Exynos 2200 Makes The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, An Ultra
April 23, 2022Photo Credit: Samsung
Samsung’s S22 Ultra is one of the best phones we’ve tested so far. It has an elegant design inspired by the Note series yet incorporates familiar elements that are expected of an S series flagship. It’s a proper pocket computer, designed to handle 8K video recording, editing content, playing graphically intensive games and when need be, connected to an external monitor for the full PC-like experience.
It’s able to do all of this without skipping a beat because of the Exynos 2200. It’s Samsung’s in-house 4nm chipset that features an octa-core CPU, which consists of one ARM Cortex-X2 high-performance core, three Cortex-A710 cores and four Cortex-A510 efficiency cores. This combination helps deliver better performance and power efficiency.
For graphics, it has the Xclipse, which is the first mobile GPU based on the AMD RDNA2 architecture. This is supposed to offer more powerful features that include hardware-accelerated ray tracing (RT) and variable rate shading (VRS). And this should equate to PC-like performance in mobile phones, which was something unheard of until now.
In addition to this, the performance of the neural processing unit (NPU) has been doubled compared to last year’s Exynos 2100. This equates to more calculations being made simultaneously, which in turn allows for better overall AI related performance.
The Exynos 2200 also benefits from AMIGO (advanced multi-IP governor) technology. It monitors the performance of components to make tweaks where necessary to extend battery life. Since it’s a 4nm chip, it’s smaller than last year’s 5nm Exynos 2100, yet is more powerful.
But that isn’t all, the image signal processor (ISP) has twice the bandwidth than the 2100 to support resolutions of up 200MP, which is more than enough to support its 108MP main camera. On paper, it can support up to 7 cameras but only runs 4 of them concurrently. And with the help of the AI engine, said ISP is able to provide amazing photo taking abilities.
We’ve covered the nightography features of the S22 Ultra in a previous article. There, we explain how well the phone is able to perform in appalling lighting conditions, yet deliver Instagram-worthy shots. Click here for more.
The MFC or Multi Format Codec of the Exynos 2200 uses the AV1 decoder that helps with longer playback time. This allows for 8K recording at 30fps and is capable of decoding 8K videos at up to 60fps and 4K ones at up to 240fps.
In terms of security, the 2200 features an embedded secure element that stores private cryptographic keys and works as the processor’s root of trust (ROT) that offers better protection. This also allows better encryption for storage and memory, for more secure sharing of user data.
Last but not least, the Exynos 2200 also has a 5G modem that supports both sub-6Hz and mmWave. It allows for maximum download speeds of up to 10Gbps with the utilization of both 4G and 5G. Samsung says that it’s the first of its kind in an Exynos chipset to support 3GPP Rel.16. This allows it to offer broader coverage with lower latency compared to its predecessor.
During our tests, the Eyxnos 2200 held up very well against everything that we threw at it. Our in-depth review of the phone should be out soon, check it out for more about the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra and decide if it’s the best phone for you.
