If you find the Galaxy S22 Ultra’s $1,200 price just a tad too high, the Galaxy S22 Plus offers a lot of what made that phone great at a penny under $1,000. But other than these, the Galaxy S22 Ultra has no other real misses.
Granted, the Exynos 2200 has some issues, and the 45W wired charging has no practical time benefits over 25W charging, and the vibration motor may feel a little weak.
Throw in Android 12 with four guaranteed years of Android updates and then another year of security updates, and great Samsung software features like Samsung DeX and you have a do-it-all, well-rounded flagship that offers more than what any other phone has to offer. In fact, when you consider the design language of the Galaxy S22 Ultra and how it strays from the other two Galaxy S22 devices, it’s clear that this is a Galaxy S phone in name only. Unlike the Galaxy S21 Ultra, which supported an S-Pen that required a separate purchase and had no good place to stay, the Galaxy S22 Ultra’s S-Pen is included with the package and stored in a silo at the bottom of the device, just like the Galaxy Note. But it’s the addition of the S-Pen stylus that has changed things.