Galaxy S22 review: A pocketable 2022 flagship — let down only by its small battery.
A small 2022 flagship best bought cheap, and charged often.
The Galaxy S22 was a lovely compact flagship undone by a 3,700 mAh battery. As a discounted buy it makes more sense — just keep a charger handy.
01Display
86/10086/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2022.
02Camera
82/10082/100 puts it above the 79-point average for flagship phones of 2022.
03Performance
84/10084/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2022.
04Battery
70/10070/100 is one of the weaker battery results among flagship phones of 2022 — 11 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
05Build
87/10087/100 puts it above the 82-point average for flagship phones of 2022.
06Value
78/10078/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2022.
- Genuinely compact flagship at 167 g.
- Premium build with IP68.
- Capable triple-camera setup with 3× zoom.
- Four years of OS updates.
- Small 3,700 mAh battery — weak endurance.
- Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 heat and throttling.
- 25 W charging.
- Superseded by the S23/S24/S25.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 210-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .