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Some Questions before buying

I’m currently using a Xs Max.I want to ask how is haptics compared to iPhone.I heard that they improved in Note 10+. Also how is gaming in exynos compared to snapdragon. I play Pes 2020 a lot can anyone confirm the performance on High graphics & 60 fps setting?Any other issue I should be aware of?

RISHI RAJ said:
I’m currently using a Xs Max.I want to ask how is haptics compared to iPhone.I heard that they improved in Note 10+. Also how is gaming in exynos compared to snapdragon. I play Pes 2020 a lot can anyone confirm the performance on High graphics & 60 fps setting?Any other issue I should be aware of?
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Take a look here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAG1NE7JwKY

What’s your experience?How are the haptics?

I've just moved from iphone xs max to note 10 plus you will not regret it
You have the haptics menu but you can hardly feel the push
Android now is so liberating , the camera in my opinion runs rings around apple .. and the firmware is buttery smooth
I lost my faith my apple after iOS 13 and also the new mac operating system it's like apple have gone back 10 years
If you have your pictures on apple photo use Google own photos and it will if you add the software to your computer transfer them
Music whilst it wont sync with iTunes I just drag my music onto an USB c memory stick and shove it in the phone and copy it over
I've got a 512gb memory card and I have loads of music and pics on it
Go for it you wont regret it if it puts it in perspective I've been with apple since the iphone 4 and i don't regret the move one minute except iMessage but can live with that

mancuk29 said:
I lost my faith my apple after iOS 13 and also the new mac operating system it's like apple have gone back 10 years
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Hey just curious, but I'm really interested in why you think this?

absinthex said:
Hey just curious, but I'm really interested in why you think this?
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iOS 13 made even the newest iphone less buttery smooth regularly had app failures and lock ups
The new mac software Carolina is like a bad version of windows ME
If you want to be able to make changes to the home launcher / and calendars etc on your home screen then android is the way forward I've not looked back since making the move

you forgot to mention that XS MAX is in it's own league regarding battery life and dynamic range

vandal4e said:
you forgot to mention that XS MAX is in it's own league regarding battery life and dynamic range
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I had the XS Max Pro and I get more battery life from my note 10 plus 5g
Apple to me is so behind the times they have only just put on their new phones ultra wide ...
It's down to individual choice but as a life long apple user I love android

i have both and i can guarantee you that in real-life usage Samsung is way behind, they dropped the ball this year with exynos, look at what Xperia 5 achieves with smaller batteries - best optimized phone of the year

vandal4e said:
i have both and i can guarantee you that in real-life usage Samsung is way behind, they dropped the ball this year with exynos, look at what Xperia 5 achieves with smaller batteries - best optimized phone of the year
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Do you have exynos model?

yes it's a power-hog whereas my backup cheap Note 7 with 4000mah lasts the entire day with heavy usage

RISHI RAJ said:
I’m currently using a Xs Max.I want to ask how is haptics compared to iPhone.I heard that they improved in Note 10+. Also how is gaming in exynos compared to snapdragon. I play Pes 2020 a lot can anyone confirm the performance on High graphics & 60 fps setting?Any other issue I should be aware of?
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So i have used both Android and Apple and have switched in between. My last phone was iPhone 7 Plus and have been using it since 2016. I switched to the Note 10 Plus last month after waiting to see what the new iPhone would bring. The camera layout is horrible and ios13 has had no major update apart from Dark Mode. I also had been looking up reviews and opinions for S10+ and Note10+ and eventually went for the Note due to larger battery, faster charging and that gorgeous display. My last android was the Note 4 and even that was way ahead of iPhone 7 Plus, it had a freaking QHD Amoled screen! Go for the Note 10+ you will not regret it. I have the Exynos variant and performance is smooth, games dont lag. Battery life could have been a BIT better, however it is still very good and should last you a day (morning to night) and the 25W charger helps you top up your battery during the day if needed really fast, but you won't need to. I am probably never going back to Apple again after experiencing the Note10+.

