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Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra Review: An Upgrade for Galaxy Note Fans
You can see the products featured in this video here š Galaxy S22 Ultra: *CNET may get a commission from these offers. Samsungās new Galaxy S22 Ultra is the Galaxy Note update we never got last year. It has the same design as Samsungās Galaxy Note phones, plus it comes with an S Pen thatā¦
Nemo Ciau
February 15, 2022 at 9:45 pm
āthat sounds about the same as the S21 Ultra.. thats not bad, but it would have been nice to see some improvement over last yearā is all i need to hear to pull my S22 Ultra order
bryant smith
February 15, 2022 at 9:50 pm
Good videošš» my fovorite galazy S22 ultraš¤“š»š„šŖš½
Savvas Giordamnis
February 15, 2022 at 9:51 pm
I have a note 9 from day one & damn, i dont get thrilled with anything new yetā¦..S22 ultra is a great phone but it all feels the same for me in daily use!!! Maybe i have to leave samsung enviroment for a while and try something different in order to feel that major upgradeā¦.at least, in my eyes!!
Voice Of Reason
February 15, 2022 at 10:24 pm
I have the Galaxy fold and fold 2 and use my stylus with them for work all day long. There is absolutely nothing else Samsung could manufacture that would cause me to give them any more money. They have run out of ideas. And what galaxy fold owner would switch to use any other device anyway? Thatās a non sequitur.
James Herrera CCTX
February 15, 2022 at 10:38 pm
So day in a half in a battery life
Sandi Hermana
February 15, 2022 at 10:43 pm
time to camera comparison
galaxy S22 ultra Vs iPhone 13 pro max
galaxy S22 ultra vs Pixel 6 pro
letās go who is the best camera 2022š„šŖ
Shaun
February 15, 2022 at 10:51 pm
As a person whoās been using every samsung galaxy since the S1, Iām happy theyāre combining the series. I always noticed that the Note series got updates later than the S series despite being newer. Now that theyāre combined it should be around the same time which is wonderful. i also donāt need to buy a new phone every 6 months if i want the newest specs lmao.
Hayley C
February 15, 2022 at 11:02 pm
Interesting that you see that pattern. I have always had a note and my husband tends to have the equivalent S and my updates are usually before his. Although with the update this week mine was a day later.
The Fitness Life
February 15, 2022 at 10:51 pm
No expandable storage. Pass. Need that extra removable storage. Iāll keep my note 20 ultra. This isnāt a upgrade comparing the specs
Erik DiMera
February 15, 2022 at 10:52 pm
My green one is due Feb 25th
corn dawgz
February 15, 2022 at 10:53 pm
i have note 20 ultra and im getting s22 ultra u canāt persuade me from not buying it
Bongo2k
February 15, 2022 at 10:55 pm
lmao wtf is your idea of āalmost flush with the back of the phoneā ahahaha they stick out so farā¦Shill much?
fuggi_mk5
February 15, 2022 at 10:56 pm
Honestly, even if they didnāt change anything from the Note 20 Ultra besides upgrading the front facing camera to 40 MP and increasing the battery from 4500 to 5500-6000 mAH, that alone wouldāve been a massive upgrade. 5000 mAH just seems standard and doesnāt get my hopes up for any increase in extended day to day usage vs the Note 20 Ultra.
Iām only upgrading because Iām getting a great deal for my Note 20 Ultra and to have value for future trade in. Removing the SD card was a major mistake.
David St John
February 15, 2022 at 11:01 pm
One thing I didnāt see you mention is that the sensor the hm3 was upgraded substantially with mods, also the npu was vastly upgraded by Qualcomm
Apex Ace
February 15, 2022 at 11:02 pm
I just hope the 1 month performance update helps to improve the battery life like the iPhone 12 got a huge performance increase after a few updates. Hereās hoping.
s k
February 15, 2022 at 11:07 pm
Get the note 20 ultra. Much better device for cheaper when comparing to the 22s ultra 128gb version.
