Galaxy S22 Ultra

I have 4+ years old S22 Ultra and there is absolutely nothing slowed down. I didn't install any crap semi-random apps just for the lolz, its basically static set of features with maybe 2 new apps per year added as it keeps doing more and more like ebanking or work auth. [...] It keeps getting all updates and will keep for few more years. Camera results massively improved cca 2 years ago with some update so that they are cca on same level as current ones. Plus I still has 10x physical zoom which trumps all current models, iphone pro max including since we still can't bypass physical limits of optics. Really, 0 reasons to update and battery capacity is the only upcoming issue - still fine now but I feel the decrease a bit. [...]

Samsung recently pushed Oneui (their skin over android) I think version 8 to my 3.5 years phone (s22 ultra). Menus and light design changes are barely noticeable, but - they also revamped photo app. Now every single picture taken is much sharper and better looking, the darker it gets the bigger the difference. Also 10x physical zoom produces much better photos in all conditions. It feels like I just got a new phone with amazing new cameras, I'd say dxomark score should be revisited. [...] Or, slightly more probably, some tiny little AI is ironing out pictures on a level not detectable by mere viewing by eye. I don't complain, camera is 1 priority for me on phone as an amateur photo enthusiast, and basically I don't need to upgrade phone for quite a few years. [...]

I had a top tier Samsung phone the s22ultra. [...] Samsung had tons of reports of other s22ultra with the same problem. [...] This was a 1000+ dollar phone that barely made it past warranty. [...] It was my fault for not checking the warranty. I should have known better when a 1000+ flagship phone only has a one year warranty it can't be very good, right? I now just buy cheap phones cause that experience ruined me. [...]

I've had my S22ultra since March 2023.. [...]

I've had it since release 3 years ago and I use this phone for probably 14 hours per day. I use it for everything. YouTube, pictures, video, streaming services, gaming, social media, editing images..... [...] Battery is great, doesn't overheat the way I would expect it to, charges fast, great resolution, bright screen.... Literally the only bad thing I can think to say about the phone is I dont care for the screen edges having a slight curve (I wish it was flat), it doesn't have a headphone jack (which I've gotten used to), and it doesn't have a micro SD slot (storage is internal). Other than that, these last 3 years I've never though about upgrading. [...]

I still have my Samsung S22 Ultra since launch. [...] Screen is great, camera is good, it's more than fast enough for everything in my daily usage. [...] Also thinking about when the battery starts to fade I'll just spend the 100 bucks on replacing the battery, instead of 1000 bucks on a new phone. [...]

I've had my S22 Ultra since March 2022. [...] The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip is notoriously poorly optimized and a battery killer (especially over 5G) but over time, and I'm not sure if this was through OTA updates or what - battery life has improved. Btw; I also changed my screen and swapped the battery but this was 2+ years into ownership. [...]

[...] And it's available at a good price on ebay. [...] and generally seem to prefer the camera quality of the 22. [...]

Completely irrelevant side note: I've had this Galaxy S22 Ultra with pen for 2+ years. [...]

I noticed when the battery starts getting low, it dies FAST. [...] Also, and repair shop will charge you at least $300 ti fix the screen (oem parts). [...] The s27u will be the one I upgrade to after putting an after market screen on here just to trade it in

[...] On my S22 Ultra, arguably a screen on the larger side of the spectrum, around 60% of the screen real estate is used for non-chat purpose. If I start to enter text, that jumps to 90% of the screen for widgets, and can see barely a line or two of chat history while typing. [...] Same for the "Processing / Stop generation" widget, it takes 20% of the screen. - The login flow is broken. [...] Refreshing the page fixes it though, which is a win compared to before. [...] Refreshing the page make it disappear. [...]

I have a 512gb s22 ultra wifi only that was a handle down, the carrier radio was fried and they just sent a replacement... [...] Also have the full library loaded onto my nextcloud (selfhosted, behind wireguard) and my laptop. [...]

Funny, my S22 Ultra just died due to the infamous One UI 7 update bricking phones with a boot loop. [...] None of that stuff adds value, just locks you in.

Their software support (xreal) is very terrible, but most users don't use that anyway; they use it as a normal-ish looking, cheap, fast, long battery big screen. I use it with my s22 ultra in dex mode: it's light, I code/develop with codespaces, termius and vnc. I have very long battery life and it all fits in a little man bag including my foldable keyboard/trackpad. [...] I am looking to the Viture and others, but so far they are more expensive and not better according to the reviews I have seen. I only care about code and the incidental movie (it's great to put noise cancelling headphone, the protection cap (blocking all light) and just sit in the cinema alone.

