Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra review: triumphant return of the Note superphone

Specifications

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  Main screen: 6.8in QHD+ Dynamic Amoled 2X (500ppi) 120Hz
  
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  Processor: Samsung Exynos 2200 (EU) or Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (US)
  
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  RAM: 8 or 12GB of RAM
  
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  Storage: 128, 256, 512GB or 1TB
  
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  Operating system: One UI 4.1 based on Android 12
  
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  Camera: Quad rear camera: 108MP wide, 12MP ultra-wide, 10MP 3x and 10x telephoto; 40MP front-facing
  
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  Connectivity: 5G, USB-C, wifi 6E, NFC, Bluetooth 5.2, UWB and GNSS
  
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  Water resistance: IP68 (1.5m for 30 mins)
  
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  Dimensions: 163.3 x 77.9 x 8.9mm
  
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  Weight: 228g
  

Long battery life


The phone fully charges in 63 minutes, hitting 50% in 22 minutes using a 45W USB-C PPS charger (power adaptor not included). Fast (15W) wireless charging and reverse wireless charging are available. The S Pen slots into the bottom right of the phone.
In the US the S22 Ultra has the standard top Android chip for 2022 from Qualcomm, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, while in the EU it has a Samsung Exynos 2200. General performance was excellent – it handled multiple apps on screen at any one time with no slowdown, although it was not perceptibly (in a way that is great enough for you to notice) faster than the already snappy (fashionable, attractive) models of last year. Gaming performance of the Exynos 2200 was more variable than rivals fitted with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.
The battery life is great. The S22 Ultra lasts in excess (amount)of 40 hours between charges, including three hours on 5G, with the screen set to FHD+ resolution (the power of screen) and actively used for more than 6.5 hours with a variety of chap apps, the camera, Chrome, Spotify, 2.5 hours of Netflix and a light bit of gaming. Increasing the resolution of the display to its maximum QHD+ reduced the screen-on time by about an hour. The phone should easily make it through (to deal successfully with a difficult experience) heaviest of days, or two if used more frugally, (in a way that uses only as much money or food as is necessary) which is longer than most rivals except the 48-hour-plus iPhone 13 Pro Max.