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Samsung's Galaxy S22 Series Is a Low-Signal Beast
If you frequently have trouble staying connected to your carrier's network, the Samsung Galaxy S22 series might be the solution. In testing, Samsung's Galaxy S22+ and S22 Ultra phones significantly outperformed their predecessors (as well Google's latest Pixel phones) in low-signal situations.
Ohhh nice. I like this. A lot of my cell usage is in poor service environments.
you should add that it is about the Snapdragon version for a specific chip that is integrated by Qualcomm; Samsung had probably other priorities for Exynos
ionutdicu said:
you should add that it is about the Snapdragon version for a specific chip that is integrated by Qualcomm; Samsung had probably other priorities for Exynos
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Hope we get atleast a bit better battery life... cause the cpu seems worse
Actually just got mine delivered today (exynos cause I'm in Italy) and I am having issues with mobile data, i had to connect to wifi 3-4 times today because it doesn't work on mobile data
Masterkill88 said:
Actually just got mine delivered today (exynos cause I'm in Italy) and I am having issues with mobile data, i had to connect to wifi 3-4 times today because it doesn't work on mobile data
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I think the software is beta like...cause the phone will release in 10 days and many reviewers have stutter bugs and something like that. Do you have a pocture of yout phone? Which colour?
It's the phantom black version, 12/256 exynos version (I'm in Italy).
I was thinking the same thing, I also have this glitch where the screen turns off when you're browsing the apps (just like you would double tap on the home screen to lock the phone) and the other screen glitch with the purple pixelated stripe popping up when touching the fingerprint scanner, I think I fixed that one by using a normal photo as the lock screen wallpaper instead of the animated wallpaper though
Masterkill88 said:
It's the phantom black version, 12/256 exynos version (I'm in Italy).
I was thinking the same thing, I also have this glitch where the screen turns off when you're browsing the apps (just like you would double tap on the home screen to lock the phone) and the other screen glitch with the purple pixelated stripe popping up when touching the fingerprint scanner, I think I fixed that one by using a normal photo as the lock screen wallpaper instead of the animated wallpaper though
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Thats strange mate...hope Samsung grt this fixed on release also some new gpu drivers...the soc esprcially the gpu is bad now...
Considering how some of these posts are from people with less than 10 posts, I wouldn't take them too seriously. As we all know, trolls love to bash on Samsung.
eaoosa said:
Considering how some of these posts are from people with less than 10 posts, I wouldn't take them too seriously. As we all know, trolls love to bash on Samsung.
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Yes trolls are always bad but ive seen videos on youtubr that proves zhat the phone is a bit laggy...also speedtest whre s21 ultra is a good time faster...
Goku1992 said:
Yes trolls are always bad but ive seen videos on youtubr that proves zhat the phone is a bit laggy...also speedtest whre s21 ultra is a good time faster...
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I'll reserve my judgement until it gets here around the 25th. Besides, these are brand spanking new phones so will definitely need a bunch of tweaks and updates.
I've only watched a few Youtube reviews but maybe it's the ones I watch. They all loved the phone.
Corwinder said:
I've only watched a few Youtube reviews but maybe it's the ones I watch. They all loved the phone.
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Yes its a beautiful phone aside for the stutter... also most of them had snapdragon which seems to run better since now
Goku1992 said:
Yes trolls are always bad but ive seen videos on youtubr that proves zhat the phone is a bit laggy...also speedtest whre s21 ultra is a good time faster...
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I can vouch for this as I have seen similar reports and tests on the Exynos version being slow and battery life less than the s21U. So this isn't Trolls we're dealing with it's actually happening. So don't dismiss people so easily just because they are new and only have a few posts.
The article didn't mention the smaller s22 explicitly. Hopefully it has the same connection qualities.
Notice that they're referring to the US Snapdragon model, which uses an all new X65 modem. It's unclear how the Exynos model performs. If the Exynos modem is anything like the modem in the Pixel 6 Pro, reception might just be good instead of great.
Guyinlaca said:
Notice that they're referring to the US Snapdragon model, which uses an all new X65 modem. It's unclear how the Exynos model performs. If the Exynos modem is anything like the modem in the Pixel 6 Pro, reception might just be good instead of great.
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Hope this isnt the case...my oneplus 7t pro had better reception than my s21 ultra and hoped with the s22u this will change :/
Early opinion of the Exynos S22 Ultra is that mobile data throughput is not significantly different to Exynos S21 series and Pixel 6 Pro modem. It may be slightly more balanced in low signal areas though - one bar performance is a bit more 'consistent'.
