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Here are the best three flagship smartphones available in Canada

Over the last few years, the Canadian smartphone market has become bland.

While devices from manufacturers like Motorola, OnePlus and TCL still occasionally make their way here, usually, they can’t compete against heavy hitters from Samsung and Apple. So with my flagship round-up this year, I’m keeping things simple.

The Pixel 7 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max and the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra are the three best non-foldable smartphones on the market in terms of specs, camera capabilities and availability.

Samsung’s Z Fold 4 is an amazing smartphone as well, and it gets an honourable mention this year, but this list is primarily focused on “candybar” flagships.

I’ve spent several weeks with the iPhone 14 Pro Max, Galaxy S22 Ultra and Pixel 7 Pro. I snapped pictures, played games, browsed the internet and generally put the three devices through their paces. While all three are solid, they also shine individually in their own way.

Let’s get into it:

Apple’s iPhone 14 Pro Max

I specifically spent time with the iPhone 14 Pro Max over the iPhone 14 Pro because I wanted to focus on devices with similar screen sizes to the S22 Ultra and the Pixel 7 Pro to ensure equal footing (though the 6.1-inch iPhone 14 Pro offers the same feature set as the 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Pro Max). Additionally, the Pro Max offers better battery life thanks to its larger cell, which is something I’m always after when it comes to smartphones.

Out of the three devices, I used the iPhone 14 Pro Max for the longest period because I didn’t have prior experience with the smartphone, unlike the Pixel 7 Pro and the S22 Ultra.

If you’re an Apple user, the iPhone 14 Pro Max is a great device. However, I wouldn’t suggest upgrading from the iPhone 13 Pro, as there isn’t much of a leap forward. That said, thanks to the 14 Pro’s ‘Dynamic Island,’ its new 48-megapixel primary shooter and Emergency SOS via Satellite, the 14 Pro is a great smartphone.

While Dynamic Island doesn’t work with every app yet, it’s still useful when listening to music or following directions. It allows the iPhone 14 Pro’s camera hole punch to expand and display animations when using certain features, like when you’re on a phone call. It makes the iPhone 14 Pro series stand out from its competitors and adds a quick, easy way to access apps when they’re in use.

The iPhone 14 Pro Max’s triple camera setup takes great photos. While the Galaxy S22 Ultra might offer slightly better camera performance under certain lighting conditions (at least to me), the iPhone 14 Pro’s photos are generally more true-to-life. Check out the photos below to see the iPhone 14 Pro’s camera performance.

I haven’t needed to use Emergency SOS via Satellite (thankfully), but I tested the feature at an event in New York City when Apple gave me the opportunity to see how it works. Though few iPhone 14 Pro users will ever use Emergency SOS via Satellite, the feature offers great peace-of-mind. If you’re ever in a situation where you’re hiking, for example, without access to regular cellular services and need help, you can connect to a Globalstar satellite and message for help.

I won’t say that Apple’s iPhone 14 Pro is the best smartphone on the market, but in Canada, where our access to flagships is very limited, the iPhone 14 Pro Max is a great option, especially if you already live in Apple’s ecosystem.

Samsung’s Galaxy S22 Ultra

Switching over to the king of Androids, Samsung’s Galaxy S22 Ultra. 2022 was a year of frivolous updates for the South Korean tech giant. In short, if you own an S21 Ultra, there is nearly no reason to upgrade to the S22 Ultra. The S22 Ultra features a 108-megapixel primary shooter and 10x optical zoom in its 10-megapixel shooter. It also offers a 40-megapixel primary shooter and comes with a stylus.

Like other phones on the list, the S22 Ultra sports a 120Hz refresh rate screen with a 3040 x 1440 pixel resolution, ensuring it displays content beautifully (sometimes even better than the iPhone 14 Pro).

The S22 Ultra’s 108-megapixel primary shooter is paired with Super Clear Glass and Lens in order to improve low-light photography, and during my time with the device, this was quite evident. Low-light and night images look great and are still detailed. Further, the handset sports an impressive 10x zoom optical, which is better than any other smartphone on the Canadian market.

Take a look at some of the photos I snapped with the S22 Ultra below.

On top of the great camera capabilities, the S22 Ultra comes with the S Pen stylus. While I’m not the biggest fan of the S Pen, it’s popular with Note users (RIP). The S Pen’s 2.8ms latency is impressive, making writing on the S22 Ultra feel instantaneous and fluid. However, it still doesn’t feel quite like writing on paper. There are also other useful stylus features like ‘Air Gestures’ for controlling media, and you can use it as a remote shutter to snap pictures.

