Samsung announced the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra at the February Unpacked 2022 event. It comes with a slew of features and improvements over its predecessor, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra. For starters, you get an in-built slot for the S Pen, a new camera module, and improved A.I. features, alongside the usual improvements like a new processor. But which one should you buy? Is the Galaxy S22 Ultra worth the upgrade from the S21 Ultra? Here’s our Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra vs.
Coming to the display, like the Galaxy S21 Ultra, the Galaxy S22 Ultra is equipped with a 6.8-inch AMOLED screen, which supports a 120Hz dynamic refresh rate and a Quad HD+ display . Samsung has introduced the new Vision Booster feature which allows the S22 Ultra’s display brightness to go up to 1,750 nits. Jargon aside, this should mean it’s brighter and clearer than any smartphone before — including the S21 Ultra.
Samsung chose to bring the same 5,000mAh battery on the 2022 flagship. While the Galaxy S21 Ultra has support for 25W fast charging, the S22 Ultra gets a bump with 45W fast wired charging. Both smartphones allow for up to 15W wireless charging and reverse wireless charging. The introduction of 45W fast charging is a big deal and it means we can get more charge in less time.
Essentially, the camera numbers mean that the Galaxy S22 Ultra may not be worth the upgrade if all you care about is daytime camera performance. The company is promising improvements in low-light photography and new pro-level features. We are expecting the camera to be up there with the Google Pixel 6 Pro in terms of A.I. and nighttime photography capabilities, but we’ll wait until our full review is complete before making that statement.
Fuck the cameras. I own a Nikon. The Note9 is still a better phone.