A new modem was my main reason for upgrading. I'll testing performance against a S10+ tomorrow, which will be interesting. The S10+ outperforms the Exynos S21 Ultra with 4G, consistently.
So I've got a Snapdragon S22U/512GB, and it def seems like the phone performs better in low service environments vs my old Note 10+ 5G
So easy to lie online
The advantages so far:
+5G reception and C-Band are noticeable improvements (Data speeds are 2-3x faster than the Note20 Ultra)
+Ability to run screen at full resolution and 120 Hz
+AMOLED uniformity MUCH better
+Speaker clarity is much improved
+The S-Pen glides across the screen much more smoothly.
+Minor, but the image stabilization on the camera doesn't rattle like the Note20 Ultra's did.
+Phone navigation is slightly faster and more responsive, though the Note20 Ultra was plenty fast.
Overall, it is a refinement of an already great phone. It fixes many of my gripes with its predecessor. The fact that the phone is heavier and is missing a MicroSD slot will take some adjustment but 512 GB should be plenty. If you're on Verizon and in a 5G C-Band area, you'll finally see a speed boost. I'll update if I find anything else worth noting.
Yes that 21grams actually makes a difference when your holding it, I didn't think much of it when looking at the specs before buying. But when holding the phone that weight is much more noticeable.
Overall i don't think its much of a upgrade, Exynos version here and i have noticed a horrible lag in comparison to my Note 20 Ultra.
I believe this is a OS issue and hoping an update will resolve it (It was present on my Note 20 ultra prior to the last OS update), but when first launching a game and playing for the first couple of minutes its laggy and eventually settles itself with some odd occasional stuttering throughout
This also happens in performance mode enabled on High, the only thing that is frustrating me at the moment.
Makes playing Rocket League Side swipe impossible
dave7802 said:
Yes that 21grams actually makes a difference when your holding it, I didn't think much of it when looking at the specs before buying. But when holding the phone that weight is much more noticeable.
Overall i don't think its much of a upgrade, Exynos version here and i have noticed a horrible lag in comparison to my Note 20 Ultra.
I believe this is a OS issue and hoping an update will resolve it (It was present on my Note 20 ultra prior to the last OS update), but when first launching a game and playing for the first couple of minutes its laggy and eventually settles itself with some odd occasional stuttering throughout
This also happens in performance mode enabled on High, the only thing that is frustrating me at the moment.
Makes playing Rocket League Side swipe impossible
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Don't mean to sound rude when I say this but you have a exynos and he has a snapdragon. You can't really compare them right now. He doesn't have the stuttering and laggy issues that you have. So when you say not much of an upgrade he is not coming from the same space that you are. Hopefully the day one patch will get rid of your stuttering and lagging and then maybe you will say it is an upgrade also.
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Don't mean to sound rude when I say this but you have a exynos and he has a snapdragon. You can't really compare them right now. He doesn't have the stuttering and laggy issues that you have. So when you say not much of an upgrade he is not coming from the same space that you are. Hopefully the day one patch will get rid of your stuttering and lagging and then maybe you will say it is an upgrade also.
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Not sure what you are on about buddy! I was talking about my personal experience.
"Overall I don't think"
I have the Note 20 ultra and the S22 Ultra. Freedom of speech of my own person experience.
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Not sure what you are on about buddy! I was talking about my personal experience.
"Overall I don't think"
I have the Note 20 ultra and the S22 Ultra. Freedom of speech of my own person experience.
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I guess you missed the beginning part where I said I wasn't trying to be rude and you took it as me being rude lol.
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I guess you missed the beginning part where I said I wasn't trying to be rude and you took it as me being rude lol.
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I didn't think you where being rude, i just didn't get the point of your post, A topic was created comparing both devices, So i shared my own opinion on the two devices, as the S22 Ultra was the upgrade from my Note 20 Ultra. This is what this place is about, Discussions.
I was aware their device was Snapdragon given they are on the Verizon network, Mine is not and talking about the experience of the Exynos variant.
The camera especially with zoom is a huge difference, and if people wait another generation the trade on value on the n20u will be less than half of the current $600 trade in.
So you can spend that money now or spend that same money a tear from now.