Pixel 5 - Pros, Cons, what's left in between

So, according to the new store page, in comparison to the pixel 4/xl they cut
- Soli
- Faceunlock
- Pixel Neural Core (WHAT?! Why?!)
- Tele-Lens
- Highend Chipset
- Active Edge
- QHD+ Display (from 537 ppi down to 432 ppi )
- ip68 rating (ty u/kelderic, reddit)
And they 'gave' us
+ bigger battery
+ fingerprint (why not both?!)
+ 5G
+ wide (remember Google from last year? "We don't need wide, tele is good")
- Measly +2 GB Ram, still no storage available beyond 128 GB
What do you guys think 'bout that?
Compared to the Pixel 4/xl this just feels like a downgrade, even to the Pixel 3xl it's no real upgrade. Most people who think budget will not turn to this phone and the highend-spenders will not be pleased by this. I don't see googles angle hear, however they haven't shown any good angle recently anyway. And the heck did they remove the neural core? Plus getting a weaker soc.. just madnes.

Apparently neural core made face unlock work quicker so no loss there.
About the only thing I would prefer is higher ppi but I sure don't want to spend $1000 to get it.
My next phone will be 5G so pixel 4/xl aren't an option.
If it's not enough bang for the buck then just wait for black Friday and/or opt for the 4a 5G.
Google phones have never been the best phone for everyone.

Most likely the machine learning Ai stuff is included in the snapdragon 765 so no more dedicated chip is necessary. I would not worry too much

Benjamin_L said:
Most likely the machine learning Ai stuff is included in the snapdragon 765 so no more dedicated chip is necessary. I would not worry too much
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No it is not included. Where did you get that idea?

darkoroje said:
No it is not included. Where did you get that idea?
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https://www.androidauthority.com/qualcomm-snapdragon-765-specs-1059745/
"Finally, Qualcomm’s fifth-gen AI engine is ported over partially intact, with a Hexagon 696 DSP with a dedicated Tensor Accelerator. The setup sports 5.5TOPS of AI compute."
So still I don't know what Google are using but they wouldn't get rid of it if it impacts performance much. So I don't worry

The Samsung S20FE will be competition at the same MSRP, includes Snapdragon 865, 120hz display, 4500mah battery. Appears to be on sale for $599. Of course it isn't a clean google phone.

Benjamin_L said:
https://www.androidauthority.com/qualcomm-snapdragon-765-specs-1059745/
"Finally, Qualcomm’s fifth-gen AI engine is ported over partially intact, with a Hexagon 696 DSP with a dedicated Tensor Accelerator. The setup sports 5.5TOPS of AI compute."
So still I don't know what Google are using but they wouldn't get rid of it if it impacts performance much. So I don't worry
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Seems to be the case https://m.gsmarena.com/the_new_pixe...nt_mean_they_lack_the_features-news-45589.php

The pro is the camera will be brilliant and it's running stock android.
Pretty much everything else about the pixel 5 sucks

force70 said:
The pro is the camera will be brilliant and it's running stock android.
Pretty much everything else about the pixel 5 sucks
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Yeah, good battery life, more than enough processing power for non gamers really sucks

Benjamin_L said:
Yeah, good battery life, more than enough processing power for non gamers really sucks
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Good battery life remains to be seen.
I stand by my original statement, however I suppose I could have made it more clear...for a mid ranger it's fine.
For a flagship (which it isnt). It sucks.
Better?

Pros:
A pure Google software experience
Fingerprint sensor is back( no more awful face unlock)
1080p screen
4080mAh battery
Aluminum back (well, mostly)
Cons:
That awful hole punch (that has me considering canceling my order)
Ultra wide camera replacing the telephoto
Too big
Slow processor
Active edge is gone
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force70 said:
Good battery life remains to be seen.
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Sure, we technically don't know what the battery life will be but just knowing a little bit about phone hardware and some common sense indicates that the battery life should be pretty good.
The biggest battery drain on any phone is the screen mainly due to the screen resolution. So take the Pixel 4 XL for example. The battery life wasn't too bad but not great either. Now increase the size of the battery 10%, decrease the number of pixels by 42%(that alone is huge), decrease the overall screen area by 11%, add in a slightly more power efficient processor, remove Soli and remove face unlock and you basically have the Pixel 5. The only thing really working against the Pixel 5 in terms of battery life is the 5G which I'm going to turn off anyways. I have no concerns about the battery life of the Pixel 5.