The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra features top-of-the-line specs, including a quad-camera setup, a sizable 5,000mAh battery, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor, and much more. It’s the top of the Android world in Canada, but of course, you’ll have to pay a pretty penny for the smartphone.

Google’s Pixel 7 Pro

The last of the three flagships you should consider is the Pixel 7 Pro. This flagship gives users the purest Android experience compared to the other Android handset on this list. It’s also the most affordable, coming in at $1,199 (and it was recently on sale for $879), which is an incredible price considering how solid of a smartphone the Pixel 7 Pro is.

The device features great specs as well, which easily puts it against the S22 Ultra and the iPhone 14 Pro. This is alongside a solid display, striking design, all-around decent camera and great pricing.

Additionally, the Pixel 7 Pro features a 50-megapixel main sensor, offers 5x optical zoom and is able to achieve 10x zoom through a sensor crop technique. The device also features great low-light performance and vivid-looking pictures that are full of detail. Check out some of the pictures I’ve shot with the 7 Pro below.

The Pixel 7 Pro also has a nice design. My model is hazel, and you can see the sometimes bronze, sometimes silver camera bar showcasing the handset’s three cameras. The rest of the rear sports a glossy glass material that attracts far too many fingerprints and smudges for my taste, but I’m fond of the grey-green colour. The Pixel 7 Pro also comes in ‘Obsidian’ (black) and ‘Snow’ (white) and offers an aluminum frame that melds into the camera visor on the handset. I like the design of the Pixel 7 Pro, and personally, it’s my favourite of the three flagships.

The Pixel 7 Pro is the most affordable of the three, so while it doesn’t have the best cameras of the three or the best Geekbench scores, it does have the best pricing.

Honourable mention

Though they’re not on this list, I still want to mention Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Z Flip 4. The foldables are great devices, especially the Fold 4, which I reviewed earlier this year. I love foldables and think they’re the way of the future. Unfortunately, they aren’t for everyone just yet. The Flip 4 comes at a great price but lacks a flagship camera, display, battery and more, making it not comparable to other main flagship smartphones on this list.

The Galaxy Fold 4, on the other hand, features a pretty good camera array, great displays, okay battery life, but a very hefty price tag that makes it not worth it for most people looking for a new smartphone.

The iPhone 14 Pro Max costs $1,549 CAD, the 8GB/128GB variant of the S22 Ultra is priced at $1,449, and the Pixel 7 Pro is currently on sale $879. As for the foldables, the Fold 4 costs $1,969, and the Z Flip 4 is priced at $1,o79.

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Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra to sell 11 million units in 2022

Samsung has reportedly turned its sales plateau around with the popular Galaxy S22 Ultra.

While reviewers were initially bored by the S22 Ultra’s redesign as a Galaxy Note device, it appears that consumers were eager to get their hands on the large phone that includes an S-Pen.

That being said, the statistic that’s floating around says this puts the S22 Ultra on track to be the best-selling Note device in the past few years. Since Samsung didn’t release a Note in 2021, this isn’t saying much.

Samsung was in a reported sales slump during 2021, with both the S20 and S10 series outselling the S21 series, according to Android Authority. That said, those numbers included all the phones in the series. This year, Samsung is only sharing numbers regarding the Ultra tier of the phone.

None of this discredits the S22 Ultra, which is a stellar device with top-of-the-line specs, an included stylus and four rear cameras. You can read our full review of the phone here.

Source: 9to5Google, Android Authority 

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Samsung Galaxy S22 to receive big camera update in the near future

It looks like Samsung’s Galaxy S22 series will receive a substantial camera update in June, according to a recent announcement from the company on its South Korean Community forums.

We used Google to translate from South Korean-to-English for the below bullet points:

  1. Provides natural sharpness and improved contrast expression when taking pictures.
  2. Confirmed and corrected the phenomenon of one-time stopping during single take shooting.
  3. The AWB algorithm has been improved so that the original white colour can be better expressed when shooting a puppy.
  4. Optimized memory for video recording.
  5. Improved portrait mode performance and optimized camera performance.

When I reviewed the S22 Ultra back in January, I noted that the smartphone offered great photography during the day and night.

“Both day and night photography are great, and the phone’s cameras capture detail, colour and offer a great dynamic range. At night you can make out the clouds in the bright sky or make shots of architecture and graffiti look like it’s daytime. Of course, Samsung continues to add oversaturation to images, but I’ve grown to like this style of photography. The ultrawide camera seems to produce similar quality, even in low-light. I definitely found these two shooters to be a highlight when shooting at night.”

So far, this update is only available in South Korea, but it will likely make its way to other countries in the new future. Oddly, this information wasn’t included in the June update’s changelog.

