The Honeymoon Is Over - S22 Ultra and S22+ Unboxing

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Samsung's latest Galaxy phone is here. The S22 Ultra, also the S22+ and S22 are here too. Is this the best Android phone you can get today? Probably, but is it genuinely worth it compared to the Fold and Flip or other Android phones? Let's take a look.
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CHAPTERS
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0:00 - Samsung S22 ULTRA not a Note
0:28 - Unboxing
1:00 - Exterior impressions
2:08 - S22 Ultra S-Pen impressions and thoughts
2:42 - S22 Ultra camera impressions
4:12 - Additional S-pen impressions and thoughts
5:20 - S22 and S22 Ultra camera impressions
5:50 - sponsor - dbrand Atomic Grip
6:56 - Display impressions
8:20 - S22 internal specs
10:33 - S22 additional display specs
11:20 - Other important specs
12:13 - Video stabilization impressions
12:49 - No SD expansions
12:58 - S22+ front camera impressions
13:29 - Pricing
13:50 - Final thoughts

[@philliumo]

If they have room for a pen, they have room for a headphone jack and expandable storage.

[@rodryguezzz]

Yeah but the technology just isn't there yet.

[@RandomPerson-nz4kq]

They'll reintroduce it as a "feature" in a few years

[@adamgreenhill110]

I'm glad they offer 512GB and 1TB options, it softens the blow a little. But I'm still mad about that. Headphone jacks always had poor quality, so I don't miss them. I use wireless, or headphone amps now. 10x better sound

[@PPedroFernandes]

Oh please, we're still crying about this? No, they didn't remove the jack because of space constraints. Yes, it was to push wireless headphones. Just shut up, jesus

[@adamgreenhill110]

@@PPedroFernandes The jack sounded terrible anyway. I stopped using headphone jacks right before Apple dropped them. Fiio BTR3k is the best portable option, among others

[@Djoki1]

Im not over the SD card loss either. Im not gonna stop using my old S9 until the day i either break the screen, or it just dies on its own. Such a good phone and i think it still has at least a year of life left in it.

[@MrJest2]

My S9 Note got "inflated battery syndrome" and split the glass case. I recently replaced it with an S20, and it's still got SD support, but it's in the SIM tray so it's not easily accessible. Not that I'm shuttling gigabytes of data on and off the phone very often, so I really don't care. But it's a solid device and a few hundred cheaper than the flagship models. I specifically got the Note because of the stylus, because my skin is so dry my fingers often don't work correctly with touch-screens - so I have no interest in a phone that doesn't have one.

[@edwardallenthree]

My S9 plus has cracked glass on the back, and a horrible scratch on the front, but, yeah. I'm with you.

[@JackD0ff]

SD cards are history in phones, such unrealiable technology. I had the same opinion as you years ago, but multiple of my MicroSD cards have malfunctioned, resulting in data loss. And I'm not talking about off-brand cards.

[@bigk777]

The Samsung Note 20 ultra has a SD Card slot. Upgraded from a S9+ and well worth it. Highly recommended.

[@jayalan13]

I'm still rocking my note 8 but considering sacrificing and getting the s22 ultra

[@joseruben777]

I pre-ordered, but it's a bummer not having the SD card expansion option.

[@deborah5710]

I got it in green

[@reahs4815]

especially when the higher resolution photos and videos you get from the cameras take up much more space

[@ryanmiskin]

I agree but at least they are giving away the upgrade.

[@bg048]

That was the biggest deal deal breaker for me not upgrading to this phone. Not having an SD card slot. Hopefully they add it again in the future since that was one of the biggest ways they differentiate themselves from Apple and their iPhone. Also I think the "not having enough room" thing for me is BS. I'm Samsung could of found a way if they really wanted to.

[@HowardYing1]

I totally agree and understand, but personally, I don't see a reason the average consumer will need more than 128 or 256 with an increasing user base using cloud storage for the important pictures and videos. Of course, there's drawbacks, but I think we're at the point where built in storage is enough for most, at least for now.

[@ttkuratani]

After watching a bunch of videos on the ultra (yes, I've pre-ordered), I'm starting to think that Samsung just used a design they already had for a possible S21 Note, but jumped the last version for the reasons we already know (didn't make sense at the time). And NOW, they know that people won't stand for the detached Spen, so they brought it back under the same design they had stashed in a dust drawer somewhere and slaped the Ultra name. Hehehe

[@xorinzor]

I love the ongoing antics between debrand and LTT

[@nashsanadiki3104]

It’s dbrandemonium

[@pAceMakerTM]

Yeah, totally not a marketing ploy…

[@samipute]

@@pAceMakerTM yeah. We know. Its still funny

[@dhruvnegi322]

What happened actually?? Did dbrand do something?

[@Philwastakenfromme]

@@dhruvnegi322 r/wooosh

[@TheDarkestPhoenix]

We really need a resurgence of no frills but features people actually care about phones+latest SOC at reasonable prices. You know, the role that the OnePlus One filled originally. It wasn't a perfect phone(no sd, replacable battery), but it did a lot of the things I cared about and cut costs where it made sense. OnePlus has really fallen far since then.

[@TonyMacina]

Realme seem to be heading there with the GT line, they threw Snapdragon 870 in s budget monster last year and might do similar again.

[@Luke-qs2cg]

Pocophone is probably closest today. And is pretty much still what OnePlus promised to be

[@hailgod1]

a52s? is there anything u cant do on 778?

[@bipbop3121]

You're just not going to get that bargain phone. I bit the bullet and got Sony Xperia to get those features at full price. It takes demand to get that OnePlus budget flagship kind of device. Too many are more willing to be debtors for SamApple or nab the cheaper Google. The companies have proven people will compromise and pay more for less

[@bowsersunterhose5224]

That the point of the A Lineup by Samsung

[@GuitarAlex]

That ending hit a little too close to home! I've loved OnePlus for a while! A number of my friends had the OnePlus 1, I had the OnePlus 3, 5, 6, and 7pro (still currently using the 7 pro), but I'm definitely done with them after this phone.

[@06vaibhavvinod]

Same here.... OnePlus 6 last update ruined a fully functioning phone....still use it for gaming.....but S22 Ultra is a really good everyday phone for official purposes and photography ofcourse.

[@g.waits4gainz205]

yeaaaa! its interesting context nad im super glad its all been talked abotu cause it gives me this last bit of information i needed~ deciding between paying more for s22 ultra or getting oneplus 10 pro high storage for the best value for my uses~ coming from a LG G6 everything with a snap 8 g1 is gonna be like 3-4x better in every way, but weird things like OP10P being 60hz screen rate limited in gaming was weird~ hard to pull the trigger on value when your greedy for perfection hah. thanks for the comment as well wanted ot say it def helps cause i have no background to what the previous phones were so everything i see if just stars and honeymoon~ important to see if people loyal to the brand dont like it anymore etc

[@quantum_chezburger2279]

Same here. I have a 7 pro, but it's aging, and my next phone is defo not going to be oneplus.

[@s379Ox]

I love that hoodie. Also, the first thing I noticed after putting it in my hand, was the weight difference from my previous Note. And the 10x camera zoom is ridiculously crazy good.

[@zebobm]

I have a S10 and Samsung still pushed an update for OneUI 4 recently. Pretty happy with it.

[@gbagaskoro2]

Yes. True, so happy receiving One UI 4

[@NetITGeeks]

@@thats80s I have S9+ as well and just pre-ordered S22 Ultra. But not because I need it but because I want it. The S9+ is very powerful for what I do and the only shortfall is HD videos. The S9+ high res HD recordings are not the best in my opinion.

