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Galaxy S22 Ultra vs. Note 20 Ultra

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The Galaxy S22 Ultra is Samsung’s flagship phone, but how does it stack up to the Note 20 Ultra now that it’s got a built-in S Pen? Lexy compares these two Galaxy smartphones on performance, camera quality, battery life, screens and design to help you decide between the two.

00:00 – Galaxy S22 Ultra vs. Note 20 Ultra
01:04 – Design & Display
04:07 – Performance
06:30 – S Pen
07:50 – Camera Performance
12:06 – Battery Life
15:47 – Lexy’s Pick

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  1. Lexy Savvides

    March 7, 2022 at 5:40 pm

    Thanks for watching! Are you team Note or team S series? 🖊

    • Ryan Wheeler

      March 7, 2022 at 7:55 pm

      I’m liking my new S²²U but do miss my mst of my N²⁰U… however the expandable storage option is a drawback from my upgrade I never really used it anyway, plus I don’t know if you seen Samsung’s new usb-c hard drives, but awful nifty as well as more durable than your phone could ever be…
      Are the main things that’s bugging me is the bezel difference as well as the s22 ultra being slightly thicker I know it’s not much but the note 20 Ultra was just so slim and sleek, feels a bit strange to reduce my screen size when upgrading but.. an obvious sign of Market demand..

    • Ryan Wheeler

      March 7, 2022 at 7:55 pm

      @Nelson R I loved this phone..

    • Ryan Wheeler

      March 7, 2022 at 7:56 pm

      connection issues?

    • Adnan Amin

      March 7, 2022 at 8:13 pm

      Aussie accents are sooo soothing to listen to! 🤠

    • Ryan Wheeler

      March 7, 2022 at 8:28 pm

      @Fornite 4 life I didn’t notice any speaker connection issues.. or haven’t yelled at least, only been a few weeks

    • Lexy Savvides

      March 8, 2022 at 3:05 am

      @John Carter thank you John! Appreciate you!

    • Mr. Jubilee

      March 8, 2022 at 3:30 am

      I sold my Note 20 Ultra for $900 on Saturday but I canceled my order for the S22 Ultra. I know I’m gonna get that burgundy S22 Ultra later this year but for now I’m looking and considering other brands. I’ve owned all the Notes from the first so I’m good for a brief respite. Happy to see my favorite CNET reviewer Lexy. She’s always awesome 👏🏽🤗💯

    • Jean Luc Picard

      March 8, 2022 at 7:46 am

      The original idea for the Note Series was to have the best of the best in a beast of a phone. The camera was the first thing samsung did ignore to that idea. So to have a great camera plus the pen is coming back to the roots of the note series. Love it. Sorry for my English

    • Богдан Кичигин

      March 8, 2022 at 1:16 pm

      The note team ❤️😀

    • Kathy Beasley

      March 8, 2022 at 9:09 pm

      Sticking with the s20 note for now. S22U not having SD card is a deal breaker for me. Not enough difference in camera to give up SD card

  2. AlyElashry ZedYasuoMarried

    March 7, 2022 at 5:59 pm

    You’re so attractive. Your sense of humour is 😍

  3. J Buck

    March 7, 2022 at 6:03 pm

    Regarding the battery life. Rather than turning off the AOD, try running the S22 Ultra at Standard refresh with your Bixby routines to match the Note 20 Ultra. More of an apples to apples comparison, and you might see a bigger difference in consumption.

  4. Solun

    March 7, 2022 at 6:21 pm

    Great comparison, thanks. Cnet came a long way from the time when their reviews consisted of some a-hole complaining half the time about the samsung phone not having iMessage.

  5. Ryan Wheeler

    March 7, 2022 at 6:40 pm

    You said 120 hertz adaptive refresh rate is only available in the QHD option of the s22 ultra and that’s just not true…

    • Lexy Savvides

      March 7, 2022 at 7:24 pm

      It’s available on all resolutions on s22U sorry if that wasn’t clear

    • Ryan Wheeler

      March 7, 2022 at 8:20 pm

      @Lexy Savvides
      around the 3:15 mark You said & I quote, “both screens support an adaptive 120 hertz refresh rate, however, it’s only available at the maximum WQHD+ resolution on the S22U ”
      that could possibly explain why it wasn’t that clear 🤷🏻‍♂️ solid review and comparisant tho fr

    • Lexy Savvides

      March 7, 2022 at 8:36 pm

      @Ryan Wheeler oh I see. That was because I was referring to the note not having 120hz at wqhd +

    • Ryan Wheeler

      March 7, 2022 at 8:43 pm

      @Lexy Savvides ahh I’m with ya now.. & makes complete sense!

      context is a tricky thing sometimes..

