
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
One of his two Android all-rounder winners, with a superb screen, zoom camera and S Pen.
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- Price when I covered it
- $800 plus
- Featured in
- 18 videos · 2021–2023
- Category
- Phones · Flagship
What I liked
- Zoom on distant objects slightly sharper than S23 Ultra
- Insane camera zoom
- Built-in stylus
- Long-lasting battery
- Zoom better than the Pixel 7 Pro
- 10x optical zoom and 100x zoom
What I didn't
- Weaker stabilisation than S23 Ultra
- Lower storage base model
- Exynos chip in Europe
- Only 45W charging
- No charger included
- Shutter lag is about twice the iPhone's
In my words
Straight from the video. Tap a timestamp to hear me say it.
“tensor Gen 2 is actually very much neck and neck with Samsung's s22 Ultra”
“only at this point does Samsung's 10 times optical zoom camera kick in and absolutely demolish the iPhone”
“the Samsung is the more exciting phone to shoot with”
“the samsung score is just tanked”
“you will get better update support right now on a samsung phone”
“one of the best camera systems with stupendous levels of Zoom”
Every time I covered it
Most recent first, so you can see if my view has changed.
0:00Samsung S23 Ultra vs iPhone 14 Pro Max Camera Battle!Used as the previous-generation benchmark that the S23 Ultra clearly improves on.
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0:54The Samsung S23 Ultra is secretly INCREDIBLEUsed as the baseline; its zoom shots of distant objects were slightly sharper than the S23 Ultra's.
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10:13The Best Smartphones for 2023!The everything button of 2022 phones, with insane zoom, a built-in stylus and long-lasting battery.
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1:06This Phone charges in 9 Minutes - WHY?Mentioned only as a flagship that charges at up to 45W and has no charger in the box.
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3:41Google Pixel 7 & 7 Pro ReviewUsed as a benchmark: CPU neck and neck with Tensor G2, with better zoom than the Pixel, but worse at unblurring photos.
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0:14iPhone 14 Pro Max vs Samsung S22 Ultra CAMERA TEST!Still the more fun phone with unbeatable zoom and an S Pen, but behind the iPhone on video quality, shutter lag and main camera accuracy.
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9:22Unboxing the Tesla Electro Phone!Used as the benchmark comparison, where its score fell as the Red Magic's cooling kicked in.
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3:15Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 - Why I NEARLY Switched.Used as the camera benchmark, with 10x optical zoom and a 108 megapixel main camera.
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0:06Xiaomi 12S Ultra Review - This is Game-Changing.Still the Android king, with a better screen, zoom, ultrawide, colour science, selfie camera and update support, plus an S Pen.
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1:00Android vs iPhone - Which is ACTUALLY Better? (ft MKBHD)Has a brighter, sharper screen than the iPhone and a strong camera, but a weak vibration motor let it down for one of them.
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0:34The BEST Smartphones of 2022!One of his two Android all-rounder winners, with a superb screen, zoom camera and S Pen.
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6:30Is Sony finally better than Samsung?Its camera software, brighter screen and longer update support make it the more reliable flagship choice over the Sony.
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2:17
6:46I tested the BULLETPROOF iPhone.Used as the battery benchmark, it lost to the 15,600mAh Ukitel.
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0:07Samsung S22 Ultra vs S21 / iPhone 13 Pro Max / Pixel 6 Pro / Xiaomi 12 Pro Battery Life Drain Test!Eight hours eight minutes is strong, but it failed to beat the S21 Ultra despite its new chip and display, which he finds odd.
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0:00Samsung S22 Ultra vs iPhone 13 Pro Max Camera TestClass-leading zoom and punchy photos, but weaker video and shutter lag mean he would not use it as a creator.
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0:00The Samsung S22 Ultra is secretly AMAZING.Looks like a fantastic, polished flagship with a big camera step up, but he says wait for full testing before pre-ordering and dislikes the sharp edges, cut RAM and missing charger.
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0:00Galaxy S22 Ultra - Samsung's FINALLY doing it.Rumoured to be an exciting Note-style flagship with a strong design, screen and AMD graphics, though the unchanged camera hardware is disappointing on paper.
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Why it's on these shelves
- Camera nerd
“only at this point does Samsung's 10 times optical zoom camera kick in and absolutely demolish the iPhone”
▶ 4:17 - Camera nerd
“one of the best camera systems with stupendous levels of Zoom”
▶ 10:48 - Battery hero
“eight hours and eight minutes is a hell of a lot of screen on time”
▶ 7:58 - Camera nerd
“I am in awe that at 30 times magnification Samsung still looks this put together”
▶ 3:03 - Iterative
“all of this stuff the s pen displays software battery these are all pretty minor improvements over last year”
▶ 5:57 - Sustainability
“the way they're going about achieving this is a bit cheeky”
▶ 11:31 - Camera nerd
“it seems like a surprisingly big improvement given how similar the hardware looks”
▶ 8:32 - Camera nerd
“there's a very good chance that the s22 ultra will be the best phone camera we'll have seen up until that point”
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