

Read our full review: Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra Mini verdict: Whether you're a fan of Samsung's S-series or Note-series phones, the S22 Ultra merges the best of both worlds to provide users with the ultimate Samsung flagship. It also brings improved image processing, resulting in sharper photos when using the S22 Ultra's 10x optical or 100x digital zoom capabilities. Luckily, the flagship handset is capable of super-fast 45W charging, though you will need to purchase a special power brick in order to achieve that charge rate.Ĭamera: The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra has a similar camera setup to the impressive Galaxy S21 Ultra, with a fantastic quad camera array that's led by a 108MP main sensor, but it's worth pointing out that key improvements have been made behind the scenes.įor one, it has a larger 2.4um pixel sensor, which allows for additional light and data to be captured, meaning richer, more detailed images all round – especially when using the S22 Ultra's enhanced night mode. With regular usage however, the S22 Ultra's 5,000mAh battery can last well into a second day before you need to charge. The chipset is said to provide far better energy efficiency than last year's model, but in reality we've only seen very slight gains in battery life in our tests, with the S22 Ultra giving out after around 10 hours of heavy usage. It's an exceptionally powerful chipset, outperforming all non-iPhone handsets in our Geekbench 5 benchmark test, achieving an impressive single-core score of 1,240 and a multi-core score of 3,430.

Thankfully, that isn't the case this year, with Aussies finally receiving the same Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 version that came out in the States. Performance / battery life: Usually, Samsung's flagships arrive in Australia equipped with the company's in-house Exynos CPUs, and while they're generally quite good, they also deliver slightly inferior performance when compared to the Snapdragon chipsets featured in US models. Right now, there's no better phone display in the world. Screen: Once again, Samsung has delivered an unrivalled smartphone display, with the Galaxy S22 Ultra boasting a 6.8-inch QHD+ AMOLED screen with an adaptive refresh rate that reaches up to 120Hz for ultra-smooth scrolling and gaming, along with an insane brightness capacity of 1750 nits. Of course, it's very likely that next year's model will surpass this one in every way, but for now, the S22 Ultra is just about as good as a Samsung phone gets.īringing over features and design aesthetics from its (now dead) Note series, Samsung's Galaxy S22 Ultra builds on everything great about the Galaxy S21 Ultra, combining its beastly cameras and power with the Note's built-in S Pen stylus functionality and more refined design.
