Samsung Galaxy S22+ review: A versatile premium phone without 'Ultra' flab

Business Standard Samsung Galaxy S22+ review: A versatile premium phone without 'Ultra' flab

The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra is a flagship smartphone with several strengths. It maxes out on almost all fronts — design, display, imaging, productivity features, ingress protection, charging technology, user experience, etc. The phone is, however, expensive. This brings us to the next best in the series, the Samsung Galaxy S22+. Priced Rs 84,999 onwards, the Galaxy S22+ has the same underpinning as that of the Ultra model but without fancy bells and whistles. That said, let’s take a look at how this premium smartphone fares in everyday use: Design The Galaxy S22+ is a lightweight smartphone made of premium material – aluminium body with Gorilla Glass Victus+ protection on the front and back. It comes in three colour options

– phantom white, phantom black and green. The phantom black variant (review unit) has a frosted glass cover on the back. It is a flat glass cover with neat chamfered edges for comfortable ergonomics. Like the rear, the front side of the phone has flat glass on the display. That said, the phone looks uniform from all sides. However, it does not look much different from its predecessor, the Galaxy S21+ (review). Nevertheless, the Galaxy S22+ looks premium and boasts IP68-rated protection for water and dust resistance.

Display and audio The Galaxy S22+ sports a 6.6-inch fullHD+ AMOLED screen of 120Hz variable refresh rate (48Hz – 120Hz). The screen dominates the entire front, leaving negligible bezels on the sides. Importantly, the bezels are uniform on all sides and the otherwise thick bottom bezel on many other smartphones is thin on the Galaxy S22+. As for the quality, the display delivers top-notch performance despite missing the fancy bells and whistles that are part of the Galaxy S22 Ultra’s display. It is bright, vivid and responsive. It remains legible under direct sunlight and is easy to read irrespective of light conditions.

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