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Design: Galaxy S22 very much looks and feels like a high-end device. The outside of the phone features Samsung’s Armor Aluminum alloy that’s been polished to a near-mirror finish, with the S22 also being one of the first phones equipped with Corning’s Gorilla Glass Victus+ to protect the phone from drops and scratches — both in front and in back.

To add a little spice to the mixture, the S22’s backside sports a lovely matte texture – which does a surprisingly good job of resisting fingerprints. And for 2022, Samsung also spruced up the S22’s color options with new shades of green, pink and white, along with good ole black.

Like previous Galaxy S phones, the S22 comes with an ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint reader, and after years of tweaking its algorithm and improving the tech, this time it feels seriously fast. In my experience, unlocking the phone was practically instant, and I never really ran into recognition issues unless my fingers were legit wet or greasy.

(Keep your grubby hands away from my phone if you’re eating pizza, k thnx. ) The one thing avid movie watchers should be aware of though is the color-matched frames on the pink and white models. If you’re the kind of person that might be bothered by a glint or sparkle around the edge of the phone while watching videos, you may want to go with one of the darker color options.

And while it’s not really a surprise at this point, the S22 doesn’t feature a microSD card slot or a headphone jack. With the Galaxy S line now being three generations removed from the last device to include both of those features, it’s pretty clear they’re not coming back.

Display: Samsung has had a lock on the crown when it comes to making the best mobile displays in the business for a while now. But on the S22, the company has outdone itself once again with displays that can hit a peak brightness of 1,300 nits on the S22, or an astounding 1,750 nits on the S22+.

Suffice to say any fears of the S22’s screen being hard to read even in direct sunlight are unfounded. Then, to make things look even better, Samsung created a new feature called Vision Booster designed to amp up things like contrast and color saturation in very bright or dim conditions.

While there’s no indicator or pop-up that lets you know it’s working, I found the effect most pronounced when I used the phone outdoors, with more subtle changes in the dark when compared to phones like the Pixel 6 Pro.

I found Vision Booster made dark scenes easier to parse, but even when viewed side-by-side, I basically had to press my face up against the phones to really see the differences. But regardless of where you are, the end result is a display that lives in technicolor, pumping out vivid shades and hues, along with the perfectly dark inky blacks that make OLED screens so enthralling.

Plus, thanks to a 2,340 x 1,080 resolution and a variable 120Hz refresh rate, everything from photos to gifs look sharp and crisp. Preformance: The Galaxy S22 line is one of the first phones to feature Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip, which when combined with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage (or 256GB if you opt for the upgrade) results in a phone that feels blisteringly fast.

In my experience, there isn’t really anything you can throw at the S22 that makes it even sweat, aside from stuff like hardcore multitasking when connected to an external monitor via Samsung Dex (which is still very much a thing).

And while some reports claim that Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Gen 8 Gen 1 has a proclivity for running hot, S22’s built-in vapor chamber cooling system seems effective at keeping throttling to a minimum. Compared to the S21 FE, which features an older Snapdragon 888 chip, our S22+ posted scores in Geekbench 5’s Compute test around 25 percent higher (4,708 vs 5,999).

And while the gap wasn’t quite as large in Geekbench 5’s CPU test, the S22+ still posted a significantly higher single-core score of 1,213 compared to 1,061 for the S21 FE. As for wireless connectivity, all versions of the S22 and S22+ support all the important flavors of 5G, including Verizon and AT&T’s new C-band spectrum.

Cameras: After recent advancements from competitors like the iPhone 13 and Pixel 6, Samsung is now playing catchup to Apple and Google in the camera department. And while Samsung is touting a bunch of new camera features for the S22 and S22+ like Adaptive Pixel and various “Nightography” improvements, the real upgrades are the S22’s new sensors — particularly the one for its 50MP main cam.

Thanks to that significantly higher resolution (up from 12MP on the S21), photos from the S22’s main wide-angle camera are just flat-out sharper than before. But more importantly, the S22’s primary camera offers wider dynamic range and big improvements for low-light photos.

In darker scenes, the S22 uses a four-to-one pixel binning technique that combines four adjacent pixels into one big pixel, which allows for improved light sensitivity. The result is brighter photos with richer colors, especially at night.

