The iPhone 15 Pro may do away with tactile physical buttons — here’s what we know

 Last month, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicted that Apple would ditch physical buttons on “two high-end iPhones,” widening the gap between Pro and non-Pro phones in 2023. Now, a second source backs up the report – albeit with a bit of reading between the lines to come to the same conclusion.

This time, it’s analysts from Barclays analysts whose forecasts are based on Cirrus Logic’s comments in a letter to shareholders and then on the most recent earnings call. Context: Cirrus Logic is responsible for much of the haptic technology that currently powers the iPhone, which may be necessary for the buttonless iPhone 15 Pro to function.

As MacRumors discovered, the letter said the company aims to “bring a new HPMS component to the smartphone market next year.” HPMS stands for “High Performance Mixed Signal,” and the company’s existing components include the haptic drivers that power the iPhone’s Taptic Engine.

However, “next year” is a large window, and the earnings call narrowed it down to “the second half of next year.” Notably, this is in line with Apple’s usual September release date for iPhones, and we fully expect the iPhone 15 series to arrive.

Blayne Curtis and Tom O’Malley of Barclays took advantage of these two data points. While acknowledging that “the company isn’t saying much here,” the analyst still concluded that the component is likely part of the Taptic Engines on the iPhone 15 Pro’s haptic buttons.

“When looking at potential use cases, the biggest change for next year’s new iPhone models is the elimination of buttons, which will require additional haptic engine drivers, making it the most likely use case for new content,” the analysts wrote.

Haptic case

While personally I’m a huge fan of physical buttons and their tactile clicks, there are undoubtedly several advantages to fully embracing haptics. Fewer moving parts means wear is no longer an issue, and more importantly, it reduces the risk of water damage to equipment by reducing the number of vulnerable points.

However, if Apple only considered this for the iPhone 15 Pro, as suggested here and by Ming-Chi Kuo, then we might think about it more from an aesthetic point of view. Just as Dynamic Island, an iPhone 14 Pro exclusive feature that looks neat but doesn’t offer much in terms of practical advantages, I suspect tactile buttons will be a similar way to show off the more desirable iPhone 15 Pro’s ownership.

Not that there aren’t more practical reasons to choose the Pro. We fully expect other advantages such as faster chipsets, 120Hz screens and better camera systems to persist in 2023. But for some, having a top-of-the-line iPhone is as much a fashion statement as it is a fashion statement, and tactile buttons will make that statement even more pronounced.

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Samsung Galaxy S22 vs Galaxy S21 FE: How to decide

 If you’re a Samsung fan, you might find yourself choosing between the Galaxy S22 and the Galaxy S21 FE. The two devices are about the same price and share some similarities in size and camera specs. That said, there are some important differences between the two.

The Galaxy S21 FE is essentially a repackaged version of last year’s Galaxy S21, while the Galaxy S22 is the next generation of the S21. The Galaxy S21 FE is priced at $700, compared to Samsung’s current price of $600. It runs on a slightly older processor than the S22, and it has a lower resolution main camera. The Galaxy S21 FE doesn’t have the improvements Samsung has made for nighttime photography, and its design isn’t as exciting as the Galaxy S22. But the S21 FE has a noticeably larger screen than the S22, a sharper selfie camera, and most importantly, a lower price. Take a closer look at how the two phones compare below.

Galaxy S22 has a smaller screen but a more elegant design

The most obvious difference between the two devices can be seen at a glance: the Galaxy S22 has a 6.1-inch screen, while the Galaxy S21 FE has a 6.4-inch display. The Galaxy S22 looks a little cramped, especially when typing, while the Galaxy S21 FE feels like it strikes a better balance between portability and screen real estate. The Galaxy S22 is for those who prefer smaller phones like the iPhone 13 Mini or the Samsung Galaxy S10E compared to the Galaxy S22 Plus and Ultra.