[@lamort223able]

Day one S20+ user here, I still love the phone and I will probably refurbish it myself with a new frame, new backglass and new battery since its in rough shape. Oddly enough, the only complaint that I have with the phone is the new OneUI 4 update, I get bugs and crashes that I never had before, I think its on google's side since my friend who owns a Pixel 6 Pro has the same issues.

[@racerex340]

Same, S10 and recently got Android 12 and OneUI 4.0. I don't see the OneUI update as being much of an "upgrade", but this will definitely be the last major update we'll get. Which royally sucks, because specs-wise, the S10 is perfect, still has a headphone jack, still has an SD card slot and 4100mAh battery, so I can still use wired 3.5mm headphones w/out a dongle, have a fairly fast 512GB SDXC card for $50 and my battery lasts all day since I don't have to charge wireless earbud case off of my phone's battery. The thing is, if Samsung put the specs of the S22 Ultra into a phone with an SD card and headphone jack, I'd spend the $1200 for the 128GB version, but WTF Samsung?

[@Darx97]

Love my S10 plus

[@randomF1enthusiast9725]

11:55 I believe that new stretch effect while scrolling is a Android 12 feature even in AOSP. It's a global scrolling effect so it applies to most scrollable menus.

[@KIWI_DUDE.]

yeah, just got it on my Xperia 5III. It's everywhere.

[@plopoplapa]

Hate that with a passion and the only way to stop it is by stopping all animations. Genius.

[@amcl89]

I’m pretty sure Samsung disabled that effect in one of its betas, but all the Indian KZbinrs were crying about it so it made its return 😂

[@85Portar]

Yeah.. And we have a kind of a subtle jelly effect in lists in an app I'm developing, with that update... Our app feels like a squishy toy

[@christos_x8653]

So what

[@urbanizer7467]

I have the 22ultra and I absolutely love it, the screen is awesome, the camera works great, gaming on this thing is fantastic. The stylus is super useful for games and with a good charger the battery lasts quite well for what I'm putting it through.

[@bolee3339]

I think the battery socks. I got a s22 ultra yesterday and I have to keep charging unless I have my phone on the lowest setting on everything.

[@divibs5371]

@Bo Lee I get 9 hours on normal use and 5hours with gaming .

[@rasmie8858]

I pre-ordered the 256GB model of Ultra from Samsung's online store. They have discounts going on where they'll sell you the higher tier model for the price of lower tier, so I got the 256GB model for the price of 128GB model. Plus they had web exclusive colors. I got the awesome looking Skyblue one 😍 Been rocking the Note 9 since its release and finally a proper successor that I can get behind. Love the design.

[@LavenderAudio]

Got an update to my Note 20 Ultra recently. The S Pen actually got much faster, so a lot of that bump may have been software

[@a-aron6724]

Well it wasn't hardware.....

[@rajder656]

it's some ai stuff

[@LavenderAudio]

@Carl Gunderson I thought it was implied it was exclusive to the hardware inside the S22, the new Snapdragon 12345 or whichwhat, but on my older note20 I saw the same improvement. Maybe not as significant. I dunno I'm not the sort who buys phones on loop!

[@zetamoto8193]

Same upgraded from the note 10 plus I love the note 20 ultra

[@shubhankardeshmukh19]

Ya it predicts the next moves using AI to bring delay lower than 3ms using same hardware

[@micr0byte]

The aforementioned "Jelly Effect" when scrolling is the new android 12 scrolling, this is on all android 12 devices from the Pixels to the Oppos to the Samsungs of the world. Love the vid! Keep it up!! Edit: spelling

[@xNoLiix]

is there a way to turn it off? Also stretches pictures etc and I hate it

[@Starold1]

For my phone i disabled all animations, it's a much better experience

[@railgun9992]

@@xNoLiix I use KWLP, to make wallpaper statistic

[@emmanuelargollo3977]

@@xNoLiix I had to disable all animations, it's awful

[@racerex340]

@@nimoy007 You're not really being a prick, just a pedant.

[@biddinge8898]

I love the fact you can use the S pen for taking pictures. never used it though but I already know of stuff I'm going to use it for

[@papasquat4245]

What I really love about this unboxing is that he really explains things for everyone so us in the back can understand what this stuff means lol

[@cldpt]

It's really weird but ever since the S6-S7, Samsung has become so much better in software than everything else, I really have come to terms I think I prefer it over stock Android. I mean, the launcher and whatnot are still changeable, but Samsung is one of the few companies still doing cool things with the status bar, settings, or something as GODSEND ERGONOMICALLY GOOD such as keeping right-hand back button nav option... Not to mention they still do one-handed mode well if you like that.

[@DavidNgo86]

S5 wasn't that bad

[@marvinzimmerman1878]

@@DavidNgo86 neither was the s4. Man, i loved that phone

[@DavidNgo86]

@@marvinzimmerman1878 Lollipop ruined my S4.

[@thomasjoli-coeur6037]

Agreed stock Android / Pixel seems to be taking that universal one size fits all approach more and more

[@gbagaskoro2]

What's really really nice about Samsung is the integration with windows. When I'm working, I practically never touch my phone because I can make and take calls from laptop. I haven't tried it with other android, but the link to windows is already installed on the S10+. It can also copy paste from the laptop to phone and vice versa. Hence I can copy something from the laptop, and when I open my phone and tap paste, boom, you have the text which you copied from the laptop. The integration makes me more efficient since I don't have to reach for my phone every time.

[@technofou]

They need to stick those features (camera, s-pen silo) to the Z Fold 4 to REALLY have THE ultimate phone.

[@salmiakki5638]

Not going to happen with the cameras they are too think to be packaged in _half_ of something

[@WeiFinder]

Agreed. I have a case that holds the sPen on mine and it makes it quite bulky. Also the size of the Fold pen is pretty big, wouldn't fit in the phone, I don't actually know if I'd want it to be smaller, pros and cons to it being smaller Also I don't care for the external display the narrowness feels awkward to me

[@prefrontalcortex2602]

The Ultimate phone would have a headphone jack

[@HABO2210]

If they make cover screen with 19:9 or 20:9 aspect ratio, main screen closer to 4:3 ratio, improve the hinge mechanism to be closer to find n, implement s22 cameras, 45 w charging and s pen silo- I. AM .SOLD .

[@WeiFinder]

@@HABO2210 it needs better dust resistance too (hinge).. I can't go to the beach with mine, which means I have to own/carry a second device....

[@SharkByteOfficial]

Originally, I wasn't going to replace my Note 9 for anything because it runs pretty perfect still. But recently my aux and charging ports have become worn and very loose. So, I'm excited that this new Ultra feels like a worthy enough successor. Already placed my pre-order for the black 500gb model. Excited to see it in hopefully 10 days.

[@saruto201]

Ayyy same here. Unfortunately my screen broke and I can only use the pen to do anything. Was a really interesting learning curve to type with the pen. I'm even almost as fast as with fingers! Anyways the note 9 is still the best phone ever made. Especially for the storage upgrade and aux input and the Irisscanner

[@SharkByteOfficial]

@@saruto201 yeah i really didn't wanna have to replace it. Overall, mine still works plenty good but I guess it's decent time for an upgrade. Really wish expandable storage still existed

[@saruto201]

@@SharkByteOfficial I feel you. Maybe it will comeback eventually

[@filip8461]

I got S22 (regular one) , and it's compact king. The size is incredibly comfortable.

[@98ek9]

Right now with pre-order, Samsung is giving the 256gb model at the 128gb price. And the 512gb at the 256gb price. Not too bad of an incentive.

[@joeykeilholz925]

Already so overpriced plus if you use a micro SD card you're missing 512+ that you can't get back and it was way cheaper. Still missing headphone jack. Overall boring

[@leonfrancis3418]

@@joeykeilholz925 Cool, you can avoid it. Great deal for those who feel otherwise.

