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Samsung’s 2021 Unpacked occasion is only a few days away, and though we might see upgrades to the corporate’s foldable telephones, the rumored Galaxy S22 could not make its debut till early subsequent yr. But that hasn’t stopped waves of rumors about Samsung’s subsequent flagship lineup. The newest buzz comes from leakers Ice Universe and Yogesh on Twitter. Ice Universe speculated final week that Samsung might introduce a 50-megapixel RGBW and 200-megapixel digicam sensor this yr; Yogesh added that the RGBW sensor could possibly be featured on the Galaxy S22 sequence. Read extra: How to look at Samsung Unpacked for Galaxy Z Fold 3, Z Flip 3
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The Samsung Galaxy S21 was launched in January and impressed us with its stable all-round efficiency and higher stability of worth. The Galaxy S21 Ultra in the meantime blew us away with its unimaginable digicam setup and its capacity to take excellent zoomed in photographs. But what concerning the followup sequence? We’re curious to see what the Galaxy S22 will deliver. Here, then, is what we predict we’d see from the Galaxy S22. Read extra: Samsung Galaxy S22 vs. Galaxy S21: Rumors about new flagship’s launch date and specs Galaxy S22 launch date: January 2022? Samsung usually launched its S-series telephones in March, but it surely bucked that pattern in 2021 by launching the S21 line in January. The firm usually follows a 12-month cycle of updating its handsets so we at the moment count on the S22 to be introduced in January 2022, probably at, or across the CES tech present in Las Vegas. However, it is also potential that Samsung would possibly need to give the S21 line a bit extra respiration room and will return to a March launch schedule. With COVID-19 restrictions hopefully being a bit simpler by then, Samsung might hope to do an in-person launch occasion, which it typically does concurrently in cities throughout the globe. The Galaxy S21.
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Price: How a lot will the Galaxy S22 value? Sales of the Galaxy S20 line did not impress and it is possible it had lots to do with the widely excessive costs, coupled with widespread monetary uncertainty for many individuals because of the pandemic. The S21 provided handsets at barely extra inexpensive costs by swapping glass again panels for toughened plastic. Here are all of the variations between the Galaxy S21 and S20. At launch, the bottom S20 got here in at $1,000 within the US, whereas the bottom S21 undercut that at $800. While we do not count on Samsung to attempt to make the S22 line cheaper, we do suppose it is a protected wager that the corporate will attempt to match the value level of the S21, reasonably than enhance it again to S20 ranges.
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Multiple Galaxy S22 fashions: Plus and Ultra It’s a certain wager too that Samsung will supply a number of variations of the S22 line to supply various specs at a wide range of costs. It’s possible that we’ll see a base S22, together with an upgraded S22 Plus and an S22 Ultra mannequin sitting proper on the prime quality with one of the best specs — and the best worth to match. (Here’s how the Galaxy S21, S21 Plus and S21 Ultra variants in contrast.) It’s a recipe Samsung has adopted for the previous couple of generations and it is clearly a method deemed to be working. For these on extra modest budgets, it is potential that the corporate can even do a extra inexpensive Galaxy S22 FE, though that will not launch with the vary — we’re not anticipating the S21 FE till later this yr. The Galaxy S20 FE (which stands for “Fan Edition”) launched in October 2020, eight months after the flagship S20 lineup. The Fan Edition cellphone made a number of sensible options and specs sacrifices to realize a extra budget-friendly worth. The Galaxy S21, S21 Plus and S21 Ultra.
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Galaxy S22 might help 65W charging Samsung could possibly be upgrading the S22 lineup with 65-watt charging help, in keeping with leaker FrontTron. The tipster posted to Twitter in July that 65-watt quick charging is within the testing part for Rainbow RGB, a rumored codename for the S22 sequence. If this hypothesis proves true, the S22 would supply considerably quicker charging instances than the Galaxy S21 and Galaxy Note 20 lineup, which each have 25-watt charging. Galaxy S22 processor, Android model and show Samsung tends to make use of each Qualcomm Snapdragon chips and its personal Exynos processors in its S sequence telephones — relying on area — and we absolutely count on it would do the identical once more within the S22 line. But it is protected to imagine that it will be the following era of each chips, probably the Snapdragon 895 (which is anticipated to launch in December this yr) and the Exynos 2200. Back in 2019 Samsung partnered with graphics chip firm AMD for higher cellular graphics energy, however thus far we have not seen any Samsung cellphone outfitted with devoted AMD {hardware}. It’s potential that the S22 (or extra possible, the S22 Ultra) could possibly be the primary AMD cellphone, boasting superior graphics efficiency for gaming. The Galaxy S21 Ultra.
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It’s additionally a protected wager that the S22 line will run Android 12 — introduced in June this yr at Google’s I/O occasion and at the moment in beta kind — with Samsung’s personal consumer interface tweaks excessive together with additions like Samsung Health, Samsung Pay and its Bixby digital assistant software program. Display dimension will virtually actually differ relying on which mannequin you go for. With the S21 line, the bottom S21 was the smallest at 6.2 inches and the S21 Plus pushed issues additional to 6.7 inches, whereas the S21 Ultra ballooned ever additional out to 6.8 inches. Some early rumors recommend that Samsung will make the S22 and S22 Plus barely smaller — 6.05 and 6.5 inches, respectively. The identical rumors recommend the S21 Ultra will keep just about the identical dimension and, just like the S21 Ultra, would be the just one within the vary that may supply variable refresh charges as much as 120Hz.
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Galaxy S22 digicam: 200-megapixel decision? Rumors recommend it is the hero S22 Ultra that may see essentially the most thrilling digicam upgrades this time spherical. That’s good to listen to, because the S21 Ultra’s digicam is great, however wasn’t a giant improve over its predecessor. Some of the present rumors recommend that it will be the primary Samsung cellphone with a whopping 200-megapixel decision, based mostly on a teaser tweet from Samsung’s personal Exynos account exhibiting a 200-megapixel cellphone digicam. That could be a giant improve from the already pixel-packed 108-megapixel S21 Ultra and would theoretically permit for crisper zoomed-in photos. Leaker Ice Universe speculated on Twitter in August that Samsung might introduce a 50-megapixel RGBW and a 200-megapixel digicam sensor this yr. Leaker Yogesh added to Ice Universe’s prediction to say the RGBW sensor could possibly be featured on the Galaxy S22 sequence as nicely. Speaking of zoom although, the S22 Ultra can be rumored to get a steady optical zoom, reasonably than merely having set 3x or 10x optical zoom lenses to change between. Currently, when you zoom to, say, 7x zoom on the S21 Ultra that may use a mix of optical zoom and digital cropping, leading to photos that look decrease high quality than if you use the 10x optical lens. A steady zoom would permit for uncropped optical zoom all through your complete zoom vary. The base S22 and S22 Plus fashions aren’t anticipated to get related digicam boosts, guaranteeing that the S22 Ultra stands out and justifies spending the additional money. Expect to nonetheless see a number of lenses and a 50-megapixel foremost sensor. The Galaxy S21.
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Galaxy S22’s further options Additional options like wi-fi charging, NFC for contactless funds, 5G connectivity and in-display fingerprint scanners are fairly protected bets for all of the S22 fashions. It’s additionally possible that Samsung will proceed to supply base storage choices of 128GB on all fashions, with upgrades as much as 256GB and even 500GB out there for individuals who need the additional house. Don’t count on to broaden that storage although because the S21 sequence eliminated the choice so as to add microSD playing cards. That was an actual disappointment, significantly on the S21 Ultra as its excessive decision photos and 8K movies take up loads of house. Fingers crossed for a return, however do not get your hopes up.