According to Telus’ update schedule, the Galaxy S22 series will get this month’s update on June 14th. However, it’s unclear if these camera improvements will be included in the patch.

Source: Samsung Community Forum Via: TechRadar

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Samsung’s Galaxy S22 Ultra is boring

When Samsung released the Galaxy S22 Ultra, the company shipped me the smartphone by mistake (despite the fact that I cancelled my order), so after playing with the device for two weeks, here are my thoughts.

Note: I filmed this video back in March, but didn’t edit it until now. I hope you enjoy ✌️.

Overall, the Galaxy S22 Ultra is a beast of a phone, and both my girlfriend and I miss its 10x zoom lens a lot. However, that’s the issue with the S22 Ultra. It offers so many features that it’s bound to make people want it, but it’s also costly.

If money is no object, this is fine, but the device doesn’t cut any corners, so there’s not a price to performance sweet spot with the S22 Ultra — it costs the most and does the most.

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It’s smart that Samsung decided to revitalize its Note line of smartphones under the guise of an S22 Ultra, but at the same time, this also makes the device feel boring because it looks like the Note 20 Ultra and acts like and S21 Ultra.

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How-to use the Samsung Galaxy S Pen

The most defining factor of the new Galaxy S22 Ultra is its Note-like design and included S Pen, but does the stylus really matter?

Samsung introduced the S Pen alongside the original Note smartphone in 2011, but a lot has changed since then. Modern S Pens come in various sizes so keeping track of them all is almost impossible.

They can use ‘Air Actions,’ take photos, convert your handwriting into text, act as a magic wand, and can even give you the ability to make gifs out of anything on the fly. There’s no doubt that the S Pen is a tool for internet power users.

I’ve only had the  S22 Ultra for two weeks, so I’m a bit of an S Pen amateur, but if you master this little smartphone tool, I’m sure it can become tough to live without.

With all that in mind, let’s look at all the features Samsung’s modern stylus offers.

What the pros know

A minimal version of the S Pen menu.

The first rule of the S Pen club is to talk about S Pen club a lot.

The second rule is knowing the differences between the various styluses Samsung sells.

This is where things get tricky since there’s such a wide variety. For example, the mid-range Galaxy Tab S6 Lite still offers a connected S Pen, but it’s not quite as functional as the version in the new S22 Ultra or Tab S 8 series.

Since this is the case, you need to remember that not every S Pen is compatible with all Samsung devices. Take the Galaxy Fold 3, for example. Since it features a softer screen, you need to buy a specific ‘Fold’-branded S Pen for it, or the more universal S Pen Pro with Bluetooth that works on the Fold 3 and pretty much every high-end Samsung device released since 2021.

The full S Pen menu.

It sounds confusing, but as long as you don’t lose the S Pen that came with your device, you’ll be fine.

You’ll also need to know how to open the S Pen menu. On most devices, it appears as a small semi-transparent pen-shaped icon when you start using the S Pen or bring it close to your device. If you can’t see this menu, it could be disabled in settings or your S Pen might be out of charge.

Taking notes is easy

I’ll start with the most well-known S Pen function, only because most people underrate how effective it is as a note-taking tool.

By default, it takes a few actions to open the notepad, but you can set the feature to open instantly after you retract the S Pen from your phone.

This may seem almost inconsequential but ditching the need to open the notepad makes the experience as convenient as picking up a pad of paper and a pen. Sure, it’s simple, but that’s the magic of it.

Making gifs is fun

One of the fun power-user settings with the S Pen is the ability to capture areas of your screen to make gifs using the ‘Smart Select’ tool.

Smart Select is generally meant for taking screenshots of a smaller section of the screen. However, you can also record a gif. This functionality isn’t perfect since you can’t move the screen around, but if your friend sends you a funny video, or you want to clip a joke out of a live stream, this feature comes in handy.

As I mentioned above, Smart Select also lets you take screenshots of areas of your screen, but I rarely find it more convenient than snapping a pic of the full screen and just cropping it.

With Smart Select, you can pin a small screenshot to the top of your screen, which is useful if you need to jot down something that can’t be copied/pasted.

AR Doodles are random but cute

One of the more fun aspects of the S Pen is the ability to draw on yourself or other things through the camera.

Like the gif tool, this can be super fun and incredibly niche.

You launch AR doodles from the S Pen menu or by opening the ‘AR Zone’ located in the ‘More’ section of the camera app. What strikes me about this feature is that it works really well, but I don’t expect many people to jump out of whatever chat app they’re using to make a little doodle video to send to their friends.

Take pictures from a distance

One of the straightforward and often forgotten S Pen features is that the button on the pen can control the camera.