[@tiggzr9744]

@@joeykeilholz925 headphone jack is old news just buy some buds

[@spiral2899]

@Joey Keilholz headphone jack? okay then what phone do u use?

[@DarkThirst]

@@joeykeilholz925 headphone jack in 2022? bro its never coming back.

[@DigitalHabit]

This is the Note I've been waiting for. Been using a Note 9 for longer then any other phone I've ever had

[@calmdelecreme]

Know the feeling got the note 20 ultra 5g and still I find myself back on the note 9

[@Steinjung]

Reading this on my Note 9 😜

[@aravmangal9083]

Dude same in also upgrading from my note 9 to this. I pre-ordered it the day it came out.

[@toasty1142]

is note 9 still good today? im planning to get a used one

[@AlphaMachina]

@@toasty1142 Absolutely.

[@chriswilson9164]

Had my S22-ultra 512 for a couple of months and it is a perfect device for this ol timer. Cannot fault any part of it with 512 Gb storage . It's actually quicker than all but my last 3 gaming pc's so there is no waiting when you want to do anything. Expensive , yes, but very gratifying in it's performance and attributes. Good review too Linus :)

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

Love love love the S22 Ultra. Just like the Note 9 this is gonna be my favourite device for years to come. A powerhouse in your pocket.

[@leeg5678]

what case and screen protector?

[@notallwhowanderarelost4797]

I'm SO with you on the SD card slots, and not even for the sake of less expensive storage expansion. Except for my phone, every device I own takes SD cards. For me they're the easiest way to move around photos and other data, and keep them safe. Even though I'm not "in the Apple ecosystem" (never owned any Apple product other than a phone) the hassle of switching from iPhone is not worth it to me unless I can get an *easily accessible* SD card slot, along with a camera as good as any iPhone and other features I want.

[@TheLongDon]

The camera at least has been better than iPhone for a number of years now

[@avidyoutuber4952]

I recently bought an iphone for my wife numerous times and was the one responsible for transferring her files over for her. This year, she upgraded to the iphone 14 and when I made the transfer. I said WOW, its that easy any person should be able to do it on his or her own. Apple did mature on this area of data transfer. I just followed the steps, linked her old phone with her new phone via wifi and viola! All her pics, apps and data transferred to her new phone, over the air, seamlessly.

[@Abu_Shawarib]

I have a s9+ and I definitely notice the sunlight color shift you're talking about. I think it turn your display to a colder white balance when it detects sun light and back to normal in the shade and makes the colors look better in direct sun light. Not Entirely sure why the display tends to look warm in the first place, it could be just how sunlight interact with materials of the glass/display.

[@bipbop3121]

It looks warm in the first place, because Samsung does the over saturated thing. On a Samsung TV, Linus's hot pink Toque is eye blinding due to the unnatural saturation and warm profile Samsung goes for.

[@bryan.w.t]

I thought that's an error on my S8. The blacks lifts up and it looks horrid when it does that.

[@AliYassinToma]

@Bryan William but makes what u r watching watchable under direct sunlight its gotten way better on newer flagships

[@Chris-hw4mq]

I used a samsung a70 for 2 years and screen started lookingt yelowish but still a great display

[@datdudeinred]

yeah I have s20 fe and everyone complained about its legibility in direct sunlight but in auto brightness it ramps up the brightness so much that color temp changes probably display tech limitations as they are all amoled and oleds have high brightness probs as no white leds like in lcds

[@MaheerKibria]

This is going to be the first Samsung phone where I am going to be interested in seeing the difference between qualcomm and exynos processors. Supposed the Xclipse GPU is based on AMD's RDNA architecture so 3rd party testing will be interesting to see where its performance as a GPU sits

[@damienlobb85]

Samsung have said there's a software update coming to further improve the new Exynos hardware too. I'm assuming a GPU driver update, which could bring it to complete parity or even give it a leg up over the Adreno. As it is already neck and neck.

[@pixels_per_inch]

Apparently the Exynos is on par with the Qualcomm 8 Gen 1 and has less heat output.

[@browncoatz]

Interesting. What makes the AMD RDNA architecture worth looking at? What performances or features would benefit on the phone?

[@rajendrakumarbommu9024]

@@browncoatz gaming performance

[@tafseerrahman5736]

@@browncoatz Exynos 2200 is apparently the first gen RTX enabled mobile GPU, I'm hella excited to test gaming performance of the S22 series

[@LautaroQ2812]

My Galaxy A22 has dual sim support, one of them acts as SD reader and headphone jack. It's incredible that mid-range phones, even from the same manufacturer, come with more things than premium ones.

[@TheFluffiestZinogre]

Finally upgrading from my S8+ and went with the S22 Ultra, excited to have a new phone to tinker around with for a bit, and more so for the camera.

[@Michelle07h]

how is the phone working? any issues with the battery?

[@TheFluffiestZinogre]

@@Michelle07h none so far and still doing well with it.

[@TekuJames]

Glad to see that the Note is back in spirit, but no expandability and no headphone jack takes away from what could be the perfect successor to my Note 9.

[@DemeDemetre]

yeah. i liked that series of phones, I had the note 4 first (s2 before that)

[@AlexChama]

I sucked up the lack of headphone jack with the Note20 Ultra, but I don't think I'll be so easily convinced to go without SD cards..... Also, interesting to see how we went from Note is a phone that releases yearly to Note is a phone line up that to get the real experience you have to get the highest tier, priciest one to "well skip this concept entirely, everyone please buy our unnecessarily large and mechanically wearing devices pleas" to "oh shit, ya'll not buying it, okay let's u-turn on that" to "here's the Note, except no, we're too proud to continue calling it that. Also you now HAVE to buy at the top tier price to get any sort of Note experience. Have fun"... The smell of upsell and smoke screening is pretty thick.... :/

[@summondominion]

Why are you ppl hung up on head phone jacks? Who the fuck still uses wored headphones? Its weird

[@AlexChama]

@@summondominion Your writing style shows me it's pointless to explain preferences to you.

[@perspectiveflip]

@@summondominion Just because you don't use it, doesn't mean nobody uses it. Many people have uses for it, like connecting a wired mic, playing music in older cars, connecting the phone to dj stations, or any media output that doesn't have bluetooth. If they'd at least include a dongle, ok. But we don't even get that on an ultra premium smartphone. They only cut costs while steadily increasing prices. And attacking those who criticise these practices will only make this more rampant I'm afraid.

[@BillBaran]

As a guy getting old, I love the magnify feature of the s-pen. Current phone is the Note 8. Can't wait to upgrade to the Ultra.

[@edwindano]

Note 8????? Throw that thing away and get this one asap lol 😆

[@daggern15]

@@edwindano Is there something particularly wrong with the 8? I know you could probably get charged with an act of terrorism if you threw a Note 7 in the street but is there something I missed with the 8?

[@sonicsabbath]

@@edwindano Also on a Note 8. Don't do any gaming, and it is an awesome phone. Have no actual need to upgrade this.

[@edwindano]

@Madness Reborn just an old phone ull definitely feel the difference with the new ones. 120hz, faster charge, multitasking, hours of gaming wothout overheating, resolution etc... that one came out in 2017 5 years old

[@daggern15]

@@edwindano Okay, fair enough. I've got a recent Motorola personally. Just wondering if there was some big news I'd missed.

[@elinir92]

No chance we get a full review of those phones now is there? I know they're in the market for a while now but I miss the times, which weren't that long ago when Linus also made a full review of these flagship phones (including the iPhones).