And even though Google’s Night Sight still has a slight advantage over Samsung’s Night Mode, the S22 has seriously narrowed the gap. Elsewhere, you also get a solid 12MP ultra-wide camera with a 120-degree field of view, and a 10MP telephoto camera with a 3x optical zoom, the latter of which is important because neither the standard iPhone 13 or Pixel 6 comes with a dedicated zoom lens.

So once again, the base S22 is the most well-rounded camera phone for the money. And in front, the 10MP selfie camera captured crisp pictures of my face including my many pores and blemishes, though you can always play around with Samsung’s beauty settings if you want to put on a smoother face for social media.

Battery life: Featuring 3,700 and 4,500 mAh batteries respectively, both the S22 and S22+ have respectable longevity. But if lasting a long time between charges is really important for you, the S22+ is definitely the better pick as it lasted 17 hours and 33 minutes on our local video rundown test, compared to just 14 hours and 47 minutes for the standard S22.

And thanks to its 45W wired charging (up from 25W charging on the S22), the S22+ juices up way faster too. In both cases though, you’ll need to make sure you have the proper power brick, as neither phone comes with a charging adapter in the box.

I bought the new Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 512GB, phone on Sunday 19th June 2022 at JB HI FI Forrest Chase. My previous phone was Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra and it was a great phone, but I do miss the micoSD plus Samsung Pay does not do magnetic strip thing anymore, oh well, what can I do and/or others.

This new Galaxy S22 Ultra is insanely smooth such as 120Hz with QUADHD+. I currently don’t have a case and screen protection at all, I don’t mind if I drop this phone that cost RRP: AUD $2149, when it was released earlier this year.

The battery is a big difference such as 4500mA on the previous phone and now 5000mA, better & faster processor and efficient chip on S22 Ultra, solid built phone. Camera system is truly amazing with 4 camera at the back compared to just 3 on my previous phone.

The Camera software and hardware is much different with them both as the S22 Ultra is a whole new level with pictures and videos quality even with low light. The apps are much more stable than the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra for some reason, not sure why.

This phone battery is being protected by the 85% maximum charge capacity which in terms longer battery life as well as degrading at a slower rate. Overall it is the best investment for me personally, it maybe out of your price range or if you have enough I suggest buy it.

This phone might or might not suit you, so please ask your service provider such as Telstra, Vodafone, Optus or others. If you are buying outright please ask the sales representative and ask as many questions before purchasing this product such as JB HI FI, Samsung, Officeworks, Good Guys and other retailers.

If you can please research your own as well such as reviews, canstar reviews, choice reviews, Google reviews, retailers stores reviews and others. If it is right for your needs the go ahead and purchase this Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 128GB or 256GB or 512GB or 1TB (Only at Samsung online).

Please don’t take my word for it as personal preference is different to me and you and to others. You might like it or hate it or neutral or love it or the worst ever phone, no one can ever agree to the same phone or others, we are all different ways of thinking.

Just in general please feel the phone at one of the retailers such as a demo or at their stands, whichever suits you. In terms of purchasing this product I saved approximately $524. 00 RRP for this phone, therefore I spent $1625 for the 512GB S22 Ultra.

Most were paid with the Gift Cards I bought at Woolworths which was called “The Ultimate gift card for Teens” & The Ultimate gift card for Home”. They were 10% off at Woolworths once and no longer available as it was a weekly catalogue special from Wednesdays to Tuesdays and when I post this will be on Friday or Saturday depon where you live.

There might be errors or grammar errors or others, I do apologise for your inconvenience. Ultimate unconditional greatness love and kind regards, Steve Chong.

Nice phone. Actually it’s an awesome phone, compact enough as it is considered comparable to a Galaxy S10e. However, it may not be a major upgrade from the S10e nor its predecessor Galaxy S21 or S21 FE, but it is a nice phone with a more premium look and a considerably upgraded camera.

The S22 is very similar, almost identical, in it’s physical size as the S10e; S22 146 x 70. 6 x 7. 6 mm vs S10e 142. 2 x 69. 9 x 7. 9 mm. It has 256GB internal storage and 8GB RAM, just as the S10e 256GB variant, but no external storage, such as MicroSD, no 3.

