At the beginning of the month, the much-anticipated Samsung Galaxy S22 series mobile phone was officially released, and after the release, Samsung also opened the forerunner program. According to the forecast, the Galaxy S22 series will have a large market demand, so Samsung has also increased the production capacity of the Galaxy S22 series. The market has also given a positive response, and at present, Samsung officials have officially confirmed that the Samsung Galaxy S22 series forerunners have been sold out, and the current order needs to wait in line. The reason why sales are so hot is largely due to the innovation of the S22 series in screen, performance and imagery.
The 01 flagship screen is inseparable from the Snapdragon core
The quality of Samsung screens has always been in an industry-leading position, whether on mobile devices or PCs. Even some users will joke that buying the Galaxy S22 Ultra is buying a screen to send a mobile phone.
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
Indeed, this screen of the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra has a big head, which is a 6.8-inch second-generation dynamic AMOLED screen that supports an adaptive refresh rate of 1-120Hz and a resolution of up to 3080x1440 pixels. And thanks to the blessing of the visual multiplier, this screen can achieve 100% color gamut coverage in the DCI-P3 color range, which means that this screen has a very high level of color accuracy and has also obtained the certification of the German VDE. Therefore, in the overall experience, the perception and experience brought by this screen is difficult to achieve on the products of other brands.
The screen experience, in addition to the changes brought about by the hardware stacking, is also indispensable behind the new Snapdragon 8 mobile platform support. In fact, as early as 2019, the Snapdragon 865 mobile platform began to support "end-game level forward rendering" on the Android platform. The game-level forward rendering, along with Adreno GPU-driven updates, surreal augmented quality, and Adreno HDR, blends quickly to form snapdragon Elite Gaming features. It is thanks to the features of Snapdragon Elite Gaming that we can get a better picture quality experience on the Android mobile platform.
Along with the new Snapdragon 8 mobile platform, we're also welcoming the fourth generation of Snapdragon Elite Gaming. The first is to upgrade the Adreno image motion engine, which can bring better power control in the game screen to achieve high quality and high frame rate; and the VRS technology launched on the previous generation of Snapdragon 888 mobile platform has also been upgraded to VRS Pro this time, bringing methods such as reducing the detail of the out-of-focus picture, so that the overall game quality and frame rate are improved.
As an example in the following figure, when the player pays attention to the temple, it is actually difficult to notice the details of the nearby plants, which can reduce the details of the nearby plants while ensuring the quality of the picture near the temple. In order to ensure the picture quality and frame rate in the game, and the corresponding energy consumption can be reduced.
In addition to the display effect, I was also impressed by the LTPO technology on the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra that supports adaptive refresh at 1-120Hz. However, on many devices, high resolution and high brushing cannot be achieved at the same time. If you want to turn on both 2K resolution and 120Hz refresh rate, you need extremely strong image performance to achieve, and it is precisely because of the support of the new Snapdragon 8 processor that the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra can achieve both 2K and 120Hz.
At the same time, the variable resolution rendering technology supported by the fourth-generation Snapdragon Elite Gaming on the new Snapdragon 8 processor, combined with LTPO technology on the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, can achieve smoother graphics, more detailed operation and better power consumption in the game scene.
From the above content, it is not difficult to find that Qualcomm has played a pivotal role in the development of Android flagship screens in recent years. Especially on the top flagship, through the promotion of the Snapdragon platform, the quality of mobile phone screens is constantly rising.
02 Machine Emperor and its Snapdragon Core
Samsung's S series has always been known as the "Android Machine Emperor" in the user group, so the "Super Cup" Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra has naturally become the new "Machine Emperor" in 2022. In the choice of processor, Snapdragon 8 is undoubtedly the best choice for the machine emperor at the moment.
In terms of performance, the Snapdragon 8 of Samsung's 4nm process adopts a new architecture based on the latest ARMv9 instruction set on the CPU, using a new 3.0GHz main frequency Cortex-X2 super core, with a design of 3 large cores and 4 small cores, which is 20% higher in performance than the previous generation and 30% lower in energy efficiency.
In terms of GPUs, the GPU capabilities of the Snapdragon 8 have been upgraded as never before, and under the design of the new generation of Adreno GPUs, the graphics rendering speed has been increased by 30% and the power consumption has been reduced by 25%. And thanks to the new features of the Adreno Frame Motion Engine, the GPU can be used to double the frame rate performance of the game at the original power consumption. At the same time, the new generation of Adreno GPUs has also made several optimizations to Vulkan, resulting in a nearly 60% increase in game performance.
Let's take a look at how the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra performs in the game.