[@americansmark]

I've had my S22 Ultra since day one. I've had about every major phone out there at this point, and this is by far my favorite. Only thing close would be the iPhone 7+ I briefly had, but which met a sudden, wet demise when I assumed it was rated for swimming. I assumed wrong. But I can't think of anything else I'd want from it. It's powerful, loud, responsive, has a great pen, and plenty of real estate for my sausage fingers. Also, it charges insanely fast. I have the super fast charger and it will fully charge from 30% in about 45 minutes. Even while watching KZbin or playing games, it will charge in an hour.

[@TheseEyesSeeDarknessClearly7]

I'm keeping my Galaxy S10 Plus. Still have an SD card slot and headphone jack. Plus there's just not enough of a "wow" factor. S7 to S8 was the last "wow"

[@noe-tobin]

I'm upgrading to the ultra from Note 9 (even with SD slot & 3.5mm jack sacrifice). I think that there definitely isn't much "wow" for me, but the S22 looks to have improved in all categories so it will be very long term for me. The same way my current Note 9 has been.

[@yousefalkanderi8620]

100% agree with you s7 to s8 was the last wow , and i am about to upgrade from note 10+ to s22 ultra but i feel stupid that after waiting for almost 3 years to buy a better phone with same design it takes the great feeling of holding a new phone

[@jordan_w]

Same here, bought my S10+ as I was impressed by the under screen fingerprint sensor at the time, I'm waiting for the next big 'innovation' before upgrading, possibly a new front camera solution. I also prefer the centered camera on the S10+

[@welshtechie6832]

@@jordan_w I upgraded from the S10+ to the S21 Ultra 256GB model. Losing the headphone jack and SD card option was a bitch. However, the 120Hz and far better cameras really stand out. HOWEVER, is it a WOW upgrade? Nope not at all just a nice upgrade! So if you like your S10+ or S10 do not fell you MUST upgrade as the battery life is still brilliant on that phone it was 2 years later before I passed it onto my old man!

[@die4race]

@@welshtechie6832 I upgraded from the S8 to the S10 last year , I have not attention to change anytime soon

[@jonny_vdv]

I love the relationship between LMG and Dbrand as much as I love the grip case on my Pixel.

[@Alex-hongry]

Hyper relatable

[@kush621]

Grip Case is Best Case

[@Gravy_Jones22]

S6 is still my favorite phone. Preordered the Ultra so hopefully that changes. I don't like the camera bump but hopefully the camera itself makes me fine with it. Would rather have a headphone jack and sd slot over a stylus but I'll adjust. Excited for a heavy phone.

[@Gravy_Jones22]

@Andy Foster Still not that impressed with the camera. Because of the 5 lenses you need to make sure you're on the right mode (3:4 108mp, 3:4, 1:1, or 9:16) for what you're shooting or you can get a bad picture. S6, one camera, beautiful every time.

[@TheQasimKhan]

Referencing 9:10, you can use RAM Plus to increase the ram another 8GB by allocating internal storage. In Canada, Samsung offered a free memory upgrade so pretty much everyone is going to be walking around with the 256GB model nowadays. I think that's a pretty fair since there were so many complaints about SD cards and expandable storage.

[@insertnickhere5022]

8:00 I think what samsung meant by that is the older phones' display tended to look washed out when it hit max brightness under bright sunlight and they fixed that by using the AI stuff....not completely sure since I only got to touch it for like 30 mins in a store, and just noticed it by putting my phone's LED flash on top of the part of the display to emulate being under bright sunlight for fun

[@manjunath414]

It's called vision booster technology, there is a video by samsung on KZbin if you are interested.

[@biggiesmalls7939]

@Ryujin Jk it's just marketing words to make people think it's some sort of ground breaking technology...... every launch is the same kinda sh*t every year, just about 5% better than last year lol

[@manjunath414]

@@biggiesmalls7939 No one said its ground breaking , and incremental improvement is what is shown in each launch , if you expect some ground shattering technological improvement each year , Then clearly you have never been a part of these kind of research fields.

[@strooiboy]

Samsung's decision to provide 4 years of android updates and 5 years of security updates is a big selling point for me. It is even more than what Google is providing for their Pixel lineup!

[@olexiydzyubenko723]

2023

[@jw2877]

The one deficiency of Ultra or Note 9 that my family of four with Note 9's all have happened is the curved bezel display is wicked susceptible to cracking exactly at the apex of the curve even with good case protection. Samsung needs to go to a flat screen design like the S22 plus. If our note 9's didn't have the curved glass they'd all be still working fine regardless of there age.

[@NeonVisual]

I've fallen out of love with the Fold too. It's back to the noteish S22 Ultra. I wanted a phone that turned into a tablet, but I ended up with an annoyingly delicate micro tablet that folded into a chonky TV remote. I'm now enjoying apps and content that actually use all of the screen, and it's a solid screen too. It feels like a classic case of technology trying to make a use case but creating more problems than it solved, like 3D TV. I can picture the ideal foldable phone in my mind. It's the same thickness as the s22 ultra, doesn't have a crease, the internal screen is made of magic non existent glass that bends with no curvature radius, and of course the internal and external screens are both 16 x 9 aspect ratios because the laws of physics are altered when the device opens.

[@Noadvantage246]

imo when you try to combine 2 things into something that "does everything" you end up with the worst of both worlds. Just get a tablet and phone, it's cheaper and better.

[@jackwilson5542]

I like the fact that they went back to 19:9 aspect ratio on the Ultra. The phone is honestly great, both a breath of fresh air and really a mature product. I could definitely imagine using it.

[@handlemonium]

It has LG Velvet vibes 😏😙

[@bradhaines3142]

taller?

[@bradhaines3142]

@Carl Gunderson aspect ratio is the height, basically

[@jimfastenau4984]

Is it a wiider or slimmer ratio

[@jackwilson5542]

@@jimfastenau4984 Wider, S21 Ultra had 20:9 ratio which was taller. When watching 16:9 video on that, you lose too much content by stretching it.

[@brianv3ntura]

Note 9 was the last good note with no compromises. I like having the option of using bluetooth buds for casual use and wired audiophile cans with portable dac/amp just to chill with and actually enjoy high fidelity....bluetooth compressed audio just plain sucks.

[@tech-utuber2219]

Yup, I used it for three and a half years. Then I use the s21 ultra with the optional stylus pen and to me it was just like a Note.

[@caw232000]

Fully agree, after three and a half years I finally gave up my hopes of having an SPen+SD+Headphone jack and preordered the Ultra

[@talltale9760]

Gonna be honest. I haven’t missed the headphone jack on phones. Bluetooth earbuds have been such a game changer I can’t imagine ever going back.

[@Music-xp5wg]

You heard of type c headphones?

[@realtonysolo]

@@talltale9760 same. Had to go to bluetooth only when my S9+'s headphone jack went wonky on me. Haven't even missed it. Fuck wires, bluetooth has come a long way over the years.

[@tengufactory]

When you said its heavy it sold me as I sometimes carry multiple completely bespoke and or artisan complemented items or devices that are made of soft colored metals like copper or bronze that if dropped or mishandled will never be the same.. The items that are lighter than a standard modern cellphone will NO MATTER WHAT eventually be disregarded in a circumstance that proves to be critical. in the case of handheld things heavier will be better at least in cases where its worth is constructively evident by its heft..

[@carlmcneill1139]

My note 9 is about 3 years old. It's still running fine. The screen has images burned in from playing point on it with the screen brightness turned up. I'm considering the ASUS ROG 5 phone because they still have a 5mm earbud jack. I think you can still put an SD card in it too. I don't like using Bluetooth earbuds because of latency. But the 22 ultra does look tempting. I'm hoping to find some comparison videos between the 2 soon.

