Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra Tops 5G Speed Rankings in US and Canada, Surpassing iPhone

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Hye-seon] Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S22 Ultra has been recognized as the fastest 5G smartphone in the United States and Canada.

According to Ookla, the operator of the internet speed measurement site 'Speedtest,' a survey of the average 5G download speeds of major smartphones sold in the U.S. in the first quarter of this year showed that the Galaxy S22 Ultra recorded a speed of 116.33 Mbps, surpassing the iPhone to take first place. Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Z Fold3 5G ranked second with 100.83 Mbps.

Apple's iPhone 13 Pro Max (99.47 Mbps) and iPhone 13 Pro (97.52 Mbps) ranked third and fourth, respectively.

The Galaxy S22 Ultra also recorded an average 5G download speed of 153.71 Mbps in Canada, surpassing the second-place iPhone 13 Pro Max (128.87 Mbps). The third place was Galaxy S21+ 5G (118 Mbps), followed by iPhone 13 (116.9 Mbps) and iPhone 13 Pro (115.67 Mbps) in fourth and fifth places.

Tech-focused foreign media such as PhoneArena evaluated that the modem performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset adopted by the Galaxy S22 Ultra is superior to that of the iPhone 13's modem. The modem included in Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is the Snapdragon X65 5G (hereafter X65), while the iPhone 13's modem is Qualcomm's previous generation product, the Snapdragon X60 5G (hereafter X60).

Ookla's survey of average 5G download speeds of major chipsets in the U.S. market showed that the fastest chipset was Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (112.68 Mbps), followed by X60 (95.54 Mbps), Snapdragon 888 5G (91.38 Mbps), Google's Tensor (88.94 Mbps), and Snapdragon X55 5G (79.83 Mbps).

Apple is expected to equip the iPhone 14 series, scheduled to be unveiled this year, with the X65 modem.

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