The display quality of the Galaxy S22 and S21 FE is very similar. The Galaxy S22 has more pixels per inch, but the difference isn’t noticeable. Both phones boost the screen’s refresh rate to 120Hz for smoother scrolling, and they both support HDR10 Plus. The Galaxy S22 series has a new feature called Vision Booster that adjusts the screen to the surrounding light, but I didn’t notice much of a difference between the two.

The difference you’ll notice, however, is in the phone’s design. The Galaxy S22 is made of metal and glass, giving it a more elegant and more expensive feel than the cheaper Galaxy S21 FE. The S22’s metal edges even remind me of the iPhone 13 Pro. The Galaxy S21 FE’s design looks dull by comparison. The Galaxy S22 is also slightly lighter than the Galaxy S21 FE at 167 grams, compared to the S21 FE’s 177 grams.

Galaxy S22 has a better main camera, but S21 FE wins for selfies

Both the Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S21 FE are equipped with triple-camera main cameras, and the difference lies in the details. The Galaxy S22 has a 50-megapixel main camera, a 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera, and a 10-megapixel telephoto camera. The Galaxy S21 FE has a 12-megapixel main camera, a 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera, and an 8-megapixel telephoto camera.

As a result, I’ve found that photos taken with the Galaxy S22 generally look richer and more detailed than photos taken with the Galaxy S21 FE. I also noticed that the Galaxy S22 takes sharper zoomed-in photos than the Galaxy S21 FE, which makes sense given its slightly higher-resolution camera. Samsung has also improved the way the Galaxy S22 series captures photos in low light. During my testing, the Galaxy S22 generally took sharper, brighter, and sharper photos than the Galaxy S21 FE. But the Galaxy S21 FE’s 32-megapixel front-facing camera has the edge when it comes to selfies. By comparison, the Galaxy S22 has a 10-megapixel selfie camera. You’ll notice more detail in the photos of the Galaxy S21 FE.

Galaxy S22 has newer Qualcomm processors, but similar overall performance

The Galaxy S22 runs on Qualcomm’s new processor, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, while the Galaxy S21 FE uses last year’s Snapdragon 888. This is the same chip found in the Galaxy S21 series.

Both phones felt snappy and smooth when loading apps, playing games, and scrolling through the OS. The Galaxy S22 performed slightly better on benchmarks that measure general-purpose computing and graphics performance, but by a small margin. Where the new processors really shine is in enabling new features. Part of the reason the Galaxy S22 is better at taking pictures in the dark, for example, is its new processor.

The phones also offer similar memory and storage, although the Galaxy S22 has more base RAM (8GB versus 6GB in the S21 FE). But both phones offer 128GB or 256GB storage options.

According to my testing, the Galaxy S21 FE has slightly longer battery life than the Galaxy S22, but not by much. The S21 FE lasted 15 hours and 46 minutes on CNET’s battery test, which involves continuously playing video in airplane mode with the screen brightness set to 50 percent. By comparison, the Galaxy S22 lasted 15 hours and 21 minutes on the same test. Both phones have significantly less battery life than the Galaxy S22 Plus and the oversized Galaxy S22 Ultra, which both topped 18 hours.

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Samsung Galaxy S23 may have satellite communication and super bright screen

 We may only be a few months away from the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S23 series, but as usual, many new features and improvements may have been rumored ahead of launch, with two potential upgrades just leaked.

First, it’s possible that the Samsung Galaxy S23 series will support satellite communications in some form. This comes from a report from ETNews, which states that Samsung is partnering with global satellite communications company Iridium to offer this feature on the Galaxy S23 series.

While Iridium is capable of voice and data communications, Samsung will reportedly limit the S23’s satellite technology to text messages and small images, as it can only fit a small antenna in the phone. This may sound restrictive, but it should be enough to help you reach contacts or emergency services without a cell phone signal.

