Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra review

25 February 2022


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  • Anonymous
  • mpg
  • 26 Feb 2022

Cpu Seems throttle much worse than s22+ model with copper heat pipe although all these exynos models are due a massive update from Samsung that been confirmed which should sort out battery life and other issues

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    • Little Penguin
    • Ci%
    • 26 Feb 2022

    Nick Tegrataker, 26 Feb 2022I've already taken a look at the S22 series a few days... moreLow quality lens + wider FOV than 21U
    The lower left corner is extremely poor.

    Also photos from other websites have blurry center.
    They mention excess of sharpening to.

      I've already taken a look at the S22 series a few days ago, but today I decided to have another go at them in a different store to see if the lens quality issue is widespread. Turns out.. it definitely is. S22 and S22+ have absolutely horrible edge sharpness, and while S22U was slightly better, it's still poor compared to last year's S21U.

      S22 series is now officially removed from my wishlist.. I'm patiently waiting for Find X5 series or Xiaomi 12 (hopefully Ultra) to come to where I live.

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        • Anonymous
        • mXr
        • 26 Feb 2022

        YUKI93, 26 Feb 2022After a much closer inspection of the camera performance be... moreWho cares, why rely on free cheap camera app.

        For £15 you can buy premium camera apps.

        I don't rely on cheap free junk updates by Samsung

        I pay for security and vpn £70 a year for top class security.

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          • Anonymous
          • mXr
          • 26 Feb 2022

          .alpha, 26 Feb 2022Mi 11 Ultra still does photo and video betterThe Sony 1iii blows all phones till 2024

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            • Anonymous
            • mXr
            • 26 Feb 2022

            This phone has 3 mode options for cpu gpu

            Extreme with very fast processing
            Turbo is fast
            Optimised as normal


            Tried the Extreme, and the phone gets really hot but no throttling. Games reach 70. To 80fps. Apps and Internet loads super fast zippy like Intel i7.

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              • Anonymous
              • mXr
              • 26 Feb 2022

              P C M, 26 Feb 2022So, the speaker is crap. Can't believe Samsung did tha... moreDownload Eqfy, premium 10 band equaliser, than relying on cheap free junk.

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                • Anonymous
                • mXr
                • 26 Feb 2022

                ALPHABOY17, 26 Feb 2022"Isn't called a Note and that makes us sad."... moreMuch better looking than ugly nasty hideous curved phones.

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                  • Greenscreen
                  • x{6
                  • 26 Feb 2022

                  Death at the color green

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                    • .alpha
                    • q2$
                    • 26 Feb 2022

                    Mi 11 Ultra still does photo and video better

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                      • Anonymous
                      • LkB
                      • 26 Feb 2022

                      I bet bias youtubers did not want to mention any con.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • 7X1
                        • 26 Feb 2022

                        Shui8, 26 Feb 2022Are u reading this review regarding its camera lol? No wher... moreTBH it doesnt even come close to the cheapest DLSR Camera anyway.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • tZj
                          • 26 Feb 2022

                          Anonymous, 26 Feb 2022There's a good reason why Samsung is practically givin... moreLooks like 2022 will be another year of declining sales for the S series, just like the lackluster sales of S20 and S21 series. At the same time last year, Samsung also said the reception for S21 was very good but in the end they still sold less units than previous years.

                            IN MOST REVIWES Galaxy S22 Ultra showed a mediocre score for a flagship with a 5,000mAh battery: slightly north of 13 hours, worse than the S21 Ultra of last year and about on par with Google's Pixel 6 Pro. how come it excels here?

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                              • Anonymous
                              • fCC
                              • 26 Feb 2022

                              Kiflom, 26 Feb 2022That is a non pocket device. You need a shoulder bag.thats basically every phone these days

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                                • Shui8
                                • XM7
                                • 26 Feb 2022

                                Sk khangwal , 26 Feb 2022Best phone 2022 all features available this phone Superb ... moreAre u reading this review regarding its camera lol? No where near superb quality. Not even close.

                                Still typical overprocessed Samsung messed. As camera are my main needs in smartphone, this phone are taken off from my wishlist.

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                                  • NLS
                                  • S7U
                                  • 26 Feb 2022

                                  I am getting this, but it is easily my most underwhelming phone switch ever.

                                  I'm a Note fan since the first Note, although using the pen accounts for less than 10% of my device use, but for that time that I pop the pen to write something quick and some other scenarios, plus that I used PDAs since the Dawn of Time (which where stylus based), makes me love it.

                                  So, my take:

                                  - ^%&# ^&* Samsung for not having the b*lls to call this a Note. It is a Note.

                                  - ^%&# ^&* Samsung (esp. in Europe) for giving us a device that is 2 gens back in terms of CPU speed ("blah blah you won't notice"... you miss that in those price ranges, bragging rights ARE a factor), but worse even GPU speed and AI speed. Who cares about ray-tracing if you manage to not improve rendering speed even WITHOUT ray-tracing?

                                  - They downgraded the screen resolution ("blah blah you won't notice" again...).

                                  - They left the same camera hardware (and with bad macro).

                                  - The entry model has less RAM than last generation (!!!).

                                  - 1Hz for Ultra is fake (it is not 1Hz) as 10Hz for non-Ultra is also fake (!!!). I EXPECTED that sites like gsmarena would ask for official Samsung comment on this.

                                  - 45W (i.e. extra money) charge, does not really charge faster than 25W charger. WTF? See what Xiaomi is doing in this field.

                                  - You still cannot make a phone that stands properly on a table, ESPECIALLY being a stylus phone. (that said, I like the look of the back although it is a dust magnet)

                                  - Less tough (seems Victous+ or what they call it, is worse than older versions and Corning is becoming a "marketing" company more and more).

                                  - Still no proper speakers.

                                  - Underwhelming (real) battery life.

                                  I actually wanted to get Mi 11 Ultra this summer, but it vanished from the face of the Earth, even though I ordered it (I want official import), it never came (plus Xiaomi needs to fix their own issues on various things, but this is another subject).
                                  Friends kept telling me "1300 for a Chinese phone?", but I had no issue, since Mi 11 Ultra hardware really deserved it.
                                  I wanted to wait for 12 Ultra, but Xiaomi doesn't give us any hints, except some rumours that this will be underwhelming compared to 11U.

                                  If I didn't have to upgrade soon, I would not move to S22U.

                                  That said, the "4 major OS upgrades" is very attractive (and remains to be seen) and hope they will update the microcode of 2200 to become a bit better in time.

                                  One last thing: Why everybody abandoned the idea of "behind the screen" front cam? I mean I have no problem with that tiny circle having less pixels or a tiny bit of color variation, it is better than having a constant black hole.

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                                    • NLS
                                    • S7U
                                    • 26 Feb 2022

                                    I am getting this, but it is easily my most underwhelming phone switch ever.

                                    I'm a Note fan since the first Note, although using the pen accounts for

                                      "Isn't called a Note and that makes us sad."

                                      Best con ever xD

                                      Oh you forgot about no micro sd in this gigantic brick, AND 128gb base version, it should've been 256gb, Christ...

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                                        • Kiflom
                                        • 0xQ
                                        • 26 Feb 2022

                                        That is a non pocket device. You need a shoulder bag.

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