The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra.
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Samsung hasn’t launched a brand new Galaxy Note since 2020, however that does not imply followers ought to lose hope. With rumors suggesting a built-in stylus and gigantic display screen are in retailer for the Galaxy S22 Ultra, Samsung’s subsequent high-end telephone might be the Note sequel we have been ready for. That’s if the rumors and experiences become true, in fact.We’ll have to attend till Samsung declares its anticipated Galaxy S22 lineup to know what the brand new Ultra telephone has to supply. That announcement should not be too far-off contemplating the Galaxy S21 collection debuted a few 12 months in the past in January 2021.

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Here’s every thing we’re anticipating to see from the Galaxy S22 Ultra based mostly on rumors and leaks. In addition to the options talked about under, we’re additionally anticipating the S22 Ultra to help each variations of 5G, identical to its predecessor. For a broader overview of what we’d see from the whole Galaxy lineup, try our Galaxy S22 rumor roundup. A Note-like design with a large display screen and built-in stylusSamsung’s Galaxy S22 Ultra might get a brand new design with boxy edges that extra carefully resembles its Note collection. That’s in accordance with a wide range of leaks, together with pictures from Indian tech website Digit and well-known leaker Steven Hemmerstoffer, higher identified by his Twitter alias @OnLeaks. An analogous design is seen in a reportedly leaked promotional poster for the brand new telephone revealed by LetsGoDigital and pictures from tech weblog 91Mobiles. 

For comparability’s sake, this is a photograph of the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra.Samsung’s Galaxy Note 20 Ultra.
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But maybe the largest attribute the Galaxy S22 Ultra is anticipated to inherit from the Note is an included stylus. The pictures from Digit present a slot for Samsung’s S Pen stylus, and the renderings revealed by LetsGoDigital and 91Mobiles additionally characteristic the stylus pictured alongside the telephone. If you want extra proof suggesting the S22 Ultra will include an S Pen and a brand new Note-like design, try these movies from Hemmerstoffer and the YouTube channel Unbox Therapy, each of which declare to point out dummy models of Samsung’s Galaxy S22 lineup. (The Unbox Therapy video was delisted and reuploaded to a distinct channel.) The Galaxy S21 Ultra was the primary Galaxy S telephone to help the S Pen, however there is not any place to retailer the stylus and you’ll want to purchase it individually. Based on the leaks, it appears like Samsung may change that by together with the S Pen within the field this 12 months and including a storage slot to the telephone itself.Following within the footsteps of the S21 Ultra and S20 Ultra, the S22 Ultra is anticipated to be the largest telephone in Samsung’s new lineup. The Galaxy S22 Ultra may have a 6.8-inch display screen with a dynamic AMOLED panel, in accordance with a leak from offers website MySmartPrice and leaker Ishan Agarwal. That would make it roughly the identical measurement as the present Galaxy S21 Ultra. Like its predecessor, it is also imagined to have the power to crank the display screen’s refresh price as much as 120Hz. A brand new P-shaped digital camera bump with higher zoomThe Galaxy S21 Ultra (pictured) has an oblong digital camera cutout, whereas the Galaxy S22 Ultra (not pictured) is rumored to have a P-shaped digital camera module. 
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If you have seen the leaked pictures above, you have in all probability observed one other standout characteristic: a brand new P-shaped digital camera bump. If the leaks become correct, the Galaxy S22 Ultra may have a redesigned digital camera module with a number of lenses. While the lenses on the present Galaxy S21 Ultra are housed in an oblong unit, the leaks recommend Samsung may go for a P-shaped digital camera cutout on the S22 Ultra.But one of many greatest enhancements we’re anticipating to see within the S22 Ultra’s digital camera comes all the way down to its zooming capabilities. According to Ice Universe (through SamMobile), one other respected leaker, the Galaxy S22 Ultra may have an improved periscope digital camera lens able to steady zoom. That ought to lead to crisper pictures in comparison with the fastened digital camera lenses on the S21 Ultra. The Galaxy S22 Ultra is anticipated to come back with a quadruple-lens primary digital camera identical to the Galaxy S21 Ultra, however experiences are blended on the decision of its telephoto lenses. A separate put up from Ice Universe (through GSM Arena) signifies the S22 Ultra will include a 108-megapixel primary lens, 12-megapixel ultra-wide lens and two 12-megapixel telephoto lenses. Meanwhile, the leak from MySmartPrice and Agarwal means that the 2 telephoto lenses may have a 10-megapixel sensor as a substitute.Processor, battery life and different key particularsThe Galaxy S21 Ultra.
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Samsung normally makes use of its personal Exynos chips and Qualcomm’s processors in its telephones, relying on the area, and it will doubtless do the identical this 12 months. If the Galaxy S22 Ultra runs on Samsung’s new Exynos 2200 processor, it might be a gaming powerhouse. The chip features a model new graphics processing unit that it in-built collaboration with AMD, which the corporate claims will carry a giant enhance to gaming and general graphics efficiency.Other markets are prone to get a model of the S22 Ultra that runs on Qualcomm’s newest processor. That will doubtless imply the US model of the S22 collection will run on Qualcomm’s lately introduced Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, which the chipmaker says ought to carry enhancements reminiscent of the power to seize 8K video at 30 frames per second and 30% quicker graphics rendering. When it involves battery life, the S22 Ultra is anticipated to have lots in widespread with its predecessor. The S22 Ultra will reportedly have a 5,000-mAh battery, identical to the Galaxy S21 Ultra, in accordance with the MySmartPrice leak, and 45-watt quick charging. Samsung’s Ultra telephones additionally usually embody extra reminiscence and storage than their inexpensive siblings. If Samsung retains the identical strategy as final 12 months, the most affordable model of the S22 Ultra will doubtless include 12GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. Other choices would come with a mannequin with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage and a high-end model with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage.Release date and pricingThe Galaxy S21 Ultra (entrance) and Galaxy S21 (again).
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We do not know when Samsung will launch the Galaxy S22 lineup, or how a lot the brand new telephones will price. Samsung introduced the Galaxy S21 lineup in mid-January final 12 months, however the Galaxy S20 household debuted in February 2020 whereas the Galaxy S10 collection got here in February 2019. Although the timing varies, there’s an opportunity Samsung may proceed this sample and announce its new telephones in February. As for pricing, we are able to count on the Galaxy S22 Ultra to be the most costly telephone in Samsung’s new lineup. What’s much less clear is precisely how a lot it might price. The Galaxy S21 Ultra begins at $1,200 with no machine trade-in, so Samsung may provide the S22 Ultra for the same worth. All informed, the Galaxy S22 Ultra looks as if it might be a viable successor to Samsung’s well-liked Galaxy Note. That may additionally make it simpler for Samsung to differentiate the Ultra from the common Galaxy S22 and S22 Plus, though we cannot know for positive till Samsung makes an announcement. 

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