Banjo Kiryu
February 15, 2022 at 11:31 pm
A fair review. I currently have the s21 ultra. Probably going to hold on to it till 2024 unless Samsung drops something completely groundbreaking. Great job š
Resty Santos
February 15, 2022 at 11:32 pm
Beautiful review! Perfect š
jdfrench86
February 15, 2022 at 11:33 pm
Excited for the upgrade, but the S10+ was a great phone, but the battery just melts way too quick now and has some heating issues, the expandable storage will be missed but I had the phone for 3 years and still havenāt filled up 256gb so iām sure iāll be fine with 512gb.
richard stonyisland
February 15, 2022 at 11:36 pm
Is my note 10 plus got a nice update yesterday
Joao Roman
February 15, 2022 at 11:43 pm
This girl shoud clearly go with Burgundy one.. not the black..
Darryl Wilson
February 15, 2022 at 11:51 pm
Iām currently on an S20 so this is a huge leap for me. I hope I can use it to itās full capacity. Looking forward to trying the s pen. Roll on the 25th
Darth Vader
February 16, 2022 at 12:04 am
Watching this on my Note 20 ultra the last Note phone and i am happy with my Note.š„°
Ł Ł
February 16, 2022 at 12:36 am
i just bought a note 10 plus because this s22 lacks micro as card support coming from note 10 plus
Stevan B.
February 16, 2022 at 1:16 am
As continuous Note/S user in last 6 years, maybe I expected more from first device that merges Note and S lineup but:
ā curved screen (while other 2 models have flat one, makes no sense)
ā no expandable storage
ā only 12Gb of ram (I know, I know itās more than enough but 16Gb would be more appropriate as Note10+ from 2019. had same 12Gb)
ā hit and miss with camera once again
ā same old Exynos vs Snapdragon story
I donāt know, it feels tempting, but like with every other Samsung in last few years there are just too many compromises. I donāt know if Samsung is pushing foldables at the moment, but whole phone looks like itās back design ā good, but could be much better.
Mr A Cybertron
February 16, 2022 at 1:19 am
My country like $1900 to $2200 for the phone. So damn expensive.
Mark Schwab
February 16, 2022 at 2:03 pm
I rushed out and traded my 21ultra for the 22ultra, S pen and camera upgrades were enough for me, and then once again, Samsung made me a pre-order offer I couldnāt refuse !!
Joey Palaboy
February 16, 2022 at 2:29 pm
In SG at last getting qualcomm snap dragon chip
Isaac J.
February 16, 2022 at 3:18 pm
Am I the only one not really excited or impressed this time around? I mean I have a Note 20 Ultra now but I feel like Samsung played it safe for some reason. Its the little things, why cant the S-pens patch the phone color? Maybe Iām alone on this one lol
Planet Earth
February 16, 2022 at 3:20 pm
Why samsung why no symmetrical display bezels why?
Why that chin why ?
Ray Rodrigo
February 16, 2022 at 3:27 pm
pre-ordered my s22 ultra 256gb on the 9th and should send out next week on the 25th
Ashutosh Gautam01
February 16, 2022 at 3:42 pm
I like this phone š± muje bi chaiye ye phone āŗāŗāŗ
Kat Z
February 16, 2022 at 3:45 pm
Can anyone confirm if the S22 Ultra has dual messenger for apps like WhatsApp?
Jason Smith
February 16, 2022 at 4:46 pm
watching this video with my S9+
looks like I will go with S22+
Korrupt Novellst
February 16, 2022 at 4:46 pm
Why are people so concerned with photos?
Get atMe
February 16, 2022 at 4:48 pm
Brush your teeth
Mark Andrew
February 16, 2022 at 4:59 pm
ordered today canāt wait,
Mateo Nicholls
February 16, 2022 at 6:39 pm
Exactly the same as the note20 ultra
F D
February 16, 2022 at 6:50 pm
Iām sure if I want This, iPhone 13 Pro or Google Pixel 6 Pro
Robert Jones
February 16, 2022 at 6:51 pm
My Note 9 is still awesome!