[@tdata545]

SO... I bought a POOP ton of S-pens in my day, literally probably have 50 floating around here somewhere as we speak. ANYWAYS... the different color S Pens from the Note 9 and on, had a really cool little easter egg built in. When using the screen off note or whatever they were calling it; you pull out a Red S-Pen the ink would be red. Pull out a Blue S-Pen the ink would be Blue. So on and so forth. Black though would have white ink. Kind of neat little easter egg that I bet not a lot of people knew about. Obviously the S-Pen had to be one of those that you had to charge to use their Air Gesture gimmicks that never worked well on any of the devices I've tried them on, including the current Tab S7 Plus I use to this day.

[@DarthVader2017]

Already pre-ordered mine, super stoked to use it 🔥🔥

[@bmlove81]

Likewise!! I pre-order the phantom black 512gb version. Trading in my S-21Ultra. I'm gonna try and cool off a few years with trading in. I started trading in with the Note8, and haven't stopped!🤯 BUT IM STOKED!!💯🔥

[@axelg79]

same haha pre ordered the graphite 256gb excited for all of it

[@Sami_8625]

I love how they used the design of the A32 4 and 5G. Love the design and I hope they keep it

[@witcnshum]

There’s a memory setting where you can select the size of VRAM to speed up applications, 4gb or 8gb etc

[@thomaskerslack4299]

4:15 did he just say "GIF"? for the last time, IT IS PRONOUNCED GIF!!

[@ammaratia2360]

looks like imma have an upgrade for my note in a few years, I was worried they'd replace the series with the flips I don't got that type of money

[@cheeeeezewizzz]

The flips will come down in price. The fold 3 was already 300 dollars cheaper than the fold 2

[@bipbop3121]

By charging these kinds of prices, they get 1/4 of the sales they could, while those people look to spend the same money on the used market and get more comfortable not having the latest software updates, roms or buy midrange.

[@vivek_v]

@@bipbop3121 You realize there are midrange Samsung phones... right?

[@markfischer3626]

I bought a C to 3/8 inch headphone jack cable with a DAC from Amazon for about 15 dollars and it works great with my Sony MDR V6 headphones. T he Dolby Atmos boosts the loudness considerably. I have an unlimited plan with Verizon Wire less. They told me if I bought the phone from them I'd get a new unlimited plan for 20 dollars a month less so I wind up paying around 19 dollars a month more for 36 months for the S 22 Uktra with 512 Gb. I've been using it for a week or two and I'm very satisfied with it. I also bought a 45 watt charger for it from Amazon for about 17 dollars and it also works very well. It's very fast.

[@karanbalwani]

My note 9 recently started having the green screen issue. Lasted me 2.5 years. Too bad I already had the battery replaced. The new dbrand skin was on the way. It took me a fellow Note fanboy to convince me that this is a viable successor. RIP the headphone jack, heart rate sensor, iris scanner (came in handy during the pandemic), and lastly the back mounted fingerprint scanner. While I make the switch, I am back to my backup LGV20 which is starting to show its age after so many years.

[@Gooch8181]

I'm a Google Fi user, ordered the 256 gb model and right now they giving $600 in credit towards service. Effectively makes the phone $600. I hear straight from Samsung has a few good deals too.

[@maximkovac2000]

Samsung giving you 150€, mostly reasonable Trade-In (350€ for Note 10+) and a pair of Galaxy Buds. Most carriers here seem to have better Deals though. Vodafone definitely does. Can get the Phone for like 760€. Additional Galaxy Buds and Galaxy Tab are included as well.

[@doylehuskey3219]

I traded my old s10e for 1000 and got a 100 dollar samsung credit thru Verizon. So I'm giving them an 80 dollar phone and they are giving me an s21 ultra for under 200 bucks.

[@edwindano]

@@doylehuskey3219 what a deal

[@edwindano]

I traded in my s21 ultra for s22 ultra 256gb for 200 and got a free watch 4 which i will sell and pay off the 200 dollars and keep the rest.

[@geeeee7425]

Really helpful review, the context of it feeling like an upgrade from last gen helps me a lot. Any chance of some detail on the differences between the exynos and snapdragon versions? I'd be interested to see it from LMG in particular just because you guys tend to go into great detail and I trust your opinions.

[@maximkovac2000]

You will probably have to wait until release for these informations. They probably aren't allowed to talk about it yet

[@Tekloth]

@@maximkovac2000 Nah there are already other youtubers posting performance results. Samsung didn't embargo the performance results this time around unlike previously.

[@quantareborum976]

There is an SD slot for the phone you have to look at both side because it holds micro SD slot. Along with the network card slot so it douse have one that fits just those two cards back to back with one-another...

[@timeverhartofficial]

S22 Ultra is backordered till between 3/25-4/1 I have one on order and those are the time frame I was given before I get mine.

[@TobeyGuthrie]

Thank you for displaying the Canadian prices as well 🙏. I know your audience is mostly you-ess-en-eh but always wish you guys acknowledged your own country more often with prices and what not

[@TobeyGuthrie]

Hoping you read US n A in the borat voice as well

[@talltale9760]

USA! USA! USA! Please kick Toronto out of your beautiful country

[@blueciffer1653]

@@talltale9760 do you want to ruin their economy? Lol

[@talltale9760]

@@blueciffer1653 yeah then we can annex the rest of Canada and I’ll be able to go larping innawoods

[@ap6806]

I love the note series because of its size, and the pen because I could take notes in class with it and not have to carry around a ton of spiral notebooks anymore, I got really attached to the Fold 3 for the same reasons, except that it does not have a dedicated pen insert, but still for me, after having a folding phone, I just do not think I can go back to anything else at this point unless I absolutely had to.

[@jordana.f.4422]

He’s right about oneplus. They have really slipped on the software side. I wanted to think about getting the op10 but I’ve just been burned too much on the software side. And Samsung just feels way too expensive.

[@KevinFrost]

I definitely wouldn't pay $1200 for the base phone. But I got mine for $200 with some Black Friday deals, so I'll be happy with it lol

[@memzz3670]

200 dollars???

[@KevinFrost]

@@memzz3670 Yup, it was on sale at my local Best Buy for Cybermonday, and then they were running an enhanced trade-in for my S21 so in the end I only paid $200 for it.

[@memzz3670]

@@KevinFrost crazy deal lol

[@tk8tray1]

@@KevinFrost you mean you paid what you paid for your s21 (which i think is better), plus 200 dollars.

[@KevinFrost]

@@tk8tray1 I bought my S21 refurbished for $500 almost 2 years ago and traded it in for $600, so I don't consider it to even be a part of the equation because of how good the trade-in was. Also if you are trying to argue that the S21 is better than the S22 Ultra, you're very incorrect in many ways 🤣

[@alpinegh]

The S-pen for screenshots and gifs is very underrated, especially when you need to mark something. I'm on the Z Fold3 right now, and you get somewhat of a similar experience, but I'm unable to use it most of the time as I have to store the pen separate.

[@NotAnAlchemist_Ed]

Being able to accurately circle something small on a screenshot with a stylus for your aging parents be able to understand what you mean by "press that icon" is priceless

[@jesmondborg125]

You wish that you have the fold 3 i know you personally just don’t lie

[@Guitarfreaklordd]

@@jesmondborg125 i have it lol

[@williamtucker9460]

It's also useful for downloading watch faces. You can use the pen on watch faces online and add them to your watch.

[@grupot-rra2078]

I have small hands, therefore, short fingers too. So the S-Pen is of great help when taking a selfie with a large group of people, which I often do. 😏

[@cozyimmerse]

Note 20 Ultra user and can't deny that the s pen is essential to productivity/simple tasks.

[@thejsix]

Honestly I learned something in this video. I've bought a couple 45w chargers and 100w chargers all ment for my phone and Honestly I love it but I didn't really think of the fact that it could eventually ruin the battery In the long run Edit I thought about it for a while and then said to myself why would they put in the feature if it hurt the battery life

[@B3ASTM0D3.]