The more interesting comparison is to the 4a. A significant price difference but both are a similar size and real world performance would be similar too.
This just leaves wireless charging, IP and maybe 90hz as the tangible differences you would notice day to day. Maybe it will feel more premium in hand too but that is hard to know right now.
I got the 4a with the intention of giving it to one of my parents with the 5 landed, I am now hesitating though as the 4a is terrific and I am not sure the 5 is £250 better.

great battery life great phone.
I have only had my pixel 5 for a week and i am super impressed with the battery life. I have been getting 3 days out of it . At the moment it has 25 % left and it's used 8 hours and 26 minutes of screen use , that's using google to simply surf the net and as I am a distribution driver i use Google Maps daily, I also make multiple calls daily and use Bluetooth all day for my vans multi media unit and my zenwatch 3 all day I am 61 years old so I have had tons of phones and I have to say i think this phone stacks up with the best including the Asus rog 3

Pros: Battery, form factor/weight, software.
Con: Price for what is being offered. The speakers are just OK. The gap issue from production quality. Luckily I was able to get my P5 for net cost of about 461 including tax after stacking a bunch of promos, etc. Also no gap issue on mine.
I'm not an iPhone fanatic so I have nothing to say about the iPhone 12. The only phone that I currently have and would recommend is the S20FE, but not at MSRP AND if it doesn't have these touch screen issues that people are talking about. Only thing with Samsung phones is that you have to spend additional time to customize to your liking and reducing bloat. I was also pleasantly surprised with the camera qualify after making settings adjustments to reduce saturation and softening in photos.

After using mine for about a week, I am kind of regretting trading in my 4XL for one reason....the ear speaker quality. It is literally the worst sounding earpiece and is extremely quiet relative to my 4XL. I was driving on the highway yesterday and could barely hear my client on the other end. Had to plug in my wired headset. Unacceptable. I will probably send in for a new unit to see if its any better, but everyone seems to have the same comment as I.
I can settle with almost every concession Google took, and I do think the fingerprint is a big welcome back feature. I hate face unlock especially with having to wear masks. Never made sense to me. The hole punch doesnt both me.

As far as Active edge is concerned. I guess, apparently the feature isn't 'official' on the Pixel 5.
Check the apps,mods section here on xda.
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toneneuewin said:
Pros: Battery, form factor/weight, software.
Con: Price for what is being offered. The speakers are just OK. The gap issue from production quality. Luckily I was able to get my P5 for net cost of about 461 including tax after stacking a bunch of promos, etc. Also no gap issue on mine.
I'm not an iPhone fanatic so I have nothing to say about the iPhone 12. The only phone that I currently have and would recommend is the S20FE, but not at MSRP AND if it doesn't have these touch screen issues that people are talking about. Only thing with Samsung phones is that you have to spend additional time to customize to your liking and reducing bloat. I was also pleasantly surprised with the camera qualify after making settings adjustments to reduce saturation and softening in photos.
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I've sold my FE for the Pixel. The screen issues are annoying albeit the last update seems to have sorted it, but I just cannot live with the Samsung nonsense like cannot delete Samsung photos app and playing a dance to get to Google Photos
It's a great phone the FE but not when you are Googled up for home and work and can't be bothered working around 2 of everything
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Davey Dual Sim said:
I've sold my FE for the Pixel. The screen issues are annoying albeit the last update seems to have sorted it, but I just cannot live with the Samsung nonsense like cannot delete Samsung photos app and playing a dance to get to Google Photos
It's a great phone the FE but not when you are Googled up for home and work and can't be bothered working around 2 of everything
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The Pixel 5 is great. It just works out of the box. I'm enjoying mine and it has been a couple of weeks. You can debloat Samsung, but obviously that's additional steps. It's not hard, but quite frankly I just don't want to invest time with custom ROMs, adb commands, etc. Those days are long gone lol.

