Samsung Galaxy S22+ review
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- Randal
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- 06 Apr 2022
I have put a screen protector on my S22+, and it is an absute joke trying to get the fingerprint sensor to work. And, before there are all kinds of comments, the sensesativity on the sensor has been maxed out. I really don't want to use the phone without a screen protector either. Samsung needs to have a software fix for this.
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- proUser
- 5F%
- 05 Apr 2022
Onimisi1, 31 Mar 2022This is the biggest joke lol its either you talking shit or... moreIts not about joke, may be apple people reduce battery life in updates.
but main CONS I see in android (even I am android user)
- Battery life(even iphone13 lasts longer than s22+) compare battery size
- OneUI still lags
- Camera shutter lags
- Extra heating stuff ( may be iPhones gets heats now onwards but may be less than SDG1)
Resale of samsung is totally half in 4-6 months.
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- Anonymous
- 4du
- 05 Apr 2022
Onimisi1, 31 Mar 2022This is the biggest joke lol its either you talking shit or... moreCup of cake?
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- Onimisi1
- Nu6
- 31 Mar 2022
proUser, 23 Feb 2022Now actual flagship is iPhones only.. I know they don'... moreThis is the biggest joke lol its either you talking shit or you don't know what you're talking about either way same... And iPhone is a lot pricier and worst battery, and the camera is not my cup of cake except maybe the cinematic mode, and the 5 years OS update is redundant since iPhone doesn't change much every year so in reality you're just getting an update with few features added I'd choose a 3 yrs android update that gets new and awesome featured added pls stick to iPhone if u like it and stop comparing to android let those that like Android talk about it and those that like iPhone talk about that phone it's every one choice
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- Anonymous
- mpg
- 26 Mar 2022
Battery edurance would hit 120hr if voice calling lasted a few more hours
- YUKI93
- IVG
- 17 Mar 2022
yalim, 16 Mar 2022that why s22 skippped 2x portraits probably. as far as I kn... moreThat is correct. The reason why the S21, S21+, S20, and S20+ has a secondary 64MP sensor is that the main 12MP camera cannot do 8K video recording. But since it's not a Quad Bayer type, it can do lossless crop zoom.
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- yalim
- Jhx
- 16 Mar 2022
YUKI93, 16 Mar 2022I understand what you are saying, but I'm afraid that&... morethat why s22 skippped 2x portraits probably. as far as I know, s21 can use incremental lossless zoom levels up to 3x by cropping portions of 64MP
- YUKI93
- IVG
- 16 Mar 2022
yalim, 16 Mar 2022I was thinking about improving flexible zoom quality (1.1x,... moreI understand what you are saying, but I'm afraid that's not how the Quad Bayer sensor works. They don't rely on oversampling techniques, unlike something you see from the Nokia 808 PureView or the Nokia Lumia 1020. That can do lossless zoom because the array remains unchanged, unlike Quad Bayer.
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- yalim
- T4}
- 16 Mar 2022
YUKI93, 15 Mar 2022You have to remember that the S22/S22+'s 50MP sensor i... moreI was thinking about improving flexible zoom quality (1.1x, 1.2x,...2.9x) between optical lenses, not wide shots quality. let's say we shoot a 50MP picture with s22. then,we go to gallery, crop the middle and save in 12MP size. this will result a manual losses zoom upto 3x (not exaxcly 3x but close) because of the number of pixels we have in full 50MP. a flagship phone's chipset can handle this hard work by itself just by the shutter post-process. 3x optical lens will take over as we reach limits of lossless digital zoom.
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- Nick Tegrataker
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- 16 Mar 2022
YUKI93, 16 Mar 2022I just compared the photos between Xiaomi 12 Pro and the So... moreMy comment was to illustrate how a Quad Bayer sensor is capable of delivering good image quality and the S22 series has worse cameras than its predecessors due to the regression in image processing, contrary to your claim. Xperia Pro-I and Xiaomi 12 Pro both have competent cameras (unlike anything that Samsung or Apple offers), I see what you're saying (except for the "detail purity" part ) and I totally get why you prefer Xperia's shots, but that's beside the point.
