At its Unpacked occasion on Wednesday, Samsung unveiled the long-rumored Galaxy S22 sequence (and the Galaxy Tab S8, too). Preorders for the brand new flagship line can be found now. But earlier than you select between the Galaxy S22, S22 Plus and S22 Ultra, there’s key info you need to know, from the value of every mannequin to their colours and digicam specs. The Galaxy S22, introduced at Samsung’s Unpacked occasion.
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Last yr’s Galaxy S21 impressed us with its stable all-round efficiency and a greater stability of options and worth than the S20. The Galaxy S21 Ultra blew us away with its unbelievable digicam setup and its capability to take excellent zoomed-in pictures. So what in regards to the follow-up sequence? Now that the Galaxy S22 has made its debut, here is the whole lot it’s good to find out about Samsung’s newest telephones.
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All the brand new Galaxy S22 fashions accessibleSamsung presents three variations of the Galaxy S22, with completely different specs at quite a lot of costs. There’s the bottom Galaxy S22, together with an S22 Plus and the S22 Ultra mannequin, which has the perfect specs — and the very best worth to match. It’s a recipe Samsung has adopted for the previous few generations, and as a technique it is working. (Here’s how the Galaxy S21, S21 Plus and S21 Ultra variants examine.) If you are on a extra modest funds, it is potential the corporate will even launch a extra reasonably priced Galaxy S22 FE, or Fan Edition, but it surely did not launch one with the S22 vary. The Galaxy S20 FE launched in October 2020, eight months after the flagship S20 lineup, and the Galaxy S21 FE launched earlier in January. The Fan Edition cellphone made a number of good options and specs sacrifices to attain a extra budget-friendly worth.Read extra: Samsung Galaxy S22 vs. S22 Plus vs. S22 Ultra: How the specs examine
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The Galaxy S22 is coming Feb. 25 and you may preorder nowEach mannequin within the Galaxy S22 line is on the market for preorder right now. Despite rumors of potential delay, the Galaxy S22, S22 Plus and S22 Ultra will launch and be that can be purchased on Feb. 25. Samsung usually launches its S-series telephones in March, but it surely bucked that pattern in 2021 by launching the Galaxy S21 line in January. Although Samsung usually follows a 12-month replace cycle, the corporate unwrapped its new Galaxy S22 sequence on Feb. 9. Read extra: Where to purchase Galaxy S22: Preorder offers for Samsung’s latest telephones
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How a lot does the Galaxy S22 value? The worth depends upon the mannequinFor 128GB of storage, the Galaxy S22 ranges in worth from $799 to $1,199 relying on the mannequin. The base Galaxy S22 prices $800 (£769, roughly AU$1,249), the S22 Plus prices $1,000 (£949, AU$1,549) and the S22 Ultra prices $1,200 (£1,149, AU$1,849). The worth, nonetheless, will increase as storage capability will get bigger. Sales of the Galaxy S20 line did not impress, doubtless due to the widely excessive costs, coupled with widespread monetary uncertainty attributable to the pandemic. The S21 provided extra reasonably priced handsets 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, whereas the bottom S21 undercut that at $800. Instead of elevating costs again to S20 ranges, Samsung’s has mirrored the Galaxy S21’s pricing for the Galaxy S22 sequence.Here are the Galaxy S22’s US pricing, for reference.
