Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, S22+ and S22: What’s The Difference?
February 10, 2022Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
Samsung’s newly launched trio of flagship smartphones mark a major departure from what we’ve received in preceding years. Instead of there being a clear distinction in looks between the Ultra, Plus and regular phone, there were only subtle differences in color and texture.
For the S22 line, that isn’t the case. The S22 Ultra is merely a renamed Note22. Other than the underlying chipset hardware, it doesn’t have anything else in common with the S22+ or S22. The device has a clean, minimalist look with curved edges, which is similar in appearance to the Note20.
Its rear cameras are built into the phone’s internals instead of being fused with the rear shell. The hardware itself, is far superior than what you’d get on the S22+ and S22 smartphones. It features a 108MP main camera, 12MP ultrawide and two telephoto lenses for improved photo quality:
12MP Ultra-Wide Camera – F2.2, FOV 120˚
108 MP Wide Camera – F1.8, FOV 85˚
10MP Telephoto Camera – 3x Optical Zoom, F2.4, FOV 36˚
10MP Telephoto Camera – 10x Optical Zoom, F4.9, FOV 11˚
40MP Front Camera – F2.2, FOV 80˚
In addition, to this, Ultra comes with access to the Expert RAW app, which features a suite of in-camera editing tools that deliver a DSLR-like experience. You can save photos in RAW format up to 16 bit and edit those pictures by brightening or darkening your photos with ISO settings and shutter speed, adjust white balance and manually focus on a subject.
The phone also has a bright 6.8-inch QHD display, 120Hz display that is able to enhance individual areas on screen to make sure that whatever you’re watching or doing, all the details are clearly visible. The screen also has a variable refresh rate, that can be adjusted from 1 to 120Hz depending on the situation.
Powering the device is a Snapdragon 8 Gen1, a marked improvement over last year’s Snapdragon 888 5G found in the S21 series. You have a choice of either having 8 or 12GB RAM as well as the option to choose between 256GB, 512GB or 1TB of internal storage. Please remember that there is no external memory card slot here.
Unlike its predecessors, the S22 Ultra comes with an S Pen built into the chassis. It slots in and ejects in the same way as that of the Note20 Ultra. Samsung says that it has 70% lower latency than preceding models, which is impressive to say the least.
Samsung Galaxy S22+ and S22
They look fairly similar to last year’s devices but are more angular and more squarish on the sides compared to the outgoing models – dare we say “more Apple-like”? Whatever the case maybe, they feel better in the hand because of the robust construction and material quality. In terms of looks, it’s difficult to tell the two apart besides comparing their screen sizes.
The S22+ features a 6.6-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED display with a variable 120Hz refresh rate. It’s little smaller than the 6.7-inch unit in last year’s S21+, but the difference is negligible due to how wide the new phone is in terms of dimensions.
The S22 has a more modest 6.1-inch, FHD+ Super AMOLED display, which is slightly smaller than its predecessor but it’s difficult for one to notice the size deficit. It looks and behaves the same as way as the larger S22+’s screen, so besides the form factor, you’re aren’t being shortchanged.
Both phones came to the same list of cameras, which is a marked improvement compared to last year’s phones. This year, the main camera has the most megapixels, which should provide for much better results. Here’s the list:
12MP Ultra-Wide Camera – F2.2, FOV 120˚
50 MP Wide Camera – Dual Pixel AF, OIS, F1.8, FOV 85˚
10MP Telephoto Camera – 3x Optical Zoom, OIS, F2.4, FOV 36˚
10MP Front Camera – F2.2, FOV 80˚
These phones are also powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen1, however they only come with 8GB of RAM. That said, you have the option to choose between 128GB or 256GB of internal storage space. Compared to the S22 Ultra, these lower tier phones aren’t pushed to the limits for pro-level photography or video editing, so 8GB should be more than enough.
In terms of pricing, heres’ how the three phones compare to each other:
Our review of these phones will be out in the coming week, so stay tuned and we will let you know more as soon as we find out.