No me neither, I don't even want to root phones anymore can't be bothered
The FE would be a winner of Samsung ran stock Android
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Davey Dual Sim said:
No me neither, I don't even want to root phones anymore can't be bothered
The FE would be a winner of Samsung ran stock Android
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A bit true..but this would never happen. Htc had 1 model with 2 versions ...one with htc software and one with google only ...

Question Galaxy S22 Ultra 5000 mAh vs. iPhone 13 Pro Max 4352 mAh

The 13 pro max has been getting universal accolades for its incredible SOT and 2-3 day battery life. On paper and looking at the battery specs- the new S22 Ultra with its new LTPO efficient display should wipe the floor with the 13 Pro Max.
What's everybody's expectation? Will the S22 Ultra finally close the gap and maybe even exceed it or are we doomed to constantly debloating and finding that one hidden Samsung or google feature/ app that keeps sucking the juice from our phone endlessly?

I can't wait to get my hands on my S22 Ultra. I currently have an iPhone 13 Pro Max which is awesome battery wise. I wish I could keep the iPhone for comparisons but Im using it for trade in value. I will add my notes and comparisons as soon as I have it

dj24 said:
The 13 pro max has been getting universal accolades for its 2-3 day SOT. On paper and looking at the battery specs- the new S22 Ultra with its new LTPO efficient display should wipe the floor with the 13 Pro Max.
What's everybody's expectation? Will the S22 Ultra finally close the gap and maybe even exceed it or are we doomed to constantly debloating and finding that one hidden Samsung or google feature/ app that keeps sucking the juice from our phone endlessly?
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lol, 2 to 3 day SOT? That's literally not possible.

eaoosa said:
lol, 2 to 3 day SOT? That's literally not possible.
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Lol. You're right. I meant 2-3 days of battery life. Edited my post.

dj24 said:
Lol. You're right. I meant 2-3 days of battery life. Edited my post.
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Yes, credit where credit is due. Apple has fantastic battery life. But I'd say for most people it's around a day and a half which is still incredible. The only downside is... well its Apple and were missing out on a lot of features from the Galaxy. Looking forward to the Ultras battery review.

Reviews for the S22 Ultra are starting to trickle in and battery life is surprisingly disappointing even just comparing it to last year's S21 Ultra. Suffice to say it will not get anywhere close to the 13 Pro Max.
Galaxy S22 Ultra battery life can’t match iPhone 13 Pro Max
A Galaxy S22 Ultra battery life test shows the new Samsung flagship is no match for the iPhone 13 Pro Max - or the S21 Ultra.
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This is truly disappointing since I remember Samsung was trolling iPhone users a few years back in their ads calling them 'wall huggers' and telling them to make the switch. How times have changed..

There is no doubt about the optimization in iPhone due to A15 chip and as some Youtubers call it, black magic on the battery by Apple, we tend to overlook the fact that iOS absolutely freezes background tasks and that's one big disadvantage when you want to upload media in the background and browse some websites. Another factor is fast charging, with the iP13PM taking almost 2 hours to charge to 100% v/s S22U taking an hour. I'd rather go with a phone that can multitask and top up faster that a restrictive and dated OS.

linom said:
There is no doubt about the optimization in iPhone due to A15 chip and as some Youtubers call it, black magic on the battery by Apple, we tend to overlook the fact that iOS absolutely freezes background tasks and that's one big disadvantage when you want to upload media in the background and browse some websites. Another factor is fast charging, with the iP13PM taking almost 2 hours to charge to 100% v/s S22U taking an hour. I'd rather go with a phone that can multitask and top up faster that a restrictive and dated OS.
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Thanks for sharing that. The first one is slightly concerning especially if that's the same case for downloading and not just for uploading as well. My N20 Ultra takes about 2 hours from completely dead to full status which doesn't bother me since I prefer slow charging instead to lengthen its battery life (I know that's not really true but I've convinced myself that )
My go to source for battery life reviews is gsmarena. They're currently reviewing it and depending on the outcome I'll decide what I'll do. My order from Feb 10 still shows as pending and if the review posts first and the results are disappointing, I'll cancel my order. If it ships, I'll most likely keep it since Samsung is giving me a more than fair value for my N20 Ultra and trade it in for the hopefully notchless upcoming 14 Pro Max.
I'll let fate decide

Also bear in mind that the last Note (N20 Ultra) SD variant had almost 1 hour longer SOT/ better camera pics/ better heat management compared to its Exynos counterpart (multiple reviews confirmed this including mrwhosetheboss).

