The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra.
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Fans of the Galaxy Note should not lose hope but. Although Samsung hasn’t given us a brand new Note since 2020, rumors counsel that the Note’s big-screen, stylus-included idea will return for 2022 — this time within the type of the Galaxy S22 Ultra. We’ll have to attend till Samsung broadcasts its anticipated Galaxy S22 lineup to know what the brand new Ultra telephone has to supply. That announcement should not be too far-off since Samsung is about to carry an Unpacked occasion on Feb. 9. Here’s all the things 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, similar to its predecessor. For a broader overview of what we’d see from your complete Galaxy lineup, try our Galaxy S22 rumor roundup. A Note-like design with an enormous display screen and built-in stylusSamsung’s Galaxy S22 Ultra might get a brand new design with boxy edges that extra intently resembles its Note collection. That’s in keeping with a wide range of leaks, together with photos from Indian tech web site Digit and well-known leaker Steven Hemmerstoffer, higher recognized by his Twitter alias @OnLeaks. The same design is seen in a reportedly leaked promotional poster for the brand new telephone printed by LetsGoDigital and pictures from tech weblog 91Mobiles.
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For comparability’s sake, here is a photograph of the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra.Samsung’s Galaxy Note 20 Ultra.
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But maybe the most important attribute the Galaxy S22 Ultra is predicted to inherit from the Note is an included stylus. The photos from Digit present a slot for Samsung’s S Pen stylus, and the renderings printed by LetsGoDigital and 91Mobiles additionally function 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 should purchase it individually. Based on the leaks, it seems like Samsung may change that by together with the S Pen within the field this yr and including a storage slot to the telephone itself.Following within the footsteps of the S21 Ultra and S20 Ultra, the S22 Ultra is predicted to be the most important telephone in Samsung’s new lineup. The Galaxy S22 Ultra might have a 6.8-inch display screen with a dynamic AMOLED panel, in keeping with a leak from offers web site MySmartPrice and leaker Ishan Agarwal. That would make it roughly the identical dimension as the present Galaxy S21 Ultra. Like its predecessor, it is also speculated 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’ve got seen the leaked photos above, you’ve got in all probability observed one other standout function: a brand new P-shaped digital camera bump. If the leaks turn into correct, the Galaxy S22 Ultra can 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 counsel Samsung might go for a P-shaped digital camera cutout on the S22 Ultra.But one of many largest 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 (by way of SamMobile), one other respected leaker, the Galaxy S22 Ultra can have an improved periscope digital camera lens able to steady zoom. That ought to end in crisper photos in comparison with the fastened digital camera lenses on the S21 Ultra. The Galaxy S22 Ultra is predicted to come back with a quadruple-lens foremost digital camera similar to the Galaxy S21 Ultra, however reviews are blended on the decision of its telephoto lenses. A separate publish from Ice Universe (by way of GSM Arena) signifies the S22 Ultra will include a 108-megapixel foremost 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 can have a 10-megapixel sensor as an alternative.In addition to the digital camera specs, MySmartPrice and Agarwal additionally speculate the Galaxy S22 Ultra will are available in 4 colours: white, black, burgundy and inexperienced.Processor, battery life and different key particularsThe Galaxy S21 Ultra.
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Samsung often makes use of its personal Exynos chips and Qualcomm’s processors in its telephones, relying on the area, and it will probably do the identical this yr. If the Galaxy S22 Ultra runs on Samsung’s new Exynos 2200 processor, it may very well be a gaming powerhouse. The chip features a model new graphics processing unit that it inbuilt collaboration with AMD, which the corporate claims will deliver a giant increase to gaming and total graphics efficiency.Other markets are prone to get a model of the S22 Ultra that runs on Qualcomm’s newest processor. That will probably 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 deliver enhancements equivalent to the power to seize 8K video at 30 frames per second and 30% sooner graphics rendering. When it involves battery life, the S22 Ultra is predicted to have lots in widespread with its predecessor. The S22 Ultra will reportedly have a 5,000-mAh battery, similar to the Galaxy S21 Ultra, in keeping with the MySmartPrice leak, and 45-watt quick charging. Samsung’s Ultra telephones additionally usually embody extra reminiscence and storage than their cheaper siblings. Leaker Roland Quandt tweeted that the most affordable model of the S22 Ultra will include 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. Other choices, Quandt wrote, embody a mannequin with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage and a pricier model with 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage.Release date and pricingThe Galaxy S21 Ultra (entrance) and Galaxy S21 (again).
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Samsung is about to carry an Unpacked occasion on Feb. 9, and we anticipate to see the Galaxy S22 lineup. As for pricing, nevertheless, we nonetheless do not understand how a lot the brand new telephones will price. We can anticipate the Galaxy S22 Ultra to be the costliest telephone in Samsung’s new lineup. What’s much less clear is strictly how a lot it will price. The Galaxy S21 Ultra begins at $1,200 with no gadget trade-in, so Samsung might provide the S22 Ultra for the same worth. Quandt wrote that the bottom S22 Ultra with 128GB will price 1,249 euros and the S22 Ultra with 512GB will price 1,449 euros. That beginning worth of the S22 Ultra converts to roughly $1,415. The euro costs, nevertheless, embody tax. All instructed, the Galaxy S22 Ultra looks like it may very well be a viable successor to Samsung’s fashionable Galaxy Note. That might 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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