With the S22 Ultra, a single tap takes a picture and a double-tap switches between the rear and front-facing cameras. You can also use ‘Air Actions’ to do a little more with the camera, but we’ll get into that later.

Fill out forms and more

Since the Galaxy S8, Samsung has added the ability for its phones and tablets to understand human handwriting and convert it into text. This means that if you have the ‘S Pen to text’ feature enabled, you can write in Google search bars, text messages and more, and the phone will convert it to standard type.

In my experience, this worked pretty well even with my janky handwriting, but like many of the other S Pen features, it feels weird to pull out the stylus just to do this.

If you already have the S Pen in your hand though it comes across as a bit more intuitive. You just need to make sure the small purple ‘S Pen to text’ scribble icon appears to let you know you’re cleared to write there.

Using the pen you can also sign documents and PDFs. That said, you need to make sure you import those docs to the Samsung Notes application first.

Air Actions and other random controls

Air Actions and Gestures

I don’t know why companies insist on adding weird hand/pen waving gesture controls to their devices. They’re cool when they work, but in most cases just reaching out a little further to actually grab the smartphone saves time and frustration.

Don’t get me wrong, there’s likely a contingent of people out there that use the features, and likely in a way I didn’t expect, but I’d bet this is a niche audience.

For instance, the S Pen button can play/pause video content or move a slide show along if you’re using your phone to present from.

Moving away from the button, you can also wave the S Pen around like a magic wand to control apps from a distance. With Spotify, you can swipe the pen left and right to navigate through your songs. It’s neat, but when will I ever find myself in a situation where I can’t get to my phone, but I still have the S Pen and I need to change the song? How would I even unlock the device?

The only Air action I think I’d sometimes use was the ability to swing the pen/wand to swipe between camera modes on the S22 Ultra from a distance.

Samsung did make it a bit easier to use these controls, and the S Pen menu does a decent job of trying to educate users on how they can use Air Actions, but this pen excels at being a notepad and not much else.

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iFixit tears down Galaxy S22 and S22 Ultra in latest video

Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S22 series recently released, and right on cue, iFixit has torn-down the Galaxy S22 and S22 Ultra.

For the S22 Ultra, the deconstruction gives us a look at how Samsung implemented the smartphone’s S Pen stylus and shows off the device’s new cooling vapour chamber.

There’s also a vibration motor inside the S22 series’ bottom speaker rather than the top like in past devices. According to The Verge, the vibration motor is an attempt to catch up to the iPhone’s excellent ‘Taptic Engine.’

Unsurprisingly, iFixit’s video also indicates that the Samsung smartphones are difficult to repair. The phone is held together with Philips-head screws, but additional adhesive makes the device hard to pull apart. Further, the batteries in the handsets are challenging to remove and replace.

Both S22 and S22 Ultra received a three out of 10 for reparability, which is the same number the S21 Ultra hit last year.

While these devices are difficult to fix, they’re also incredibly durable. For example, a YouTuber drove over the S22 Ultra and it only suffered from a few scratches.

If you want to know more about the Galaxy S22/S22+ and S22 Ultra check out our reviews of the devices.

Image Credit: iFixit 

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Samsung officially kills off its popular Galaxy Note line

I feel like we’ve been reporting this story for years at this point, but it’s finally official — Samsung has officially ended the use of ‘Galaxy Note’ branding.

In a statement to reporters at Mobile World Congress 2022 (MWC) (via Dailian), Samsung smartphone head Roh Taeo-moon said that the “Galaxy Note will come out as Ultra” going forward, referencing the recently released Galaxy S22 Ultra.

In several ways, the S22 Ultra is just a Note device with another name. It features a squared-off design than the S22 and S22+, and unlike last year’s S21 Ultra, it also includes a storage enclosure for its S Pen stylus. The last official Note device was 2020’s Galaxy Note 20 Ultra.

With Samsung’s attention shifting away from slab-styled smartphones to the foldable space with its innovative ‘Z’ line, it makes sense for the South Korean tech giant to consolidate its branding efforts.

Over the years, the Note line built a substantial fan base of smartphone users who prefer larger devices and appreciated the precision a stylus offers. Though I’ve always liked the Note series — I once called the ill-fated Galaxy Note 7 my favourite smartphone ever — I’ve never found its S Pen very useful.

Still, those who were worried Samsung might kill off the stylus following the release of the S22 Ultra no longer have a cause for concern as it looks like the S Pen is sticking around in its high-end ‘S’ series flagship device for the foreseeable future.

Source: The Verge Via: Dailian

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Samsung Galaxy S22 series is now available in Canada

Samsung’s Galaxy S22, S22+, and S22 Ultra are now available in Canada through Samsung, carriers, and other retailers.

