The Galaxy S21 telephone impressed us with strong all-around efficiency when it debuted final yr, and its successor, the Galaxy S22, arrived Wednesday at Samsung’s Unpacked occasion. (The Galaxy Tab S8 additionally made an look.) Like 2021’s Galaxy S sequence, the Galaxy S22 sequence options three telephones — the Galaxy S22, the S22 Plus and S22 Ultra — and affords a plethora of upgrades to options. Here are all of the Galaxy S22 specs and the way they examine with these of the Galaxy S21. If you are curious concerning the earlier Galaxy S sequence telephones, check out how the Galaxy S21 compares with the Galaxy S20, in addition to the perfect Android telephones you should purchase in 2022.
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Price: The Galaxy S22 prices the identical because the S21 Samsung stored costs pretty in step with final yr’s flagship telephones. In 2021, the South Korean electronics big slashed the value of its Galaxy S21 handset by $200 in contrast with the earlier yr’s flagship, the Galaxy S20. For 128GB of storage, the Galaxy S21 ranged in worth from $800 to $1,380, relying on the mannequin. For the Galaxy S22 sequence, the bottom Galaxy S22 begins at $800 once more, the S22 Plus begins at $1,000 and the S22 Ultra prices $1,200 for 128GB of storage, going as much as $1,600 for 1 terabyte of storage. (In the UK, the Galaxy S22 begins at £769, the S22 Plus begins at £949 and the S22 Ultra begins at £1,149, going as much as £1,499. In Australia, the S22 begins at AU$1,249, the S22 Plus at AU$1,549 and the S22 Ultra at AU$1,849.)Here’s the Galaxy S22 and S21’s US pricing, for reference. You also can take a look at purchase the brand new telephones right here.
Galaxy S22 vs. S21 launch costs
128GB
256GB
512GB
1TB
Galaxy S21
$800
$850
N/A
N/A
Galaxy S21 Plus
$1,000
$1,050
N/A
N/A
Galaxy S21 Ultra
$1,200
$1,250
$1,380
N/A
Galaxy S22
$800
$850
N/A
N/A
Galaxy S22 Plus
$1,000
$1,050
N/A
N/A
Galaxy S22 Ultra
$1,200
$1,300
$1,400
$1,600
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Design: Galaxy S22 will get a brand new glass and steel design with a smaller showThe Galaxy S22 has a contemporary new look that feels extra premium and polished. All three new telephones have a glass and steel body that looks like an improve over final yr’s Galaxy S21. The common S22 and S22 Plus have a rounded form with metallic edges, whereas the Galaxy S22 Ultra seems like a Galaxy Note clone. Samsung’s high-end Galaxy S22 Ultra additionally comes with a slot for storing the S Pen — a primary for a Galaxy S system. The normal Galaxy S22’s show can be barely smaller than the S21. Samsung’s latest flagship line is available in three sizes: 6.1 inches, 6.6 inches and 6.8 inches. In comparability, the usual Galaxy S21 is 6.2 inches, the S21 Plus is 6.7 inches and the S21 Ultra is 6.8 inches. The Galaxy S22 (146×70.6×7.6mm) can be a little bit bit thinner than the S21. The shrinkage of the Galaxy S22 is irregular if you take a look at Samsung’s earlier telephone fashions. The tech big’s S sequence has been steadily rising in measurement over time from the Galaxy S10 (150x70x7.8mm) to the Galaxy S20 (152x69x7.9mm) after which the Galaxy S21 (152x71x7.9mm). Read extra: Galaxy S22 will get Android 12’s Material You design, so you possibly can change all the colours
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Colors: The Galaxy S22 is available in new colours that the S21 did not provideThe Galaxy S21 got here in six colours. This included black, silver, grey and white, in addition to a chromelike purple and pink. Samsung added new coloration choices for the Galaxy S22 line: The base Galaxy S22 and S22 Plus is available in black, white, pink gold (one coloration) and inexperienced, whereas the Galaxy S22 Ultra is available in black, white, inexperienced and burgundy. Read extra: Everything introduced at Samsung’s Unpacked occasion
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Camera: The distinction between the Galaxy S22 and S21The Galaxy S22 Ultra and S21 Ultra’s digicam specs look fairly comparable on paper. Both have a quadruple-lens fundamental digicam with a 108-megapixel fundamental sensor, a 12-megapixel ultrawide digicam and two 10-megapixel telephoto lenses. The high-end fashions of Samsung’s current flagship telephones additionally each sport a 40-megapixel selfie digicam. The discipline of view on the large and telephoto lenses, nonetheless, is a little bit bit wider on the Galaxy S22 Ultra than the S21 Ultra. Despite these seeming pretty comparable, Samsung guarantees there are different digicam upgrades that ought to make the brand new telephones higher at taking photos at night time and framing a number of topics directly.
