Samsung Galaxy S22+ review: A versatile premium phone without 'Ultra' flab
The Samsung Galaxy
S22 Ultra is a flagship smartphone with several strengths. It maxes out on almost
all fronts — design, display, imaging, productivity features, ingress
protection, charging technology, user experience, etc. The phone is, however,
expensive. This brings us to the next best in the series, the Samsung Galaxy
S22+. Priced Rs 84,999 onwards, the Galaxy S22+ has the same underpinning as
that of the Ultra model but without fancy bells and whistles. That said, let’s
take a look at how this premium smartphone fares in everyday use:
Design
The Galaxy S22+ is a lightweight smartphone made of premium
material – aluminium body with Gorilla Glass Victus+ protection on the front
and back. It comes in three colour options – phantom white, phantom black and
green. The phantom black variant (review unit) has a frosted glass cover on the
back. It is a flat glass cover with neat chamfered edges for comfortable
ergonomics. Like the rear, the front side of the phone has flat glass on the
display. That said, the phone looks uniform from all sides. However, it does
not look much different from its predecessor, the Galaxy S21+ (review).
Nevertheless, the Galaxy S22+ looks premium and boasts IP68-rated protection
for water and dust resistance.
Display
and audio
The Galaxy S22+ sports a 6.6-inch fullHD+ AMOLED screen of 120Hz
variable refresh rate (48Hz – 120Hz). The screen dominates the entire front,
leaving negligible bezels on the sides. Importantly, the bezels are uniform on
all sides and the otherwise thick bottom bezel on many other smartphones is
thin on the Galaxy S22+. As for the quality, the display delivers top-notch
performance despite missing the fancy bells and whistles that are part of the
Galaxy S22 Ultra’s display. It is bright, vivid and responsive. It remains
legible under direct sunlight and is easy to read irrespective of light
conditions.
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