First off, if you want to know more about the smartphones before you buy, you can check out MobileSyrup’s Galaxy S22 and S22+ review here, and S22 Ultra review here.

Samsung Galaxy S22

Samsung Galaxy S22+

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

Display

6.1-inch Flat Dynamic AMOLED, 1,080 x 2,400 pixels, 20:9 aspect ratio, 120Hz display, HDR10+, 240Hz Touch Sampling in Games

6.6-inch Flat Dynamic AMOLED, 1,080 x 2,400 pixels, 20:9 aspect ratio, 120Hz display, HDR10+, 240Hz Touch Sampling in Games

6.8-inch Curved Dynamic AMOLED, 1,440 x 3,200 pixels, 20:9 aspect ratio, 120Hz display (variable 1-120Hz), HDR10+, 240Hz Touch Sampling in Games

Processor

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

RAM

8GB of RAM

8GB of RAM

8GB of RAM, 12GB of RAM

Storage

128GB, 256GB

128GB, 256GB

128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB

Dimensions (in.)

14.6 x 70 x 7.6mm

157.4 x 75.8 x 7.6mm

163.3 x 77.9 x 8.9mm

Weight

168g

196g

229g

Rear Facing Camera

50-megapixel (f/1.8, wide) + 10-megapixel (f/2.4, 3x zoom) + 12-megapixel (f/2.2, 120-degree FOV, ultrawide)

50-megapixel (f/1.8, wide) + 10-megapixel (f/2.4, 3x zoom) + 12-megapixel (f/2.2, 120-degree FOV, ultrawide)

108-megapixel (f/1.8), 12-megapixel (f/2.2, 120-degree), 10-megapixel (f/4.9, 10x zoom), 10-megapixel (f/2.4, 3x zoom)

Front Facing Camera

10-megapixel (f/2.2)

10-megapixel (f/2.2)

40-megapixel (f/2.2)

OS

Android 12, One UI 4.1

Android 12, One UI 4.1

Android 12, One UI 4.1

Battery

3,700mAh

4,500mAh

5,000mAh

Network Connectivity

5G, LTE, Wi-Fi 6E

5G, LTE, Wi-Fi 6E

5G, LTE, Wi-Fi 6E

Sensors

Fingerprint (in-display), accelerometor, gyro, proximity, compass

Fingerprint (in-display), accelerometor, gyro, proximity, compass

Fingerprint (in-display), accelerometor, gyro, proximity, compass

SIM Type

Nano SIM, eSIM

Nano SIM, eSIM

Nano SIM, eSIM

Launch Date

March 11, 2022

March 11, 2022

February 25, 2022

Misc

Colours: ‘Phantom Black,’ ‘Phantom White,’ ‘Green’ and ‘Pink Gold’ as well as Samsung exclusive colours ‘Gray,’ ‘Cream,’ ‘Violet’ and ‘Light Blue.’

Colours: ‘Phantom Black,’ ‘Phantom White,’ ‘Green’ and ‘Pink Gold’ as well as Samsung exclusive colours ‘Gray,’ ‘Cream,’ ‘Violet’ and ‘Light Blue.’

Colours: ‘Phantom Black,’ ‘Phantom White,’ ‘Green,’ ‘Burgundy,’ and Samsung exclusive colours ‘Gray,’ ‘Light Blue,’ and ‘Red.’ & S Pen with 2.8 m/s latency

Display

Samsung Galaxy S22

6.1-inch Flat Dynamic AMOLED, 1,080 x 2,400 pixels, 20:9 aspect ratio, 120Hz display, HDR10+, 240Hz Touch Sampling in Games

Samsung Galaxy S22+

6.6-inch Flat Dynamic AMOLED, 1,080 x 2,400 pixels, 20:9 aspect ratio, 120Hz display, HDR10+, 240Hz Touch Sampling in Games

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

6.8-inch Curved Dynamic AMOLED, 1,440 x 3,200 pixels, 20:9 aspect ratio, 120Hz display (variable 1-120Hz), HDR10+, 240Hz Touch Sampling in Games

Processor

Samsung Galaxy S22

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Samsung Galaxy S22+

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

RAM

Samsung Galaxy S22

8GB of RAM

Samsung Galaxy S22+

8GB of RAM

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

8GB of RAM, 12GB of RAM

Storage

Samsung Galaxy S22

128GB, 256GB

Samsung Galaxy S22+

128GB, 256GB

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB

Dimensions (in.)

