Galaxy S22 Ultra review: The phone that absorbed the Note — S Pen silo and all.
The Note reborn — a 2022 Ultra that is now a budget-flagship buy.
The S22 Ultra folded the Note line into the S series, S Pen and all, and kept the 10× periscope. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1’s heat is its main flaw; at today’s prices it is easy to forgive.
01Display
92/10092/100 puts it above the 86-point average for flagship phones of 2022.
02Camera
89/100At 89/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among flagship phones of 2022 — 10 points above the cohort average.
03Performance
84/10084/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2022.
04Battery
84/10084/100 puts it above the 81-point average for flagship phones of 2022.
05Build
90/100At 90/100 this is one of the strongest build showings among flagship phones of 2022 — 8 points above the cohort average.
06Value
80/10080/100 puts it above the 76-point average for flagship phones of 2022.
- First Ultra with a built-in S Pen silo.
- Unmatched 10× optical periscope.
- Large 5,000 mAh battery.
- Premium build with a bright QHD+ display.
- Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 ran hot and throttled.
- 45 W charging is mid-pack.
- Heavy at 228 g.
- Superseded three times over by newer Ultras.
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? .