SAMSUNG Galaxy S22 Cell Phone, Factory Unlocked Android Smartphone, 256GB, 8K Camera & Video, Brightest Display Screen, Long Battery Life, Fast 4nm Processor, US Version, Phantom Black

I would give it 5 stars if not for the fingerprint reader. Pros: – Good screen size for my needs. Not too small, not too big, it’s not uncomfortable when in my pocket. – Good camera, although I have not yet tried the night mode – Apps run fast and smooth, no issues so far. – Lots of memoryCons: – Fingerprint reader sucks. This was one of those ideas that seemed cool until you actually have to use it. Since the fingerprint reader is in the screen, there is no tactile feedback to tell you where it actually is. And assuming that you do find it, then there’s the “cover the entire sensor” error when the finger is over the whole placeholder image, or the “press harder” error that pops once in a while, and the “fingerprint does not match” about half the time when it actually reads the fingerprint. About a third of the time I just give up and enter my pin. Frankly, the fingerprint reader on my old S7 was much better. – Speakers are of poor quality for such an expensive phone. Only good for phone calls and nothing more. – No headphone jack. I wish people would stop copying Apple on whatever quirky idea they come up with. I get that the Bluetooth earbuds are the cool (relatively) new way to listen to music, but they all suffer from limited battery life. Corded earbuds last forever or until your dog chews them, whichever comes first. – Adaptive brightness mostly works, but sometimes misses. I have used it in sunlight and sometimes it is not bright enough. On occasion the brightness changes, even though the ambient light does not.Other thoughts: – If you plan to charge it wirelessly, do not get a case with a stand. The thickness added by the stand will not allow the phone to charge.

Numerous flaws, some fatal. This is a very long for an Amazon review but given the price of this item I think it is reasonable.1. The display has a PWM frequency of 240Hz. This is extremely low and way below the limit of human perception. Even above 50% brightness I cannot tolerate the display for more than a few minutes without getting eyestrain. At low brightness, the flickering is downright painful. I will probably return the phone because of this. Sony uses 480Hz, Apple is inconsistent but the iPhone 13 uses 600Hz. Yet Samsung still uses 240Hz PWM in 2022.2. Both the power button and volume rockers are incorrectly placed. They get in the way of your thumb’s resting position (right handed). The volume rocker should be on the upper left side, and power button on the upper right side. Apple has been doing this since the original iPhone, and it works. I do not mind having to adjust my grip to use left side volume rockers if it means being able to rest my thumb where I want.3. Android OS – this is appears subjective but really is not. The UI/UX of Android is horrible. Design from one app to another wildly varies, and a lot of things have insane defaults that slowly eat away at your patience. Examples: tapping to undim the display also registers it as a regular touch, or the swipe gestures which barely work. Ironically the best-looking Android apps are the ones that follow Apple’s design principles (not perfect but still better than Google). Samsung’s OneUI doesn’t help either, as it comes with a lot of bloatware and apps that try to one-up Google. A lot of features require a Samsung account, on top of already having to sign in with a Google account. iOS is certainly more restrictive with their walled garden, but at least you get a very consistent experience, and everything is mostly well thought out. Little customization is required to get a good experience on iOS, unlike Android. The layout of the settings app is also very strange. Everything is nested in submenus, and a lot of options are not where you’d expect.4. The cameras are bad, despite what paid reviewers/Samsung claim. This shouldn’t be surprising to anyone familiar with smartphone cameras as we’ve run into the limitations of physics long ago. However, the recent trend in smartphone photography is overprocessing images to the point of them looking like oil paintings, and Samsung is definitely an offender. I prefer photos from my old iPhone 6 Plus because they look much more natural than what the S22 puts out. Also, the software has a tendency to over-brighten every single scene beyond what it actually looks like in real life. If I wanted scene optimizer or night mode, I’d turn them on. Only the brightness in video modes is true to life.5. The speakers are hilariously bad. I’ve confirmed my suspicion and looked at GSMArena’s frequency response measurement and there is practically nothing until 200Hz, meaning the low end is missing. This is unacceptable for a phone of this price range.6. A lot of people already said the battery is not great. However, I was expecting an upgrade over my 6+ as the physical capacity is larger, but this was not the case. The 8 Gen 1 chip is extremely inefficient, and Android/OneUI is extremely bloated.7. No included charger, headphone jack, or SD card slot. Despite having a microSDXC slot, the S20 had a bigger battery while weighing less than the S22. Also, unless you have a computer with type-c or already have a type-c brick, you will not be able to charge your phone after getting it because the cable Samsung provided is type-c on both ends.I hope this review is helpful, and unfortunately there is little choice on the market for a good, well-rounded phone without a ridiculous notch and even higher price tag.Update: I returned the phone – there were just too many annoyances to put up with. I just couldn’t be bothered anymore.

Awful battery and sound. Samsung needs to step it up with batteries. I only use my phone to text, check email and clock in and out for work. After 8 hours I’m down to 40%. Can’t imagine how fast I would have to charge it if I used it for games or media. Sound is terrible. I’ve adjusted every setting I can find and it still isn’t as loud as my s7 edge was. Hate that the power and volume controls are all the same side. No notification light on lock screen. I use textra as texting app and haven’t been able to customize my notifications. The fixes that my s7 got don’t seem to be there on this phone. Also don’t like that I can’t customize my folders with colors. The bubbles blend into the background and make the icons hard to see. Camera is goid but I don’t buy a phone fir its camera. I may have to try a different brand in the future

Solid phone but battery life could had been better. I have been using the phone for some time; it came unlocked as described. The speakers and earpiece are loud and clear enough. The screen quality and brightness are very decent, but extended periods of time with higher brightness levels (or gaming sessions), can easily heat this phone. I dont use 5G, but even with 4G/LTE, the battery life is not that impressive. Still a solid phone though.

Good. Good, I like it! 👍🏻

Love ❤️ this. Works very well. Images are so sharp. Been using it for days now and no complaint, except for the fact it didn’t come with a charger, that was disappointing. Luckily, the charger for my previous phone works with it. Not cool guys, bring back phones that have their charger with them . Would have given this 5+ stars with took a star off because no charger.

It is a phone and it is expensive. It is a phone and it is expensive, but it works well.