I have one I'm testing out and it's just alright the battery drain is the worst I've had in a while other than that it's just alright again the performance is very mid tier maybe good for older people that don't do much gaming or anything too intensive but for the average guy that maybe plays a little game here and watches some YouTube and Netflix there I wouldnt recommend this phone I was going to try to daily this device but with all of these issues back to back I cant see myself using it for very long as I'm a fairly heavy user and also need my phone for work so do with as you will

I really don't know how people get poor battery life out of their S22 Ultra. I got 7 hours 24 minutes of screen on time with continious use. I was using the camera, gallery, youtube, instagram and google chrome. I was taking a lot of pictures. I had Bluetooth, 5G, NFC and Location turned off because I dont need it. [...] I had 120 hz and 1440p turned on with adaptive brightness and light mode with power saving turned off. And I screenshoted my digital wellbeing and device care stats when it was about to die with 1 %

I'm currently using S22U Snapdragon and I can say that no matter later models that came after it boasts upgrades which superseded the S22U, the S22U performs and held up tremendously well in 2025.. Logical upgrade from S22U is S24U as S25U lacks Air Gesture and Camera Remote function which to me is very important.. Though current mayhem of waiting for One UI7, I don't mind waiting as I would want to use this phone longer than ended up bricking..

I thought the s-pen was a gimmick now I find I use it to take notes almost every day. [...] The other thing I find handy is using the camera macro function I had a sim card I couldn't fit into a device. By using the macro function I zoomed in and could see the problem fixed it in a couple of seconds one of the tiny arms that hold the card was bent.

[...] One UI is the definite best Android skin in terms of creative and multitasking capabilities imo and I'd argue that some of this creative multitasking potential is wasted on this phone's screen. While being an absolute unit in smartphone screen terms, it's small for fitting a lot of split screen and pop-up view action in. [...]

[...] Going from Note10+, the only "real" upgrade is the chip and camera...but what an upgrade though. [...]

I switched from the s21 ultra and I tought I would regret it, since everyone says, "it's almost the same" and it is, but it has something, don't know what, that feels better, more premium, better screen, more fluid, better battery life, the 100x zoom is better; I use it like binoculars some times. And even if don't use the spen often, there's some times you are grateful is there, even if you haven't used it in a month.

The S22 Ultra is a beast. I've seen an extreme amount of movies on youtube and the like in the last week and every time I came to the same conclusion; The S22 Ultra is still the best smartphone out there right now. [...] The Find x 5 Pro is also a good smartphone, but I notice in many videos that the device still suffers from stuttering during video filming and that is something you really don't want to have. Many people complain about the curved screen, I don't, I like it very much, it makes the smartphone more beautiful + there is still a cover around so it doesn't bother me. The screen of the S22 Ultra is also to die for, you pay the same or more for an iPhone, but the screen of the iPhone leaves something to be desired. [...] The S22 Ultra is also a beast in terms of brightness, I can read everything perfectly in full sun and with sunglasses on, I've never had this with a smartphone until now. Also some people say that the device is slow? That's a bit true, but you have to do 3 things; Turn on remove animation in the settings, then set the performance to the highest with battery and then activate the developer settings and you turn off the animation 3 times and then the S22 Ultra will fly. [...]

this is almost a crime the way almost all reviewers just glance over the s-pen. It's not Samsung's fault that the reviewers are not creative individuals. The S-pen is by far the single most powerful tool that any phone ever offered. i cannot stress the fact enough how many times I have made commissioned artworks in my note phone and they never could tell it wasn't made in Photoshop and PC. it is the best tool for anyone who doesn't have or cannot afford a Wacom tablet.

The device is with me and I don’t recommend it for these reasons: The screen is bigger than necessary, it’s heavy, the build feels thick, it heats up quickly, and when it heats up the performance and brightness drop by about 30%. [...] Battery consumption is high and the battery drains unusually fast even if you leave it on the side without using it. [...] As for the positives: its screen is the best in its price range. It’s also worth mentioning that the screen is very durable and strong against drops and impacts — it fell from me several times and I honestly couldn’t believe the screen was still fine because of how hard it hit. This is the best screen I’ve ever used in every way without exception, along with the best cameras, external speaker sound, good 45W charging speed, and very fast and satisfying performance for anyone who works on the phone and does editing/montage.

[...] Just went on a trip through Canadian Rockies and made some awesome photo's. A extra camera was availeble but not realy needed. [...] Paying a steap price and not getting Quickcharging wallcharger, no expendipel storage, no minijack for headphone, no dac inside the phone, is a downer for me. When using an external dac my headphone gets a monosignal and sound on 1 side. [...]

[...] I want to love my S22 Ultra but there's a few things I hate. 1) the battery. I don't understand how everyone states that the battery is "amazing". [...] I used the phone a total of 1 hour today and in the 10 hours I've had it odd the charger it's already down to 36%. 2) the curved screen isn't bad but it definitely annoys me when using the s pen because it keeps effecting the s pen. 3) My camera is eh. Results depend on the type of photo. [...] I am gonna probably upgrade from this to the s23 ultra when it comes out if it doesn't have battery issues. [...] Just irks me that a $1300 flagship with a 5,000 mah battery barely gets me through mediocre usage. [...]

