Samsung Galaxy S22

Samsung Galaxy S22
Brand: Samsung
Category: Mobiles
  • SoC: Exynos 2200 (4 nm) - International/ Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) - USA/China/India
  • RAM: 8GB RAM
  • Storage: 128 GB/ 256 GB
  • Display: Dynamic AMOLED 2X
  • Camera: 10 MP/ 50 MP (wide), 12 MP (ultrawide), 10 MP (telephoto macro)
  • OS: Android 12

Our Rating

The overall rating is based on review by our experts

8 4.0 1
  • Performance 8 / 10
  • Display 8 / 10
  • Design 8 / 10
  • Software 8 / 10
  • Camera 8 / 10
  • Battery 8 / 10
  • Value For Money 8 / 10

Recently, Samsung announced its much-awaited flagship device i.e Samsung Galaxy S22. As we already know that Samsung added plenty of big changes in design, display, software, and so on. This time Samsung introduced highly-anticipated features to take on the competition.

Let’s discuss Samsung Galaxy S22 specifications in detail:

Samsung Galaxy S22 comes with a 6.1-inch Dynamic 2X AMOLED display which gives you a crisp and clear picture quality, reduces smear, and offers eye protection. It supports an up to 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+, and 1300 nits (peak) display brightness. It has a display resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio while having a pixel density of 425 PPI.

Safeguarding the build, this device is protected with a Gorilla Glass Victus+ at the front side as well as on the backside with an aluminum frame and has IP68 dust/water resistance (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) making the device powerful and solid.

It measures 146 x 70.6 x 7.6 mm (5.75 x 2.78 x 0.30 in) and weighs around 167 g / 168 g (5.89 oz). It supports Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs + eSIM, dual stand-by). The Galaxy S22 boots One UI 4.1-based on Android 12. The device is powered by two different chipsets based on location:

  • International – Exynos 2200 (4 nm) chipset with Octa-core (1×2.8 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3×2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A510) processor. It runs Xclipse 920 GPU.
  • In USA/ China/ India – Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) chipset with Octa-core (1×3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3×2.40 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4×1.70 GHz Cortex-A510) processor. It runs Adreno 730 GPU.

The phone is available in two storage options which are 128 GB internal memory with 8GB RAM and 256 GB internal storage with 8GB RAM.

As far as the camera is concerned, the Samsung Galaxy S22 packs a triple camera module consisting primary camera of 50 MP (wide) with f/1.8 aperture, 12 MP (ultrawide) with f/2.2 aperture, and 10 MP (telephoto) with f/2.4 aperture depth shooter lens. Furthermore, the primary camera is capable of video recording at 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., and gyro-EIS videos. The device has LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom, and Super Steady video features. Another side, the selfie camera consists of 10 MP, with an f/2.2 aperture. Moreover, it is capable of 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps, Dual video calls, Auto-HDR, and Dual Pixel PDAF videos.

The Samsung Galaxy S22 device consists of Li-Ion 3700 mAh capacity non-removable battery. The phone has a fast-charging 25W feature with USB Power Delivery 3.0 and 15W fast Qi/PMA wireless charging. Even more, it supports reverse wireless charging with 4.5W which is quite superb.

Sensors on the phone:

  • Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic),
  • Accelerometer sensor,
  • Gyro sensor,
  • Barometer sensor,
  • Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support),
  • Bixby natural language commands and dictation,
  • Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified),
  • Geomagnetic Sensor,
  • Hall Sensor,
  • Light Sensor
  • Proximity sensor, and
  • Compass sensor.

Connectivity options include:

  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot,
  • Bluetooth- 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive,
  • GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO,
  • NFC,
  • Loudspeaker with stereo speakers
  • USB- USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go

Color and Price

The Samsung Galaxy S22 offers stunning quality with premium features that give users the best user interface and amazing display.  It is available in various colors including Phantom Black, White, Pink Gold, Green, Graphite, Sky Blue, Violet, and Cream. It starts retailing at around $ 799.99 (60,084 in Indian Rupees).