Video editing also has crop and rotate correction now, image erase has both shadow and reflection removal, the more I'm exploring the phone the more improvements I'm finding.
My only nit right now is actually the improved s pen... it now has a grippy texture, so sliding it on and out isn't as smooth as the n20u.
my S22 Ultra compared to my Note 20U, I`m glad I did the trade in and up graded for the unlock version, the camera Zoom is crazy better than the Note 20U and I like the heavier weight reminds me of my S21 ultra which felt like a premium phone, for me everything works great and no issues for me.
Guyinlaca said:
The advantages so far:
+5G reception and C-Band are noticeable improvements (Data speeds are 2-3x faster than the Note20 Ultra)
+Ability to run screen at full resolution and 120 Hz
+AMOLED uniformity MUCH better
+Speaker clarity is much improved
+The S-Pen glides across the screen much more smoothly.
+Minor, but the image stabilization on the camera doesn't rattle like the Note20 Ultra's did.
+Phone navigation is slightly faster and more responsive, though the Note20 Ultra was plenty fast.
Overall, it is a refinement of an already great phone. It fixes many of my gripes with its predecessor. The fact that the phone is heavier and is missing a MicroSD slot will take some adjustment but 512 GB should be plenty. If you're on Verizon and in a 5G C-Band area, you'll finally see a speed boost. I'll update if I find anything else worth noting.
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On your N22 Ultra, when connected to the C Band, are you seeing the 5G UW icon or just 5G?
On the Verizon variant, I see 5G UW. No idea what an unlocked model would show.
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On the Verizon variant, I see 5G UW. No idea what an unlocked model would show.
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Cool, I appreciate the insight! Looking forward to getting mine setup at some point today.
Hey Folks,
Not sure if you guys have noticed.
I don't have my old S21 Ultra with me anymore. But I have seen a similar thread on Samsung Member too. The OP had a S21 Ultra with S22U side by side.
So based on my memory, I found the HDR effect under YouTube and Netflix is considerably weaker as compared with S21U. Colour is less popping and vivid.
Could you guys please also post your findings here?
I am using the SG Gen 1 version.
Cheers
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Hey Folks,
Not sure if you guys have noticed.
I don't have my old S21 Ultra with me anymore. But I have seen a similar thread on Samsung Member too. The OP had a S21 Ultra with S22U side by side.
So based on my memory, I found the HDR effect under YouTube and Netflix is considerably weaker as compared with S21U. Colour is less popping and vivid.
Could you guys please also post your findings here?
I am using the SG Gen 1 version.
Cheers
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You got your screen on normal or Vivid? I just watched this video at 2k HDR and it looked pretty good to me? How's it look for you?
akira888 said:
Hey Folks,
Not sure if you guys have noticed.
I don't have my old S21 Ultra with me anymore. But I have seen a similar thread on Samsung Member too. The OP had a S21 Ultra with S22U side by side.
So based on my memory, I found the HDR effect under YouTube and Netflix is considerably weaker as compared with S21U. Colour is less popping and vivid.
Could you guys please also post your findings here?
I am using the SG Gen 1 version.
Cheers
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Yes. Just watched one. It looks the same as is did on my previous phone (Pixel 6 Pro).
It seems that Samsung is no longer jacking the screen brightness to 100% for HDR content, so it doesn't look nearly as vivid as before. Maybe it's a YouTube issue though, as my Pixel was the same way
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You got your screen on normal or Vivid? I just watched this video at 2k HDR and it looked pretty good to me? How's it look for you?
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I got it on Vivid.
I think HDR is enabled. But not as strong as S21U. The effect looks to be tuned down by Samsung not sure if on purpose. On S21U, screen can become so bright and colour is more popping. If I were to rate S21U' HDR effect on 10, S22U is on 6 at most.
Yes.. i noticed hdr10 playback issue on my s22 ultra. Movies and videos look dull and less brightness.
I even compared it with my s20 plus side by side.
My 2 year old s20 plus looks stunning and easily beats my s22 ultra.
Hope samsung will fix this bug.
I am highly disappointed with my s22 ultra now.
Hey folks,
I think HDR is definitely enabled but I tend to believe that Samsung has tuned down the contrast and vibrancy, or maybe brightness.
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Hey folks,
I think HDR is definitely enabled but I tend to believe that Samsung has tuned down the contrast and vibrancy, or maybe brightness.