Today’s other Samsung Galaxy S23 leaks specifically involve the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, which reportedly has a screen brightness of 2,150 nits or more. The source is @RGcloudS, who made the claim on Twitter, but noted that due to further tweaks, the maximum brightness could be slightly different at launch — possibly even above 2,200 nits. For reference, the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra maxes out at 1,750 nits, so this will be an upgrade that will help you see the screen clearly in bright sunlight. However, we would take this with a grain of salt, especially since the source doesn’t have much documentation yet.

Analysis: Match beats iPhone 14 Pro Max

The brightest smartphone screen on the planet right now is the iPhone 14 Pro Max, which can hit 2,000 nits, so if this leak is correct, Samsung will beat Apple and set a new record.

But if Samsung’s upcoming phone supports satellite communications, Samsung will also be competing with Apple, as the current iPhone 14 series is one of the very few phones with this feature. However, questions remain about how Samsung’s implementation will compare to Apple’s — if it does happen — and which will be better.

On the iPhone 14 series, you can only contact emergency services, which is currently only available in the US and Canada. So it remains to be seen whether Samsung will allow more general-purpose satellite communications, and in which regions of the world its services will be available.

Still, it’s great to see more companies exploring this idea, as it could be a life-saving feature that we hope to see on most of the best phones in the next few years.

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Oppo Reno 9 series debuts with Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 and Android 13

 The Oppo Reno 9 series is now official in China. The series includes three smartphones – Oppo Reno 9, Oppo Reno 9 Pro and Oppo Reno 9 Pro+. The latter is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 processor, while the other two run on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G (Oppo Reno 9) and MediaTek Dimensity 8100-Max (Oppo Reno 9 Pro). All three phones run the Android 13 operating system and offer up to three camera sensors on the back. Here are the features, prices and other details of the new Oppo phones

Oppo Reno 9 Specifications

Oppo Reno 9 is available in Gold and Black colour options. The smartphone comes with up to 12GB of RAM and up to 512GB of internal storage. The phone has three models – 8GB+256GB, 12GB+256GB and 12GB+512GB, priced at 2499 yuan, 2699 yuan and 2999 yuan respectively.

The smartphone features a 6.7-inch AMOLED screen with a resolution of 1080×2412 pixels. The display has a 120Hz refresh rate and offers 800 nits of peak brightness. There’s also an under-display fingerprint scanner. The phone is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SoC and runs on ColorOS 13 based on Android 13. For optics, the device has a 64MP primary sensor with f/1.7 aperture and a 2MP secondary lens. There’s a 32MP front snapper for selfies. The Oppo Reno 9 comes with a 4,500mAh battery that supports 67W SuperVOOC fast charging.

Oppo Reno 9 Pro Specifications

The Oppo Reno 9 Pro is priced at CNY 3,499 for 16GB + 256GB and CNY 3,799 for 16GB + 512GB. The smartphone is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 8100-Max processor and features a 6.7-inch FHD+ OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. The phone has a 93 percent screen-to-body ratio and a peak brightness of 800 nits.

It runs on the ColorOS 13 operating system based on Android 13. The device is backed by a 4,500mAh battery that supports 67W SuperVOOC fast charging. On the camera front, the Reno 9 Pro features a 50MP Sony IMX890 primary sensor with f/1.8 aperture and an 8MP ultra-wide lens. For selfies, it has a 32MP camera on the front.

Oppo Reno 9 Pro+ Specifications

The Oppo Reno9 Pro+ comes in two variants – 16GB+256GB and 16GB+512GB. They are priced at RMB 3,999 and RMB 4,399 respectively. The phone is available in gold, blue and black colors.

The phone features a 6.7-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. It’s powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 processor and runs Android 13-based ColorOS out of the box. The Oppo Reno 9 Pro+ comes with a 4,700mAh battery that supports 80W fast charging. To perform the camera duties, the phone has a triple camera setup on the back. There’s a 50MP primary Sony IMX890 sensor paired with an 8MP ultra-wide camera and a 2MP macro sensor. The device has a 32MP snapper on the front for selfies.

