(Pocket-lint) - Samsung's Galaxy S21 range launched successful January 2021, truthful we aren't excessively acold distant from their successors expected arrival.
Though thing is yet authoritative and improbable to beryllium until the opening of 2022, there's been plentifulness of speculation astir the Galaxy S22 range, expected to beryllium the Galaxy S22, S22+ and S22 Ultra.
We've covered disconnected the Galaxy S22 Ultra successful a abstracted feature, portion present we are looking astatine everything we person heard truthful acold astir the Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S22 Plus.
Release day and price
- Possibly January 2022
- From £769/$799?
The Samsung Galaxy S21, S21+ and S21 Ultra were revealed successful January 2021, which was a mates of months earlier than the company's emblematic timeline for its Galaxy S series launch.
It's not presently wide whether January is the caller timeline for the Galaxy S scope oregon whether Samsung volition instrumentality a February announcement and March merchandise for the Galaxy S22 scope - oregon alteration it up entirely.
In presumption of price, the Galaxy S21 starts astatine £769 successful the UK and $799 successful the US. The Galaxy S21+ starts astatine £949 successful the UK and $999 successful the US. It's apt the respective successors volition support wrong a akin ballpark, but it's excessively aboriginal to accidental for now.
Design
- Glasstic connected modular model
- Prominent camera housing
- S Pen enactment connected S22 Ultra
The Samsung Galaxy S22 scope is apt to stock plan traits, similar the S21 scope does. There volition nary uncertainty beryllium immoderate changes compared to the 2021 range, but it could beryllium that they are smaller changes than those made betwixt the S20 range and S21 range.
Rumours and renders suggest a flimsy modification but thing substantial, with the camera lodging moving to a abstracted land alternatively than wrapping astir the framework again for the S22 and S22+.
We'd expect premium handsets crossed the full range, but it's apt astatine slightest the modular S22 volition opt for a integrative backmost alternatively than glass, arsenic the S21 did. Waterproofing is expected connected each S22 models though and USB Type-C charging.
We'd besides expect a salient camera lodging connected each models and a punch spread beforehand camera. Despite the Galaxy Z Fold 3 offering an under show camera, it's said the Galaxy S22 scope won't follow it.
Display
- 6.06-inch/6.55-inch
- Full HD+ likely
- 120Hz refresh rate
- Slimmer bezels?
The Samsung Galaxy S21 has a 6.2-inch show and the S21+ has a 6.7-inch display. Rumours suggest the Galaxy S22 and S22+ volition driblet successful size, with the S22 offering a 6.06-inch surface and the S22+ a 6.55-inch screen. There are besides claims of slimemr bezels and much rounded corners.
We'd expect the modular S22 and the S22+ to connection Full HD+ resolutions, arsenic good arsenic level displays, arsenic was the lawsuit for the S21 and S21+.
Support for HDR and a 120Hz refresh rate are expected connected each S22 models.
Hardware and specs
- Next-gen Qualcomm Snapdragon and Exynos chipsets
- At slightest 8GB RAM
- No charger successful box
It's not presently wide what the Samsung Galaxy S22 and S22+ volition connection successful presumption of hardware. It's apt determination volition beryllium a divided betwixt Qualcomm and Exynos chipsets, depending connected the region, arsenic has been the lawsuit present for a fig of years. The adjacent flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon processor is expected to beryllium officially revealed successful December and has been called Snapdragon 898 successful rumours, portion the next-gen Exynos is the 2200 chipset with AMD.
In presumption of different specs, it's apt that the S22 volition connection astatine slightest 8GB of RAM, similar its predecessor, and travel successful a basal exemplary of astatine slightest 128GB of storage. The S21 scope doesn't person microSD enactment truthful we fishy it's improbable that the S22 scope volition reintroduce this unfortunately.
It's beauteous overmuch a definite happening that each the S22 handsets volition beryllium 5G compatible and we'd expect the S22 to connection enactment for accelerated charging and accelerated wireless charging. Samsung has confirmed that the charger volition not travel successful the container though - a determination Apple made for its iPhone 12 series and continued with for the iPhone 13 series.
Rumours assertion the Galaxy S22 volition person a 3800mAh artillery and the S22+ a 4600mAh battery. There's besides been claims of 3700mAh for the Galaxy S22 and 4500mAh for the Galaxy S22+, some of which are smaller than their respective predecessors.
Camera
- No ToF sensor
- Triple rear camera
Rumours assertion the triple rear camera connected the Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S22+ volition dwell of a 50-megapixel main sensor, positive 2 12-megapixel sensors for ultrawide and telephoto, with the telephoto camera susceptible of 3X zoom.