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A couple of questions:
1. Did you have your screen mode set to vivid?
2. Did you have adaptive brightness off and extra brightness turned on?
3. Did you have max resolution set?
4. Video brightness set to bright?
Not sure if there is any setting related to HDR?
Video looks fantastic on my s22 ultra.
Rubby1025 said:
A couple of questions:
1. Did you have your screen mode set to vivid?
2. Did you have adaptive brightness off and extra brightness turned on?
3. Did you have max resolution set?
4. Video brightness set to bright?
Not sure if there is any setting related to HDR?
Video looks fantastic on my s22 ultra.
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1. Vivid
2. Adaptive brightness on
3. Qwhd
4. Yes
Thanks for the thoughts. I used the above same settings on my s21U and and S22U.
Will try to disable the adaptive brightness to see the change in effect.
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1. Vivid
2. Adaptive brightness on
3. Qwhd
4. Yes
Thanks for the thoughts. I used the above same settings on my s21U and and S22U.
Will try to disable the adaptive brightness to see the change in effect.
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If you had adaptive brightness on then you did not have max brightness turned on. You are not shown the option to max out brightness until you turn off adaptive brightness thx.
I am having the same issue with hdr10 video playback. It looks dull and very low brightness.
This can be seen when you compare s22 ultra side by side with other phones like s20 and s21 series phones.
This is major flaw , you cant see this until you see it side by side comparison.
akira888 said:
Hey Folks,
Not sure if you guys have noticed.
I don't have my old S21 Ultra with me anymore. But I have seen a similar thread on Samsung Member too. The OP had a S21 Ultra with S22U side by side.
So based on my memory, I found the HDR effect under YouTube and Netflix is considerably weaker as compared with S21U. Colour is less popping and vivid.
Could you guys please also post your findings here?
I am using the SG Gen 1 version.
Cheers
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I am getting the same issue bro.. have you find any solution for this. Hdr playback looks dull on my s22 ultra. Hope samsung will fix this..
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If you had adaptive brightness on then you did not have max brightness turned on. You are not shown the option to max out brightness until you turn off adaptive brightness thx.
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HDR does not work on S22 Ultra, that's it, or maybe very bad. My S20+ did way better, I tried every options.
Try this?
Still doesn't work
You can see a lot of tech youtubers complain about this. Everything super bright but not HDR videos...
akira888 said:
Hey Folks,
Not sure if you guys have noticed.
I don't have my old S21 Ultra with me anymore. But I have seen a similar thread on Samsung Member too. The OP had a S21 Ultra with S22U side by side.
So based on my memory, I found the HDR effect under YouTube and Netflix is considerably weaker as compared with S21U. Colour is less popping and vivid.
Could you guys please also post your findings here?
I am using the SG Gen 1 version.
Cheers
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Their is a setting to increase video brightness, I stumbled across it tonight but not tested yet, maybe this will help.
Edit, ignore me didn't read the replies before I posted.
rosso22 said:
Their is a setting to increase video brightness, I stumbled across it tonight but not tested yet, maybe this will help.
Edit, ignore me didn't read the replies before I posted.
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There are actually several brightness settings in different menus and can be easily missed.
Hello
Having an S21U exynos for a year now I am thinking to swap it with a S22U snapdragon (yes we are getting Snapdragon in Middle East at last)
Who "upgraded" from S21 Ultra to S22 Ultra?
Do you regret it?
-Do you feel the screen is bigger and better?
-Is it true the speakers are bad? (Flossy Carter review)
-The battery is as good as the s21 ultra or worst?
-Anyone tried a third party 45w charger? Would it be faster than the Samsung one?
-Can you finally enlarge the statusbar to get a bigger clock font?
I actually did the upgrade basically because the pre-order incentives made it close to a 1:1 swap for me and I wanted to have a stylus / note experience.
To give you some replies to your direct questions:
Don't regret it.
Screen is basically the same.
Speakers seem fine, but I don't use them very loudly, would use another media device or headphones for that.
Battery seems equal, but I'm not a heavy gamer where the power hungry tendencies of the chip may be felt.
Haven't tried 45W fast charge, I use slow charge overnight and don't need to top off during the day .
Have never thought to enlarge font on status bar, but I would imagine that would not be any ability put into a specific phone model. You'd be looking for Goodlock module or some other 3rd party app to do so.
Bottom line, I'm loving the phone, but I loved my s21 ultra too. If I had to pay a lot to upgrade I would not have - most upgrades are negligible and both phones are amazingly capable.
