Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra review

25 February 2022


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I boughr this beauty and I can say that is a monster. The only problem was the battery life which was almost the same as my old S10, 2 days at most with low usage. When was on standby used to loose 1% per hour and when I was using it more than 5% per hour.
Yesterday I was looking through the settings and I've disabled everything about Bixby and Facebook. Now on standby is loosing about 1% every 3 hours and about 1-2% by using it. Samsung should let us uninstall the Bixby and Facebook not only disabling it for those who are not using it.

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    • Spike
    • xfi
    • 07 Mar 2022

    Thank God I didn't order this phone. Cameras on phones don't interest me. They are good for every day but not for important stuff.
    To lie about the charger, and lower the volume!? Forget it...

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      • jeg
      • 07 Mar 2022

      i0S.- Never.- Again, 06 Mar 2022All Chinese phones deal with heat issues a lot better than ... moreSamsung isn't Chinese, or Japanese. Calm down.

        Anonymous, 25 Feb 2022See reviews on gizmochina. Have same heat issues, mainly x... moreAll Chinese phones deal with heat issues a lot better than lying Japanese company named Sony which gives worst thermal performance despite advertised 80£ cooling inside

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          • Anonymous
          • rN7
          • 04 Mar 2022

          Aadrian, 04 Mar 2022I am also going to "upgrade" from my 4,5 years ol... moreIn absolute worst case scenario the note 9 is a decent upgrade from the 8.
          In fact there was probably more upgraded going from the 8s to the 9s, even more so in the note, then any one since then. From the 9 to the 10, 10 to 20, 20 to 21, or now to the 22.

          The 9 got stereo speakers, dual aperture, huge battery jump, heatpipe, etc. And is the last note with 3.5mm.

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            • Anonymous
            • rN7
            • 04 Mar 2022

            ALPHABOY17, 03 Mar 2022It is a downgrade man. That's the problem. Since note ... moreGoing to iphone is not the answer. They are still worse off. There's other options besides samsung

              This is a smartphone I will love to upgrade to it has every thing even though it's not perfectvun everything but it Excell in all aspect
              ★An s-pen
              ★Flaship grade camera's
              ★A more refined UI
              ★A great, bold and elgant design from Samsung
              ★Best display in the smartphone segment
              ★A battery life better than Xiaomi oppo OnePlus
              and Goggle Flaship in most scenarios
              ★A charging system that I love it's the best to me it not slow and not too fast just 1hours to fully charge it's very much okay to me.
              This is a smartphone that is gonna make you change your mentality it has everything to qualify a smartphone and it makes sure you get the best of those aspect even if not perfect at everything and kudos to Samsung I they they are the best at naming smartphones notes, ultra and s series they are good at naming Samsung really tried to me

                NLS, 03 Mar 2022I have a comment somewhere below that I had this pre-ordere... moreI am also going to "upgrade" from my 4,5 years old Note8. Featurewise, it's probably a step backwards, no headphone jack, no SD card slot, no LED notification light, no heart rate sensor. But the thing is, after almost 5 years I have to upgrade to another phone with S-pen, because I use it often. I will wait a couple months more before I get the Ultra.

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                  • nFh
                  • 03 Mar 2022

                  Anonymous, 02 Mar 2022We don't like Snapdragon here in UK, we prefer love ex... moreYour comment is nonsense.
                  People in the UK have had enough of Exynos disparites.

                    NLS, 03 Mar 2022I have a comment somewhere below that I had this pre-ordere... moreIt is a downgrade man. That's the problem. Since note 10 samsung went downhill, but NEVER so low.
                    I was a samsung fan my whole life but now I recommend just going to iphone, if you have the money. If not, you can get the A52S, because A53's rumors are already dissapointing AND depressing.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • swC
                      • 03 Mar 2022

                      Medalwinner, 03 Mar 2022Can anyone please tell me if bengali is a supported languag... moreYou need too download it from appstore

                        Can anyone please tell me if bengali is a supported language for handwriting?