A decent custom kernel may help boost SOT/ standby time (e.g. arter97 kernel for my OnePlus 7T Pro did wonders).

General The S22U, esp exynos is looking to be all over the place

Dunno what's going on.... the performance / battery figures and tests that are getting done
Some are coming out as being at or above 8Gen1 on antutu/3dmark ... some are coming in barely the same as S21U exynos.
Battery tests are coming out worse than S21U exynos ... just seems to be a nightmare of inconsistent tests.
I really hope they've shipped with wrong firmware or something is amiss as at the moment it just looks terrible for Samsung coming out worse than their own previous flagship
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<< exynos showing really high
<< Battery showing worse than S21U
<< S22 showing bad

Try turning off all power management... destroyer of worlds.
Go after the battery and/or bandwidth hogs on a case by case basis. Tone them down.
Cloud storage apps are trouble.
Disable carrier, Google, app and Samsung feedback. Disable Google Firebase.
To temporarily neuter Google disable Google play Services... see if that helps.
With Samsung a lot depends on how or if it's optimized. Android 12 isn't a pretty picture though... cpu cycle sucking scoped storage run is fully active.

blackhawk said:
Try turning off all power management... destroyer of worlds.
Go after the battery and/or bandwidth hogs on a case by case basis. Tone them down.
Cloud storage apps are trouble.
Disable carrier, Google, app and Samsung feedback. Disable Google Firebase.
To temporarily neuter Google disable Google play Services... see if that helps.
With Samsung a lot depends on how or if it's optimized. Android 12 isn't a pretty picture though... cpu cycle sucking scoped storage run is fully active.
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I don't have the phone -- just discussion
But you're right -- Android 12 is a real disaster in terms of performance .... really bad on my S21U ... it's got really slow since upgrade

blackhawk said:
Try turning off all power management... destroyer of worlds.
Go after the battery and/or bandwidth hogs on a case by case basis. Tone them down.
Cloud storage apps are trouble.
Disable carrier, Google, app and Samsung feedback. Disable Google Firebase.
To temporarily neuter Google disable Google play Services... see if that helps.
With Samsung a lot depends on how or if it's optimized. Android 12 isn't a pretty picture though... cpu cycle sucking scoped storage run is fully active.
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if i turn off all these things, what's the use of an expensive phone like this?
No thanks!

blackhawk said:
Try turning off all power management... destroyer of worlds.
Go after the battery and/or bandwidth hogs on a case by case basis. Tone them down.
Cloud storage apps are trouble.
Disable carrier, Google, app and Samsung feedback. Disable Google Firebase.
To temporarily neuter Google disable Google play Services... see if that helps.
With Samsung a lot depends on how or if it's optimized. Android 12 isn't a pretty picture though... cpu cycle sucking scoped storage run is fully active.
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so basically disable everything and use it as a 1990 phone LOL

I've got Android 12 on my Oneplus 7 pro and I really love i. Good battery life and very smooth with android 12 goodies. I believe all those issues (if they really exist for everyone) will be fixed with the update(s).

tim2london said:
so basically disable everything and use it as a 1990 phone LOL
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Enjoy your hand warmer...

blackhawk said:
Enjoy your hand warmer...
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luxury accessory 2022

highlightshadow said:
Dunno what's going on.... the performance / battery figures and tests that are getting done
Some are coming out as being at or above 8Gen1 on antutu/3dmark ... some are coming in barely the same as S21U exynos.
Battery tests are coming out worse than S21U exynos ... just seems to be a nightmare of inconsistent tests.
I really hope they've shipped with wrong firmware or something is amiss as at the moment it just looks terrible for Samsung coming out worse than their own previous flagship
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<< Battery showing worse than S21U
<< S22 showing bad
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Interesting that all the middling reviews are from the Exynos variant. I haven't seen one that has these performance issues with the Snapdragon version... Sigh... Once again two different phones IMO. Luckily Indonesian gets the Snapdragon version this year.