Samsung Galaxy S22 - Specs

Network

  • 5G Network
  • 4G Network
  • 3G Network
  • 2G Network

Design

  • Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones.
    Bar
  • Build
    Dynamic AMOLED 2X
  • Dimensions
    146 x 70.6 x 7.6 mm (5.75 x 2.78 x 0.30 in)
  • Weight
    167 g / 168 g (mmWave) (5.89 oz)
  • Waterproof
    IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
  • Colors
    Phantom Black, White, Pink Gold, Green, Graphite, Sky Blue, Violet, and Cream
  • SIM SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages.
    Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display

  • Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor)
    Dynamic AMOLED 2X
  • Size
    6.1 inches, 90.1 cm2
  • Resolution
    1080 x 2340 pixels
  • Display Colors Display Colors is refers to the number of different shades of colors that the screen is capable of displaying => 64K colors, 256K colors and 16 million colors, Obviously 16M is highest available range of colors and better than others.
    1B colors
  • Pixel Density Pixel Density (PPI) is refers to the concentration of pixels on a particular display, measured in pixels per inch (ppi). Pixel density is calculated by dividing the diagonal pixel resolution of a display by its diagonal size, higher pixel density better display quality.
    425 ppi
  • Touch Screen
    Yes, up to 10 fingers
  • Display Protection Display Protection => Gorilla Glass is a special alkali-aluminosilicate glass shield with exceptional damage resistance that helps protect mobile displays from scratches, drops, and bumps of everyday use, It is always better to go for a smartphone with Gorilla Glass for that added protection and peace of mind.
    Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
  • Features
    120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak) display brightness

Software

  • Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device.
    Android 12
  • Skin UI or user interface of a device is the look and feel of the on-screen menu system. How it works, its color scheme, how it responds to button presses, all of these things are part of the user interface.
    One UI 4.1

Hardware

  • Chipset Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming.
    Exynos 2200 (4 nm) - International/ Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) - USA/China/India
  • CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone.
    Octa-core (1x2.8 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A510) - International/ Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.40 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.70 GHz Cortex-A510) - USA/China/India
  • GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion.
    Xclipse 920 - International/ Adreno 730 - USA/China/India
  • RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices.
    8 GB
  • Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored.
    128GB/ 256GB
  • Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device.
    Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic),
    Accelerometer sensor,
    Gyro sensor,
    Barometer sensor,
    Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support),
    Bixby natural language commands and dictation,
    Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified),
    Geomagnetic Sensor,
    Hall Sensor,
    Light Sensor
    Proximity sensor, and
    Compass sensor.

Camera

  • Primary Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality.
    50 MP
  • Ultrawide
    12 MP
  • Depth
    10 MP
  • Video
    8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
  • Camera Features
    LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom, gyro-EIS, Super Steady video
  • Selfie Camera
    10 MP

Battery

  • Battery Type Battery Type => Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium.
    Li-Ion (Lithium Ion)
  • Capacity Battery Capacity is a measure (typically in Amp-hr) of the charge stored by the battery, and is determined by the mass of active material contained in the battery. The battery capacity represents the maximum amount of energy that can be extracted from the battery under certain conditions.
    3700 mAh
  • Fast Charging
    Fast charging 25W with USB Power Delivery 3.0, and Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
  • Wireless Charging Wireless Charging (Inductive Charging) uses an electromagnetic field to transfer energy between two objects. This is usually done with a charging station. Energy is sent through an inductive coupling to an electrical device, which can then use that energy to charge batteries or run the device.
    Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W

Connectivity

  • Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices.
    5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive
  • Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world.
    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
  • Infrared Infrared connectivity is an old wireless technology used to connect two electronic devices. It uses a beam of infrared light to transmit information and so requires direct line of sight and operates only at close range.
  • USB
    USB Type-C 3.2
  • GPS GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky.
    Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
  • NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.
  • Headphone Jack