  6. Avery Crawl

    March 7, 2022 at 6:47 pm

    No expandable storage, not a Note.

  7. Jonhatan Verdugo

    March 7, 2022 at 6:51 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing with us your thoughts on the New Note 22 Ultra 😁

  8. mel johns

    March 7, 2022 at 7:34 pm

    Great video, keep up the great work! The new s22 ultra is a great looking phone, but it’s not enough to make me get rid of the note 20 ultra! I’ll wait for the next one

  9. Kavina B

    March 7, 2022 at 7:37 pm

    I bought the s21 ultra and “downgraded” to the note 20 ultra. Best decision I ever made. I love this phone. And I don’t see any reason to get the s22 ultra having owned the 21. The note 20 was ahead of its time

  10. Stephen De La Rosa

    March 7, 2022 at 8:12 pm

    Been missing MST and expandable storage since my S10+ 😫

  11. joosunkmybattleship

    March 7, 2022 at 8:16 pm

    IT’S THE SAME PHONE, almost same form factor, almost same camera, cannot tell the difference in speed. ITSS THEEE SAMEE PHONE

  12. Ruby Mouse

    March 7, 2022 at 8:57 pm

    I think it’s actually a note 21 ultra – as the upgrades from the note 20 or the s21 are minor really. I like mine but it’s very heavy.

  13. Tyrone

    March 7, 2022 at 9:09 pm

    2-3 hours of screen on time and only 20 percent of battery left at the end of a day????

  14. Weekend Warrior

    March 7, 2022 at 10:03 pm

    MST is definitely missed. Still quite a few places don’t take it (home depot, Walmart) and just knowing there’s a chance that NFC may not be accepted , Means I have to take my wallet.

  15. Ray Johnson

    March 7, 2022 at 10:09 pm

    lexy, why would you give less props to s22u on the charging even though you have 5ah more battery capacity or 10% bigger battery. but did it 20 mins faster which in real world is near a 40% increase because of the size difference and the speed increase.

    • Lexy Savvides

      March 7, 2022 at 11:02 pm

      I wouldn’t say I gave it less props at all! The biggest drawback for me is that you need to buy a 45w charger if you want the benefits… because you know, even a regular25w is not included the box anymore 😂

  16. Yehuda D Malamud

    March 7, 2022 at 10:13 pm

    Which case do you use?

    • Lexy Savvides

      March 7, 2022 at 11:12 pm

      The dark grey on the S22U is from Cyrill by Spigen, the light grey is Samsung’s own leather one

  17. Al Beklik

    March 7, 2022 at 10:39 pm

    You look like the Samsung s22 ultra with all those angles.

    • Lexy Savvides

      March 7, 2022 at 11:02 pm

      😂 📸 I’ll take that as a compliment

  18. justaman

    March 7, 2022 at 10:50 pm

    Love her sense of humour. Keep it up!

  19. joe jacob

    March 7, 2022 at 11:14 pm

    I’ll stay with my Note 20 ULTRA, skip note looks like instsd wasting money ill go get myself Faragamo shoe, at least I’ll walk comfortablely!!,
    Let’s wait Z fold 4

  20. Gopinath K

    March 7, 2022 at 11:50 pm

    Nice review!!

  21. Pat Carey

    March 8, 2022 at 12:24 am

    I could care less what they call it… We all know it’s a note. But as long as it’s a good phone that’s all that matters. People hanging on that name too much. Also the no MST is not a big deal anymore. Most places accept phone pays now. No SD card slot does kinda blow..but 256gb is really okay for me but I know some will use alot more space.

  22. Adrian Patrut

    March 8, 2022 at 12:26 am

    Whatching this on my Note20Ultra…I think I’ll skip S22U 🙂

  23. talk1 MIX

    March 8, 2022 at 12:41 am

    why is it every new Android phone that comes out is 6.5 in is uncomfortable in the hands I think of 5.9 in 6.0 we’ll be more comfortable in the hands

  24. Rajnish

    March 8, 2022 at 12:53 am

    Excellent review

  25. Beast Eight

    March 8, 2022 at 1:21 am

    I’m still using note 10plus n note 20 both still works just fine👍

  26. Stepot!

    March 8, 2022 at 5:38 am

    The s22 ultra the white color has the best color for not being dirt or dust magnet like all other colors maybe it is the only lighter color that doesn’t show much dirt especialy on the camera around the rings.