Anas Al Samman
February 16, 2022 at 6:57 pm
Its a big downgrade
No SD slot
Solun
February 16, 2022 at 7:23 pm
Samsung seriously needs to do something about its cameras. They take fantastic photos in good conditions, but conditions are seldom good and thatās where it has been crashing (figuratively). My Note 9 took better photos in some situations than my Note 20 Ultra and I already see the exact same issue in these examples.
E'Osiris
February 16, 2022 at 7:24 pm
keeping my note 20 ultra to see what next yearās line up shapes up to be. Hoping for the best so that they give us expandable storage back
Jker210
February 16, 2022 at 7:38 pm
I havenāt upgraded my phone since the S8, so I hope this will be a great upgrade for me.
I always wanted the note that came with the pen, so I was interested to get this right away.
Felix Hessinger
February 16, 2022 at 7:40 pm
Great Job Samsung! š
One thing I am still missing and wished since the Note 9 is the support of
āļøāSHOPPING LIST MODEā / āNOTEPAD MODEā āļø
for the screen-off notes.
I think it would be one of the MOST USED FEATURES.
For CASUAL, PROFESSIONAL and BUSINESS users.
______________
E.g. pull out the pen when the screen is off and double-press the pen-button and you can write a shopping list which is automatically pinned to the screen-off display and displayed all the time until disabled. Also this mode should keep the screen-off notes at its original size instead of āshrinkingā it while pinned.
When that mode is active, you can look at the list on the off-screen display, and then by taking out the pen you can immediately edit the screen-off note, and STRIKE-OUT one ingredient/task thatās now in the shopping cart / done.
JUST LIKE A REAL NOTEPAD WHERE YOU WOULD WRITE A SHOPPING/TASK LIST ONTO.
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I think this would convert even more people to Note fans and let them see how extremely useful the S-Pen actually is!
@Samsung if you read this please think about implementing it and especially how many average phone users (without the āneedā of an S-pen) would be able to relate on how useful this could be -> and as a result might convert/try the Samsung S22 Ultra and predecessors.
I have a Note (now Ultra) since the Note 4 and will never give up the S-pen again.
Nevertheless, this is a feature I am wishing for for years, ever since you brought the screen-off notes to the Note series.
Massimo Crimi
February 16, 2022 at 7:48 pm
I got my S22 ultra from Samsung unlock trading my S21 Ultra I paid totally$462 plus$250 credit from Samsung and I got the smartwatch 4 44 mm !! too good deal for not do it !! plus the give to you the 256 mb for the same price for the 128 mb..
New Yorks Finest
February 16, 2022 at 8:43 pm
i traded in my note 10 plus for the S22 ultra. Iām gonna miss the micro-sd card slot but I ordered the 1TB so i can take advantage of the 108 mp camera. i probably wonāt even use it that much
ģ“ź·¼ģ¬ aka Christopher Lee
February 16, 2022 at 9:09 pm
I was hoping for the hidden front camera but oh wellā¦
Abdulai Bah
February 16, 2022 at 10:12 pm
iPhone fans reviewing anything Android. LOL.
UJ Sammy
February 17, 2022 at 12:24 am
Who else admired the stunning B-roll shots
hicham el montaser
February 17, 2022 at 12:52 am
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Corporal Crimson
February 17, 2022 at 1:39 am
Yeah thatās the note 20ā¦ Iām sorry but it is.
Europa
February 17, 2022 at 1:50 am
upgrading from a note 9. never felt it was right to upgrade just yet until now. Thanks for the review I am super excited for my new phone!
