The Galaxy S22 series is Samsung's latest set of flagship smartphones, with three new models that sit at the top of the company's non-foldable phone line-up.
While the Galaxy S22 and S22+ are pretty much business as usual - which is no bad thing, to be fair - the S22 Ultra is a bit more radical, with a new design (and features) that are heavily inspired by Samsung's now-defunct Galaxy Note Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S22 series on 9 February 2022 at a Galaxy Unpacked event alongside the Galaxy Tab S8 series, launching pre-orders the same day
There's a bit of a wait to actually get the phones though. In the US it's not so bad - all three models officially go on sale on 25 February, just a couple of weeks after the launch.
In some other markets there's longer to wait. In the UK, for example, while the S22 Ultra is also on sale from 25 February, the S22 and S22+ go on sale later, on 11 March
While many had expected Samsung to raise prices for the phones this year, for the most part the prices of the S22 range are the same as the S21. Here's how the models break down:
S22 price:
- 8GB + 128GB: $799/£769/€879/₹72,999
- 8GB + 256GB: $849/£819/€929/₹76,999
S22+ price:
- 8GB + 128GB: $999/£949/€1,079/₹84,999
- 8GB + 256GB: $1,049/£999/€1,129/₹88,999
S22 Ultra price:
- 8GB + 128GB: $1,199/£1,149/€1,279
- 12GB + 256GB: $1,299/£1,249/€1,379/₹109,999
- 12GB + 512GB: $1,399/£1,329/€1,489/₹118,999
- 12GB + 1TB: $1,599/£1,499/€1,689
In some markets (including the US) the S22 - and indeed the other S22 phones too - is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, while Europe and elsewhere will get Samsung's own Exynos 2200. Both are 4nm chips that use the Armv9 architecture, and are expected to deliver broadly comparable performance. The Exynos supports a few extra graphical features, including ray tracing, thanks to support from AMD, but it's not clear how much these will be supported by the S22
Whichever version of the phone you get, it will be paired with 8GB of RAM and a choice of 128GB or 256GB of storage.
As for battery, the regular S22 has a capacity of 3700mAh - a small drop from last year. It supports wired charging at up to 25W speeds, and wireless charging up to 15W
The main camera is all-new, with a 50Mp sensor at aperture f/1.8, supported by Dual Pixel Autofocus and optical image stabilisation (OIS). It's joined by a 12Mp, f/2.2 ultra-wide and a new 10Mp, f/2.4, 3x zoom telephoto that also supports OIS. On the front, you'll find a 10Mp, f/2.2 selfie
The main camera and the telephoto are the two big upgrades. After pixel-binning, the former features 23% larger pixels than its predecessor, while the telephoto is replacing the 64Mp, 1.1x zoom lenses the company has used for the last two generations, cropping in to replicate zoom.
In addition to the hardware changes, software and algorithmic changes should improve performance in low light and video across the lenses. The new Adaptive Pixel tech also allows you to capture better full-resolution photos if you need them, combining the full resolution 50Mp shot with color depth
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