My note 10+ is on A12, zero bugs, battery is ok...

Makonator said:
My note 10+ is on A12, zero bugs, battery is ok...
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No performance issues either.
I'm waiting for my green S22 Ultra Snapdragon variant. So far it seems that most of the reviews on YouTube is for the Exynos variant.

For what it's worth, poor camera review for S22U Exynos variant @ DXOmark - outperformed by some phones almost 2 years old.......

This is the final nail in the coffin for me and samsung --- Exynos is a failed experiment for them -- it needs to go --- treating some big markets with an repeatedly inferior device, poor peformance in both gaming and camera but charging every bit as much (or more) than many other markets ... Done with Samsung

And now this:
Samsung Galaxy S22+ and S22 Ultra's 45W charging doesn't really make a difference
Samsung is so far behind the competition when it comes to charging speeds it can barely see it in the distance. Samsung’s Galaxy S22 series finally brought...
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Not looking good.

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And now this:
Samsung Galaxy S22+ and S22 Ultra's 45W charging doesn't really make a difference
Samsung is so far behind the competition when it comes to charging speeds it can barely see it in the distance. Samsung’s Galaxy S22 series finally brought...
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Not looking good.
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There is a slight chance that they might have been using the older 45W charger instead of the newer version for this test. I say slight because Gsmarena are usually very through and don't make these kinds of oversights. Either way it's another bad look for Samsung if they're repeating the same fiasco from the Note 10 days..

I gues this is once again kind of a misscommunication from samsung - at least getting hopes to high on what to achieve with a 45Watt Charger...
Looking at the provided charts it seems that the benefits oh higher charging speed take place between 10% and roughly 65% of the battery level.
Afterwards it falls back on the same levels as a 25 Watt Charger. Which is, from a "longlivity" point of view, quiet understandable.

I’ve had the US Snapdragon model for 3 days and have had no performance issues whatsoever. In fact data speeds and smoothness are the best part about the phone.

Question I plan to buy a galaxy s22 ultra, advice before buying please

Hi everyone, please I plan to buy a galaxy s22 ultra, but most videos or youtubers talk about heating or overheating, advice before buying, exynos or snapdragon or which version, thank you in advance

I don't have any issues with overheating, never have.
Just look for your best deal between Samsung or your carrier with trade-ins.

ryant35 said:
I don't have any issues with overheating, never have.
Just look for your best deal between Samsung or your carrier with trade-ins.
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thank you, look at the comments please

First week with this phone.
I don't have any kind of overheating.
On the other hand, battery is sort of dissapointing, it lasts the same as my older phones (mi 10, mi 9, honor 8, nexus 5). Around 6 hours of SOT give or take. And the charging is slower than mi 10/9.

Sticky92 said:
First week with this phone.
I don't have any kind of overheating.
On the other hand, battery is sort of dissapointing, it lasts the same as my older phones (mi 10, mi 9, honor 8, nexus 5). Around 6 hours of SOT give or take. And the charging is slower than mi 10/9.
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Does that mean other than that everything is fine? I hesitate between honor magic4 pro and realme gt 2 pro because I like samsung but I don't really know

whait for s23 ultra with sd 8 gen 2

Wait for the S23u with 8gen2, the 8gen1 and exy2200 are both inefficient.

I've got around 7 of these phones and out of them 3 had severe lag.
128gb seems to be the worst, higher memory seem to perform better.
Unless you are getting a bargain I'd wait for s23 ultra

samlis said:
Hi everyone, please I plan to buy a galaxy s22 ultra, but most videos or youtubers talk about heating or overheating, advice before buying, exynos or snapdragon or which version, thank you in advance
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Why? S23 is around the corner. From the leaks it will be much better in power efficiency, specially if you are in EU and stuck with the Exynos chip which i think sucks. I read Snapdragon takes better images and is more efficient (even if i read they get overheated also)....but much of that is fixed in the S23 that uses a updated gen2 chip.
S22U is a great phone but i'm dissapointed with battery and image quality still.
Compared to my iPhone images are a hit and miss. Sometimes they are awesome but sometimes they are grainy or colors are off or just blurry.
And as said battery drain is pretty bad. Like overnight dropping 7-8% compared to 2-3% on iphone.
Same when i use it, i can literally see the battery go down...