Thank you for the review Linus. As a note 20 ultra owner, I just may switch to the s22 ultra now. 8oz is half a pound but hell. Us tech guys have perfected muscles in our hands to.... Better hold our phones no matter what weight and still type on a keyboard one handed. Lol

[@Crossovahh]

It never occurred to me that Linus was a 'JIF' guy

[@TetraSky]

Yep, heard it. Was disappointed lol

[@pedro4205]

He started saying it just to be annoying. Literally. He talked about it i think in some WAN Show or random video

[@jawad5498]

he was shocked when madison said lmao instead of L.M.A.O 😅

[@512TheWolf512]

@UC2Pohy-Eurfmzcghaz7DMZw someone who pronounces "gif" wrong for whatever reason

[@TheFreestyleStorm]

i mean saying jif is still technically correct.

[@richardsalaverria9363]

The non expandable storage is a painful deal breaker as a 256gb Note 10 plus owner. Samsung is definitely finding sneaky ways to raise their profit margin with moves like this. I'm happy to see a tech reviewer actually highlight this issue. I also don't know why they are still committed to the curved display on the Note as it effectively takes away usable spen real estate on the sides of the screen. Either way I'm glad to see the Note is back, fingers crossed they bring the SD card back next year.

[@mattortiz6042]

Unfortunately I think it's gone forever. Why would they give us a feature when they could just charge you for it upfront instead? That being said I'm happy they're offering discounts right now on the models with bigger storage. Definitely something I wanted to take advantage of.

[@biggiesmalls7939]

I understand why samsung pulled the SD card feature, it's simply more profit. But I wonder why phone companies don't make a version with expandable memory, and charge more for it??? Would make sense for the company, and I'm sure most people would gladly pay extra for an SD card slot

[@Pyreing]

shhhh just be a good sheep and keep on buying them anyway

[@MrPechenjuwka]

On one hand as a Note 9 128gb owner, I can say that the storage was more than enough for me, even though while upgrading I'll take at least 256gb version - I've had Note 9 since it's release and still got 23gb available. On the other hand, I like having an option whether should I use 2nd slot for SD card or another SIM. Can't agree about curved display though - I really like both visualy and when holding phone in hands. Indeed, for someone it can be annoying having curved borders while writing with your S pen, but I see those borders as the way of keeping you within the screen AND having visually excelling style. I was also surprised that there are people who dislikes Note's strict corners and monolith build...Well, folks....that's Note. What REALLY bothers me is the lack of 3.5 jack, hate wireless crap.

[@TheRealConcertKing]

@@biggiesmalls7939 The Note 20 Ultra was the only one in the Note 20 line to have expandable storage, iirc.

[@OceanicOsprey]

EMR is the best pen tech for screens, it's why I chose the tab S6 over anything else do to drawing without having to whip out the Wacom.

[@kwisin1337]

Note 20 Ultra 5g owner, came from Note 9, One Plus ONE, love the S Pen, actually use it so much it was the reason i stuck with Note over the Fold series.. ill be going with Ultra next model. THANKS Linus, really love you opinion on the phones.. And LMG family, very great job guys, the best part of watching your videos is the sheer absolute lack of BS work ethic... We can SEE and HEAR how much you all care about your work. This is pure joy to watch, Very well played... Very well done. Happy Valentines day Everyone..

[@leeg5678]

did you get the s22 ultra?

[@bipbop3121]

With these prices, even if you have the money, it is getting to the point where it's better to just run your flagship into the ground, then jump into the budget or midrange in order to feel excited about an upgrade. Better to spend the budget on more exciting daily carry

[@joshyc2006]

I just buy the previous gens premium, so I bought an s8 when the s10 came out, just changed it because the screens smashed either side and got an s20 fe for £200. I prefer the s8 just because I'm not a fan of the notch, pixel density is great and it felt much better in my hands, but buyers remorse!

[@talltale9760]

@@joshyc2006 ditto. Bought my XS when the iPhone 12 was announced. Ended up getting the biggest storage option because they were all marked down to the same price. Plan to live off the XS until Apple kills the notch. (For the love of god just get rid of the front facing camera)

[@ilenastarbreeze4978]

@@joshyc2006 ifi could find a new s20 fe for 200 dollars id buy 2 of them right now, im probably going to end up going with the 21 fe but honestly the differences between those 2 isnt big enough to care, the bigger thing is the case manufacter never made any for the s20 fe so its kinda why im thinking 21 fe for me, i really like my old phones case

[@selekah]

@@ilenastarbreeze4978 wait another 6 months, lol. Samsung values drop like crazy

[@ssaini5028]

$599 Pixel 6 is unbeatable

[@defeqel6537]

Can we get some (sustained load) benchmarks between the EU/US versions? Would be interesting to know how they compare, especially since Exynos is now using RDNA2 IP.

[@ZerekXD]

Thanks Linus, I have an S20 Ultra and I just received a new one due to my insurance claim. I'm grateful that you made this vid , because I was extremely on the fence with this one, since I'm scared of my phone being obselete, but your review helped me reconsider what I have I still holding up strong and has way more advantaged then the later👏👏👏 Thanks man!

[@ML-jk3sz]

At this point, there is almost no chance of any smartphone in the last 4 years becoming obsolete.

[@simonriley6198]

That dbrand case makes it looks dope I kind of like the fact the lenses protrude but I hate table wobble

[@Spacecrust]

Trading in my Note 10+ for the Ultra. Super excited for the upgrade. 512gb to compensate the lack of SD slot. I've almost maxed out my Note 256gb and popped a SD to give it some space. I just like that this years S line up has no frills or thrills, only a polished software that hopefully feelz perfected.

[@shadowbroker1]

Keeping my note10+. There doesn't seem to be anything it can't do well. Hopefully the 23 ultra will bring back the SD support back...

[@ferh12]

not worth it.

[@Spacecrust]

@@ferh12 I'm currently using the 22Ultra now, oh yeah it was worth it 🚀

[@ferh12]

@@Spacecrust Issue is. I need the sd card expansion. and 3.5mm Jack. s10+ has those. But my better is getting old. and it doesnt last as much now. haha

[@kenabgett9192]

I traded a 10+ for the 21 ultra..I have regrets ..the 10+ was smaller lighter wieght and took exceptional photos..it was worth sticking with..I would choose it over the 21 if I had it to do over

[@AngryAnt0]

As someone who upgraded a few months ago to an S21, I'm still not over the lack of an SD card either, it just makes no sense to have removed it. I'm also surprised samsung havent considered bringing back the fingerprint sensor on the back, maybe it's because I've gone from an S9, but the sensor felt a lot quicker than the under the screen ones.

[@pixels_per_inch]

Same here, I missed it quite a lot on my S21, I underestimate the amount of storage I needed and transferring all the data through a USB cable is a pain.

[@AngryAnt0]

@@pixels_per_inch I've personally had to go for a google drive plan and it pains me every time the payment goes out. The newer phones we seem to be paying for a lot less than 2 or 3 years ago.

[@MinecraftianFlutterguy]

So they can charge you for more storage. When I had androids the sd card was so good for storing photos and what not.

[@HOBOsnake]

My end game phone is an s22 ultra with the fingerprint sensor on the back or somewhere good ergonomically like on the note 9. Ideally with the same great display as always, but uninterrupted by a camera setup. Under the screen camera would be the only way really. There's not too many options, so we have to wait for that tech to get better I guess... Oh and SD card slot, MST and IR.