We talk about video here with requirement to have as many FPS as possible, not static pics from camera with huge sensor and lenses, fixed on tripod like in your link. Try making a night video of the same scene with that same camera, it will be grainy useless crap that any newish cheap phone can triumph easily. Actually most real cameras had/have subpar videos to normal phones. Small volumes so hard to develop good optimizations in small teams, sensors optimized to the max for still photos. That market is basically slowly dying (I stopped using my full frame too the day my S22 ultra phone came despite lower quality of photos, tried taking it on trips few times but it mostly stayed in the backpack). [...] Even those with cameras rarely pull them out unless its proper photo safari.

Any 4 year old medium range Android phone is mighty fine these days, ie Samsungs just keep chugging, mine S22 ultra still has fine battery and rest is like new and I've seen the same for lower tiers. Market won't allow much gap anymore

[...] I've had a few Samsung phones and never had any problems. My S22 Ultra is over 3 years old now and still an excellent performer. I thought I'll have to change the battery this year - but after checking the instructions I changed my mind, crazy complicated.

still have mine from 2022, nothing wrong with it, works great.. Human beings just have a way to wanna keep up with everything.

I still have mine from 2022 that I use to this date. I have no issues at all. Maybe slight battery drain issues but I felt the conservative battery protection mode from the beginning of me owning it helped a lot.

[...] I have always used my phone. I used to do it with my finger on an iPhone X until I got a Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra in June 2022. [...]

If you want a phone recommendation, I got a Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 3 years ago and the camera quality is just as good now as it was when I bought it, it has really nice saturated colours, optic zoom, and lots of custom camera settings.

My phone is totally bricked. [...] I'm pretty sure it's hardware, and it's completely out of warranty (Galaxy s22 ultra, so 3+ years old). [...]

I have it si se 2022 and last week upgraded to Android 16. And the phone keeps going.

[...] Nothing better maybe besides little better camera?! [...]

I spent ₹1 lakh on a Galaxy S22 Ultra in March 2022, and now — after just 3 years — my phone is dead due to motherboard failure. Samsung is asking ₹30k for repair with only 3 months warranty. [...]

Been using the S22 Ultra since 2023, everything's great except for the battery. [...] Also the camera got downgrade over time... My photos are not as crispy sharp compared to before

[...] My 3yo Otterbox phone case finally went kaput (I have a 2022 Galaxy S22 Ultra, and I'm still happy with it, the batt life is still good!) so I got a new case (exact same 1) plus new screen protector, as the old 1 was slagged too. [...]

all the issues that you mention? they are just for you i think am using the phone for 2 years now and no problem ore what so ever

I've had my Galaxy S22 Ultra for 2 years almost. It's still in ok shape! At least if it breaks I can upgrade.

There is a slight chance I have acquired too many accessories for my watch and phone. But I've had them 2 years NOW! [...] (BTW the phone is on the right--S22 Ultra Cloud Red)

Got mine from uae in 2022 like few days after launch but by last year it got like 73 lines total now started with just 1 but never stopped it was the snapdragon varient but i do miss it

[...] Only complaint( and it applies to most phones now ) is that the speakerphone is very low volume. Now in Sep 2025, the battery seems to drain faster than before. Or maybe this is an effect of the Android and security updates ? I'm actually considering buying another NIB now, because I love the zoom ability.

I've had it for almost three years now but the battery is showing signs of fatigue. Totally not reliable during long travelling abroad where you need to use it as a GPS. I might need to get another phone just for that.

[...] My phone is the Samsung S22 Ultra.

[...] Also when I connect my Samsung S22 ultra to this usb-c cable, via Samsung Dex I get immediately full screen portable Android desktop, pretty usable for basic stuff as much as Android can be, but controlled with keyboard & mouse. [...]

I am definitely an outlier but for me, I need those massive phones (well, their screens) since I am pretty tall and have big hands / thick fingers. Typing on smaller screen is just suffer fest due to many errors, and general usage sucks too regardless of brand (ie Apple mini 13 of my wife makes me wanna cry in 30s of using it). In terms of Samsung's phones, Galaxy S II was tiny and bad, S 22 ultra is OK, wouldn't want anything smaller. [...]

I disagree with my Exynos S22 Ultra... Battery life is abysmal and it heats up instantly, a thing that got extremely better with Snapdragon S23 and S24. Hardware is still important

It's a Galaxy S22 Ultra which I had to go look up in my phone settings lol It's got x30 and x100 zoom and I'm obsessed with using it on the moon.