It’s the year 2022 and Samsung has officially unveiled its latest range of Galaxy S smartphones. The new Samsung Galaxy S22 range was revealed at the global launch yesterday, 9 February 2022. The new Samsung range, including the Galaxy S22, S22 Plus and the Galaxy S22 Ultra, will arrive in South Africa soon.
Standout features for the new Samsung Galaxy S22 range include:
- New Night Mode with Samsung’s most intelligent camera to date
- Power and Performance that keep up with you
- A new Contour-Cut design
- Samsung’s most eco-conscious device ever
- Recovery of discarded fishing nets, transformed into a high-performance material for its smartphones
- Updated Galaxy ecosystem
The Samsung Galaxy S22 and S22+ units will be available in Phantom Black, Phantom White, Green and Pink Gold. The Galaxy S22 Ultra, however, will include Phantom Black, Phantom White, Burgundy and Green colourways.
In addition to the new range of Galaxy S22 smartphones, Samsung has also launched the Galaxy Tab S8 and Tab S8+. Additionally, it also revealed the new Watch4 and Watch4 Classic smartwatches.
Samsung is also offering consumers the option to trade in their previous models (eligible devices only) for a trade-in value of up to R10,000. Unlike previous years, however, the condition of the trade-in units is a lot less stringent. This means that users can bring in their devices with chipped and cracked screens and more. As long as the unit is capable of powering and booting up, it will be accepted.
Pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S22 range start today, 10 February 2022. The devices themselves will be available from 11 March 2022.
What’s great about the new Samsung Galaxy S22 range is that Samsung South Africa has kept the pricing from the Galaxy S21 launch in 2021. Factors considered were the local market conditions, as well as the spirit of breaking barriers. Now, users can experience more, for the same price.
Any pre-orders between 10 February and 10 March 2022 will receive a free pair of Galaxy Buds Live along with the option to get the benefits of Samsung Care+ for a once-off payment of R499.
| Samsung Galaxy S22 Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Device | Galaxy S22 | Galaxy S22+ | Galaxy S22 Ultra |
| Dimensions | 146×70.6×7.6mm | 157.4×75.8×7.6mm | 163.3×77.9×8.9mm |
| Weight | 167g | 195g | 228g |
| Screen | 6.1″, 87.4% screen-to-body ratio | 6.6″, 88.3% screen-to-body ratio | 6.8″, 90.2% screen-to-body ratio |
| Display | Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+ | ||
| Resolution | 1080x2340px, 425ppi density | 1080x2340px, 393ppi density | 1440x3088px, 500ppi density |
| Screen Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ | ||
| Chipset | Exynos 2200 (4nm) – International | ||
| Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 – USA/China/India | |||
| CPU | Octa-core (x1 2.8GHz Cortex-X2, x3 2.50GHz Cortex-A710, x4 1.8GHz Cortex-A510) – International | ||
| Octa-core (x1 3.00GHz Cortex-X2, x3 2.40GHz Cortex-A710, x4 1.70GHz Cortex-A510) – USA/China/India | |||
| GPU | Xclipse 920 – International | ||
| Adreno 730 – USA/China/India | |||
| RAM | 8GB | 8GB | 8GB, 12GB |
| Storage | 128GB, 256GB | 128GB, 256GB | 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB |
| Camera | 50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide) | 50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide) | 108 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide |
| 10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto) | 10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto) | 10 MP, f/4.9, 230mm (periscope telephoto) | |
| 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide) | 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide) | 10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto) | |
| 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide) | |||
| Battery | Li-Ion 3,700mAh | Li-Ion 4,500mAh | Li-Ion 5,000mAh |
| OS | Android 12, One UI 4.1 | ||
| Price | R19,999 | R22,999 | R28,999 |
The Samsung Galaxy S22 launch event took place in Steyn City, Johannesburg (South Africa), with media, influencers and VIP guests in attendance.
