The Galaxy S22 Ultra...just how 'Ultra' is it? Check out our hands on!
Samsung was always going to have a tough mission following up the excellent Galaxy S21 Ultra, but unexpectedly, it also seems to be having trouble exorcising the ghost of the Galaxy Note, the series it seemed to drop in favor of the Galaxy Z Fold range. The ghost has proven so hard to banish, it appears to have possessed the S22 Ultra. I came away from an hour with the Galaxy S22 Ultra confused over whether it is really a new Galaxy Note phone masquerading as a Galaxy S Series Ultra phone.
The 229 gram, 8.9mm thick chassis isn’t shaped like the S21 Ultra either. It’s curvier, so it disguises its bulk better than the S21 Ultra, but make no mistake, this is a serious handful. I had almost gotten used to the size of the S21 Ultra, but I think the S22 Ultra is still going to need some additional muscle training before I learn how to hold and use it with one hand.
I used the S22 Ultra alongside the Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S22 Plus, Samsung’s other two new phones, but there’s also absolutely no family connection between the designs. Put either S22 next to the Ultra, and they’re clearly very different smartphones. It was always obvious the S21, S21 Plus, and S21 Ultra were related, but not now. It’s almost as if the Galaxy S22 Ultra should be called something else.
It’s no bad thing as the S21 Ultra is excellent, but it may not be worth the upgrade from it if all you care about is daytime camera performance. Samsung is promising advancements for night-time photography, along with new pro-level features. It may have a tough time beating the S21 Ultra’s camera, but it’s likely going to be an excellent upgrade to the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra and S20 Ultra.
By this stage, I’m sure you’re seeing a pattern. If I had absolutely no knowledge of Samsung’s product range outside of it making an S Series and a Note series phone, then after picking up the S22 Ultra, I’d need quite a lot of convincing that it wasn’t actually a new Note phone. Where does this leave the S22 Ultra, and owners of recent top-spec Samsung phones? My early impression is the S22 Ultra doesn’t seem to be a must-have upgrade to the S21 Ultra yet, so it’ll be worth waiting until the full reviews are out before making your final decision to buy one. But it is shaping up to be a great upgrade from the Note 20 Ultra, and crucially, the S20 Ultra too.
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