Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G

Name: Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G
Brand: Samsung

$22912GB + 128GBFlagship2022

9.0

Overall Score

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Average of camera, performance, battery, display, build and value. Scores are rated within the phone's tier.

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6.8"

Display

108MP

Camera

5,000

mAh

12GB

Max RAM

45W

Charging

228g

Weight

Why the Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G

Flagship

The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G stands out as a highly capable flagship offering an exceptional 120Hz AMOLED display, a versatile quad-camera setup with robust optical zoom, and robust 4nm performance backed by explicit benchmark figures. Its build quality is top-tier with IP68 protection, and the battery setup features convenient wireless and reverse charging options alongside a 5000 mAh capacity. Given its discounted listed price relative to its high-end specifications, the value score is exceptionally high.

Hardware quality by category

The overall score is the average of these six components, rated within the phone's tier.

Camera

9.1

Performance

8.8

Battery

8.2

Display

9.3

Build

9.0

Value

9.8

Strengths

6.8-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X 120Hz display with 1750 nits peak brightness

Versatile quad-camera system with 108MP main sensor and 10x optical zoom

Powerful 4nm flagship chipset with explicit AnTuTu and Geekbench benchmark support

IP68 dust/water resistance and Gorilla Glass Victus+ protection

Weaknesses

Charging speed capped at 45W wired which trails some newer fast-charging flagships

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G full specifications

Launch

2 specs

Status

Available. Released 2022, February 25

Announced

2022, February 09

Network

6 specs

Speed

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL)

2G bands

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

3G bands

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G bands

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International

5G bands

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International

Technology

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

Display

4 specs

Size

6.8 inches, 114.7 cm2 (~90.2% screen-to-body ratio)

Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1750 nits (peak)

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Resolution

1440 x 3088 pixels, 19.3:9 ratio (~500 ppi density)

Platform

4 specs

Android 12, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 8

CPU

Octa-core (1x2.8 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A510) - Europe

Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510) - ROW

GPU

Xclipse 920 - Europe

Adreno 730 - ROW

Chipset

Exynos 2200 (4 nm) - Europe

Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) - ROW

Memory

2 specs

Internal

128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM

Card slot

Main Camera

3 specs

Quad

108 MP, f/1.8, 23mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS

10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom

10 MP, f/4.9, 230mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom

12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video

Video

8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

Features

Laser AF, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

Selfie camera

3 specs

Video

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Single

40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.82", 0.7µm, PDAF

Features

HDR

Sound

2 specs

3.5mm jack

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Comms

6 specs

NFC

Yes

USB

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Radio

Bluetooth

5.2, A2DP, LE

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

Features

1 specs

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Battery

2 specs

Type

Li-Ion 5000 mAh

Charging

45W wired, PD3.0

15W wireless (Qi)

4.5W reverse wireless

Body

4 specs

SIM

· Nano-SIM + eSIM

· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)

Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+), aluminum frame

Weight

228 g / 229 g (mmWave) (8.04 oz)

Dimensions

163.3 x 77.9 x 8.9 mm (6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 in)

Our Tests

5 specs

Camera

Photo / Video

Display

1266 nits max brightness (measured)

Loudspeaker

-27.3 LUFS (Good)

Performance

AnTuTu: 968359 (v9)

GeekBench: 3657 (v5.1)

GFXBench: 37fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Battery (old)

Endurance rating 108h

Misc

5 specs

SAR

1.18 W/kg (head) 0.98 W/kg (body)

Price

currency: USD · price_usd: 279.99 · price_original: 279.99

Colors

Phantom Black, White, Burgundy, Green, Graphite, Red, Sky Blue, Bora Purple

Models

SM-S908B, SM-S908B/DS, SM-S908U, SM-S908U1, SM-S908W, SM-S908N, SM-S9080, SM-S908E, SM-S908E/DS

SAR EU

1.05 W/kg (head) 1.58 W/kg (body)

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Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G

$22912GB + 128GBFlagship2022

9.0

Overall Score

within Flagship

Average of camera, performance, battery, display, build and value. Scores are rated within the phone's tier.

Choose a configuration4 options

Prices reflect the selected storage and RAM configuration.

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6.8"

Display

108MP

Camera

5,000

mAh

12GB

Max RAM

45W

Charging

228g

Weight

Why the Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G

Flagship

Hardware quality by category

The overall score is the average of these six components, rated within the phone's tier.

Camera

9.1

Performance

8.8

Battery

8.2

Display

9.3

Build

9.0

Value

9.8

Strengths

6.8-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X 120Hz display with 1750 nits peak brightness

Versatile quad-camera system with 108MP main sensor and 10x optical zoom

Powerful 4nm flagship chipset with explicit AnTuTu and Geekbench benchmark support

IP68 dust/water resistance and Gorilla Glass Victus+ protection

Weaknesses

Charging speed capped at 45W wired which trails some newer fast-charging flagships

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G full specifications

Launch

2 specs

Status

Available. Released 2022, February 25

Announced

2022, February 09

Network

6 specs

Speed

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL)

2G bands

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

3G bands

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G bands

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International

5G bands

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International

Technology

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

Display

4 specs

Size

6.8 inches, 114.7 cm2 (~90.2% screen-to-body ratio)

Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1750 nits (peak)

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Resolution

1440 x 3088 pixels, 19.3:9 ratio (~500 ppi density)

Platform

4 specs

Android 12, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 8

CPU

Octa-core (1x2.8 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A510) - Europe

Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510) - ROW

GPU

Xclipse 920 - Europe

Adreno 730 - ROW

Chipset

Exynos 2200 (4 nm) - Europe

Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) - ROW

Memory

2 specs

Internal

128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM

Card slot

Main Camera

3 specs

Quad

108 MP, f/1.8, 23mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS

10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom

10 MP, f/4.9, 230mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom

12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video

Video

8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

Features

Laser AF, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

Selfie camera

3 specs

Video

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Single

40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.82", 0.7µm, PDAF

Features

HDR

Sound

2 specs

3.5mm jack

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Comms

6 specs

NFC

Yes

USB

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Radio

Bluetooth

5.2, A2DP, LE

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

Features

1 specs

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Battery

2 specs

Type

Li-Ion 5000 mAh

Charging

45W wired, PD3.0

15W wireless (Qi)

4.5W reverse wireless

Body

4 specs

SIM

· Nano-SIM + eSIM

· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)

Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+), aluminum frame

Weight

228 g / 229 g (mmWave) (8.04 oz)

Dimensions

163.3 x 77.9 x 8.9 mm (6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 in)

Our Tests

5 specs

Camera

Photo / Video

Display

1266 nits max brightness (measured)

Loudspeaker

-27.3 LUFS (Good)

Performance

AnTuTu: 968359 (v9)

GeekBench: 3657 (v5.1)

GFXBench: 37fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Battery (old)

Endurance rating 108h

Misc

5 specs

SAR

1.18 W/kg (head) 0.98 W/kg (body)

Price

currency: USD · price_usd: 279.99 · price_original: 279.99

Colors

Phantom Black, White, Burgundy, Green, Graphite, Red, Sky Blue, Bora Purple

Models

SM-S908B, SM-S908B/DS, SM-S908U, SM-S908U1, SM-S908W, SM-S908N, SM-S9080, SM-S908E, SM-S908E/DS

SAR EU

1.05 W/kg (head) 1.58 W/kg (body)

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$230 · Score 7.5 · Mid-Range

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