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Honor Magic Vs: what we know so far

 The Honor Magic Vs, the successor to the Honor Magic V foldable phone, is about to land; leaks suggest it could make the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 really worth the money.

Honor itself has revealed some images of the Magic Vs, and in addition to that, a few other details have been leaked. Below you’ll find everything we’ve seen so far, including a confirmed release date for the Honor Magic Vs.

Honor Magic Vs release date and price

The Honor Magic Vs will be unveiled on November 23, so it’s fast. It will be in Chinese, but there will be “simultaneous interpretation in English”, a spokesman said. The launch event will begin on November 22 at 10:30 PM PT or on November 23 at 1:30 AM ET / 6:30 AM GMT / 5:30 PM AEDT.

The launch was for China only, but speaking to tech advisors, an Honor spokesperson confirmed that the Magic Vs will launch globally in the first quarter of 2023 — that is, sometime between early January and the end of March. That said, while the company has previously said the phone will be coming to Europe, they haven’t specified which European countries it’ll be available in — nor whether it’ll be available in the US or Australia. Although a US launch is unlikely.

There’s no word on how much it might cost, but the original Honor Magic V – which didn’t go global, was priced at 9,999 yen, so the Honor Magic Vs could have a similar price, although the conversion is unlikely to be accurate in any case.

Honor Magic with news and leaks

From here you can tell it looks a lot like the Honor Magic V or the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4, with a large foldable display that opens up like a tablet as wide, or folds up to let you have more Smartphone-sized device. You can see a hole-punch camera on the foldable display, as well as a gold frame that may be made of metal. However, other colors may also be available.

When the phone is closed, you have access to a large secondary screen, as well as what looks like a triple-lens camera. As you can see below, the Honor Magic Vs is “ultra-thin”. The source also said that this will be the lightest foldable phone with this design.

In addition to that, we can see in the sketches a triple-lens camera on the back and a secondary screen with a hole-punch camera, when the main display is folded closed, like we’ve seen further in the official images The place. The sketch also mentions a 5,000mAh battery, which is quite a size for a foldable phone — 600mAh more than the Galaxy Z Fold 4, and the Magic Vs will break the battery life record for such a foldable phone. The same sketch was also shared on Chinese social network Weibo by a leaker dubbed Panda Bald, who also claimed that the Honor Magic Vs offers 66W charging and weighs 261g.

That’s all we’ve heard so far, but we can speculate that the Honor Magic Vs will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 chipset, since the Magic V is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.

Given how similar the upcoming phone is to the older phone in the official image above, some other specs may be similar as well. So, we’re likely to get a roughly 7.9-inch OLED main display with a 90Hz refresh rate, a roughly 6.45-inch OLED secondary display with a 120Hz refresh rate, and three 50MP cameras on the back. However, this is just speculation for now.

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Your Samsung Galaxy S22 just got a cool new gesture — here’s how to use it

  If you’re confused as to why you don’t know how to use the back key on your Samsung Galaxy phone, that’s okay. It’s not actually a standard feature, but it’s easy to download via the Samsung app and set up to your liking.

The back gesture has been around for a while on other phones like the iPhone and Google Pixel, but Samsung just got into the action with the help of its Good Lock app. It works similar to what iOS offers, letting you set up two different commands depending on whether you double-tap or triple-tap the back of the best Samsung phones. Follow the instructions below and you’ll be setting up double-tap and triple-tap functionality on your Galaxy in no time.

You’ll need a Samsung phone running One UI 5, the company’s version of Android 13. Currently only available on all Galaxy S22 models.

It may also work on Galaxy S21 series, Galaxy S20 series, Galaxy Note 20 series, Galaxy A53, A33 and A73 models depending on your location and/or mobile provider. Samsung should be rolling out One UI 5 to more phones in the coming months, so if you can’t enable back tap yet, check out this how-to.