5mm headphone/audio jack, and no physical biometrics sensor. It does have a better, brighter display with 120Hz refresh rate, up to 1500 nits, and 19. 5:9 screen ratio, though with 425 ppi. Screen size is 6.

1 inches, which is smaller than the S22 (6. 2″) and S22 FE (6. 4″) but larger than the S10e (5. 8″). Battery life seemed to be underperforming. Even though it’s a bigger battery, battery life is slightly longer than the S10e’s.

More power consumption is partly due to the 120 Hz refresh rate screen. Its camera image quality is good overall. Good saturation though overexposure of images is present, such as more dynamic and vibrant colors where colors will look less natural, all of which is common with Samsung’s cameras, especially with a lot of software assistance on the camera.

Unlike the other variants (S22+, S22 Ultra), the S22 doesn’t have WiFi 6e. Fast charger is sold separately. (No charger is included). For in-screen biometrics, Samsung did a great job on its ultrasonic fingerprint sensor.

Though not as perfect or as fast as a physical fingerprint sensor, it is well above the likes of an optical fingerprint sensor. Overall, a nice phone. Processing time seemed equivalent with the S10e, at times faster and slower than the S10e.

It’s still a nice phone. However, for some it may not be a major upgrade for those coming from previous Galaxy S series S10 and later, while for some others, it may. For me at least, if the S22 came onboard with either a larger internal storage, at least 512GB, or expendable storage microSD slot, it may have been a worthy upgrade, and 5 stars.

Plus a physical biometrics sensor as its side power/lock button, would really be golden.

My experience was far different to my wife’s. I had no issues with all features of the SIM, some minor limited coverage in country areas around mid US. (Samsung Galaxy Note 8). BUT my wife could not use her phone at all expect for some limited data use and in the end she lost this as well.

She had a newer Samsung A32, and was completely unusable. They have issues with Samsung mobiles. Maybe I had no issues, because mine was older. Compatibility of Australian mobiles for US is pot luck.

Best Not to use if you have a Samsung!.

The card – unlimited talk & texts with 2 GB data – is reasonably priced. Since it uses T-mobile network, I have no doubts it will live up to expectations. The card expires 45 days from purchase date but I want a card with 1 year expiration.

Consequently, I have to return the card.

Bought at $14+tax which makes this great value for either a temporary service between carriers or as an intro to Ultra Mobile. Port was easy and almost instant, though I switched from Mint Mobile which is actually under Ultra Mobile.

You will need the Acct # and Acct PIN # related to your existing phone service for the port This runs on the T-Mobile network. Data LTE speeds are great, though this particular plan is not for heavy data users at only 1GB of LTE.

Have not personally noticed any service issues but may be spotty in certain areas outside of bigger cities.

I’m really impressed with the entire service from soup to nuts. My first experience back in 2001 was with a non-major MVNO cell provider (Tracfone). I live rural so service was so spotty and the towers were owned by different carriers, even smaller companies, because the big boys didn’t want to set up antennas in this area unless it was along the Interstate.

The Tracfone roaming was able to use them all and I thought Tracfone did a great job to give me communication for this area. Around 2004, Verizon began buying up the smaller providers with existing Towers, plus setting up new ones to where they were the only 1000 lb.

Gorilla around. I switched over to have a regular cellphone with great service and to this day. Also, I’ve kept my landline during this time as cell service was fringe at my house. Fast forward – my landline (Frontier Communications) has annoyingly been getting more and more expensive, especially with taxes and fees they keep dreaming up.

I had enough but still wanted my old number with a 2nd phone at a cheaper price than the lowest $35/mo. my Verizon multi-line plan offered. I began searching and found out that T-Mobile had actually placed antennas on a communications tower right here in my Town so that became a good option as well.

I was never a fan of T-Mobile since they didn’t have presence in areas like mine. In my search of MVNO’s, I came across Mint Mobile being a T-Mobile friendly service and when I saw their $15 all inclusive price I decided to give it a try.

Mint Mobile did a fast job porting my number but I had a glitch with my phone not wanting to communicate with only one bar. I called Tech Support and we tried a few different settings to where the Tech pinpointed the problem was.