1. Notification bar is looking like it is a theme made 10 years ago.
2. Lagging and stutters is very possible, depends on unit to unit.
3. Phone does overheat if you planning to use an app that is a heavy resources consuption or badly optimized.
4. Samsung's devices are overfilled with bloat-ware.
5. Battery efficiency is pretty bad.
6. A lot of S22U were sent back for a replacement due to multiple hardware issues, for example mine is restarting by it self when a phone call starts (not every time) but at least few times a month.
7. Edges are not usefull at all but rather annoying.
8. Stylus has terrible grip, very uncountable to hold.
9. Speaker is terrible too, if you planning to listen to a music at full volume, stop.
10. It has very annoying notifications that are not important at all and unable to deactivate, for example (Messenger is using your mobile data).
11. Fingerprint scanner is ok but could be better, sometimes I have to touch it 3 - 5 times to get it registered (depends on angle).
I've been struggling with stutters, lags as well as audio stutters for several months until a big update came up. Scrolling through UI was extremly jerky.
Personally I would never buy a samsung's device ever again but that is just me and I understand other may be completely satisfied.
For older devices Samsung is releasing updates that are slowing the devices down so people have to buy newer products regularly. For me this is just unacceptable. This is a verified info that you can search for too.

c0n73mn said:
1. Notification bar is looking like it is a theme made 10 years ago.
2. Lagging and stutters is very possible, depends on unit to unit.
3. Phone does overheat if you planning to use an app that is a heavy resources consuption or badly optimized.
4. Samsung's devices are overfilled with bloat-ware.
5. Battery efficiency is pretty bad.
6. A lot of S22U were sent back for a replacement due to multiple hardware issues, for example mine is restarting by it self when a phone call starts (not every time) but at least few times a month.
7. Edges are not usefull at all but rather annoying.
8. Stylus has terrible grip, very uncountable to hold.
9. Speaker is terrible too, if you planning to listen to a music at full volume, stop.
10. It has very annoying notifications that are not important at all and unable to deactivate, for example (Messenger is using your mobile data).
11. Fingerprint scanner is ok but could be better, sometimes I have to touch it 3 - 5 times to get it registered (depends on angle).
I've been struggling with stutters, lags as well as audio stutters for several months until a big update came up. Scrolling through UI was extremly jerky.
Personally I would never buy a samsung's device ever again but that is just me and I understand other may be completely satisfied.
For older devices Samsung is releasing updates that are slowing the devices down so people have to buy newer products regularly. For me this is just unacceptable. This is a verified info that you can search for too.
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I think it's an SOC issue on the s22u both the 8gen1 and Exy2200 are fabbed by Samsung foundries and are poor(Samsung foundries 4nm node was awful with low yields). The zfold4 with TSMC 8+Gen1 is one of the smoothest and fastest phones I've used recently, even much better than the Pixel. I don't think the issue is OneUI. I expect the S23u with the TSMC 8gen2 will be blazing fast and buttery smooth.

Might not be relevant to you, but I by now *regrett* buying the Samsung S22 Ultra.
The reason being that (depending on where you buy your phone) the firmware for your region will disable a lot of features. E.g. for me it is impossible to somehow activate the eSIM support.
And I really tried all the tweaks that are out there.
But you only notice these things after you've purchased the phone, because nothing about this is written in the manuals.
So my advice: Stay away from Samung phones.