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                          • NLS
                          • S7U
                          • 03 Mar 2022

                          I have a comment somewhere below that I had this pre-ordered, but it was the most underwhelming upgrade I would do and I usually take years to upgrade (but I work with every generation, including iPhones, because of my line of business, so I am well aware of how things evolve). I take years to upgrade but usually hit a top tier device, so that it "holds" long enough.

                          So, I *did* receive my S22 Ultra yesterday.
                          My previous device was an ancient (but still in most things "current" enough) Note8.
                          It took a few hours to sync/port things and I'd say it succeeded 90% to get me to a state where I could just turn off and even factory reset my Note. It needed some manual work (esp. concerning some app logins) but nothing too much.

                          Kudos to Samsung, for making it easy to "feel at home" esp. coming from a previous Galaxy (even so many generations back).
                          But this also is part of the "underwhelming" thing I expected (and I was right).

                          I had a device with way older Android, way older UI, way slower (ha... but not that much, thanks Samsung) etc.
                          And I got to the supposed top-end device (esp. for Androids) until the next. Well it didn't feel like that.
                          My old UI was already smooth (and the difference in smoothness looked like it was because of 120Hz mostly - which is something you now get even in mid-range), my apps worked fine already (and most games), my camera was significantly worse but still respectable (and after all I didn't move to DxOmark #1 but to #13... although the new zoom is out of this world). More importantly, I really needed the extra space (not storage, but also space for apps), moving apps to SD is VERY problematic when it can be done).
                          Since I wouldn't (and couldn't) wait any more when and if Xiaomi (I am really not looking at any other brands except those two) will release a great 12 Ultra (with many "buts" that are not for this thread). I made the move.

                          Thing is: I didn't feel any super upgrade or something really revolutionary (or significantly evolutionary) stepping from Note8 to Note 22... erm S22 Ultra. This from the side of the USER. From the side of tech enthousiast and IT pro, where we love numbers, yes, some changes are significant, yet some are underwhelming even for enthousiasts.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • B{2
                            • 03 Mar 2022

                            Anonymous, 02 Mar 2022Except most people can't unlock snapdragon to use thos... moreAbsolutely true agree.

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                              • xID
                              • 03 Mar 2022

                              It seems a lot of the innovation by Samsung in recent months is focused on the RAW files. It would have been great to get some RAW examples and evaluation of the Expert RAW and regular RAW in different situations. May be even night photos from tripod.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • IJK
                                • 03 Mar 2022

                                Anonymous, 02 Mar 2022Absolutely true, stfu snapdragon, no one wants you accept ... moreIt does suck that we can't get roms with sd but in fairness sd has been more powerful and efficient for a few years now.
                                The difference this time is not so much.
                                Yes the s1-s8 exynos was better usually in numerous ways. Whether it's cpu, gpu, audio, or efficiency. But now it's sd.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • B{2
                                  • 02 Mar 2022

                                  Anonymous, 02 Mar 2022Except most people can't unlock snapdragon to use thos... moreAbsolutely true, stfu snapdragon, no one wants you accept USA. Its rubbish, I had a snapdragon s205g, it had hardly any custom rom or Kernels available, all available on exynos. No wonder no country wants too buy snapdragon

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • IJK
                                    • 02 Mar 2022

                                    Anonymous, 02 Mar 2022poor battery life. no microsd slot. not even top 10 on dxom... moreI wouldn't do that

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • IJK
                                      • 02 Mar 2022

                                      Willow1625, 02 Mar 2022Wait, what? XD "No custom ROM kernels" on Snapdra... moreExcept most people can't unlock snapdragon to use those roms.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • B{2
                                        • 02 Mar 2022

                                        Willow1625, 02 Mar 2022Wait, what? XD "No custom ROM kernels" on Snapdra... moreWe don't like Snapdragon here in UK, we prefer love exynos.
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                                        Vodafone
                                        Virgin
                                        Other carriers buy exynos, they hate dislike Snapdragon

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