You’ll also need Good Lock, an app from the Galaxy Store. You may already have this app installed, but if you don’t already, we’ll start our steps by installing this app on your phone.

1. Install Good Lock from the Galaxy Store app. This is a Samsung-made app with many optional software features that you can enable and disable as separate modules. If you’re interested in adding more to your Galaxy, it’s worth diving into it.

2. Open Good Lock after installation and select the Life Up header from the bottom. Then scroll down to find the RegiStar module and click the download button on the right.

3. Click the blue install button to install it on your phone. Give it a few seconds to download.

4. Now that RegiStar is installed, open it from the Good Lock screen where you found it. You’ll see this menu where you now need to press Back-Tap.

5. Now it’s time to set the post-tap! First, use the switch at the top to turn it on.

6. Next, tap a double tap or triple tap to set one of the preset commands.

7. Select any command from this list that you think might be useful. For example, I set a double-click to open the recently used application interface, which is convenient for switching tasks.

8. Before leaving this menu, decide if you want to enable event detection notifications.

When you use back, this displays a small popup (close-up below) at the bottom center of the display, which helps remind you if you accidentally double-tap or triple-tap and the phone starts doing an unexpected action when the feature is active .

9. Now you can try the feature yourself. As you can see in the GIF below, by double-tapping the back of the phone, I can toggle the recent apps screen on and off without touching the screen. Of course, you may get different results depending on the function you selected in step 5.

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The OnePlus 11 just announced three major upgrades — including a ceramic design

 We’ve already heard that the OnePlus 11 will feature the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset straight from OnePlus, but according to a reliable source, that’s just the tip of the iceberg of what we can expect from the company’s next flagship smartphone. The OnePlus 11 will benefit from three major upgrades, if reliable leaker Digital Chat Station is to be believed.

The OnePlus 11 could get 16GB of RAM

While the OnePlus 10 Pro is barely underpowered in the RAM department with 12GB of RAM, the OnePlus 11 will apparently hit 16GB. This puts it in line with the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra and OnePlus 10T.

UFS 4.0: Why does it matter?

Also on the table is an upgrade to UFS (Universal Flash Memory) 4.0. This would make the OnePlus 11 one of the first phones to feature it, and it should offer major improvements in speed and efficiency.

UFS 3.1 has read and write speeds of up to 2,100MB/s and 1,200MB/s, respectively, while UFS 4.0 boosts it to 4,200MB/s and 2,800MB/s, respectively. It can also reach speeds of 23.2Gbps per lane, twice as fast as its predecessor. You can also expect a 46% increase in efficiency, which means longer battery life.

OnePlus 11 may have a ceramic body

Finally, Digital Chat Station says the OnePlus 11 will feature a metal frame and a ceramic body. OnePlus is no stranger to this, using it on special editions of both 2015’s OnePlus X and last year’s OnePlus 10 Pro.

Note, however, that the last tip is controversial. The well-informed Max Jambor popped up on Twitter, saying that the ceramic body didn’t happen after all. Although he does support the UFS 4.0 statement – which is more important in the larger plan.

Speaking of Jambor, the leaker also does a good job of explaining why these good-sounding updates are coming to the OnePlus 11 and not the OnePlus 11 Pro: thanks to the simplified rebranding, they’re the same.

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Samsung Galaxy A54: Everything you need to know

 Samsung’s Galaxy A series of smartphones is the perfect combination of performance and price. In March 2022, the company launched the latest iteration of the series, which includes the Samsung Galaxy A53 5G and Samsung Galaxy A33 5G. But we’ve already seen rumors about an A53 successor. So, here’s what we know about the Samsung Galaxy A54 so far.

What are the specifications and features of the Samsung Galaxy A54?

As you probably know by now, Samsung has yet to make any sort of announcement regarding the Galaxy A54, so we’re left to rely on rumors and past performance for this one. We’ve seen some news slip out, though, with suggestions of possible plans for new devices.

