Samsung Galaxy S22 Review

 

Samsung Galaxy S22 Review

Bought the baseline 128gb 8gb RAM version last night. Can't fault it. Brilliant phone. I got mine cheap and it feels so premium. It's snappy, clear and bright screen. Battery performance is ok, nothing to rave about though. It's still early days so time will tell me how wonderful this model is.

The Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus is the excessive prevent Android cellular phone maximum clients inside the US can buy in 2022. The Plus, and the smaller-but-comparable favored S22, aren’t perfect. Battery existence, for one, is a inclined thing, and that’s a few aspect to bear in mind severely. There are better alternatives if you’re seeking out a few aspect a chunk more stylish or with some extra bells and whistles. however most people who are simply searching out a quick, reliable Android device to preserve at once to for the next few years need to appearance no similarly than the S22 duo.

Design

It’s been upgraded with Samsung’s Armor Aluminum body for higher strength, and the times of “glass tic” appear to be at the back of us. The phone sports flat panels of Gorilla Glass Vectus Plus on each front and back. even as it can no longer look all that exclusive from ultimate year, the stepped forward fine is on the spot whilst treated.
The phone is truly flattened on all four aspects, making it simpler to keep. a few have known as it a bit too iPhone-like, however there are nevertheless subtle curves with Samsung’s polished facet rails.

·         Armor Aluminum, Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

·         146 x 70.6 x 7.6mm

·         168g

·         Ultrasonic in-display fingerprint reader

·         IP68

·         Stereo speakers

·         Phantom Black, Phantom White, Green, Pink Gold, (Graphite, Cream, Sky Blue, Violet — online only)

·         Performance

·         Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

·         Adreno 730

·         8GB RAM

·         128GB / 256GB non-expandable storage

Like its Galaxy S22 siblings, the vanilla model comes in two variants: one with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor and the other with Samsung’s own Exynos 2200.

Having spent some time testing the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1-powered Galaxy S22 I can tell you it is a more than capable performer. I daily drove it for about ten days (running on Verizon’s network) and never saw an issue. Most of my usage comes from social media and streaming — be it music or video — and the phone kept coming back for more. It did get a little warm occasionally, but only if I was bouncing between streaming and a game in quick succession.

the Samsung Galaxy S22 offers Bluetooth 5.2 and Wi-Fi 6 support. Both are fast and reliable

Display: Small

·         6.1 inches, Dynamic AMOLED 2x

·         2,340 x 1,080 resolution

·         425ppi

·         19.5:9 aspect ratio, 120Hz refresh rate

The phone measures 6.1 inches on the diagonal, 0.1 inches smaller than the Galaxy S21. It also dropped a few pixels — from 1,080 x 2,400 down to 2,340 — but the pixel per inch density increased from 421 to 425. Samsung also kept the 120Hz variable refresh rate, even if it doesn’t go quite as low as initially rumoured.   The Samsung Galaxy S22’s colour profile feels pretty good out of the box, All instructed, that is one pretty sweet display. It’s smaller than final year but no less potent. Samsung dropped a few pixels, but you’d be tough-pressed to find them, and the vanilla Galaxy S22 easily continues tempo with its large siblings. It even offers a barely higher pixel density than the Galaxy S22 Plus.

If you’re hoping to test out some high-level mobile games, you’ll want to use Samsung’s Game Launcher. It supports a touch sampling rate of 240Hz

Battery life and charging

The dimensions of the display screen isn't always the only element to cut back from the Galaxy S21 to the Galaxy S22. there may be also a smaller battery on this yr's version — a three,700 mAh electricity p.c. rather than a 4,000 mAh one. possibly Samsung was hoping that a extra efficient chipset and every other year of an adaptive display might improve battery existence on the Galaxy S22. if so, it become a huge miscalculation.

In phrases of ordinary use, the Galaxy S22 will get your through the day. an in depth couple of hours of testing that involved gaming, video streaming and different activities that examined the phone's refresh price, dropped the battery from 97% to 77%.

Cameras

·         50MP, Dual Pixel AF, OIS, (f/1.8, 1.0μm)

·         12MP ultrawide, (f/2.2, 1.4μm, 120-degree FoV)

·         10MP telephoto, 3x optical zoom, OIS, (f/2.4, 1.0μm)

·         10MP front camera, (f/2.2, 0.7µm, 80-degree FoV)

4K video up to 60fps, 8K up The Galaxy S22’s primary lens is a 50MP wide option, a massive leap over the 12MP sensor from last year, though it pixel bins to 12.5MP. We’re not just talking more megapixels, though, the sensor itself is larger — 1/1.56-inches compared to last year’s 1/1.76-inches.

Samsung is also talking up its “Nightography” AI and camera glass with low-reflection nano-coating for better results in the dark.

Samsung’s Galaxy S22 selfie camera isn’t up to the Galaxy S22 Ultra’s level, but it will still suit most people. I found that it captured enough detail any time of the day, though the night selfies picked up a little more grain

Software and special features

·         Android 12

·         One UI 4.1

·         Four years OS updates, five years security updates

I really like One UI 4.1, and it works truly nicely at the Galaxy S22. I’m a big fan of the customization options, like getting certain menus and widgets to shade coordinate along with your wallpaper. It doesn’t paintings as well on app icons, but you could effortlessly toggle that on or off. Samsung’s apps run butter-easy, and the brink panel may be a on hand extra after you set it up.

Samsung offers two configurations of the Galaxy S22, both with 8GB of RAM. You’ll have your choice between 128GB of storage for $799 or the 256GB model for an additional $50. The Galaxy S22 is widely available in Phantom Black, Phantom White, Green, and Pink Gold. That said, you can order straight from Samsung itself for access to four additional hues: Cream, Sky Blue, Graphite, and Violet.

SAMSUNG GALAXY S22 ULTRA SPECIFICATIONS

·         Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

·         Main display: 6.8 inches, 3088 x 1440 pixels resolution (500PPI), Dynamic AMOLED 2X Infinity-O with adaptive 120Hz refresh rate

·         Operating system: Android 12 with One UI 4.1

·         RAM: 12GB/16GB LPDDR5

·         Storage: 128/256/512GB/1TB internal storage options

·         Cameras: 10MP rear f/4.9 telephoto with 10x optical zoom and a second 10MP f/2.4 telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom, 108MP f/1.8 wide-angle camera, and 12MP f/2.2 ultra-wide camera (120 degrees field-of-view). 

·         Connectivity: Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS/Galileo/GLONASS/Beidou, NFC, UWB

·         Sensors: Accelerometer, Barometer, Ultrasonic Fingerprint Sensor, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Hall Sensor, Proximity Sensor, RGB Light Sensor

·         Dust/water resistance: IP68 rating

·         Battery: 5000mAh non-removable with fast wireless charging. Wireless Power Share is also available.

·         Dimensions: 163.3 x 77.9 x 8.9mm and 228g

·         Colors: Phantom Black, Phantom White, Green, Burgundy, Graphite, Sky Blue, Red

Conclusion  

The Samsung Galaxy S22 is a triumph for small cellphone enthusiasts everywhere. It fits the larger Galaxy S22 Plus in nearly each class, however is some distance more relaxed for one-exceeded use. The Galaxy S22 is otherwise a robust contender for the great small flagship, maybe ever, even though the weakened battery existence is a painful Achilles' heel.