[@adamgreenhill110]

@@HOBOsnake Only the SD card slot for me. Why do you want fingerprint scanner on the back? It's slower to reach, and you can't unlock whilst on a table. The S22 Ultra fingerprint scanner is instant. Literally the MOMENT you touch it, it's unlocked. It doesn't get any better than that.

[@Postman00]

HDR content is authored in REC2020 color space and the gamma is an even more complicated situation depending on the EOTF, so yes when watching HDR content you might notice a switch in display profile when going to fullscreen mode.

[@yeongkarsoon481]

Note20 ultra is currently my secondary video shooter and that massive noticably improvement on stabilization is a big big yes for me. The downside are no expandable memory sd card but 512gb variant will be good

[@zimnium1]

There is still a way you can expand your storage on any phone with USB-C

[@ML-jk3sz]

@@zimnium1 correct!

[@BCoxDevelopment]

Watching this on my trusty Note 8. It has more dents and scratches than all my other phones before, yet screen or other things never broke. Crazy phone. Still not sure whether or not to upgrade. What does the wisdom of the community tell me? 😉

[@willwunsche6940]

I say wait a little longer. Note 8 is still a amazing phone. If you can stretch another year when you do eventually upgrade it'll be all the more great of a jump

[@Alex-sg3yz]

if you have the money then upgrade. the two phones will feel like night and day. plus the s22 ultra will be getting updates for the next four years. I've been upgrading since I had the note 8 each year and I see and feel a difference each year. definitely more minor but from note 8 to s22 ultra will be crazy

[@vaibhavjain1914]

Don't buy snapdragon 8 Gen1 it has a lot of heating issues, thermal throttles at 65%, can reach a temperature of 50C

[@dominikriegler]

You got to set your preferences. Do you want to have the 3.5mm jack and (if you have the model with the micro SD CARD SLOT ) your micro SD CARD SLOT or would you prefer to have a whole lot of cameras? I do prefer the 3.5mm jack and the micro SD card slot. Though I have 2 cameras on the back of my Note9, I wouldn't mind if there was only one camera in the back.

[@BCoxDevelopment]

@@dominikriegler thanks for your input. Helpful point of view! To answer it. I never use the 3.5mm jack due to BT for headphones and in the car. Micro SD is used for the music and pictures but I am living comfortably with a 128GB card. Therefore I expect to be able to live with 256GB or better the 512GB version of the phone. In the end maybe will even go for 1TB just for giggles...might sound arrogant but I like to treat myself as I am always using my phones for approx. 4 years and therefore feel like I earned it🤣

[@taku1101]

Remember when the Note Series was like the one with all the features? Nowadays its spiritual successor doesn't even have a headphone jack or SD slot.

[@duckquacks9629]

Wait it doesn't have SD slot?

[@taku1101]

@@duckquacks9629 nope, doesn't have one anymore

[@stephenpatterson8056]

Meh SD cards kinda suck. I'm glad companies have for the most part abandoned them. Having worked in a tech support role in a previous job, the number of times I had to deal with customers in tears due to SD cards full of memories unceremoniously dying for no reason cemented my mindset that they could go the way of the dodo. There are too many good cloud solutions and easy methods of offloading to more reliable storage solutions these days to be dependent on unreliable SD cards.

[@taku1101]

@@stephenpatterson8056 Thats still no reason to just remove a feature just because it has some flaws. On my 64GB S8 I have the 128GB card almost completely full with movies and such because I'm not gonna use that much data to stream whatever I wanna see all the time when I'm not at home. Just because there are other ways of storing data, doesn't mean that something as fundamental as upgrading internal storage should be removed. If one is worried about using SD cards, they should just not use it. Its not like its mandatory. Thats the defining characteristic of a feature: You CAN use it; you don't NEED to.

[@stephenpatterson8056]

@Taku Good thing you could get these with tons of storage built in, eh? We're in 2022. If you need an abnormally crazy amount of storage for a library of movies or whatever (data is unlimited on damn near every phone plan available these days, so not sure why you're so precious about it) then you can get a phone with a humongous storage capacity. SD cards though, for smart phone use, need to just go away. They're unreliable and can cause noticeable phone stability issues. That was another issue I encountered a lot. People that bought dirt cheap ass quality SD cards off amazon then wondering why their phone would slow to a crawl in normal operation. Too many variables and too many better solutions.

[@VesperAegis]

6:09 Jesus, just low key trashes his own sponsor 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Love you Linus.

[@niclastname]

Samsung: "We don't have space for a headphone jack!" Also Samsung: "Hey look we brought back the S Pen, with it's huge internal holster/charger!"

[@dj.mb_one]

samsung never said that about headphone jack and removing it was the best thing ever for a mobile device to do..lol... old technology should neve be in modern device..thank you apple for starting that and thank you samsung for going the same way as apple :) ps.dont start about that headphone jack sounds better then bt headphones..lol.

[@niclastname]

@@dj.mb_one Samsung did remove it because they said it would make more room for more battery. Yeah headphone jacks don't sound better than usb, they sound the same. But most good headphones don't use USB, so you have to get an extra converter for no reason. You say it was a good thing to remove, but give 0 reason to remove it. We got no benefit to replace the thing we lost.

[@Lucas-ck1po]

@@dj.mb_one "Old technology should never be in modern device" Technology is supposed to give you freedom to chose whatever tools you may need, and no, cables are not "old tech", they aren't overcomplications. Sometimes i want something wireless, other times i want my custom in ear monitors. I expect a 1200 dollar phone labeled as Ultra or Pro to give me the best of what technology has to offer: Do you want to go wireless? here, aptx lossless codecs available, do you want wired? okay, here, have the best audio ESS or AKM DAC/AMP combo ever put in a mobile device. Thats what i want. People who think cables are "old technology" don't know what proper audio is. Studios, content creators, artists, audio engineers, media developers etc all use cables. This is a cost cap, nothing else.

[@zeroo1406]

@@Lucas-ck1po Why are we still here? Every company makes cash selling wireless earphones. If they can get money off you, they will. Get over it already, its not coming back. Even on "Ultra" or "Pro" Phones.

[@dj.mb_one]

@@Lucas-ck1po cables in mobile device is old technology and nothing you say can ever change that 😂😂😂 a good DAC cost more then the phone so it will never sound much better the bt headphones. And don't compare studios to a mobile phone.. I am only talking about headphone jack in mobile devices.. I own music studio and of course I used wire headphones anything else will be stupid. 😂 So I don't need lessons about sound.. Remember I am only talking about phones not studios or real hifi equipment you have at home.. Only mobile phones. 😂

[@C_x_wtchrexe]

Video idea: I'd love a comparison of 3-5 year old smartphones from different brands (each one with the latest available OS). Would be really interesting to compare how each of them has held up in terms of longevity, because that's actually the most important criterion for me when buying a new smartphone. I'm currently looking to upgrade my almost 5 year old LG G6 (R.I.P LG). Even though I love Android's customizability and tinkering headroom, I'm considering switching to iPhone just because of the long software support and the fact that older iPhones don't seem to turn into a stuttering useless paperweight when updating the OS. Longevity is a deciding factor in my opinion, not just because using phones for longer is better for the environment, but it also puts the high upfront cost of an iPhone into perspective and could actually make it a better value option if you get two more years of (pleasurable) use out of it compared to an Android phone.

[@iKaGe01]

I've fast charged my S9 for 3 years, coming on 4. I know it isn't as fast as recents now. Yes, the battery is degrading now and doesn't run for even half a day haha but it was probably time I had a new phone or battery by now anyway. The screen has also burnt in quite badly, which I didn't think would happen on recent Samsung displays as my old S1 had it as bad as this.

[@shohussaini]

I have screen burn in on my s21 ultra. I thought samsung would've rectified the issue in recent years but I guess not.

