The upcoming Galaxy S22 Ultra might are available a burgundy coloration possibility, as proven on this idea picture. 
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We should have a number of extra months earlier than Samsung’s new flagship, the Galaxy S22, makes an look. As we await the telephone’s debut, the rumor mill continues to show. The newest gossip from leaker Ice Universe says the Galaxy S22 Ultra might help 45-watt quick charging. Samsung’s August occasion excited us with two new foldable telephones, the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Z Flip 3, alongside the corporate’s newest smartwatch, the Galaxy Watch 4, and the Galaxy Buds 2. Then in October, Samsung confirmed off extra choices to customise its foldable telephones. But we nonetheless do not know precisely when Samsung will take the wraps off the rumored Galaxy S22. This yr’s Galaxy S21 lineup was unveiled in January, which might imply we’ll see Samsung’s new flagship early subsequent yr. Read extra: My Samsung Galaxy S22 want listing: 5 upgrades I have to seeThe Samsung Galaxy S21 impressed us with its strong all-round efficiency and higher steadiness of options and value. And the Galaxy S21 Ultra blew us away with its unimaginable digital camera setup and its skill to take excellent zoomed-in photographs. But what in regards to the follow-up sequence? We’re curious to see what the Galaxy S22 would possibly convey, so here is what we predict.

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Galaxy S22 launch date: January 2022? Samsung sometimes launched its S-series telephones in March, however it bucked that development in 2021 by launching the S21 line in January. The firm sometimes follows a 12-month cycle of updating its handsets so we at present anticipate the S22 to be introduced in January 2022, probably at or across the CES tech present in Las Vegas.  However, it is also attainable that Samsung would possibly need to give the S21 line a bit extra respiratory room and will return to a March launch schedule. With COVID-19 restrictions hopefully being a bit simpler by then, Samsung might intend to do an in-person launch occasion, which it typically does concurrently in cities throughout the globe.  Read extra: Samsung Galaxy S22 vs. Galaxy S21: Rumors about new flagship’s launch date and specsThe Galaxy S21.
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Galaxy S22 might have a smaller show and battery than its predecessorSamsung might supply barely smaller show sizes for the Galaxy S22 line. According to Twitter leaker EntranceTron, the Galaxy S22 might have a 6.01-inch display screen, the Galaxy S22 Plus might have a 6.55-inch display screen and the Galaxy S22 Ultra might get a 6.81-inch display screen. For comparability, the Galaxy S21 lineup has 6.2-, 6.7- and 6.8-inch shows, respectively. Batteries may additionally be smaller within the Galaxy S22 lineup. Tron speculates that the S22 and S22 Plus could have 3,800- and 4,000-mAh batteries, respectively. The leaker says the Galaxy S22 Ultra will keep its 5,000-mAh cell. Price: How a lot will the Galaxy S22 price?  Sales of the Galaxy S20 line did not impress and it is probably it had so much to do with the commonly excessive costs, coupled with widespread monetary uncertainty for many individuals as a result of pandemic. The S21 supplied handsets at barely extra reasonably priced 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 anticipate Samsung to attempt to make the S22 line cheaper, we do suppose it is a protected guess that the corporate will attempt to match the approximate value of the S21, reasonably than enhance it again to S20 ranges.

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The Galaxy S21, S21 Plus and S21 Ultra.
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Multiple Galaxy S22 fashions: Plus and UltraIt’s a positive guess too that Samsung will supply a number of variations of the S22 line to supply various specs at quite a lot of costs. It’s probably that we’ll see a base S22, together with an upgraded S22 Plus and an S22 Ultra mannequin sitting proper on the high quality with the most effective specs — and the best value 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 technique deemed to be working. For these on extra modest budgets, it is attainable that the corporate can even do a extra reasonably priced 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 (FE stands for Fan Edition) launched in October 2020, eight months after the flagship S20 lineup. The Fan Edition telephone made a number of sensible options and specs sacrifices to realize a extra budget-friendly value.Although we do not know for positive how every Galaxy S22 mannequin will look, in line with renders shared by Digit and tipster @OnLeaks, the Galaxy S22 Ultra might have the same design to the Galaxy Note 20 with a slot for the S Pen and flat edges on the highest and backside of the telephone. Digit and @OnLeaks additionally recommend Samsung’s new Ultra mannequin could have a P-shaped digital camera module with a quad-camera setup. This render of the Galaxy S22 Ultra, shared by Digit and @OnLeaks, exhibits the rumored upcoming smartphone with a S Pen slot, a design much like the Galaxy Note 20 and a P-shaped digital camera module.