Designer Technizo Concepts has once again teamed up with Lets Go Digital to produce some great renders of what the Galaxy A54 might look like. In addition to the various still images posted on the website, there is a full video on Technizo Concepts’ YouTube channel showing off a device with a very attractive aesthetic.

While these are purely conceptual and not drawn from any official information, they were created with great attention to detail based on Samsung’s current design philosophy. For example, the front panel has the same symmetrical bezels as the Samsung Galaxy S22, which differs from the slightly thicker lower bezel currently found on the Galaxy A53 5G.

On the rear, we also see that the camera bump has been moved from the A53 5G’s molded bump to a cleaner platform with the lens uncovered. This is closer to the design used on the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, so it might be a bit ambitious to get it on a cheaper device before it makes its way to the regular Galaxy S lineup.

Recent leaks from OnLeaks and 91Mobiles show renders of the so-called A54 with three rear cameras and a centered punch-hole camera, but no camera island, just three raised lenses — again mimicking the S22 Ultra.

Galaxy Club reported more details about the phone’s specs. First, it’s apparently going to move to a 50Mp main camera — you could see this as a downgrade from the A53’s 64Mp shooter, but it might actually be a better sensor and lens. The site also says the phone should have a slightly larger battery, rated at 4905mAh. The A53’s battery is rated at 4860mAh and advertised as a typical 5000mAh unit, so this could mean the A54 will go official with either 5050mAh or 5100mAh.

In terms of other specs, we haven’t seen solid rumors so far, but here’s what we expect to see in the new Samsung A54:

Better processor

The number one complaint in our review of the Samsung Galaxy A53 5G was performance, which we attribute to the Exynos 1280 chipset. If Samsung wants its next model to be competitive in an increasingly competitive market segment, the processor needs to be much better.

We recently saw reports that Samsung is working on developing a custom processor specifically for its Galaxy line. While doing so, it is believed that the company will limit the development of the Exynos series, as its resources will be deployed elsewhere. That means we’ll likely see Qualcomm processors in all Samsung devices next year, which could mean improved performance for customers in Europe and India.

Both the A52 and A52s have Snapdragon 7-series processors, which is good, so if Samsung can go back to something similar, things could improve considerably. XDA Developers has already reported that Qualcomm is about to unveil a new Snapdragon 7-series chip, so the Galaxy A54 could benefit from a performance boost from that chip.

More memory

Depending on the configuration available in your region, the A53 5G comes with 4, 6, or 8GB of RAM. In these days of demanding apps and high-quality photo/video capture, we’d like the top end of the selection to be the default on the Galaxy A54.

Faster charging time

While the battery life of the Samsung Galaxy A53 5G is impressive, the charging time is not. It’s limited to 25W, which means you’ll need about two hours to restore a discharged battery to 100%. Even at the lower end of the price range, that’s poor, especially when some cheaper Android phones can fully replenish in 30-plus minutes.

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Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra vs. Galaxy S20 Ultra — should you upgrade?

 The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra and Galaxy S20 Ultra appear to be very similar phones, but there are still quite a few differences between these super phones. Two years is a long time in the smartphone world, and the S22 Ultra brings several improvements to the S20 Ultra’s template.

Maybe the two-year contract on that Galaxy S20 Ultra you bought in 2020 is about to expire, and you’re wondering if it’s worth upgrading to the Galaxy S22 Ultra. We’ve broken down the features of both phones below.

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra vs Galaxy S20 Ultra price and availability

The Galaxy S20 Ultra cost $1,399 when it debuted. That’s still a surprisingly expensive price, even for a high-end flagship phone.

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra vs. Galaxy S20 Ultra design

The two phones look similar from the front, with large curved displays and a central punch-hole selfie camera. However, the Galaxy S20 Ultra has a slightly larger screen at 6.9 inches compared to the 6.8-inch S22 Ultra.

