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Four Takeaways From Samsung's Galaxy S22 Event for Apple Users

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Samsung today announced its new lineup of Galaxy S22 smartphones, Galaxy Tab S8 tablets, and more. We've put together a list of key takeaways for Apple users looking for a high-level overview of the competition's latest offerings.

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  • The Galaxy S22 and S22+ have virtually the same design as the previous S21 models. The 6.1-inch and 6.6-inch devices offer iterative updates, including improved cameras, a faster processor, and a new True Tone-like feature called Vision Booster that automatically adjusts the display's brightness and contrast based on ambient lighting. The S22+ also features Wi-Fi 6E and wired charging at up to 45W speeds, whereas the iPhone 13 Pro Max is capable of wired charging at up to 27W. Pricing starts at $799.99 for the S22 and at $999.99 for the S22+ in the United States.
  • While it appears that Samsung has discontinued its Galaxy Note line of smartphones, the high-end Galaxy S22 Ultra follows in the footsteps of the Note with a built-in S Pen. In line with iPhone 13 Pro models, the S22 Ultra is also available with up to 1TB of storage. The device's 6.8-inch display has a variable refresh rate between 1Hz and 120Hz, whereas the iPhone 13 Pro goes as low as 10Hz.
  • The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra outsizes the iPad Pro with a 14.6-inch OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and, as was rumored, the display includes a notch. With dual 12-megapixel front cameras, the tablet features 4K video recording, and other features include Wi-Fi 6E, wired charging at up to 45W speeds, and an S Pen included in the box. Pricing starts at $1,099.99 in the United States.
  • Samsung is now promising four years of Android updates for select Galaxy devices, up from three years. Eligible devices include all Galaxy S21 and S22 models, the Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3, all Galaxy Tab S8 models, Galaxy Watch4 models, and future devices in each of these product lines. Samsung said these devices will also receive five years of security updates. By comparison, Apple typically offers iOS updates for devices for at least five years, with iOS 15 still supporting the iPhone 6s that was released nearly six and a half years ago.
All of the new Galaxy devices can be pre-ordered on Samsung's website starting today. A replay of Samsung's event is available on YouTube.

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What’s the One UI thing shown in the photo? I didn’t watch the event lol
 
It was ironic how they try to copy everything from Apple but they do such a horrible job at it. It just all looked really bad to me in the examples of video and camera content didn’t even look good…. Barely even talked about the S 22 So that should tell you everything
 
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don’t care about the phones but the Ultra tablet looks very nice. Quite expensive but still nice.

the lower end S8 (with LCD screen) isn’t great but the other two definitely nice if you prefer a more widescreen tablet which is better for video viewing
 
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The fact that Samsung needs to promise Android updates for a certain number of years is still beyond ridiculous. They don't make the operating system and thus should have nothing to do with this. If they didn't insist on shipping their own fudged version of Android, people could just upgrade their Android version whenever they please and the world would be a better place.

If I'll ever buy an Android phone it'll be a Google Pixel, because hell will have to freeze over before I'll allow Samsung to be the useless middleman for my mobile operating system.
 
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The S22 Ultra has amazing hardware, but hideous aesthetics. I never liked that Note design and it looks even worse in 2022. To some they can’t stand the notch, but the 12 Pro/13 Pro design in my opinion is the best looking hardware out there. I wonder how that new 4 nm processor stacked up against the A15 and M1 chips in the 13 Pro and iPad Pro.

Edit: The new processor and gpu aren't in the same league as the A15 in power or efficiency which is a bit surprising since it's on a 4nm vs 5nm.
 
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Dealbreaker for me is the 1080p display on the 6.6inch S22+ which frankly is just not enough. This bumps me up to the 1440p s22 ultra which STILL has a stupid curved display, so no glass screen protector.

Why is Apple now the ONLY major phone manufacturer that prioritises ppi over refresh rate on it's non flagship products. I don't want to spend £1000+ for a phone that has a decent ppi display, when I could've got ~450+ppi on some £4-500 phones just a couple years ago. I can get a 6.7 inch 1080p 120Hz display with decent nits on some £200 phones. So why does Samsung have something not too dissimilar on a £900 phone
 
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All I want is a good 7-9in Android tablet with hi-res OLED, and a modern CPU from a company that has been updated for more than 1 year, after purchase.... why is that so hard?
 
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TheYayAreaLiving 🎗 said:
The competition is a good thing. I think they knocked it off the park. Not going to lie, these are some massive improvements.
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what massive improvements? for a decade (M1 macs aside) we didnt had massive improvements ...
Or do you mean massive 14.6" tablet? :))
 
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