There are besides reports that the ToF sensor won't beryllium making a instrumentality connected the Galaxy S22 either - similar it didn't connected the S21 model.
Samsung Galaxy S22 and S22+ rumours: Here's everything we person heard truthful far
This is everything we person heard truthful acold astir the Samsung Galaxy S22 and S22+.
22 October 2021: Samsung Galaxy S22 lineup tipped to diagnostic abstracted versions with Exynos and Qualcomm chips - again
Tech newsman Max Weinbach suggests the upcoming Samsung S22 flagship phones volition again see models which diagnostic some Qualcomm and Exynos chips.
oh yea s22, s22+, s22 ultra is gonna person an exynos 2200 and a snapdragon 898 version
found it a fewer weeks ago
18 October 2021: Samsung Galaxy S22 solid leak shows much rounded corners, slimmer bezel
An representation of tempered solid panels allegedly to beryllium utilized connected the Samsung Galaxy S22 and S22+ leaked online showing rounder corners and slimmer bezels.
This is the archetypal clip we person seen the Tempered Glass Screen Protector of Galaxy S22 and S22 +. We tin find that they are much rounded and somewhat fatter than S21 series. pic.twitter.com/3BhneQsSTq
— Ice beingness (@UniverseIce) October 15, 202127 September 2021: Samsung Galaxy S22 and S22+ leaks gives america a elaborate look astatine the adjacent flagship
Another acceptable of renders were published by @OnLeaks, this clip successful conjuction with 91Mobiles and Zouton showing disconnected the S22 and S22+.
17 September 2021: Samsung Galaxy S22 to diagnostic smaller artillery than S21?
GalaxyClub reported that the artillery capableness of the Galaxy S22 bid volition beryllium smaller than that of the Galaxy S21 series. Only the Galaxy S22 Ultra is reported to stay the same.
14 September 2021: Samsung Galaxy S22 won't person an under-display camera says tipster
Leaker Ice Universe claimed connected Twitter that Samsung volition opt for a spread punch camera alternatively than an nether show camera for the Galaxy S22 range.
It tin beryllium confirmed that the Galaxy S22 bid inactive uses Hole, and inactive uses the aforesaid camera country plan arsenic the S21
— Ice beingness (@UniverseIce) September 14, 202117 August 2021: Samsung Galaxy S22 bid leak details camera, artillery and show specs
Leaker Ice Universe revealed immoderate details of what was expected to beryllium coming to the Samsung Galaxy S22 scope successful presumption of display, camera and artillery specifications.
23 June 2021: Samsung Galaxy S22 camera specifications leaked
Twitter idiosyncratic FronTron claimed the Samsung Galaxy S22 volition travel with a triple rear camera consisting of a 50-megapixel main sensor, positive 2 12-megapixel sensors for ultrawide and telephoto, with the telephoto cameracapable of 3X zoom. He said instrumentality the leak with a pinch of brackish though.
16 June 2021: All 3 Samsung Galaxy S22 bid phones to spot simplification successful size?
Twitter idiosyncratic @MauriQHD suggested that Samsung volition downsize each 3 models successful the Galaxy S22 family, compared to the S21 series. Meaning: the regular S22, S22 Plus and S22 Ultra volition each person smaller screens than their predecessors.
27 April 2021: Samsung's upcoming phones could motorboat with super-speedy 65W charging
A Samsung 65W accelerated charging adapter appeared connected India's BIS database which works likewise to FCC oregon TENAA. The charger suggests Samsung could beryllium looking to connection 65W accelerated charging to aboriginal smartphones, similar the S22.
19 April 2021: No ToF sensor connected Samsung Galaxy S22
Sammobile reported that ET News claimed Samsung has chosen not to see a ToF sensor connected the Galaxy S22 models.
12 April 2021: Is Samsung moving connected its ain sensor displacement telephone camera?
Samsung is hoping to physique sensor displacement exertion into its upcoming smartphone cameras according to report connected Dutch site, Galaxy Club.
12 April 2021: A Samsung and Olympus collaboration could beryllium connected the cards
Reports are circulating that Samsung has been successful discussions with Olympus implicit the anticipation of collaborating connected smartphone camera tech.
15 January 2021: No chargers successful container for aboriginal models
In a Q&A report connected Samsung's Mobile Press page, Samsung confirmed it would not see chargers successful the container for aboriginal devices.
15 October 2020: Samsung claimed to beryllium moving connected caller Exynos processors
Leaker Ice Universe claimed connected Twitter that Samsung was moving connected caller Exynos processors, including the 9855 and 9925 - the second of which whitethorn beryllium with AMD GPU.
Writing by Britta O'Boyle. Originally published connected 29 October 2021.