It is February 2022, and the Galaxy Note has been reborn inside the ‘S’ series. The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra is a 228g technical behemoth that has officially merged the two legendary lines, featuring a built-in S Pen for the first time in an S-series flagship. Finished in a sophisticated matte ‘Burgundy’ or ‘Phantom Black’ with a unique ‘water drop’ camera layout, it is a massive, uncompromising device designed for the ultimate power user. In the UK, it has arrived as the definitive ‘everything’ phone, offering more features and more raw power than any rival.
The technical headline is the S Pen integration. With a latency of just 2.8 milliseconds, the writing experience on the 6.8-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X display (3088 x 1440) is virtually indistinguishable from ink on paper. Under the hood, the UK model is powered by the 4nm Exynos 2200, featuring the ‘Xclipse’ GPU based on AMD’s RDNA 2 architecture, bringing hardware-accelerated ray tracing to a smartphone for the first time. The camera system remains the industry leader in zoom, featuring a 108-megapixel main sensor, a 12-megapixel ultra-wide, and dual 10-megapixel telephoto lenses that provide 10x optical and 100x ‘Space Zoom.’
Connectivity is future-proofed with 5G, Wi-Fi 6E, and a massive 5,000 mAh battery that supports 45W fast charging. The screen features ‘Vision Booster’ technology, which intelligently adjusts the display’s contrast and colour based on ambient light to ensure visibility even in the harshest glare. It also retains IP68 water resistance and the most premium Gorilla Glass Victus+ on both sides. The Galaxy S22 Ultra is a masterclass in maximalist engineering; it is a powerful, precise, and incredibly versatile tool that successfully carried the legacy of the Note into the new decade.