Samsung Galaxy S22

14.6 x 70 x 7.6mm

Samsung Galaxy S22+

157.4 x 75.8 x 7.6mm

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

163.3 x 77.9 x 8.9mm

Weight

Samsung Galaxy S22

168g

Samsung Galaxy S22+

196g

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

229g

Rear Facing Camera

Samsung Galaxy S22

50-megapixel (f/1.8, wide) + 10-megapixel (f/2.4, 3x zoom) + 12-megapixel (f/2.2, 120-degree FOV, ultrawide)

Samsung Galaxy S22+

50-megapixel (f/1.8, wide) + 10-megapixel (f/2.4, 3x zoom) + 12-megapixel (f/2.2, 120-degree FOV, ultrawide)

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

108-megapixel (f/1.8), 12-megapixel (f/2.2, 120-degree), 10-megapixel (f/4.9, 10x zoom), 10-megapixel (f/2.4, 3x zoom)

Front Facing Camera

Samsung Galaxy S22

10-megapixel (f/2.2)

Samsung Galaxy S22+

10-megapixel (f/2.2)

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

40-megapixel (f/2.2)

OS

Samsung Galaxy S22

Android 12, One UI 4.1

Samsung Galaxy S22+

Android 12, One UI 4.1

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

Android 12, One UI 4.1

Battery

Samsung Galaxy S22

3,700mAh

Samsung Galaxy S22+

4,500mAh

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

5,000mAh

Network Connectivity

Samsung Galaxy S22

5G, LTE, Wi-Fi 6E

Samsung Galaxy S22+

5G, LTE, Wi-Fi 6E

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

5G, LTE, Wi-Fi 6E

Sensors

Samsung Galaxy S22

Fingerprint (in-display), accelerometor, gyro, proximity, compass

Samsung Galaxy S22+

Fingerprint (in-display), accelerometor, gyro, proximity, compass

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

Fingerprint (in-display), accelerometor, gyro, proximity, compass

SIM Type

Samsung Galaxy S22

Nano SIM, eSIM

Samsung Galaxy S22+

Nano SIM, eSIM

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

Nano SIM, eSIM

Launch Date

Samsung Galaxy S22

March 11, 2022

Samsung Galaxy S22+

March 11, 2022

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

February 25, 2022

Misc

Samsung Galaxy S22

Colours: ‘Phantom Black,’ ‘Phantom White,’ ‘Green’ and ‘Pink Gold’ as well as Samsung exclusive colours ‘Gray,’ ‘Cream,’ ‘Violet’ and ‘Light Blue.’

Samsung Galaxy S22+

Colours: ‘Phantom Black,’ ‘Phantom White,’ ‘Green’ and ‘Pink Gold’ as well as Samsung exclusive colours ‘Gray,’ ‘Cream,’ ‘Violet’ and ‘Light Blue.’

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

Colours: ‘Phantom Black,’ ‘Phantom White,’ ‘Green,’ ‘Burgundy,’ and Samsung exclusive colours ‘Gray,’ ‘Light Blue,’ and ‘Red.’ & S Pen with 2.8 m/s latency

Let’s start with Samsung since it’s probably one of the best places to buy the Galaxy S22 series. The company has several offers available on its website that can make picking up one of these handsets a little more affordable. First, Samsung has a ‘twice the storage’ promotion that lets customers pick up a 256GB S22, S22+, or S22 Ultra for the price of the 128GB model. That offer runs until March 10th, 2022.

Other details include up to $810 off when trading in a Galaxy S, Note or Galaxy Z series smartphone, bonus Air Miles when purchasing an S22 series device (plus more Miles if you get Samsung Care+), and finally, a 30 percent discount on Samsung Care+ for the S22 series.

Prices are as follows:

As for carrier pricing, you can find those details here. Note that most of the carrier pricing was based on pre-order info and, while the prices are the same, some pre-order offers may not be available anymore.

Finally, Best Buy also has the phones available outright or through carriers. The retailer is also doing the 256GB for the price of 128GB promo. You can check out the S22 here, S22+ here, and S22 Ultra here.

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Samsung Galaxy S22 series is now available in Canada

Samsung’s Galaxy S22, S22+, and S22 Ultra are now available in Canada through Samsung, carriers, and other retailers.

First off, if you want to know more about the smartphones before you buy, you can check out MobileSyrup’s Galaxy S22 and S22+ review here, and S22 Ultra review here.