  27. Kyle Rhodes

    March 8, 2022 at 5:59 am

    Definitely miss the MST and the expandable memory on my N20U

  28. Nathan Shearer

    March 8, 2022 at 6:51 am

    The missing microsd expandable storage is a deal breaker for me. My Note 20 has a 1TB microsd card in it and I really do need that space. Cloud storage is not an option for many reasons.

  29. Toshal Pedamkar

    March 8, 2022 at 7:05 am

    Thanks a lot
    Will be keeping my note 20 ultra till a better phone with stylus shows up

  30. 2 Music Lover

    March 8, 2022 at 7:14 am

    regarding batterly life comparison, did you account for the fact that the Note 20 Ultra’s battery is 1.5 years old – and thus somewhat degraded? New, I’d guess both would be similar…?

  31. Heverton Nascimento

    March 8, 2022 at 7:17 am

    Refreshing review! I’m almost buying the Note20 Ultra because the price is 700 dollars in my region today. Of course I’d like the S22 Ultra but the price difference is very high right now. Should I wait?

  32. Bernard Adesina

    March 8, 2022 at 7:38 am

    Was looking for this comparison everywhere on the internet. CLASSIC CNET always giving viewers what they didnt know they need. Been watching since i was a kid. Loveley work to the Host too, she always does everythig properly. Good job guys 🙂

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  33. Maxx Koggen

    March 8, 2022 at 9:28 am

    Hahaha joke’s on you. The Note 20 Ultra is available for more than the S21 Ultra but the kicker, it’s still more than the S22 Ultra.
    It really doesn’t make any sense.

  34. Thatoneguy

    March 8, 2022 at 9:49 am

    It would be crazy if they made the next Galaxy Fold with the screen size of 2 Galaxy S Ultras together.

  35. Maxx Koggen

    March 8, 2022 at 10:00 am

    Samsung makes no damn sense. You but a phone called “Ultra” and yet you cannot chose what resolution and refresh rate you want indipendantly. Your choices are fixed?
    This is some BS

  36. Sherwin Lu

    March 8, 2022 at 10:24 am

    Adaptive refresh rate only at the cost of more battery life for WQHD+ 🙁 I thought they’d have Adaptive on all resolutions since they did it on the lowest in the Note 20 Ultra before

  37. georgio Armania2

    March 8, 2022 at 11:13 am

    As always Lexy has the best reviews on CNET. Love your work.

  38. Jude Njilah

    March 8, 2022 at 11:59 am

    Finally a Youtuber who calls it by its real name, the Note 22 Ultra.
    Thanks lexi

  39. Scott Adler

    March 8, 2022 at 12:55 pm

    “That’s the last raison why…” Love it!

  40. Pride myself with non trolling comments

    March 8, 2022 at 1:27 pm

    Hey Lexy (my favorite Cnetter) I’m coming from a Note 10 plus, do you think it’s worth upgrading to the s22 Ultra?

  41. Cornelius Thompson

    March 8, 2022 at 1:39 pm

    Love the Note.

  42. Cornelius Thompson

    March 8, 2022 at 1:43 pm

    Yes, yes, Samsung needs to bring back the micro SD card support. Note user love it. Please bring it back in the S Ultra in the future.

    • RS S

      March 8, 2022 at 11:45 pm

      And headphone jack

  43. tirlangi ram

    March 8, 2022 at 2:06 pm

    1:12 😂

  44. optimus prime

    March 8, 2022 at 2:16 pm

    Samsung is the best but can’t afford such one

  45. Mantu Mapan

    March 8, 2022 at 3:02 pm

    Watching with my s10+

  46. amit shakya

    March 8, 2022 at 4:35 pm

    Which processor are u using? exynos or snap dragon note 20 ultra in this video?

  47. amit shakya

    March 8, 2022 at 4:40 pm

    Which note 20 ultra are you using in this video, exynos or snap dragon?

    • Lexy Savvides

      March 9, 2022 at 1:05 am

      Snapdragon

  48. Angelo Lewis

    March 8, 2022 at 5:32 pm

    Even though she chose the s22 ultra, it really shows that cell phones are just minor iterative changes each year. Even two years at that. I have a note 20 ultra, I think I’ll hang on to it until it stops getting OS updates

    • Wendell Source

      March 8, 2022 at 8:47 pm

      Yip. Me too

  49. Jerickson Cruz

    March 8, 2022 at 10:14 pm

    So what if they look the same… how about iphone still no changes

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