The Samsung Galaxy S22 5G is the company’s latest flagship smartphone with a 5G modem inside. Although its name might suggest that it’s an upgrade on the Galaxy S20, this new device is actually more like a successor to last year’s Galaxy S21. The S22 replaces the midrange-focused S21 and offers an upgraded camera, faster chipset, larger battery and improved design. It also adds support for 5G connectivity (on top of 4G LTE), which makes this one of only a handful of devices with such capabilities at the moment. This article covers everything you need to know about the new Samsung Galaxy S22 5G – from availability, features, specifications and price to hands-on reviews, user ratings and performance benchmarks.

Brief Review of the Galaxy S21

The Galaxy S21 was a premium smartphone released by Samsung. It was positioned as a cheaper alternative to the more premium S22, which was announced a few months later. As such, it didn’t get that much attention, but it was a good device nonetheless. It featured a 6.1-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED Infinity- display, a triple-camera setup with a 50MP main sensor, a 12MP secondary lens, and an 10MP depth sensor, 8GB of RAM and 128GB of expandable storage, a 3700 mAh battery, and a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (though it was available in a few other variants as well). All in all, it was pretty similar to the S22, but with a slightly inferior display, camera, and battery.

Specifications

The Galaxy S22 5G is Samsung’s latest flagship smartphone with a 5G modem inside. It was released in early March and it’s available. It features a 6.1-inch FHD Super AMOLED display with HDR10+ support and a 120 Hz refresh rate. The device is powered by Samsung’s in-house Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset, which consists of octa-core CPU. The S22 comes in two variants – 8GB of RAM with 128GB of storage, and 8GB of RAM with 256GB of storage. A 3700 mAh battery is housed in the device,

Device design and Dimensions

The Galaxy S22 5G measures ‎‎0.8 x 7.1 x 14.6 cm and weighs 167 grams. Its design is mostly similar to the Galaxy S21 – it features a metal and glass build with a curved back. It also has a fingerprint scanner and IP68 water and dust resistance. The device comes in green, phantom black, and phantom white color options. The S22 5G is a bit bigger than its predecessor, though, as it features a screen with a higher resolution and a larger battery.

Processor, Performance and battery life

The Galaxy S22 5G is powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. On the software side, the device comes with Samsung’s One UI skin on top of Android 12. The chipset is expected to receive a minor upgrade to Android 13 later this year. The S22 5G performs well in general usage and benchmarks. The phone’s battery is also quite good – on one charge, it can last two days with medium usage and up to one day with heavy usage.

Conclusion

The Samsung Galaxy S22 5G is a great device, but it has a few shortcomings. Most notably, it’s too expensive for what it offers – the 8GB RAM + 128GB storage variant. Samsung’s 5G network is also in a very early stage and offers very limited coverage (Samsung has promised to expand the network in the coming months). If Samsung decides to lower the price of the S22 5G and expand its 5G coverage, though, this device will become much more attractive. For now, you might be better off with a cheaper flagship phone or a midrange device released earlier this year.