Galaxy S22: price, release date, technical sheet, all about the next Samsung smartphone

The Galaxy S22, S22 + and S22 Ultra will be Samsung's new technological showcase, excluding foldable screen smartphones. Here is what to expect from this generation, which does not promise to be revolutionary, but which should perfect a formula that has proven itself.

The release of Samsung's new Galaxy S line smartphones is one of the major events in the Android mobile market and often sets the tone for the rest of the year. Between their new design and the technical improvements they embed, the Galaxy S22 are no exception to the rule.

Samsung could also change the names of some models this year to better distinguish them. Indeed, a leak announces that Samsung would like to rename the Galaxy S22 + to Galaxy s22 Pro, and the Galaxy S22 Ultra to Galaxy Note 22 Ultra. The latter would inherit the name Note because of the integrated stylus and its more angular design than its predecessors.

 WHEN IS THE SAMSUNG GALAXY S22 COMING OUT?

Samsung would finally present the Galaxy S22 in February 2022, one month behind the Galaxy S21. The firm would like to reserve the January slot for the Galaxy S21 FE.

However, this still remains to be verified. Indeed, Samsung has already started production of its next flagship, which could indicate that its release is scheduled for the end of January.

 WHAT IS THE PRICE OF THE GALAXY S22?

As in previous years, three different models are expected: the Galaxy S22, S22 + and S22 Ultra. For its Galaxy S21, Samsung had curbed the crazy price hike affecting premium smartphones in an attempt to convince the public to turn to its devices. The manufacturer should not increase its prices too much for the S22 in order to continue to be competitive against Xiaomi and Oppo, which are increasingly targeting the high-end segment. The prices have not leaked so far, so we model them on those of the Galaxy S21 before knowing more.

• Galaxy S22: from 859 euros
• Galaxy S22 +: from 1059 euros
• Galaxy S22 Ultra: from 1259 euros

It should be noted that with the shortage of components, and in particular of semiconductors, the manufacturing prices of smartphones could increase, an increase which would certainly have repercussions on the final price of the products if it is true. To reduce the cost of production, Samsung would again ignore the microSD port.

 WHAT DOES THE GALAXY S22 LOOK LIKE?

The first echoes suggest a design similar to that of the Galaxy S21. The new generation of Samsung mobiles should not take advantage of the front camera under the screen, introduced for the first time by the brand with its folding, the Galaxy Z Fold 3.

The screen of the Galaxy S22 and S22 + is expected to use LTPS (low temperature poly-silicon) technology and is smaller than that of their predecessors. We are talking about a diagonal of 6.06 inches for the S22 (against 6.2 inches on the S21) and 6.55 inches for the S22 + (against 6.7 inches on the S21 +). The S22 Ultra would be entitled to a 6.81-inch LTPO (low-temperature polycrystalline oxide) panel, much like the S21 Ultra (6.8 inches).

 It is therefore clear that the Galaxy S22 does not really revolutionize the design of the range. Its photo block is very similar to that of its predecessor, although its sensor is in theory more efficient. The only real novelty: the side buttons are placed lower than usual.

Each smartphone in the series would benefit from a screen supporting a refresh rate of 120 Hz. Only the Galaxy S22 Ultra would offer a QHD + 1440p display quality, the other two references being satisfied with a classic FHD + 1080p definition.

Note that the Galaxy S22 Ultra has a rear photo unit with a very strange design. The smartphone looks like the Galaxy Note, but the sensor's appearance is clearly not to everyone's liking. Taking the shape of a P, it has 3 sensors arranged vertically, while a fourth is on the side. An unknown module is also present.

However, this design is not yet final. Another rendering was released a few days later. In addition, the medium offers another design for the photo block, this time divided in half.

Samsung could even opt for a third even more interesting design, since it would remove the protrusion of the photo unit. Samsung is also thinking of placing the sensors directly on the back of the smartphone in the form of “drops of water”. This new design would be perfect for minimizing the weight of the smartphone, since the mass of the photo module would thus be replaced by that of the new S Pen. It is obviously for this design that Samsung would have opted, according to the latest renderings.

The Galaxy S22 Ultra will most likely be compatible with the S-Pen stylus, as was the case with the Galaxy S21 Ultra. Some sources even claim that the release of the flagship will mark the definitive death of the Galaxy Note, already in bad shape since the release of the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and its dedicated S-Pen. The Galaxy S22 Ultra will offer an integrated stylus like the previous Note. New renderings also showed what the location for the stylus with shells might look like, in addition to confirming the flagship's design again.

WHAT PERFORMANCE FOR THE GALAXY S22?

