But, in smartphones, speed isn’t everything (though it is a lot), and I never felt like I was having to wait for the S22+ to do anything. That said, the iPhone 13 still crushes it on speed, because Apple silicon is smoking everyone at the moment. Much faster than the Google Pixel 6 Pro, and a bit faster than the S21 Ultra. In fact, the S22 range is one of the fastest Android phone ranges I’ve tested. Photo credit: Alice ClarkeĪs usual, this is the fastest Galaxy SXX ever. It’s about time more phone companies considered the ergonomics of their devices. Your mileage may very, but whichever out of the S22 and S22+ fits best in your hand will be good. I would like a little extra screen width to read books on and play games, but the body is just perfect. Where the iPhone 13 Pro Max can sometimes feel a touch wide for my hands of above average size, this feels just right. It’s the same as last year, but I don’t think I got to hold the S21+, so I didn’t get to know the joy. Better still, it doesn’t have the fancy Infinity O Display, where the screen spills over the edges, so you’re not constantly accidentally pressing things with the side of your palm. The 6.6-inch screen is the perfect size for my hand. It’s not the most innovative phone shape design, and it harkens back to the early days of candy bar phones, but it’s comfortable to use and hold. What I really love about the S22+ design is that it’s made to be held. There’s neither anything exciting nor hideous about it. It doesn’t attract fingerprints and the little camera protuberance is understated. Next to the iPhone 13 Pro Max, Google Pixel 6 Pro and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3, it fits right in. The standard S22 only goes to 1300nits, which you’ll really only notice if you’re in bright sunshine, or are one of those people who need their phone screens set to “stun”.Įven though the resolution is technically lower than last year’s (which I did not see), the picture looks really good to my eye. But it can go brighter, 1750nits as opposed to last year’s 1300nits. It’s 6.6-inches, as opposed to last year’s 6.7-inches, and the resolution is oh-so-slightly lower (you won’t be able to tell, though). There are a couple of interesting choices that have been made in this year’s design. So, without further ado, here are my thoughts after five days with the Samsung Galaxy S22+ (from $1,549).ĭesign and screen The screen of the Samsung Galaxy S22+. Much like the iPhone and the Pixel, though, it is becoming harder to justify these phones having annual release cycles when each only offers a standard spec bump and nothing else to write home about. That said, there’s no need to reinvent the wheel: the Galaxy S range has always included solid, dependable phones with impressive cameras. Reflecting how hard it’s been to get people to upgrade to fancier phones the last couple of years, the big news is all the pre-order freebies you can get if you order from particular carriers. Aside from that, the changes are relatively minor, but at least the price is the same as last year. The big selling point for the S22 range this year is a fancier camera array and better night-mode photos. The range this year includes the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+ (like the S22, but a little bigger), and the S22 Ultra (like the S22+, but larger and secretly a Note). Following February tradition, this time around it’s the flagship Galaxy S series (as opposed to last month’s Galaxy S21 FE release). It’s new Samsung phone time, just a month after the last new Samsung phone time.
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