From left to right: The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, the S22+, and the S22.. The S22 and S22+, for example, are slightly smaller than their predecessors, with 6.1-inch and 6.6-inch screens, respectively. They don't have the accented color on the rear camera module, which is a downgrade to me. It added a bit of fun to the S21 lineup, and things feel a bit one-note here .
The S22 Ultra gets the biggest redesign. It takes many cues from the Galaxy Note, including the built-in S Pen you can pull out from its underside. Samsung says its stylus is more responsive than ever before, but it can do all the same tricks we last saw on the Note 20 Ultra, including serving as a Bluetooth controller for the camera, acting as a drawing utensil, or being used as a way to take notes so Samsung's handwriting recognition software can convert your scribbles into regular text.
The other main difference between the Ultra and its smaller siblings is in the camera system. The S22 Ultra remains the only one of the lot with a 10X optical zoom camera—and it has no peer in the US with similar functionality. Its main camera uses the same 108-megapixel sensor as last year's S21 Ultra, whereas the S22 and S22+ have a new 50-megapixel sensor that's 23 percent larger than the sensor in their predecessors.
Despite different main cameras, Samsung says all three phones use a new image processing technique called Adaptive Pixel to produce brighter high-resolution photos. Weirdly, this process doesn't occur by default. Let me explain. Just like last year, by default, the new devices capture 12-megapixel photos instead of photos that take full advantage of the sensor size—108- or 50-megapixel photos, depending on the phone.
I'm more excited to try Auto Framing. This new video feature can detect up to 10 people in a scene and will automatically try to keep everyone in focus and in the frame. It will zoom in, zoom out, pan around, and follow subjects as they move, meaning you don't need to be as much of an auteur for those TikToks filmed in your bedroom .
Samsung 🚮🚮🚮STYLUS 🚮🚮🚮
Samsung They offer up to $250 in discounts and/or gifts, but after trying to order the new Ultra 20 times only to be told to start over....then its not worth it. I guess that they don't have to give those items away since you can't place orders for the phone.
Samsung Oh snap! Love me them galaxies!
JulianChokkattu Samsung is the worst cellphone I have ever owned I have a s21. 💩💩💩
JulianChokkattu Did they talk about how they unpacked hundreds of thousands of gallons of acid into the waterways of Austin, TX recently?
JulianChokkattu The focus on cameras from these companies shows nothing grand breaking when they unveil new devices year. Just upgrading cos of wear and tear.