The difference is greater at the back. The S20 Ultra has a large rectangular camera bump in the top left corner of the phone, while the S22 Ultra’s cameras are embedded individually in a p-shaped array on the back of the phone. But the biggest difference comes in the form of the S22 Ultra’s integrated S Pen. The S20 Ultra can’t even take a stylus, let alone make room for it in the body.

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra vs Galaxy S20 Ultra display

The Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra has a slightly larger screen at 6.9 inches than the 6.8-inch S22 Ultra. Both panels offer QHD resolution, and both have a maximum refresh rate of 120Hz. However, there are key differences in how these refresh rates and resolutions work.

The Galaxy S20 Ultra has a static refresh rate, meaning you can set it to 120Hz or 60Hz with no room for adjustment in between. Also, if you set the phone to 120Hz, the phone will default to FHD resolution instead of full QHD to save a bit of battery life.

Although the Galaxy S22 Ultra’s display has a maximum refresh rate of no more than 120Hz, it can still maintain a QHD resolution. Plus, its refresh rate is adaptive, meaning the phone can drop the refresh rate all the way down to 1Hz when the display isn’t moving, saving battery life when you don’t need the smoothness. When you’re doing something that benefits from a fast refresh rate, the screen rises again.

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra vs. Galaxy S20 Ultra cameras

On its back, you’ll find a 108MP main camera, a 12MP ultrawide camera, a 48MP telephoto camera with 4x optical zoom, and a time-of-flight sensor for measuring distance. The S20 Ultra also has a 40MP selfie camera on the front.

The Galaxy S22 Ultra’s camera is similar but improved compared to its earlier predecessor. You still get a 108MP main camera, but it now has a larger sensor and an ultra-sharp lens that improves low-light shots without flare. There’s also a 12MP ultra-wide camera, a 10MP telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom, and a second 10MP telephoto camera with 10x optical zoom. at last. The S22 Ultra also offers a 40MP selfie camera.

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra vs. Galaxy S20 Ultra performance

The Galaxy S20 Ultra features a Snapdragon 865 chipset, 12GB or 16GB of RAM, and a choice of 128GB or 512GB of storage.

The S22 is equipped with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, a chip from the same family as the 865 but two generations newer. For memory, choose from 8GB, 12GB, or 16GB of RAM and 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB of storage. That means you can opt for worse RAM specs than the S20 Ultra if you want, but you can also get more if you’re willing to pay for it.

There’s a clear gap between the Galaxy S22 Ultra and the Galaxy S20 Ultra, whether it’s computing performance, graphics processing, or video rendering.

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra vs. Galaxy S20 Ultra battery and charging

Both Ultra phones are powered by 5,000 mAh batteries and support 45W charging. However, the S20 Ultra ships with a 25W charger in the box. The S22 Ultra does not come with a charger.

With the regular adaptive refresh rate enabled, the S22 Ultra lasted 9 hours and 50 minutes on a single charge on our custom battery rundown test. Fixed at 120Hz, the Galaxy S20 Ultra ran for 9 hours and 13 minutes, which shows that while the S22 Ultra has improved, it’s not as much as we’d like.

In terms of charging, the S20 Ultra charges from 0% to 63% in 30 minutes using its included 25W charger. The S22 Ultra charges to 58% in the same amount of time using a 25W charger, even with the same battery capacity.

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra vs. Galaxy S20 Ultra software

As you might expect, both phones use Android through Samsung’s One UI interface, although the S20 Ultra starts with Android 10 and One UI 2.0, while the S22 Ultra starts with Android 12 and One UI 4.1.

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Samsung Galaxy S23 vs Galaxy S22: The biggest upgrade rumored

 So far, it looks like the Galaxy S23 will boost most of the features of the existing Galaxy S22, with updates to some key components. If the so-called camera, battery, and chipset changes end up happening, the Galaxy S23 will certainly be a better phone. But whether it will be significantly better than the S22 is less certain.

Below we detail the key features of the Galaxy S22, as well as its rumored Galaxy S23 equivalent.