Samsung Galaxy S22

Samsung Galaxy S22+

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

Display

6.1-inch Flat Dynamic AMOLED, 1,080 x 2,400 pixels, 20:9 aspect ratio, 120Hz display, HDR10+, 240Hz Touch Sampling in Games

6.6-inch Flat Dynamic AMOLED, 1,080 x 2,400 pixels, 20:9 aspect ratio, 120Hz display, HDR10+, 240Hz Touch Sampling in Games

6.8-inch Curved Dynamic AMOLED, 1,440 x 3,200 pixels, 20:9 aspect ratio, 120Hz display (variable 1-120Hz), HDR10+, 240Hz Touch Sampling in Games

Processor

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

RAM

8GB of RAM

8GB of RAM

8GB of RAM, 12GB of RAM

Storage

128GB, 256GB

128GB, 256GB

128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB

Dimensions (in.)

14.6 x 70 x 7.6mm

157.4 x 75.8 x 7.6mm

163.3 x 77.9 x 8.9mm

Weight

168g

196g

229g

Rear Facing Camera

50-megapixel (f/1.8, wide) + 10-megapixel (f/2.4, 3x zoom) + 12-megapixel (f/2.2, 120-degree FOV, ultrawide)

50-megapixel (f/1.8, wide) + 10-megapixel (f/2.4, 3x zoom) + 12-megapixel (f/2.2, 120-degree FOV, ultrawide)

108-megapixel (f/1.8), 12-megapixel (f/2.2, 120-degree), 10-megapixel (f/4.9, 10x zoom), 10-megapixel (f/2.4, 3x zoom)

Front Facing Camera

10-megapixel (f/2.2)

10-megapixel (f/2.2)

40-megapixel (f/2.2)

OS

Android 12, One UI 4.1

Android 12, One UI 4.1

Android 12, One UI 4.1

Battery

3,700mAh

4,500mAh

5,000mAh

Network Connectivity

5G, LTE, Wi-Fi 6E

5G, LTE, Wi-Fi 6E

5G, LTE, Wi-Fi 6E

Sensors

Fingerprint (in-display), accelerometor, gyro, proximity, compass

Fingerprint (in-display), accelerometor, gyro, proximity, compass

Fingerprint (in-display), accelerometor, gyro, proximity, compass

SIM Type

Nano SIM, eSIM

Nano SIM, eSIM

Nano SIM, eSIM

Launch Date

March 11, 2022

March 11, 2022

February 25, 2022

Misc

Colours: ‘Phantom Black,’ ‘Phantom White,’ ‘Green’ and ‘Pink Gold’ as well as Samsung exclusive colours ‘Gray,’ ‘Cream,’ ‘Violet’ and ‘Light Blue.’

Colours: ‘Phantom Black,’ ‘Phantom White,’ ‘Green’ and ‘Pink Gold’ as well as Samsung exclusive colours ‘Gray,’ ‘Cream,’ ‘Violet’ and ‘Light Blue.’

Colours: ‘Phantom Black,’ ‘Phantom White,’ ‘Green,’ ‘Burgundy,’ and Samsung exclusive colours ‘Gray,’ ‘Light Blue,’ and ‘Red.’ & S Pen with 2.8 m/s latency

Display

Samsung Galaxy S22

6.1-inch Flat Dynamic AMOLED, 1,080 x 2,400 pixels, 20:9 aspect ratio, 120Hz display, HDR10+, 240Hz Touch Sampling in Games

Samsung Galaxy S22+

6.6-inch Flat Dynamic AMOLED, 1,080 x 2,400 pixels, 20:9 aspect ratio, 120Hz display, HDR10+, 240Hz Touch Sampling in Games

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

6.8-inch Curved Dynamic AMOLED, 1,440 x 3,200 pixels, 20:9 aspect ratio, 120Hz display (variable 1-120Hz), HDR10+, 240Hz Touch Sampling in Games

Processor

Samsung Galaxy S22

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Samsung Galaxy S22+

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

RAM

Samsung Galaxy S22

8GB of RAM

Samsung Galaxy S22+

8GB of RAM

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

8GB of RAM, 12GB of RAM

Storage

Samsung Galaxy S22

128GB, 256GB

Samsung Galaxy S22+

128GB, 256GB

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB

Dimensions (in.)

Samsung Galaxy S22

14.6 x 70 x 7.6mm

Samsung Galaxy S22+

157.4 x 75.8 x 7.6mm

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

163.3 x 77.9 x 8.9mm

Weight

Samsung Galaxy S22

168g

Samsung Galaxy S22+

196g

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

229g

Rear Facing Camera

Samsung Galaxy S22

50-megapixel (f/1.8, wide) + 10-megapixel (f/2.4, 3x zoom) + 12-megapixel (f/2.2, 120-degree FOV, ultrawide)

Samsung Galaxy S22+

50-megapixel (f/1.8, wide) + 10-megapixel (f/2.4, 3x zoom) + 12-megapixel (f/2.2, 120-degree FOV, ultrawide)

