Samsung Galaxy S22+ review

21 February 2022


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Will GSMARENA review the Snapdragon model? You know, the entire world besides EU gets SD Gen 1

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    • 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.

      Anonymous, 23 Feb 2022time for samsung to stop using these crap plastic lenses fr... moreThe quality control is all up to Samsung. Chinese phone manufacturers like BBK, Xiaomi and Huawei are also using lenses made by Chinese companies for many of their products and they all have been perfectly fine.

        Narcis Ditiu, 25 Feb 2022Already seen a lot of comments about the camera problem of ... moreCheck out my comment right below this one.

          Nick Tegrataker, 22 Feb 2022The photo samples in this article have such a dogs*** lens ... moreP.S. I tried out a different unit of S22+ at another store, and it seemed to be suffering from the same lens quality issue that is being mentioned in this article. Very unfortunate indeed.

            Already seen a lot of comments about the camera problem of this phone, and unfortunately, I will add one more about it.
            I find myself in this position again, about to purchase a new phone, to upgrade from S10, so I was happy about this review of S22+.
            But in the final chapter, it has a point in the Pros conclusion that it surprised me, as it praised the camera found in S22 to be as good as the one found in S21, or even better, so I took a look also at the Photo quality comparison tool:
            https://www.gsmarena.com/piccmp.php3?idType=4&idPhone1=10626&idPhone2=11252&idPhone3=10625
            And also on the Video quality comparison, the same issue.
            And something doesn't match, as on both Good light and Low light photos, in all of the parts of the photo that appears fine and thin drawings, as for example the napkin with the donkey in the right, or the happy soap or sponge yellow-green from the top, or the gray face of President Lincoln on the banknote that shows wrinkles, and the yellow dots from the left, and the column from the left edge of the banknote, and many more other details, all these details, appears clearer, sharper, and better on the photos taken with S21 and S21+, and worst blurry, on the one from S22+ as it blows away all of these fine details, even in the version with Detail Enhancer enabled, although is a little better with this function enabled.
            After I read the review about S22+, I was determined to buy it and placed an order on S22+ (not paid yet, waiting the confirmation). But now, after I seen the photo comparation, I was found in a big confusion, as the sharpness and quality of the camera is an important aspect for me, and now I found that S22+ camera is worse than the one found on S21+. Maybe it’s a software problem, or maybe the phone received for the review has some problems, I don’t know.
            Hopefully GSMArena will help us by clarifying this issue, that so many people have raised.

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              • 25 Feb 2022

              AG, 24 Feb 2022Mentioning no 3.5mm jack in 2022 as a con for a flagship de... moreYou get free buds if pre orderd

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                • 25 Feb 2022

                Mr robot , 24 Feb 20228 gig of ram in 2022 is more then enough Androids become smart enough with 8gb ram even if playing a big game for example I'll move everything else to virtual ram

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                  • 25 Feb 2022

                  SEUL8TR, 24 Feb 2022I'd take bmw335, and keep your bmw320 Lmfao.... yea... moreIt's because of "i cry over specsheet" people like you , innovation is dead these days . 8 gb is enough for a handheld device . Throw away your phone and get a life , period

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                    • 25 Feb 2022

                    SEUL8TR, 24 Feb 2022I'd take bmw335, and keep your bmw320 Lmfao.... yea... moreif it's so desperately needed than why did they drop to 8 gigs? If it's such a huge problem you would think this review (or the tech youtubers reviewing this phone) would have pointed that out right? Srsly samsung has to know that if they drop the amount of ram then supposedly it would impact the user's experience right?
                    btw were those stats pulled from your ass? "known majority have over 20 apps installed running" "Every apps you install it will run automatically in background which takes 100mb ram" what are you smoking?
                    pls don't take spec sheets at face value

                      Those who already bought
                      provide your genuine feedback.

                      waiting for actual user review..

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                        • 25 Feb 2022

                        After all these years, GSMArena is still the first stop for the most detailed, standardized and technical phone review!
                        I grew up with you. Haha
                        Nice job!

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                          • 25 Feb 2022

                          rizki1, 22 Feb 2022good phone, I like everything about the screen (one of the ... moreThe Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 has up to 1TB of external memory. I don't know which series. It depends on you whether you like tablets or not?

                            Mr robot , 24 Feb 20228 gig of ram in 2022 is more then enough I'd take bmw335, and keep your bmw320

                            Lmfao.... yea really 8gb is enough. Apps has too restart, once going back too open them. Android takes up 4gb ram, with only 2gb ram free, while the system must have reserve 1gb ram or else it starts too lag and slow down

                            Every apps you install it will run automatically in background which takes 100mb ram,

                            Know majority have over 20 apps installed running and that's not enough.

                            Why not stick too 4gb ram. Why the hate on 16gb ram. Is it costing or weighing you down cause its 20kg too carry. Good too have reserve.

                            People like you still exist is beyond unbelievable, must I say you're a Troll?

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                              • 24 Feb 2022

                              Mr robot , 24 Feb 20228 gig of ram in 2022 is more then enough If you only use social media, yes

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                                • 24 Feb 2022

                                SEUL8TR, 24 Feb 2022Lmfao, 8gb ram in 2022. Epic fail. Much better off buying ... more8 gig of ram in 2022 is more then enough

                                  From what I seen, S21's zoom, hi res and sides of shots are sharper. Did not go any further, S21 got also hi res raw(which is probably even sharper). S22+ looks like S21-.

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                                    • 24 Feb 2022

                                    AG, 24 Feb 2022Mentioning no 3.5mm jack in 2022 as a con for a flagship de... moreBut it is a con
                                    I don't see why it shouldn't be put there
                                    If every car manufacturer started selling cars without an engine would you say it's ok because everyone is doing it?

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                                      • 24 Feb 2022

                                      Android.Oreo, 22 Feb 2022I better get all those things if I'm paying $1000 for ... moreThen stop being a sucker for free stuff in box. No company will give you that much freebies, not even a flagship limited edition phones. This is 2022, old man

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                                        • 24 Feb 2022

                                        Mentioning no 3.5mm jack in 2022 as a con for a flagship device is honestly a joke. Hardly any device in the same price bracket have the jack and it just feels like a con has been added to increase the count of negatives rather than a legit con while using the device.

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