Honestly, the s22 Ultra was a trash offering, regardless of the chipset, of course Exynos is worse. I'm trading it in for the s23 Ultra (I'm stuck with Samsung due to the purchase of a Samsung watch) and hopefully it won't be disappointing this time around. But to what I said earlier do be careful of what wearables you buy and from what brand, Samsung has great wearables, but half the features and functions usually get limited to their phones/devices. Unfortunately I didn't realise this when I bought my Galaxy Watch 4, and so now I'm stuck for at least a few years till I swap out the wearable and then the phone brand itself, probably back to Xiaomi.

I have the S22 Ultra snapdragon, great phone but some minor annoyances
. Battery it's not poor but could be better for 5000mah
. Speakers could be a bit louder
. And camera is rubbish at capturing moving subjects it always comes out blurry

I am in the same bought boat as you and bit the bullet and bought the s22 ultra 256GB. It's been 3 days since I bought it and honestly I am really satisfied. I had the z fold4 before but I found it impractical, the s22 ultra has almost the same level of performance with no noticeable downgrade. I have the snapdragon variant and it does not overheat. Battery life is OK, but it's too early to judge as it is still learning my usage patterns.
Overall I recommend buying the s22 ultra even though s23 ultra is right around the corner. Yes, it will have an effecient CPU, but I do not expect much from a single generation leap. A real upgrade would be s24 ultra as it is expected that the entire design will change

Don't plan on upgrading my S22U to the S23U. However if I were in the market for a new phone I'd wait another month and get the S23U. No brainer IMHO.

i agree with most of the reviews here. this device does not worth it.
can't believe it's actually rated as a Ultra/premium device

For all of you counting the S23U to be the perfect phone...did they not told us that the S22U was the best of the best?
Like the SD8Gen2 will solve all your problems...
I have both the S21U and S22U with the Exynos chip and both are running fine, no overheating, no lags or stutters.
From what I have read so far is that Android 13 with One UI 5.0 has improved a lot on both the S21 and S22. I had no complaints on Android 12 and have no complaints on the latest software.
Battery life...I can't complain but then I don't have any of the social media apps on my phone which seems to be using a lot of battery.
We have little to no bloatware on the EU versions and even then this is a one time solution, delete the bloatware.
At the end of the day its ONLY a phone. There are far more important things in life than this.

cfds said:
For all of you counting the S23U to be the perfect phone...did they not told us that the S22U was the best of the best?
Like the SD8Gen2 will solve all your problems...
I have both the S21U and S22U with the Exynos chip and both are running fine, no overheating, no lags or stutters.
From what I have read so far is that Android 13 with One UI 5.0 has improved a lot on both the S21 and S22. I had no complaints on Android 12 and have no complaints on the latest software.
Battery life...I can't complain but then I don't have any of the social media apps on my phone which seems to be using a lot of battery.
We have little to no bloatware on the EU versions and even then this is a one time solution, delete the bloatware.
At the end of the day its ONLY a phone. There are far more important things in life than this.
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Yes, year to year I read about unveiled best and a lot of better from year old flagship.
And after few months opinion/ reviews about disadvantages and even features which previous model had better. For example low durability frame S22 series, worse speaker quality compare to S20 series.

cfds said:
For all of you counting the S23U to be the perfect phone...did they not told us that the S22U was the best of the best?
Like the SD8Gen2 will solve all your problems...
I have both the S21U and S22U with the Exynos chip and both are running fine, no overheating, no lags or stutters.
From what I have read so far is that Android 13 with One UI 5.0 has improved a lot on both the S21 and S22. I had no complaints on Android 12 and have no complaints on the latest software.
Battery life...I can't complain but then I don't have any of the social media apps on my phone which seems to be using a lot of battery.
We have little to no bloatware on the EU versions and even then this is a one time solution, delete the bloatware.
At the end of the day its ONLY a phone. There are far more important things in life than this.
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Actually yeah, it will solve a lot, the performance will actually be worth the price tag itself, which as a heavy user I actually do need, it'll solve a lot of battery drain thanks to not being an absolute power munching ****show chipset like the current exynos, oh and I'll actually be able to get decent and stable fps with graphics maxed without the phone turning into an oven. Now lets not forget other things like photography and other stuff like that s22 ultra was a flop either way, but exynos took the cherry on the top.