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Samsung's flagship Galaxy S lineup for 2022 includes phones in three different sizes: the S22, which is 6.1 inches smaller than the previous one; S22 Ultra 6.8" curved screen (with built-in S Pen); and this is the S22+, which, due to its 6.6-inch flat panel, could very well be the perfect choice for most people.
The S22 Plus features subtle refinements, a modest reduction in phone screen size and overall zoom compared to its S21+ predecessor, and tweaks to the camera position.
Made from Gorilla Glass Victus Plus, the front and back of the Galaxy S22 Plus and Galaxy S22 are nearly flat, and the embossed outline that houses the phone's three cameras is largely unchanged from last year.
An aluminum alloy frame is sandwiched between the front and rear.
The device feels great in the hand and is comfortable to hold. The latter may be due to the fact that Samsung has slightly reduced the size of the phone. While the Galaxy S21 Plus measured 161.5 x 75.6 x 7.8mm, the Galaxy S22 Plus measures 157.4 x 75.8 x 7.8mm. Yes, it makes the phone thinner, shorter, and slightly wider – and at 196 grams, the smartphone also lost six grams.
The volume and power buttons are almost in the same places as before. There's a prominent cutout for the antenna on one edge of the metal frame, while the bottom edge has a speaker grille (it has stereo speakers), a USB-C charging port, and a SIM card slot.
The Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus has an IP68 rating.
At 2340 x 1080, the AMOLED display has slightly fewer pixels than the S21 Plus, but the pixel density won't be much different.
The Galaxy S22 Plus supports variable refresh rates from 10Hz to 120Hz. This means the screen will only update at a faster rate when needed (for games, videos, fast scrolling websites) and may dim it when you're just reading text. The obvious benefit here is better battery life.
Below the display is a capable fingerprint reader
This edge-to-edge display has one small punch-hole for the 40MP front camera, which itself is an upgrade from the S21 Plus' 10MP camera. Both have the same 80-degree field of view and f/2.2 aperture.
There are three cameras on the back of the S22 Plus: a 12-megapixel ultra-wide with a 120-degree field of view and f/2.2 aperture, an f/1.8 wide-angle 50-megapixel (85-degree) and an f/2.4, 10- megapixel. with 3x optical zoom.
The 3x telephoto optical zoom is just as effective as on the S21 Plus. It still has the same 30x Spatial Zoom, which uses a combination of digital zoom and image processing to get you that much closer to the subject. Of course, these specs pale in comparison to the new Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra's 10x optical zoom and 100x space zoom.
Overall, the camera array is an upgrade from the Galaxy S21 Plus, which has 12MP wide-angle and ultra-wide-angle lenses and a 64MP 3x optical telephoto lens.
The 50-megapixel camera uses Samsung's new technology, which not only combines four pixel information into a single unit, but also combines this image information with the high-resolution original image for even better visual results.
Samsung's new imaging technology also promises what it calls Night Photography. Yes, it's a completely made-up word, but in practice, this technology can be transformative for low-light, nighttime, and astrophotography, as Samsung promises you won't need a tripod for your shots.
In terms of video, the Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus is ready to shoot up to 8K video at 24fps and 4K video at 60fps on the front camera. Cameras also support portrait mode for video
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus will get its own Exynos processor. The chip is paired with 8 GB of RAM and 128 or 256 GB of internal memory. Those specs haven't changed since the S21 Plus and we're left wondering why we still don't have a microSD card slot.
The famous benchmarking app, Geekbench delisted Samsung Galaxy S22 series devices for throttling the devices in performance-intensive apps while excluding the benchmarks app. Samsung later released an update to fix the throttling issue. Samsung fixed the throttling issues with software updates but users still reported battery and performance issues.
