Samsung Galaxy S22+ and S22 Ultra's 45W charging doesn't really make a difference

20 February 2022
Samsung is so far behind the competition when it comes to charging speeds it can barely see it in the distance.

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  • 21 Feb 2022

having used some chinese brands in the past couple of years, i would admit i have been used to (spoilt?) of having my phone reach 80% charge in matter of 15-20 mins. I could no longer wait for my samsungs and iphones to charge in hours! This is one of the reason my true daily driver remains a chinese brand, all due to the fast charging speeds (among other things, really, like vanilla OS offering). I still have a galaxy S20 sitting there all pretty as a spare phone and I just wish Samsung would hurry up and catch up with the market already. Yea you could have better cameras and all, but I have a dSLR for my holiday photos, and my daily driver (chinese) phone does an excellent job for everything else that isn't a vacation (photo quality for instagram is overkill with basically ANY new phones today anyway).

    Idk why Samsung is finding fast charging so difficult despite it becoming very common nowadays. Oh well, still not enough to stop me from getting the S22😂

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      • 21 Feb 2022

      Have you made sure to enable fast charging in phone settings before running these tests?

        Jupiter, 20 Feb 2022Shame and disgrace, this is consumer deception! 😠 This is a... moreLol, okay dude. Wow, that was hilarious

          Anonymous, 20 Feb 2022What do you expect when this phone is made out of recycled ... moreThat's literally one of my favorite fun facts about the new S22 series. Makes sense to recycle plastic from the ocean I'm sure other companies are going to start doing it now as well.

            Kokuyo, 20 Feb 2022Yup, But to get 45W charger it's $50 and then more if ... moreUpgraded cable comes with the new 45 watt charger fyi

              Anonymous, 21 Feb 2022You should be able to use the cable that samsung supply wit... moreNot necessarily, if it's not the higher spec cable it won't charge at the maximum wattage.

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                • 70d
                • 21 Feb 2022

                Anonymous, 21 Feb 2022Vivo : 120W advertised, 109W peak Xiaomi : 120W adverti... more80 W is still extremely fast. Anyway, this case is about advertising 45 W, but it's actually close 25 W. Lying is bad, but not all lies are equal.

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                  • 21 Feb 2022

                  Anonymous, 21 Feb 2022If you said "some people" then fine. But consider... moreWho think that Apple phones are the most expensive? They can't see the prices of other phones?

                    I do not think the camera makesa diff either

                      Anonymous, 21 Feb 2022Vivo : 120W advertised, 109W peak Xiaomi : 120W adverti... moreThey get free pass because their phones actually fully charges in 20-40min and that's what matters, the final results.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • JT5
                        • 21 Feb 2022

                        cozxta, 21 Feb 2022Except Chinese smartphones do actually charge at high watta... moreVivo : 120W advertised, 109W peak
                        Xiaomi : 120W advertised, 80W peak

                        There is no 120 , not for single milisecond.

                        Pixel 6 got slammed for same reason. Chinese get free pass, who knows why.
                        Despite both lying.

                          Anonymous, 21 Feb 2022All the brands that advertise super high speed charging are... moreExactly !

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                            • 21 Feb 2022

                            Erit Lux, 21 Feb 2022looks like gsmarena changed the article title, before this ... moreSamsung haters Confirmed !!!
                            1 Billion euro compensation
                            for missleading black campaign
                            and Brand damage for biased articles from GSM Arena .

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                              • 21 Feb 2022

                              All the brands that advertise super high speed charging are usually ones that produce rubbish that will be recycled after 6 months anyway (Xiaomi , OPPO ect ). Serious companies that make devices that last for years do not need gimmicks to sell devices.

                                Anonymous, 21 Feb 2022Caught cheating on benchmark. Caught using camera to prom... moreLike Huawei, Xiaomi. In fact Samsung didn't said precisely in what time will charge zero-full at 45W.

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                                  • 21 Feb 2022

                                  Anonymous, 21 Feb 2022No, most people know that Apple phones aren't the most... moreYes they are. They don't seem to understand that long term support and outstanding timely software releases also cost money and even if they don't, it's much easier to justify a purchase of 800€ phone if I know it'll be supported amazingly for around 7 years or some Chinese brand that aren't even that cheap anymore with horrendous software support. You know, it's why iPhone 6s from 2015 still got major OS update and will continue to receive security updates for several more years. Apple also doesn't just throw around biggest numbers just to impress you gullible people who trip on big numbers and not actual results...

                                  It's same reason why I also justify purchase of Galaxy S models easier than any other phone, because of outstanding software support. Except S21 with plastic back. That one was a monumental design flop and an obvious cheapening to increase margins and I couldn't shut up about it.

                                    Erit Lux, 21 Feb 2022looks like gsmarena changed the article title, before this ... moreIndeed. I saw, too.

                                      Anonymous, 21 Feb 2022Caught cheating on benchmark. Caught using camera to prom... moreExcept Chinese smartphones do actually charge at high wattage, dual battery tech.

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                                        • JT5
                                        • 21 Feb 2022

                                        Caught cheating on benchmark.
                                        Caught using camera to promote phone's camera.
                                        Caught with charging not on pair with advertised.

                                        Samsung has be chinesecized. 😭