Samsung Galaxy S22 Series: Release Date, Specs, Price Leaks, and More

Nov. 26, 2021

There haven’t been any reliable price leaks for the Galaxy S22 lineup just yet. However, we could expect the company to sell the S22 series at the same price as their predecessors.

As you might be aware, the Galaxy S21 starts at $799, alongside Galaxy S21+ at $999 and Galaxy S22 Ultra at $1199. The Korean giant had reduced the prices of its flagship smartphones with this year’s lineup, so we could likely see Samsung release the Galaxy S22 series at the same price point. That means theGalaxy S22 series will be priced starting at $799.

According to arecent tweetfrom popular tipsterIce Universe, the Galaxy S22 may pack a6.06-inch Full-HD+ flat AMOLED display(slightly smaller compared to the 6.2-inch panel on the S21). The Galaxy S22 Plus, on the other hand, may offer a larger 6.5-inch Full-HD+ flat AMOLED display.

The top-end S22 Ultra may flaunt an even larger 6.8-inch Quad-HD+ curved AMOLED display. All three devices are likely to offer120Hz refresh ratesupport. Also, much like its predecessor, the Galaxy S22 series will include a top-centered punch-hole selfie camera.

Apart from the note-like chunky design and the S Pen slot, another design upgrade that you may have noticed in the S22 Ultra is the new camera array on the rear. Instead of the massive camera bump found on the S21 Ultra, Samsung might be looking towards a more Galaxy A-series-like orLG Velvet-like individual camera lens array. We will discuss the camera specifications for all three models in the next section.

As for the standard Galaxy S22 and the S22 Plus model, you won’t notice many changes on the design front as compared to its Galaxy S21 predecessors from earlier this year. You get the same flat display on the front and the camera bump flowing out from the metal chassis of the device. Here is a quick look at Galaxy S22 and S22 Plus renders, courtesy of OnLeaks and 91Mobiles:

According to the tipster Ice Universe in arecent post on Weibo, Samsung would use a50MP GN5 primary sensorwith f/1.55 aperture on the standard Galaxy S22 and S22 Plus. It could be accompanied by a 12MP ultra-wide-angle sensor and a 12MP telephoto lens with 3x optical zoom, which is a welcome change over the existing 3x hybrid zoom found on the Galaxy S21.

Meanwhile, the Galaxy S22 Ultra is rumored to feature a quad-camera setup on the rear. That includes a108MP primary camera, a 12MP ultra-wide-angle sensor, a 12MP telephoto lens with 3x optical zoom, and a 12MP periscope lens with 10x optical zoom.

As for the camera features, the rumors suggest that Samsung is testing a plethora of new capabilities to set itself apart from the iPhone 13 and the Google Pixel 6 series. The Korean giant is looking to leverage its upgraded 108MP camera sensor to introduce a“super detailed” photo mode on the Galaxy S22 Ultra. The upcoming flagships may also support 8K @ 60FPS recording, which is a step up from the existing 8K @ 24FPS video recording supported by the S21 series.

Unlike usual Samsung Galaxy flagship launches, it’s in the air thatmore regions, including India, could get the Snapdragon 898-powered Galaxy S22 models instead of the Exynos 2200 models. The upcoming Snapdragon flagship chipset is based on the 4nm process node and feature the ARM Cortex-X2 core, as per the rumor mill.

According to arecent leakbyIce Universeon Twitter, Exynos 2200 could offer a Cortex-X2 core clocked at 2.9GHz, 3 (possibly Cortex-A710) cores clocked at 2.8GHz, and 4 (possibly Cortex-A510) cores clocked at 2.2GHz. This powerful CPU would come with thelong-rumoredAMD RDNA 2 GPU.

The AMD GPU on the Samsung Exynos 2200 SoC is rumored to be clocked at 1250MHz andsupport ray tracing. On the other hand, we could expect a Cortex-X2 core clocked at 3 GHz, 3 Cortex-A710 cores clocked at 2.5GHz, and 4 Cortex-A510 clocked at 1.79GHz with the Snapdragon 898. None of these details are official, so we suggest you take these with a pinch of salt. However, you won’t have to wait too long for confirmation, as Qualcomm willannounce its next-gen flagship Snapdragon chipset on November 30.

Last but not least, let’s talk about the battery and charging capabilities of the upcoming Galaxy S22 series. The Galaxy S22 is expected to come equipped with a 3,700mAh battery. Meanwhile, as per recent reports, the Galaxy S22 Plus and S22 Ultra will boast 4,500mAh and 5,000mAh batteries, respectively.

As for charging speeds, we could expect at least the S22 Ultra variant to offer 45W fast charging capable of charging the device from 0 to 70% in 35 minutes, an improvement over Galaxy S21’s 25W fast charging. However, we suggest you don’t get your hopes up, as a recent listing for the Galaxy S22 lineup on China’s 3C technology regulator website reveals it will stick to the trusted 25W fast-charging tech.

Galaxy S22 Series: Borrowing the Best from Note Series!

So that’s pretty much everything we know about Samsung’s Galaxy S22 series at the moment. It will be interesting to see how fans react to the bundled S Pen in the S22 Ultra variant. Since the launch is only a couple of months away from now, we won’t have to wait too long for Samsung to confirm the entire specifications, pricing, and availability of its new flagship phones. Which Galaxy S22 device are you looking forward to the most? Let us know in the comments below.

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