Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra review

25 February 2022


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I was very keen to purchase an S22 Ultra having exclusively used Samsung phones for the past 10 years. Currently I have an S20 Ultra and being only a couple years old, it now has trouble charging, screen scroll is sticky, fingerprint scanning is frustrating and I end up using the pin after 5 attempts more times than not. I am slightly hard of hearing and find the S20 ultra volume output disappointing, and no capacity for the plug in earphones that I prefer to Bluetooth.
So I want to upgrade. Whilst the S22 Ultra was my go to top pick, having read your review, for which I thank you sincerely, I will broaden my search to include other brands. The Volume is one of my top 3 must haves, and with the specs in your review, it's just not going to do the job for me unfortunately.

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    • mXr
    • 07 Apr 2022

    Anonymous, 05 Apr 2022I would choose oneplus 10 for the best camera phoneHuawei p50pro XIAMOI Sony 1iii 11U aswell

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      • Anonymous
      • IJK
      • 07 Apr 2022

      Anonymous, 05 Apr 2022I would choose oneplus 10 for the best camera phoneSince when?

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        • Anonymous
        • fsV
        • 05 Apr 2022

        I would choose oneplus 10 for the best camera phone

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          • Anonymous
          • rN7
          • 03 Apr 2022

          mawlki, 03 Apr 2022I mean if you don't need a camera phone look somewhere... moreYou completely missed the point. Also irrelevant considering camera is far from the only thing important on this device or any. Unless that's your specific and sole purpose.

          And their point is not that don't care about camera but that the cameras aren't all that great for important things. And are not being very well managed or upgraded. They are good for blind users, but not up to par to where they could be and very over processed.

          And they have the right to post here about that

            Anonymous, 02 Apr 2022Because they have a right to be like the rest. Their commen... moreI mean if you don't need a camera phone look somewhere else. Why be even here then?.
            I would have posted the same @ iphone 13 pro wich also has a great camera. Actually i own one of the above; s22u òr iphone 13 pro, won't tell you wich one and they are both very good devices in any aspect.

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              • rN7
              • 02 Apr 2022

              mawlki, 01 Apr 2022Why are you here then? Because they have a right to be like the rest. Their comment was not even bad. In fact it holds a lot of truth. So if you are upset by it then you are just being a hurt fan.

                Spike, 07 Mar 2022Thank God I didn't order this phone. Cameras on phones... moreWhy are you here then?

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                  • The Truth Hurts
                  • 7sF
                  • 28 Mar 2022

                  Roberthxx, 08 Mar 2022I care. And many others too. Phone should do many things, b... morePmsl. Apple saves the planet.... in which multiverse. I have zero allegiance to either side and freely use both. Tbh iPhone has the superior UI when it comes to I want my phone to do these things and I don't care about anything else. Where as Android is good in terms of I want my phone to do everything and I want to tinker

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                    • rN7
                    • 25 Mar 2022

                    Bennydajeta, 25 Mar 2022Would have been good if it had expandable storage. I work ... moreEspecially with the downgrade in base storage

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                      • Bennydajeta
                      • PTT
                      • 25 Mar 2022

                      Would have been good if it had expandable storage.
                      I work in non connectable areas and using SD card memory rather than cloud storage is an advantage(also when flying, in the bush, watching movies, working on technical files)

                        Not so, SM-9080 is Snapdragon variant with an unlocked bootloader however there is more ROM Development for Exynos variants.

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                          • samgab
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                          • 23 Mar 2022

                          since the phone got only two telephoto lenses, say at 2x zoom how clear will it be or what would it look like ? would it be LESS clear than 3x with designated lens ?
                          also 4,5,6,7,8,9X ??? am kinda confused !...

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                            • rJy
                            • 21 Mar 2022

                            Battery is heavily drained.comparitive s21 ultra

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                              • Anonymous
                              • 7v0
                              • 16 Mar 2022

                              Overall, its a great phone. Incredible smooth crystal clear display, stellar camera, beautiful UI providing ease of use. Performance is remarkable, even if its the Exynos version, no complains there. Battery seems to drain faster than older models, it may be due to the 120htz adaptive refresh and S-pen drawing some power along with QHD res. Still can get at least 8hrs screen on-time. Glad Samsung stopped provinding 16GB RAM, 12 is sufficient. Unused RAM drains battery. Gaming? Idk, I don't game. Speakers may sound a bit thin, not bad, but its understandable since its located near the S-pen housing, and those parts need to be water-sealed for IP68. S-pen is located on the left to make room for the HUGE camera module. Only true complaint is with the price tag this time round. No charger, no SD card...Samsung copying Apple's marketing schemes. Shame on both. Other than that, cheers!

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                                • dZu
                                • 16 Mar 2022

                                Anonymous, 13 Mar 2022I'm sorry for your lack of knowledge, but the S22 Ultr... moreCan you please explain to me how does the S22 Ultra have 4 speakers?

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                                  • IJK
                                  • 16 Mar 2022

                                  ALonZo, 11 Mar 2022But why does it upset you so much? It's phone at the e... moreStill don't get how you being upset enough to have to make false claims is me being upset just because I call you out on it 🤷🏻‍♂️

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                                    • M8B
                                    • 14 Mar 2022

                                    Where is that s22 review????

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • C5b
                                      • 13 Mar 2022

                                      Blitz, 07 Mar 2022It makes me sad that samsung doesnt care about speaker qual... moreI'm sorry for your lack of knowledge, but the S22 Ultra has 4 speakers and they are clear & loud!

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                                        • Zhn
                                        • n}Q
                                        • 12 Mar 2022

                                        Hey, please, add 108mp photos to the review.