Samsung Galaxy S22 costs
128GB
256GB
512GB
1TB
Galaxy S22
$799
$849
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Galaxy S22 Plus
$999
$1,049
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Galaxy S22 Ultra
$1,199
$1,299
$1,399
$1,599
What colours does the Galaxy S22 are available? Alongside the three new Galaxy telephones, Samsung launched a number of new colour choices. The Galaxy S22 Ultra is available in black, white, inexperienced and burgundy, whereas the Galaxy S22 and S22 Plus are available black, white, pink gold and inexperienced. The Galaxy S22’s inexperienced and pink colours had been teased throughout Samsung’s August 2021 Unpacked occasion. At one level within the presentation (about 46 minutes in), when Samsung talked about the S Pen stylus’s compatibility with the Galaxy Z Fold 3, the phrases “S22 colors” had been seen on the foldable cellphone. 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,” however these did not become the official names for the brand new Galaxy S22 colour decisions.Read extra: It’s about time Samsung phased out the Galaxy Note
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The Galaxy S22 will ship with Android 12The Galaxy S22 line runs on Android 12 — introduced in June final yr at Google’s I/O occasion and is now accessible to obtain — with Samsung’s personal person interface tweaks excessive, together with additions like Samsung Health, Samsung Pay and its Bixby digital assistant software program.Read extra: Android 12 hidden options you may wish to tryEverything it’s good to know in regards to the Galaxy S22 camerasThe Galaxy S22’s digicam specs look much like that of the earlier technology, except for the S22 and S22 Plus’ bump as much as a 50-megapixel major digicam. But the corporate claims to have made some essential under-the-hood tweaks. Looking on the high-end mannequin, the Galaxy S22 Ultra includes a 108-megapixel huge, 12-megapixel ultrawide and two 10-megapixel telephoto lenses. The Galaxy S21 Ultra has an identical digicam set-up. Both Ultra fashions additionally sport a 40-megapixel selfie digicam. For the Galaxy S22 and S22 Plus, each telephones have a 50-megapixel huge, 12-megapixel ultrawide and a 10-megapixel telephoto lens. All three telephones additionally include inside digicam upgrades that ought to make them higher at taking pictures at nighttime and mechanically framing topics. Before the Galaxy S22 line’s reveal, it was speculated that the S22 Ultra might include a 200-megapixel major digicam. This would have been the very best pixel depend accessible for a Samsung cellphone. Samsung Exynos, the digital firm’s division for chipmaking, even flaunted a 200-megapixel cellphone digicam in a March teaser tweet. However, it might imply larger digicam updates are coming sooner or later. Read extra: The Galaxy S22 Ultra fails to excite this professional photographer. And that is an issue
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The Galaxy S22 in contrast with the S21Because the Galaxy S21 debuted final yr, Samsung up to date its Galaxy S line and delivered a set of processor, design, charging and storage upgrades within the type of the Galaxy S22. When in comparison with its predecessor, the Galaxy S22 options the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor, help for 45-watt quick wired charging and new colour choices (as talked about above). The Galaxy S22 Ultra additionally comes with an S Pen and an 1TB storage choice, which wasn’t accessible for the Galaxy S21 sequence. In phrases of show measurement, the usual Galaxy S22 is smaller than that of the S21. The S22’s show is 6.1 inches, whereas the S21’s is 6.2 inches. The Galaxy S22 additionally sports activities a smaller battery to match. The Galaxy S21 Plus (6.7 inches) can also be barely bigger than the S22 Plus (6.6 inches). The show measurement of the Galaxy S22 Ultra, nonetheless, remained the identical at 6.8 inches. For a extra in-depth have a look at how the Galaxy S22 measures up in opposition to different Galaxy fashions, take a look at CNET’s comparisons of the Galaxy S22 and S21, in addition to the Galaxy S22 and S21 FE. Read extra: Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra vs. Galaxy S21 Ultra: Specs in contrast
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Other notable Galaxy S22 options: 45-watt charging, 5G, Wi-Fi 6E and 1TB storageSamsung upgraded the Galaxy S22 lineup with as much as 45-watt wired charging help, which means it presents sooner charging instances than final yr’s Galaxy S sequence. The choice of 45-watt wired charging has been accessible in different galaxy units up to now, however skipped the Galaxy S21 sequence. According to tipster Ice Universe, 45-watt quick charging is sufficient to energy the cellphone as much as 70% in 35 minutes. But, we cannot know the accuracy of the leaker’s claims till CNET places the Galaxy S22 to the check. The Galaxy S22, S22 Plus and S22 Ultra additionally every include 5G connectivity, whereas the S22 Plus and S22 Ultra help Wi-Fi 6E. (The base S22 helps Wi-Fi 6.) Although Samsung did not add expandable storage or the choice so as to add a microSD card to the Galaxy S22 sequence, the S22 Ultra presents a 1TB storage choice for many who want the additional area, particularly for these high-resolution photos and 8K movies. For extra, take a look at CNET’s Galaxy S21 FE evaluation, in addition to how the Galaxy S22 compares to the iPhone 13 and Pixel 6.
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The Samsung Galaxy S22 returns to the flat screens of of the Galaxy S7. The common Galaxy S22 is the smallest of the bunch, with a 6.1 inch display however is powered by the the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. It’s a correct beast even whether it is diminutive in comparison with its larger brothers.
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The Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus is similar to the smaller S22, however options 6.6 inch display and might host as much as 12GB of RAM. It does, nonetheless, use the identical three digicam set-up because the smaller S22. The S22 Plus can also be lacking the Note-esque stylus that comes with the S22 Ultra.
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Samsung’s newest flagship superphone, the Galaxy S22 Ultra has a powerful lineup of specs, together with a quadruple rear digicam, a giant, vibrant show and the S Pen stylus you may keep in mind from the Galaxy Note sequence. It comes with a excessive worth, however these of you searching for probably the greatest Android telephones round ought to have this in your brief listing.