2027-02-25endoflife.date — Samsung mobile, retrieved 2026-09-06
2 wins for Galaxy S240 wins for Galaxy S222 differences you won’t notice£30 apart at RRP
Verdict: Galaxy S24 ahead on 2 rows, Galaxy S22 on none
On the makers’ published figures, the Galaxy S24 wins on peak brightness (2,600 nits against 1,300 nits) and claimed video playback (29 h against 19 h). The differences in display size and battery capacity are below the thresholds you would notice. Both state the same weight, refresh rate, storage (base), RAM, fast charging and wireless charging. The other 34 rows have no threshold or no direction to judge by, so nobody wins them.
True to scale
Outlines from each maker’s published dimensions, drawn to scale. Corner rounding is our drawing convention, not a measurement.
Specifications
A win is marked only where the figures can be ranked and the gap is one you could notice. A row the site has no threshold for says whether the two differ, and that it is not ranking them. = marks the same figure on both, ≠ not ranked a difference with no ranking. Every figure carries its source.
Body
Display
Platform
Memory
Camera
Battery
Connectivity
Benchmarks
7 attributes neither phone has a sourced figure for
HDR peak brightness · OS versions supported · Google Mobile Services · Battery per charge · Battery lifespan · 3DMark Wild Life Extreme · Repairability (EU class). Rows appear as sources are cited — a gap in our data, not a statement about either phone.
Questions
Is the Galaxy S24 better than the Galaxy S22?
On the figures, the Galaxy S24 is ahead wherever there is a gap you’d notice: peak brightness, 2,600 nits against 1,300 nits (both Samsung Newsroom UK) and claimed video playback, 29 h against 19 h (both Samsung UK). The Galaxy S22 wins no row by such a gap. That is a count of rows, not an overall score.
Which has the better battery?
The Galaxy S24, by a gap you’d notice: claimed video playback, 29 h against 19 h (both Samsung UK). The Galaxy S24 is ahead on paper, but not by a gap you’d notice: battery capacity, 4,000 mAh against 3,700 mAh (both Samsung Newsroom UK).
Which is lighter?
Neither: both state 167 g for weight (Samsung Newsroom UK).
Which has the brighter screen?
The Galaxy S24, by a gap you’d notice: peak brightness, 2,600 nits against 1,300 nits (both Samsung Newsroom UK).
Which gets updates for longer?
The Galaxy S24 gets security updates for longer: until January 2031, against February 2027 for the Galaxy S22. Sources: dates from endoflife.date.
Which is cheaper?
The Galaxy S22 is £30 cheaper at UK RRP (£769 against £799). Prices from Galaxy S24: Samsung Newsroom UK; Galaxy S22: Samsung Newsroom UK.
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