Note - had SD version of s21 Ultra, have SD version of s22 Ultra. Not sure if Exynos changes the equation for you at all.
It is not a justified jump, because I think s21u is a complete phone. S22 is slight better in ever aspect + S pen but is worst in ergonomics.
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Hello
Having an S21U exynos for a year now I am thinking to swap it with a S22U snapdragon (yes we are getting Snapdragon in Middle East at last)
Who "upgraded" from S21 Ultra to S22 Ultra?
Do you regret it?
-Do you feel the screen is bigger and better?
-Is it true the speakers are bad? (Flossy Carter review)
-The battery is as good as the s21 ultra or worst?
-Anyone tried a third party 45w charger? Would it be faster than the Samsung one?
-Can you finally enlarge the statusbar to get a bigger clock font?
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I have both Snapdragon US variantrs
-bigger better? Better YES, Bigger, a bit
-speakers are great and both sound identical and good
-battery is better than my s21u
-I have a baseus 65w gan2 pro and it works great!
-not sure with the last part tho
I have used both Snapdragon variants. The S21 Ultra has better speakers, is narrower to hold, and has a stronger vibrate motor. Other than that the S22 Ultra is the same.
They're not the same phone. S22U is basically a note ultra.
Camera is better, mainly video glitching with AF hunting is fixed. It's the closest to iphone 13 Pro max I've seen.
Speakers don't sound as rich, but Apple wins in this department. Their speakers are like the HTC One M7 days. Battery life is brutal at first but once things settle in it's acceptable. No 13 Pro Max (is any phone even close LOL) but workable. S-pen is back, Note users rejoice! Biggest of all is e-sim actually works out of the box with the unlocked version in the USA!
I went from S21U to Google Pixel 6 Pro (meh) and now S22U, and I love it. Selling my S21U and Google 6 Pro. The camera on the S22U is a BEAST. The 1TB storage is incredible. The speed is great and I have zero regrets. Remember: soooooo many people are negative online, believe about 5% of what most people say.
I did. I dont regret it at all.
Better all around camera, especially low light pics and vids, as well as zoom past 10x. Way less lens flare too.
Battery seems almost the same, possibly a lil better.
Screen is brighter and better. My brother is still using his S21U, we put them side to side to compare. Yes, screen feels bigger/larger. S Pen is great!
Thanks everyone
So the snapdragon version doesn't suffer from the lags some people reported elsewhere?
About the speakers, people who found them not as good as the s21u, did you mean the sound quality or loudness?
I didn't root my s21u but I would for my s22u if it needs some sound mods
vegetaleb said:
Thanks everyone
So the snapdragon version doesn't suffer from the lags some people reported elsewhere?
About the speakers, people who found them not as good as the s21u, did you mean the sound quality or loudness?
I didn't root my s21u but I would for my s22u if it needs some sound mods
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I used the S21U for quite some time when it came out and now I[m on S22U, no regrets, like the form factor and design and SnapDragon is just sweet, no lags or issues on my part in more than a month. Sound is really good but then again, I'm mostly on headphones
Did they fix the built in earpiece speaker when using the phone to the ear and on a call it would exhibit distorted output if HD calling was not being used on the s21u.
Hello . I have a problem with my galaxy s22 ultra Snapdragon , the videos I record at rave or shows that have a very strong sound The recording comes out with the horrible sound, totally blown up.
While cell phones( S10+ and S21 Ultra) of friends who recorded videos at the same party, the sound is perfect. I would like to know if this problem is on my cell phone or is the microphone of the s22 ultra that is really bad?
Anyone who has made videos in strong sound like a show? noticed the same problem?
I put a video on youtube that I recorded, all the videos had the same audio.
It's clipping like hell... the mic gain is way too high or the mics themselves can't physically handle that decibel level.
I don't know... I wouldn't expect my N10+ to do much better in the same conditions. Never tested it though.
It's not just the audio, the video is juddery AF!
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It's not just the audio, the video is juddery AF!
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Cam shake, multiple high contrast targets... normal. An AF lock can avoid that.
Not what I'd consider normal but then again my S21 Ultra is pretty bad in a hailstorm. 13 Pro Max kills it!
This is a well known issue already being discussed in a thread here. I'm assuming it's software related since my U.S t-mobile snapdragon S22 Ultra doesn't exhibit this. Hopefully Samsung will address it in an update in the near future.