Daniel Holland
February 17, 2022 at 2:07 am
This will ne my first flagship phone since s9 plus never had spen or 120hz looking forward to it
Stan
February 17, 2022 at 2:39 am
All Samsung did was to take the Note 20 Ultra, put the guts of the S21 Ultra into it, tweak the software for the camera to claim itās ābetterā than the S21 Ultra, and then they call it a S22 Ultra fooling people into thinking itās some new shiny thing. Itās not. Samsung knows how people think. The greedy always want the best, and they think the ālatestā of anything tech-wise fits the bill. No. There are no significant improvements, so itās just a marketing ploy and way of leading consumers by the nose with these halfassed ānew modelsā. The only improvements should have been software fixes for the Note 20 Ultra and the S21 Ultra. But no. āNewest modelsā are a sucker magnet. Itās a money making scam by Samsung. At the very least, anybody with a S21 Ultra has no business falling for this ploy.
LK
February 17, 2022 at 2:45 am
My Note 10+ is still rocking for me. I am good for couple more years at least.
Archangel91
February 17, 2022 at 3:04 am
My only issue is- its the same screen size as the note 10 plus (which i have) but the note 20 was 6.9 while this is 6.8, why didnt they stay with 6.9 :/
Saedejackrussel
February 17, 2022 at 3:10 am
Look how thick the phone is like wtf samsung you fcked up again š¤¦š»āāļø
lilapple 121
February 17, 2022 at 3:40 am
Iām not getting a new phone until the sd card slot comes back
John Hannibal
February 17, 2022 at 4:55 am
4:25 the guy in the S21 Ultra pic looks like he had his head photoshopped into the pic xD
Still, S21 Ultra is a better buy now if you donāt need a stylus or donāt need it all the time with yourself. You get almost the same experience for a cheaper price
rawdawg_
February 17, 2022 at 5:25 am
Tbh bummed the screen doesnāt have the side round edges like my note 10+ still love my note 10+
Frankie Frankie
February 17, 2022 at 5:25 am
I have s10 plus .. and pre order the s22 ultra
Melvin Ray Spence III
February 17, 2022 at 5:52 am
i may still get the Note 20 Ultra not really fan of the S series and i want to keep that Note name.
coolnegative
February 17, 2022 at 7:32 am
Still using my Note9. Love it, I hate that they use planned obsolescence to make eventually have to āupgrade.ā
Yoshi de Jong
February 17, 2022 at 9:49 am
Itās basically a Note 20 Ultra.
TALAL SHAFI
February 17, 2022 at 9:58 am
Is this a good upgrade over the iPhone 12 Pro Max?
TechProfessor
February 17, 2022 at 1:32 pm
Yes but if you want to stay on the apple ecosystem then wait for the 14 series
Rahul Sharma
February 17, 2022 at 10:17 am
I just paid off my note 10 plus nd so confused to trade in with new s22 ultra but the trade in deal Samsung is giving right now is amazing. Iām sure you not gonna get them later on.
Anthony McLaren
February 17, 2022 at 12:45 pm
I havenāt upgrade since the galaxy s10 plus and tbh i still love my phone just like the first time i got tho on released day.
Jin Netarious
February 17, 2022 at 1:13 pm
itās a phone!
itās a tablet!
no!
itās a phoblet!
noice!
Michael Olawale
February 17, 2022 at 1:13 pm
This would be a huge upgrade for me coming from note8
Eliseo Ramos
February 17, 2022 at 5:42 pm
I love your reviews, so well organized and thorough!!!!!!! š
Crimson Cloud
February 17, 2022 at 9:11 pm
Been waiting for 22 since s3. My favorite number. Iāll sell my galaxy FE from last year. This will be my forever phone well atleast for 4 years. Till they stop the updates.
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S7R4
February 18, 2022 at 6:00 am
Lucky. My work opened up as soon as the vaccines were available.
thomas King
February 18, 2022 at 6:37 am
This might be the best s22 review i have seen on the internet! It was simple and on to the point!
reefahgrim
February 18, 2022 at 7:44 am
Killed the note silently
ALxdCr4ftPlays
February 18, 2022 at 10:46 am
Upgrading from the S10+, which is def worth the upgrade!! (especially if youāre a YouTuber). Pre-ordered from Vodafone NZ who gave me a very good deal and get to pay it off over 12 months. One UI 4, Android 12, pro cameras with large sensors, and 40MP selfie/front camera. Big camera lenses to let in more light. Large fingerprint sensor. Dual micro sim slot.