- YUKI93
- IVG
- 16 Mar 2022
Nick Tegrataker, 16 Mar 2022That's most likely due to the change in processing (Sa... moreI just compared the photos between Xiaomi 12 Pro and the Sony Xperia Pro-I and I seem to favour the Sony more. It seems as if Xiaomi sacrifice contrast for colour vibrance and highlight. I also see better detail purity on the Sony. That said, I did compare the photos between Xiaomi 12 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S22+ alongside S22 Ultra as well and the Xiaomi does look better compared to Samsung.
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- Nick Tegrataker
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- 16 Mar 2022
YUKI93, 15 Mar 2022I've been looking closely at the photos between the S2... moreThat's most likely due to the change in processing (Samsung doesn't hesitate to make it worse compared to the previous year). For instance, Xiaomi 12 Pro with a Quad Bayer sensor generally offers better image quality than Xperia Pro-I, which has a similarly large regular-Bayer sensor.
Think of a 48MP Quad Bayer sensor in this way - It does everything a 12MP Bayer sensor does, and offers an option to shoot in higher resolution in case you need it.
- YUKI93
- IVG
- 15 Mar 2022
yalim, 14 Mar 2022the main cam is 50MP so,zoomed shots upto 3x (or ~2.5x with... moreYou have to remember that the S22/S22+'s 50MP sensor is a Quad Bayer type, unlike the S21/S21+'s 12MP native RGB sensor. Quad Bayer sensor combines four neighbouring pixels to give a larger effective pixel size, which does help to reduce noise under low light conditions, but at the expense of lossless zoom and detail purity. If you look closely at both S22+ and S21 photos side by side at full resolution zoom, you can see better detail from the S21.
- YUKI93
- IVG
- 15 Mar 2022
I've been looking closely at the photos between the S22+ and the S21, even comparing them using GSMArena's own photo compare tool, and what I've been saying to myself for years now still stands: Quad Bayer is still not the future. I actually see much better detail purity with the S21 instead of the S22+, especially from daylight photos.
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- yalim
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- 14 Mar 2022
the main cam is 50MP so,zoomed shots upto 3x (or ~2.5x with the correct math) should be lossless. the phone can automatically shoot 50MP, crop it and upscale to 12MP with the powerful chipset. isn't it the case?
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- Anonymous
- HDx
- 11 Mar 2022
Deserves a higher rating imo. You gave the P50 Pro the same score and it doesn't even have Google services!
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- Syuser
- aj@
- 07 Mar 2022
AG, 24 Feb 2022Mentioning no 3.5mm jack in 2022 as a con for a flagship de... moreSony all the way!
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- Anonymous
- mpg
- 28 Feb 2022
Samsung changed screen hz- again 24-120hz
Same screen technology as s21 ultra
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- cozxta
- Jnq
- 27 Feb 2022
Will GSMARENA review the Snapdragon model? You know, the entire world besides EU gets SD Gen 1
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- Neph
- 6jx
- 26 Feb 2022
Nick Tegrataker, 26 Feb 2022The quality control is all up to Samsung. Chinese phone man... moreUnfortunately, one fact is that even the "good" S22 unit produces noticeably worse photos than 2-year old S20 I currently have (please refer to my previous comment). The second thing is that - unfortunately - Samsung's quality control has a lot to be desired, yet the customer support is fair in this matter.
In the past, I had defective S7's front camera which - after 3 unsuccessful service repairs - has been replaced for a brand-new S8. Kind and nice from Samsung. But the S8 I received was defective as well, back camera this time. Repaired 3 times and works perfect now. My wife has this phone until now.
My current phone is S20, which was perfect from the very beginning, but - seeing a clearly defective lens in GSMArena's unit, seeing in person how bad S22+ photos are and remembering my S7 and S8 yourneys, I'm really not sure if I want to risk S22 purchase. Too bad, as I'm pretty much zoom nerd and I miss the proper tele lens in my S20.