Original God frame rate curve
Glory of Kings frame rate curve
Peace Elite frame rate curve
It can be seen that in the tests of "Original God", "Glory of Kings" and "Peace Elite", Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra can cope with it freely, and the frame rate curve is basically maintained in a straight line, but because the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra is not currently released in the mainland, it has not yet adapted to the high frame rate mode in the two games of "Glory of Kings" and "Peace Elite". After the subsequent adaptation, the full frame rate is not difficult for the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra equipped with snapdragon 8.
At the same time, we noticed the change curve of the CPU temperature of the three games in the test, and in the half-hour "Glory of Kings" test, the maximum temperature of the CPU was only 40 °C; and in the test of "Original God" and "Peace Elite", the maximum temperature of the CPU was only 45 °C.
Original God temperature curve
Glory of Kings temperature curve
Peace Elite temperature curve
Therefore, the Snapdragon 8 has made great progress in the energy efficiency ratio, which means that the equipment equipped with Snapdragon 8, in addition to excellent performance, can also maintain a stable and high-performance output for a long time to ensure that users can get a more stable and smooth game experience.
03 Snapdragon Core helps the flagship image to upgrade again
Image capability as an important indicator of the core competitiveness of a flagship, Samsung S series performance has always been good. The Samsung GalaxyS22Ultra has been fully upgraded in the image configuration, and the rear part is equipped with four lenses and laser autofocus hardware, and the pixel size per unit area has increased by 123%, so the Samsung GalaxyS22Ultra can handle it calmly day and night.
Camera parameters
Let's take a set of samples to feel the performance of the 108 million pixel outsole under the tutel of Samsung GalaxyS22Ultra.
Samsung GalaxyS22Ultra main photo sample
Samsung GalaxyS22Ultra night sample
It can be seen that in the case of good light conditions, the photo of Samsung GalaxyS22Ultra gives people a very comfortable feeling in terms of appearance, and the color of the photo is full and rich, which is very pleasing. And in low-light environments, night imaging, thanks to the new ultra-visual night shooting system with a 2.4 micron pixel sensor, can capture more light and information, so that the overall noise of the picture is less pure and higher. In the sample, the Samsung GalaxyS22Ultra as a whole has a good control of the highlight part, and the color reproduction is also quite accurate.
In fact, in addition to Samsung's own stacking and tuning, the 7th generation of Qualcomm AI Engine integrated on the new Snapdragon 8 mobile platform also plays a crucial role. According to Qualcomm, the 7th generation OF AI Engine has 4 times faster inference time than the previous generation of AI engines in a wide range of AI model use cases, and the AI energy efficiency is 1.7 times faster than that of the previous generation. This allows the AI performance of the Snapdragon 8 to improve by up to 4x in AI tests such as inceptionv3, mobilenet_v2, Resnet50, VDSR, and more.
In addition, the new Snapdragon 8 also uses Snapdragon Sight Snapdragon imaging technology, which includes the first commercial mobile device 18-bit ISP, which can capture image data at an astonishing speed of 3.2 billion pixels per second, so as to enable the device to support better dynamic range, color and clarity, reduce the problem of poor imaging quality due to personal, environmental and other factors, and is a solid step towards professional cameras for the development of smartphone imaging.
In addition, in addition to 18-bit, SpectraISP can also use AI to achieve real-time face recognition - Auto face detection. Even if the user's subject's face is covered, the face can be accurately recognized. Compared to the previous generation of mobile platforms, the number of facial features detected by the Snapdragon 8 has increased from 115 to 300. And if the user uses an ultra-wide angle lens to shoot the person, it can also be accurately identified.
Left: Snapdragon 888; Right: New Snapdragon 8
The Samsung GalaxyS22Ultra equipped with the Snapdragon 8 seems to stand on the "shoulders of giants", standing higher to see farther. Obviously, the Snapdragon 8 processor is a stepping stone for the current development of imaging in the field of smart phones, and it has played a crucial role in pulling in the gap with professional cameras.
A few final words
As the super cup of this year's Samsung S series, Samsung GalaxyS22Ultra is worthy of the name of "Android King". Even if the prefix of Samsung GalaxyS is discarded, this is still a top flagship of Android, whether it is screen, performance, or image, it can be in the leading position in the Android camp. Of course, we can also see that the new Snapdragon 8 mobile platform has also played a key role.
Since the end of last year, all the Android flagships released have been equipped with the new Snapdragon 8 without exception, and it can become a common choice for everyone to prove the strength of the new Snapdragon 8. In fact, for now, it may be due to time factors, no manufacturer has fully excavated the full strength of Snapdragon 8, and we also look forward to the follow-up flagships in 2022 who can bring us more surprises with the help of the new Snapdragon 8.
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