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Galaxy S22 might help 65W charging Samsung could possibly be upgrading the S22 lineup with 65-watt charging help, in line with leaker EntranceTron. The tipster posted to Twitter in July that 65-watt quick charging is within the testing section for Rainbow RGB, a rumored code identify for the S22 sequence. If this hypothesis proves true, the S22 would supply considerably sooner charging instances than the Galaxy S21 and Galaxy Note 20 lineup, which each have 25-watt charging.  Ice Universe speculates the Galaxy S22 Ultra can even include 45-watt quick charging help. This is sufficient to energy the telephone as much as 70 % in 35 minutes, in line with the tipster.Galaxy S22 processor, Android model and showSamsung tends to make use of each Qualcomm Snapdragon chips and its personal Exynos processors in its S sequence telephones — relying on area — and we totally anticipate it’ll do the identical once more within the S22 line. But it is protected to imagine that what’s used would be the subsequent era of each chips, probably the Snapdragon 895 (which is predicted to launch in December this yr) and the Exynos 2200. In 2019, Samsung partnered with graphics chip firm AMD for higher cell graphics energy, however up to now we’ve not seen any Samsung telephone geared up with devoted AMD {hardware}. It’s attainable that the S22 (or extra probably, the S22 Ultra) could possibly be the primary AMD telephone, boasting superior graphics efficiency for gaming.  The Galaxy S21 Ultra.
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It’s additionally a protected guess that the S22 line will run Android 12 — introduced in June this yr at Google’s I/O occasion and is now obtainable to obtain — 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 to 6.7 inches, whereas the S21 Ultra ballooned farther out to 6.8 inches. Some early rumors recommend that Samsung will make the S22 and S22 Plus barely smaller — 6.05 inches 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, can be the one one within the vary to supply variable refresh charges as much as 120Hz. 
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Galaxy S22 digital camera: 200-megapixel decision? Some rumors recommend it is the hero S22 Ultra that can see probably the most thrilling digital camera upgrades this time spherical. That’s good to listen to, because the S21 Ultra’s digital camera is excellent, however wasn’t an enormous improve over its predecessor.  Some earlier rumors recommend that it will be the primary Samsung telephone with a whopping 200-megapixel decision, based mostly on a teaser tweet from Samsung’s personal Exynos account exhibiting a 200-megapixel telephone digital camera. That can be an enormous improve from the already pixel-packed 108-megapixel S21 Ultra and would theoretically permit for crisper zoomed-in photos. However, Ice Universe recommended (through GSM Arena) that the telephone will retain its 108-megapixel sensor, with the primary digital camera specs being roughly much like the S21 Ultra.Ice Universe additionally speculated that Samsung might introduce a 50-megapixel RGBW and a 200-megapixel digital camera sensor this yr. Leaker Yogesh Brar 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 also be rumored to get a steady optical zoom, reasonably than merely having set 3x or 10x optical zoom lenses to change between. Currently, in the event you zoom to, say, 7x zoom on the S21 Ultra that can use a mix of optical zoom and digital cropping, leading to photos that look decrease in 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.  Other rumors, nevertheless, recommend that the Galaxy S22 Ultra’s new digital camera specs might not be all that thrilling. According to an August report from Galaxy Club, the Ultra mannequin of Samsung’s upcoming smartphone might home the identical digital camera {hardware} because the Galaxy S21 Ultra, with a 108-megapixel foremost digital camera, 10-megapixel periscope, 10-megapixel telephoto and 12-megapixel ultrawide lens. The base S22 and S22 Plus fashions aren’t anticipated to get related digital camera boosts, so the query stays whether or not the S22 Ultra will stand out and justify 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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Colors: Could the Galaxy S22 are available burgundy and inexperienced?The Galaxy S22 might are available a brand new inexperienced and darkish pink coloration possibility. According to Galaxy Club, the Galaxy S22 and S22 Plus will likely be obtainable in 4 colours: white, black, rose gold and inexperienced. The new inexperienced possibility is alleged to be much like the Phantom Green of the Galaxy Z Fold 3. The Galaxy S22 Ultra will likely be supplied in white, black and a brand new darkish pink coloration, the weblog says. Leaker Ice Universe additionally lately tweeted a picture of a burgundy Galaxy S8 with the caption “burgundy red return!” Although the leaker did not specify which Galaxy mannequin was within the picture, LetsGoDigital adopted Ice Universe’s publish with a separate tweet saying the Galaxy S22 Ultra is predicted in burgundy pink, black and white. Blog LetsGoDigital beforehand speculated that in Samsung’s August 2021 Unpacked occasion the corporate could have hinted at attainable new coloration choices for the upcoming Galaxy S22. At one level within the presentation (about 46 minutes in), when Samsung talks in regards to the S Pen stylus’s compatibility with the Galaxy Z Fold 3, the phrases “SS22 colors” are written on the foldable telephone. The textual content appeared subsequent to a separate window exhibiting a lightweight inexperienced plaid pair of pants and a child pink blazer that pointed to the phrases “pistachio green” and “flamingo pink.” It’s attainable we might see these new colours for the Galaxy S22, however we cannot know for positive till the telephone makes its debut. Galaxy S22’s additional 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 probably that Samsung will proceed to supply base storage choices of 128GB on all fashions, with upgrades as much as 256GB and even 500GB obtainable for individuals who need the additional house.  Don’t anticipate to increase that storage, although, because the S21 sequence eliminated the choice so as to add microSD playing cards. That was an actual disappointment, notably on the S21 Ultra, as its high-resolution photos and 8K movies take up lots of house. Fingers crossed for a return, however do not get your hopes up.