Samsung Galaxy S23 vs. Galaxy S22: Release date and price

New Galaxy S models arrive every spring, so we’re almost guaranteed to see the S23 arrive in March 2023. However, some rumors suggest that Samsung will launch these phones in January 2023 to prevent users from being distracted by new phones from its competitors.

The Galaxy S22 series is already on sale, with the base model Galaxy S22 starting at $799. We hope that the S23 series will not increase in price, which means that the Galaxy S23 will cost $799 and the Galaxy S23 Plus will cost $999. Pray there are no rumors telling us that Samsung plans to charge more.

Samsung Galaxy S23 vs Galaxy S22: Design and display

There are rumors that the Galaxy S23’s new look is apparently inspired by the Galaxy S22 Ultra, which would make the new phone look very different from the Galaxy S22. The lenses will be embedded separately on the back of the phone, rather than a unified “Contour Cut” camera block on the back. The front and sides of the Galaxy S23 look identical, at least according to renders created based on the phone’s purported specs.

For colors, we’re obviously using beige, black, green, and light pink in the Galaxy S23 series. According to a source, the overall size and shape of the Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S23 appear to be the same, save for a fraction of an inch in height and width. The S23 could have thicker bezels, though, which would be an unfortunate change since it would take up some display real estate.

Don’t expect any major display differences, either. The Galaxy S23 should inherit the same 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch FHD OLED panels with 120Hz adaptive refresh rate. These are all nice displays, but obviously we would have preferred some sort of upgrade to make the new model a more worthwhile update.

Samsung Galaxy S23 vs. Galaxy S22: Cameras

From the rumors we’ve heard so far, expect no difference between the Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S22’s rear cameras. The S22’s 50MP main camera, 12MP ultra-wide-angle camera, and 10MP 3x telephoto camera should all carry over. We’ve heard more specific talk about the ultra-wide and telephoto cameras, but nothing about the main sensor, so maybe we’ll still see some changes there.

Meanwhile on the front of the phone, the selfie camera may change from the current 10MP sensor to a 12MP sensor. Whether this change heralds other upgrades to the selfie camera overall is unclear, but it should at least mean more detailed selfies on the S23 compared to the S22.

Samsung may introduce some additional photo enhancements into the Galaxy S23’s software to help round out the already impressive photos taken by the Galaxy S22. But anyone looking to drastically improve their photo setup needs to look elsewhere — namely the Galaxy S23 Ultra’s rumored 200MP main camera.

Samsung Galaxy S23 vs. Galaxy S22: Performance and battery

Samsung is expected to upgrade the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset in the Galaxy S22 to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, which Qualcomm is expected to announce later this month. The 8th Gen 1 chip was powerful but inefficient, so we’re expecting the 2nd Gen to emulate Samsung’s more powerful, lower-power Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 chipset used in the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Fold 4.

The new Snapdragon chip appears to be a lock for the US version of the Galaxy S23. A global version is in doubt, though, as models released in Europe typically switch to Samsung’s latest Exynos chips. That’s this year’s Exynos 2300.

Some rumors claim that Samsung is still working on it, while others argue that the company plans to use Snapdragon chips globally. That’s something Qualcomm, the designer of the Snapdragon chip, also seems to have hinted at, which will be very exciting news for Samsung buyers in the UK and other Europe who’ve had enough of the less powerful latest Galaxy S Exynos version of .

The memory and storage inside the Galaxy S23 are said to be unchanged from what we got on the Galaxy S22. That means all models come with 8GB of RAM, with 128GB of base storage, and there’s also the option of a 256GB or 512GB model.

Battery life on the Galaxy S22 wasn’t great, but we might see improvements on the Galaxy S23 thanks to rumors of larger batteries in both the regular and Plus models. Increasing battery life requires more than a bigger battery, but luckily, the Galaxy S23 series is also rumored to be getting a “Light” performance mode that could help with that.

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