[@GamerBoy705_yt]

OLED burn-in is inevitable, no matter what you do to prevent it. My A50 already has a few burned in spots, like the status bar battery icon, even though I try to be really cautious.

[@TheKelz]

@@GamerBoy705_yt Samsung phones are notorious for burn ins. Take iPhone X for example, I know many people who bought the phone on the launch day and there are still no burn ins on their devices nearly 5 years later.

[@ram89572]

@@TheKelz What the hell is everyone doing to cause their screens to burn in? Running them at peak brightness all effing day or something? I have had samsung phones since the S7 and not a single damn one of them has ended up with burn in

[@randall2158]

@@ram89572 Bingo. You nailed it. Static images--running it at full throttle. I have an OLED TV that hasn't shown any sign of wear. I baby the shit out of it.

[@andrewenglish3810]

@ShortCircuit Linus forgot to mention the upgrade path on the S22 Ultra, 4 OS versions. So Android 16 when it comes out will be available for the S22 Ultra.

[@Mike_Hog_A_Nator]

The S22 Ultra is still such a beast. There's no need to upgrade. Mine is killa. Not even a micro scratch on mine, but I've always had a case on it & I rotate TPU Screen Protectors every 2-3 months. I'm still learning everything it will do in September 2023! I did figure out that the battery uses around 10% or less per 1.5hrs of watching Prime, Hulu, Max & KZbin Premium 1080 or 1440p. I may upgrade in 3 to 4 years. If i need another battery? My local phone repair store will install one for $80. However, I have the Anker Magsafe battery pk & a magsafe case if needed.

[@CheapBastard1988]

I've already ordered my S22 Ultra. But I am wondering how the speakers are. Nobody talks about them in their reviews. If they're not great, I also ordered the Tab S8+ which I'm sure will have great speakers. I even got a 25% discount on it because I ordered it together with the S22 Ultra.

[@YgorCortes]

The Ultra looks sooooooo good, I freaking love the new camera design, it looks sleek af. I miss your HDR videos tho 😭

[@anthony7564]

My first impressions after having the S22 Ultra for only a few days are the same as Linus, it's HEAVY. An extremely dense phone and with a case on it's nearly as heavy as my kid's Nintendo Switch Lite while being like 25% smaller in dimension Upgraded off a Note 9 after being offered $1000 in trade-in credit (my old Note 4 has no trade-in value at all) so it was a no-brainer decision to upgrade

[@Locutus494]

Just ended up ordering the S22 Ultra the other day to replace my S10+. Had planned on keeping the S10+ for years to come as I'm not one to waste money on the latest phone every year (and I REALLY resent the removal of both the headphone jack and microSD card on these newer phones), but the USB-C port is totally worn out already. It will lose the connection if I just breathe on it, if I can even get it to charge and connect in the first place. So forget about charging in the car. This is the first USB-C device I've owned that I use regularly, and so far USB-C being more durable has definitely not been my experience. Anyway, since Verizon (I think all the major carriers are offering the same deals) was offering $1,000 trade-in value for my S10+, along with selling the next storage size up for the price of the lower size, I figured may as well go all in. This will be my first Note-class phone, and I'm looking forward to it.

[@cheemsman6789]

ok

[@trstnhn]

How is ur usb-c port already worn out? I didn't even know that was a thing. My Note 10's usb-c port looks brand new. Looks like someone needs to be more careful when plugging in their devices.

[@sergeantlonewolf]

With all the trade in deals, upgrade offers and other promos I traded in my S20 ultra and got the 512gb S22 ultra model for under $600. Plus with the $250 credits I grabbed the S8 tab ultra for $800. Preorder incentives were really good.

[@jesmondborg125]

Liar 🤥

[@sergeantlonewolf]

@@jesmondborg125 why would I lie about my experience. Samsung offered a lot of deals and promos if you ordered directly through them instead of a carrier. $100 off, free memory upgrade, extra credits for trades, $250 add on credits which on the S22 ultra they added another $50 if used to get a galaxy tab s8 ultra bundled. Only part I left out was finding my old S10 and they took credits on that too.

[@jesmondborg125]

@@sergeantlonewolf fox il mejtin tijak pufta kollok try with google translate 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@REbornDArth]

Hey, my S21 is still rocking strong! Debrand skin on it, and some basic case. Dang did I ever drop it a lot already. I love how phones are so rock solid today. And the 6" and aspect ration of the S21 are perfect for me and my hands. I really like how they build on the design and improved it with the S22! Honestly. I like what I see. But I won't switch. S21 gotta hold up at least 3 years.

[@davidbackstrom6392]

nice, im on my s7 edge but i think it's time i upgrade this time. the battery life has gotten horrible on my phone, too worn out.

[@demonocusmetalocus3558]

I almost went with the ultra but decided to go with the s21 fe cause it was half the cost and had the same amount of storage as the s22 and i am very happy with my s21

[@Rico24337]

I can attest for the screen brightness. Coming from a Motorola I'd run @ 75% brightness all-day, I was shocked to only need 25% with my S22+.

[@user-bp8yg3ko1r]

I miss my headphone jack and the expandable storage... If the regular S22 had these two features, it would have been an awesome phone. At least the smallest option is somewhat compact, in an ideal world it would also have a user removable battery...

[@cultz9540]

samsung copying apple now?? hmm

[@erik87178]

Can’t be that fucking horrible to use a dongle?

[@kutilmartin]

a user removable battery is extremely pointless compared to better water and dust resistance, im sorry but you need to let removable batteries go.

[@automotivebuff3202]

I don't miss the expandable storage at all. Samsung was notorious for constant data corruption; at least my phones were. If you let the phone die or you restarted without shutting down a background app, like music, then it would immediately corrupt the SD card and I would have to power cycle the phone or open up the gallery app to reinitialise the SD card.

[@user-bp8yg3ko1r]

@@kutilmartin I have to disagree. As long as you are not trying to scuba dive with your phone. An IP rating which protects the phone from falling into a kitchen sink is more than enough.

[@Camelotsmoon]

I want a note, I loved my note 4 back in the day, it was fantastic... I just don't think 3x the price of the note 4 on release is justifiable in what I'm getting lol.

[@jdblackwolf13]

Great vid! Also loving the hoodie, what is it and where to get it? Thanks.

[@parkergordon2391]

Still in my honeymoon phase with the Z flip 3. Two months later the feeling of amazement has not faded at all

[@lion-heart6948]

How is battery life? Really like the look of Zflip3, one of the best looking phones on the market currently imo, but 3300mah putting me off it.

[@parkergordon2391]

@@lion-heart6948 my battery lasts a full day but usually not much longer than that. I'll usually turn on ultra power saving mode if I know I won't make it to a charger in time

[@doriansorzano]

While excited about the s22 ultra. I do miss the emphasis on monstrous specs. And an SD card slot.

[@uytin99]

just bought an lg v50 for 200$. That phone is insane for the price. Beautiful display and speaker with an headphone jack with an Hifi DAC. Also the processor is snap 855 which is the version of Snap 8 gen 1 without thermal problem. That's why you dont need these money grab from any big cooparation.

[@AscenderPrime]

And the updates shouldn’t slow it down since they aren’t trying to sell you a new on. I had the V40 for almost 4 years

[@extreme123dz]

Updates are trash do and the cameras is not good.

[@uytin99]

@@AscenderPrime wdym android 11 on v50 run flawlessly and lg promised an android 12 update for this phone so😉

[@MrKim-le9ty]

"In Canada, a tuque (sometimes spelled toque or touque) refers to a warm knitted cap, traditionally made of wool and usually worn in winter." - Wikipedia

[@bosmen-]

the more you know

[@chill6789]

I still have a note 3 & note 4 Both still works the only problem is the battery on the note 3 drains fast, that's it