ALxdCr4ftPlays
February 18, 2022 at 10:50 am
The S22 & S22+ have smaller camera sensors (selfie and main camera), no 10x optical zoom (can only do 3x optical zoom, the rest is sketchy digital zoom), smaller battery capacity, less RAM.
Steven Vinson
February 18, 2022 at 2:07 pm
This is the phone I really want, canāt wait to own the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra šš
J Corella
February 18, 2022 at 6:43 pm
I still havenāt finished paying off my Note 10+ stuck in a two year contract since buying it in Central America costs the same as a car š. I really love my Note 10 + and it just seems impossible to keep up with these new phones being released all the time
Kendley G
February 18, 2022 at 7:12 pm
I still have the note9, and I brag to my gf that my note9 is still a little better than her iPhone 13..
Time to upgrade, and stay ahead of the gameā¦lol
tony pro
February 19, 2022 at 1:48 am
1 TB?????
Sign me up šš
Jeff Daly
February 19, 2022 at 1:53 am
Iām coming from the S21U. The upgrades were enticing to me and the entranced trade-in value made the decision, easy.
fzr1000
February 19, 2022 at 2:33 am
Canāt see a big advantage over the S20 Note Ultra aside from the larger battery
Luis Guerra
February 19, 2022 at 2:39 am
I have an iPhone 8+ would this be a good upgrade?
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Michael A. Larco
February 19, 2022 at 4:32 am
Thereās no sdcard support. I needs my microsd support šŖ. Life without microsd support is painful and dire. Just saying.
Shiraz
February 19, 2022 at 11:56 am
I have an S7 Edge from 2016. Canāt wait to upgrade to this!
What a world of difference haha
JRLossMit SE
February 19, 2022 at 2:55 pm
Itās basically designed and also known as the Note 22. So, why not call it S22 Note Ultra? Anyway, they could have really made it perfect if it has a micro sd card slot/upradeability on top of the 1GB max storage, 16 GB of memory, headphone jack, replaceable battery
JRLossMit SE
February 19, 2022 at 3:19 pm
ā¦ and should have come with a 45-watt charger! Then, come August, apply all those (including S-pen in slot to the Z Fold 4, add dual batteries, make the front and correspondingly the inside screens wider, coupled with the already faster, more frequent, and much longer software updates. Lastly, exceed the iPhoneās cpu and gpu speeds and performance. Keep the Microsoft windows as well as Google alliances and integrations. Then, Samsung can truly have dominance, not just in the android world but in all mobile phone devices, including the phones!!! Btw, all of our could have been implemented by Apple of only it is not that greedy and to controlling!
Al Hernandez
February 19, 2022 at 6:55 pm
beautiful š, to bad not sdcard support or headphone jack $1200 + tax š¤·āā
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February 19, 2022 at 6:59 pm
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February 19, 2022 at 8:03 pm
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Woke Wolf
February 20, 2022 at 2:47 pm
after actually seeing it in person Iāve decided to switch to the S22 Ultra from Iphone didnāt realize how many things us apple users were missing out on way more customization
xKID CHAMELEONx
February 20, 2022 at 5:40 pm
I still canāt decide if this is worth the upgrade from my S21 Ultra. Iām not sure the S-pen is something I would use enough to make it worth it and Iām really a fan of the rounded corners VS the squared edges. I am always a sucker for the new flagship phone and generally upgrade every year. Decisions, decisions!
queeni 1217
February 20, 2022 at 8:48 pm
What about recording video and focusing on .moving objects and people? Does it provide cinematography like the iphone 13? I want to use the phone for YouTube videos. Please advise