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

108-megapixel (f/1.8), 12-megapixel (f/2.2, 120-degree), 10-megapixel (f/4.9, 10x zoom), 10-megapixel (f/2.4, 3x zoom)

Front Facing Camera

Samsung Galaxy S22

10-megapixel (f/2.2)

Samsung Galaxy S22+

10-megapixel (f/2.2)

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

40-megapixel (f/2.2)

OS

Samsung Galaxy S22

Android 12, One UI 4.1

Samsung Galaxy S22+

Android 12, One UI 4.1

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

Android 12, One UI 4.1

Battery

Samsung Galaxy S22

3,700mAh

Samsung Galaxy S22+

4,500mAh

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

5,000mAh

Network Connectivity

Samsung Galaxy S22

5G, LTE, Wi-Fi 6E

Samsung Galaxy S22+

5G, LTE, Wi-Fi 6E

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

5G, LTE, Wi-Fi 6E

Sensors

Samsung Galaxy S22

Fingerprint (in-display), accelerometor, gyro, proximity, compass

Samsung Galaxy S22+

Fingerprint (in-display), accelerometor, gyro, proximity, compass

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

Fingerprint (in-display), accelerometor, gyro, proximity, compass

SIM Type

Samsung Galaxy S22

Nano SIM, eSIM

Samsung Galaxy S22+

Nano SIM, eSIM

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

Nano SIM, eSIM

Launch Date

Samsung Galaxy S22

March 11, 2022

Samsung Galaxy S22+

March 11, 2022

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

February 25, 2022

Misc

Samsung Galaxy S22

Colours: ‘Phantom Black,’ ‘Phantom White,’ ‘Green’ and ‘Pink Gold’ as well as Samsung exclusive colours ‘Gray,’ ‘Cream,’ ‘Violet’ and ‘Light Blue.’

Samsung Galaxy S22+

Colours: ‘Phantom Black,’ ‘Phantom White,’ ‘Green’ and ‘Pink Gold’ as well as Samsung exclusive colours ‘Gray,’ ‘Cream,’ ‘Violet’ and ‘Light Blue.’

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

Colours: ‘Phantom Black,’ ‘Phantom White,’ ‘Green,’ ‘Burgundy,’ and Samsung exclusive colours ‘Gray,’ ‘Light Blue,’ and ‘Red.’ & S Pen with 2.8 m/s latency

Let’s start with Samsung since it’s probably one of the best places to buy the Galaxy S22 series. The company has several offers available on its website that can make picking up one of these handsets a little more affordable. First, Samsung has a ‘twice the storage’ promotion that lets customers pick up a 256GB S22, S22+, or S22 Ultra for the price of the 128GB model. That offer runs until March 10th, 2022.

Other details include up to $810 off when trading in a Galaxy S, Note or Galaxy Z series smartphone, bonus Air Miles when purchasing an S22 series device (plus more Miles if you get Samsung Care+), and finally, a 30 percent discount on Samsung Care+ for the S22 series.

Prices are as follows:

As for carrier pricing, you can find those details here. Note that most of the carrier pricing was based on pre-order info and, while the prices are the same, some pre-order offers may not be available anymore.

Finally, Best Buy also has the phones available outright or through carriers. The retailer is also doing the 256GB for the price of 128GB promo. You can check out the S22 here, S22+ here, and S22 Ultra here.

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Luxury brand launches $7,000 gold plated Galaxy S22 Ultra

Outlandish Russian brand, Caviar, has customized Samsung’s Galaxy S22 series by adding a little more luxury to the line.

Caviar has launched six different collections of the Galaxy S22 series. The ‘Ocelot,’ is the most expensive and starts at $6,600 USD (about $8,398 CAD) for the 128GB Galaxy S22. Pricing goes all the way up to $7,830 USD ($9,963 CAD) for the Ultra model with 512GB of storage.

Caviar says that the handsets are double electroplated with 24K gold and feature a black PVD-titanium material on the back with golden laser engraving.

While the Ocelot collection starts at the most expensive pricing, the Great Gatsby collection features even more expensive luxury materials on the back. This one also sports 3D geometric patterns and ranges from $6,450 to $7,680 USD ($10,001 CAD).

Lastly, there’s the Bird Of Prey lineup, which includes the 24K gold double electroplated back as well as some crocodile skin. These handsets start at $6,370 USD ($8,105 CAD) and go up to $7,600 ($9,671 CAD).

Samsung’s Galaxy S22 series launches in Canada on February 25th and starts at $1,o99 CAD. You can learn more about Canadian pricing, here.

You can check out the devices on Caviar’s website, here.