Samsung Galaxy S22 review

23 March 2022


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  • 25 Mar 2022

Are the reviewers required to have a minimum number of pros and cons? The non-existent charger is listed as a con for the S22 but not for the iPhone.

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    • 25 Mar 2022

    Samsung S22 or Xiaomi 12X? Strange it was not compared in the test?

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      • Anonymous
      • U@I
      • 25 Mar 2022

      Why android phones compared to iPhones have poor battery life?
      Just compared iphone 13pro & Galaxy s22
      S22 has less pixels & more battery capacity than iphone 13pro.
      S22: 1080 x 2340 pixels
      13pro: 1170 x 2532 pixels
      Display size is same 6.1”
      s22: 3700mah battery
      13pro: 3095mah battery

      How come battery life test on gsmarena has huge differences?
      Except on Call battery life everything is poor on android phones despite having bigger battery capacity.

      Why is it so? Is apple doing really better? Or android OEMs are poorly handling it? Or
      Is gsmarena lying?
      Is apple printing less but in real has more battery capacity ?
      It’s android printing more battery capacity?
      Either way on call, web browsing time, video watching time doesn’t support what I’m thinking.
      What iOS is doing better than android?

        Kuba, 25 Mar 2022you can do nothing. All phones with snapdragon 8Gen1 are ho... more??? My S22 SD has never gotten hot. It's only gotten slightly warm. And that was after taking pictures for ten minutes or running a benchmark.

        Now, my S10, that was a phone that could get hot. It would be in my pocket and suddenly get so hot I would need to take it out of my pocket. It didn't happen often, though. But, so far, my thirty-day old S22 has behaved like my S21 did. My S21 only got slightly warm as well.

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          • 25 Mar 2022

          impinas, 24 Mar 2022I want the S22's camera (although I can't say tha... moreNeed wait for S23. S22 battery life in not acceptable and gsmarena numbers are misleading. On paper it looks battery is "ok" but reddit S22 group everyone says screen on time is 4-4.30h which is really really low.

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            • 25 Mar 2022

            Kayle , 24 Mar 2022So I recently got my S22 and it's great and everything... moreyou can do nothing. All phones with snapdragon 8Gen1 are hot and are draining battery fast. I suggest you return the phone and wait for S23 or some other phone with Snapdragon 8gen1+

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              • 25 Mar 2022

              Anonymous, 24 Mar 2022You can easily set the screen frequency to a consistent 60hzi set screen to 60Hz, dark theme, power saving mode and S22 got only 4:55h screen on time, which is worse than my 2 year old S20. If you use 120Hz, light theme - good luck with battery, but i think you should test by yourself, if you live in US you can return the phone.

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                • Kuba
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                • 25 Mar 2022

                This test might be sponsoded... My S22 had 4:30h screen on time. Thats 1 hour less than 2 year old S20 !!!. Dont buy phones with snapdragon 8gen1.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • LkB
                  • 25 Mar 2022

                  Samsung years ago had the best apsc camera.
                  Should make galaxy do exactly what cam would.
                  Not 100% opposite.

                    aaronwt, 25 Mar 2022You mention the Detail Enhancer in the review. How do you a... moreGo to photo mode on the main cam. Switch resolution to 50MP from the control on the left. Then a toggle will be in the top right corner. Kind of looks like a checkerboard. That is the Detail Enhancer.

                      You mention the Detail Enhancer in the review. How do you access it on the S22?

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                        • Anonymous
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                        • 24 Mar 2022

                        What should have been done.

                        S22 = 6,2"
                        S22+ = 6,7"
                        S22U = 7,2"

                        22/22+ with same cam setup of Ultra.

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                          • 24 Mar 2022

                          i love S22+

                            Obviously 50MP detail enhancer needs an example in a shot that has a lot of things in it; like a city scape. The 50MP shots of the cat makes no sense and flawed test object for this mode. The 12MP shots of the cat look much better so i am not even going to look for details in the 50MP detail enhanced shots; its not interesting.

                            Would be nice if there were some shots of a city where detail enhancer can be seen at work for this review. If it works, zooming or pixel peeping isnt needed; looking at the whole photo on a laptop screen should directly show a more detailed shot.

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                              • 24 Mar 2022

                              I find it bizarre that the reviewer uses the iPhone Pro for the basis of comparison to this base level S22 but never mentions the base iPhone 13 which costs the same and is the same size.it would be the most logical comparison but it's ignored.

                              Perhaps because comparing the s22 to the iPhone 13 only illustrates how feature poor the iPhone is.

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                                • GroovyStarlight
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                                • 24 Mar 2022

                                Kayle , 24 Mar 2022So I recently got my S22 and it's great and everything... moreHave chacked your phone cause that's not normal. S22 specially Snapdragon version at least don't have throttling issues. Mine doesn't get hot while I use various apps at the same time not even charging. Have it checked cause is not normal.

                                  Anonymous, 24 Mar 2022Not much smaller than S21 if you put both side by side. Not... moreThat slightly smaller size makes a big difference to me. It allows me to truly use the S22 in one hand, without having to shift it. With my S21 I needed to shift it in my hand to reach the upper left corner. I no longer need to do that with my S22.

                                  The S22 naked does feel worse in my hand. There is no way I could use it without a case because it feels very uncomfortable and would easily slip out. But I've been using cell phones since 1994 and have always used a case with them. So it's really not an issue for me.

                                    Anonymous, 24 Mar 2022A very soft and forgiving review of a very mediocre phone. ... more??? The screen ppi is slightly higher in the S22 than it was for the S21.

                                      Ernet, 24 Mar 2022This is the funniest tego I've ever read so far. Man, ... moreI'm a real user and have been using my S22 Snapdragon for thirty days now. I've had no GPS issues, no over heating issues, no lags etc. My S22 has been better than my S21 in every way except for the battery. It has been extremely rock solid. Just like my S21 was.

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                                        • Anonymous
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                                        • 24 Mar 2022

                                        FHD and 8gb ram on that price ? It is amazing how people would buy this.

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