The smartphones of the Galaxy S range have the particularity of not being based on the same chips depending on the market in which they are released. Samsung designs its own Exynos SoCs, which can be found on mobiles sold in Europe and around the world, but also sources Snapdragon chips from Qualcomm to equip devices destined for the United States or China. A difference in treatment that is felt in the performance and autonomy of the phones.

But in 2022, Samsung's balance between Snapdragon and Exynos is expected to be upset. The manufacturer is plagued by production difficulties. The release of the Galaxy S21 FE had to be postponed for this reason, and the number 1 smartphone market would not be in the capacity to produce enough Exynos 2200 chips to cover its usual needs.

The Galaxy S22 should therefore benefit from a Snapdragon 898 SoC in most markets, with only a few countries keeping an Exynos SoC (the 2200 in this case). This would be particularly the case in Europe. A priori, South Korea would switch to Snapdragron, we do not yet know if this will be the case for France. Bad timing for Samsung, which intended to compete with Qualcomm on the high-end chip market in 2022 with a GPU Exynos boosted by AMD's RDNA 2 architecture. Thanks to this AMD GPU, the SoC would be compatible with ray-tracing.

The brand would also have drawn a line on the improvement of the cooling system of its devices. Samsung was developing a steam chamber to handle the heat given off by the Galaxy S22, but the project was finally abandoned, because it was considered too expensive. We should therefore find a cooling technology similar to that used on the Galaxy S21, which tend to heat up during gaming sessions.

 HOW LONG IS THE GALAXY S22?

After several years of criticism regarding the autonomy of its premium smartphones, Samsung had somewhat rectified the situation with the Galaxy S21 series, in particular by increasing the capacity of the batteries. But it seems that the manufacturer is taking a step back this time. If the autonomy of the Galaxy S22 Ultra should be entrusted to a 5000 mAh battery, as on the S21 Ultra, the Galaxy S22 and S22 + would be equipped with a battery of 3700 and 4600 mAh respectively, against 4000 and 4800 mAh on the generation earlier.

In return, Samsung could finally improve the wired charging speed of its devices, still stuck at 25W so far, while the competition has been democratizing 65W on the high end for some time now. The brand is in the process of testing a charging power of 65W for the three smartphones of the S22 series, but it is not yet certain that this will be validated for incorporation into the final products. Unfortunately, according to some sources, these attempts would have been unsuccessful, forcing Samsung to fall back on the 45W load.

However, the three smartphones in the Galaxy S22 range have recently passed into the hands of 3C, a Chinese certification body. The agency's database shows that all three phones will eventually have to make do with a quick 25W recharge, contradicting previous leaks.

The S22, S22 + and S22 Ultra will also be compatible with induction charging and reverse wireless charging. Note that Samsung will use the same supplier as for the Galaxy Note 7 batteries. This does not mean that the flagship is heading straight for disaster. Indeed, several smartphones of the firm are already equipped with batteries manufactured by ATL.

 IS THE GALAXY S22 GOOD IN PHOTO?

Like the Galaxy S21 and S21 +, the Galaxy S22 and S22 + are expected to share the same photo setup. The main sensor would drop from 12 to 50 MP, and it would be the new ISOCELL GN5 sensor that Samsung introduced this year. It would be accompanied by a 12 MP ultra wide-angle (identical to the previous generation). As confirmed by the Ice Universe leaker, we would also find a 10 MP telephoto lens (against 64 MP on the S21), but with an optical zoom up to 3x, while it was only hybrid on their predecessors. As a reminder, the telephoto lens of the Galaxy S21 only allowed an optical zoom of 1.1X.

The Galaxy S22 Ultra is not expected to change much, retaining a main lens of 108 MP (and not the 200 MP lens on which Samsung has worked). This should not also be a revolution compared to the ISOCELL HM3 of the Galaxy S21 Ultra, since it would be called HM3s and not HM4. On the other hand, the two telephoto lenses should offer 12 MP image definition rather than 10 MP, and would be able to offer variable zoom and not just fixed.

 GALAXY S22: WHICH VERSION OF ANDROID?

Samsung is much more responsive than a few years ago when it comes to upgrading its in-house overlay to the most recent version of Android and continues to do well. The Galaxy S21, S21 + and S21 Ultra will be upgraded to Android 12 by the end of 2021. This gives us good hope that the S22, S22 + and S22 Ultra will ship directly to Android 12 rather than Android 11 with an update to come to Android 12.

It should also be remembered that Samsung is now promising three-year software monitoring on its smartphones, therefore with updates to features that should be deployed up to Android 15.

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