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For the Galaxy S22 and S22 Plus, each telephones have a 50-megapixel large, 12-megapixel ultrawide and 10-megapixel telephoto digicam. The common and plus fashions of each the Galaxy S21 and Galaxy S20 featured a 12-megapixel fundamental digicam, a 12-megapixel ultrawide and a 64-megapixel telephoto digicam, as compared. Prior to the Galaxy S22 lineup’s huge reveal, rumors urged the S22 Ultra might include a 200-megapixel fundamental digicam. This would have been the best pixel rely out there for a Samsung telephone. Samsung Exynos, the digital firm’s division for chipmaking, even flaunted a 200-megapixel telephone digicam in a March 2021 teaser tweet. This wasn’t the case. But perhaps greater digicam updates might be coming to Samsung’s Galaxy S household sooner or later. Read extra: The Galaxy S22 Ultra fails to excite this professional photographer. And that is an issue Processor: The Galaxy S22 comes with a brand new and improved chip The Galaxy S22 bought a processing increase in contrast with the Galaxy S21 line. The latest addition to Samsung’s Galaxy S household runs on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor. The Galaxy S21, by comparability, runs on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888, the identical processor that powers the Galaxy S21 FE. Qualcomm confirmed in December that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is constructed by Samsung Foundry utilizing its newest 4-nanometer course of. Samsung additionally makes its personal line of Exynos processors, however these chips are often out there solely in sure areas — not together with the US. Read extra: Galaxy S22 vs. Galaxy S21 FE: All the variations
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Charging: Galaxy S22 Plus and Ultra assist 45-watt charging, providing quicker power-up occasionsSamsung upgraded the Galaxy S22 Plus and S22 Ultra with as much as 45-watt wired charging assist. This means the higher-end S22 fashions provide quicker charging occasions over the usual S22, as effectively the Galaxy S21 lineup. In phrases of battery capability, the usual Galaxy S21 has a bigger 4,000-mAh battery. The normal Galaxy S22 has a battery capability of 3,700 mAh, as compared. But understand that the Galaxy S22 can be smaller than the Galaxy S21. Read extra: Samsung Galaxy S21: What to learn about battery life and battery sizes
What’s within the field: Still no charger included with the S22 or S21Samsung confirmed final yr that, beginning with the Galaxy S21 line, future smartphones will not embrace chargers or headphones within the field. This contains the Galaxy S22. With the Galaxy S22 Ultra, nonetheless, Samsung contains the S Pen with the telephone. This is not like years previous the place you wanted to purchase the S Pen individually from the Galaxy S22 Ultra. For extra, check out how to decide on the perfect Galaxy S21 mannequin for you and CNET’s evaluate of the Galaxy S21 FE.
Galaxy S22 vs. S21
Samsung Galaxy S22
Samsung Galaxy S21
Display measurement
6.1 inches
6.2 inches
Dimensions
70.6x146x7.6mm
71.2×151.7×7.9mm
Processor
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Snapdragon 888 or 64-bit octa-core processor
Cameras
50MP fundamental digicam, 12MP ultrawide, 10MP telephoto
12MP fundamental digicam, 12MP ultrawide, 64MP telephoto
Battery
3,700-mAh
4,000-mAh
Charging assist
45W
25W
Starting worth (US)
$800
$800
Starting worth (GBP)
£769
£769
Starting worth (AUD)
AU$1,249
AU$1,249
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Samsung’s latest flagship telephone prices $800. Preorder on the hyperlink under to get it by Feb. 25.
Samsung’s 2021 telephone remains to be good, however look forward to the value to drop following the S22 turning into out there.