He said they would work on it from their end and within 3 hours I should have good signal. In an hour I had 5 bars and the service has been outstanding for the month I’ve had it. I know my 4Gb data is low but I don’t use this phone to surf the net.

It’s just for calls so you can’t beat the price for being able to have a spare phone for cheap. Way to go Mint Mobile!.

For years I had a prepaid Straight Talk phone and plan. Here, those work well with Verizon towers and Verizon is the primary provider in my area. I rarely had problems with my service but the awkward renewal dates and ever more pricey plan and compatible phone costs kept me looking for better options.

Mint mobile offered me the same amount of data for half the price, which made it more affordable to pay for longer time up front. I wouldn’t have to keep dealing with the fact that there are more than 30 days in a month for SEVEN months of the year and I wouldn’t have to take out a loan to prepay for longer plans.

So I checked the coverage maps and reviews, bought a reasonably priced unlocked phone, and made the switch. Thought I hit the jackpot when I found the Black Friday deal that gave me 6 months of 10 GB for about $70.

Then I took my new phone in to work with me and. nothing. My service worked fine until I got inside the building and I lost everything. All around me, people with Verizon phones had no trouble with data or calling etc.

but my phone was off the grid. Uuuugh. On the TMobile coverage map the service availability at my building shows Ultra 5G, the highest quality available in 2021. A local tower search shows a TMobile tower right next to the nearest Verizon tower.

But, in practice I have absolute zero service inside that building. Then I noticed that I have the exact same problem at home. My phone is constantly notifying me that my phone is only able to make internet calls and I pray my internet service doesn’t go out while I have an emergency.

*** deep sigh *** Everything works great up and down the interstate and even out in the winding backroads of WNC and upstate SC. But the places where I spend 80% of my time I have to connect to the internet or do without.

Worked like it was supposed to. Tracfone is good for people like me that don’t want to use their phone a lot on a network except for limited calling and some texting. Yet, you can enjoy the use of it on a wireless network.

I do wish this was 90 days instead of 60. Otherwise, I am satisfied.

This new card is a good thing to get instead of the 60 min card. I am not sure the triple min being fazed out is good or not. I liked the triple min when getting a new phone. Now they say they are not letting you transfer min to a new phone.

I do not like that at all.

I have bought 4 of these so far and will keep buying them. Even without tripling the minutes, it is a great value. Only down-side is that they mail you the card and it takes about a week rather than instantly applying it; however, it is worth the wait.

This review is regarding the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G. I’ve been out of the loop about phones for awhile now. My trusty Note 4 had finally reached the end of its lifespan that replacing batteries could no longer fix (partial bootloop and my carrier shutting down 3G which would make it unable to do voice calls) and it was high time for a new phone anyhow.

I was planning on replacing it before this all happened and was just figuring I’d get the newest Note they had available at the time, but my friend had the Galaxy Z Flip 5G and I was absolutely blown away by the design.

At first I was gonna get the Motorola Razr instead cuz of nostalgia, but then I looked into the actual specs and pricing and it was a hard pass. The Z Flip 3 had literally just came out and while it wasn’t as “top of the line” as the rest of the flagships available, it was still quite the upgrade from my old Note, so none of what it lacked was a dealbreaker for me.

I’m very happy with my purchase thus far. The design, quality of the screen, great speakers, camera, and the intricate file system make this a valuable replacement for my dusty old notebook that I used for writing miscellaneous notes.

It definitely isn’t the phone for everyone if the top specs, camera, and battery life are your primary concern, but it’s still a solid device that I’d buy all over again in a heartbeat. I’d say this is a perfect phone for an average user who misses having a flip phone and wants to experience something new.

Edit: Just realized I didn’t address the crease which is most people’s concern about these things. Honestly, being that I wrote this review on said phone and forgot all about it should tell you what you need to know.

Unless you’re in direct sunlight or actively looking for it, you truly don’t notice it looking at the phone straight on. Kind of like how you don’t notice your nose unless you take a moment to look is my comparison on the matter.

Some can live with that, some can’t. For me it’s not really a matter worth mentioning since it’s so easily ignored.

I upgraded to the 2nd generation Z Flip 5g in February 2021 right before the 3 came out. It’s a neat little device that brings back the nostalgia of the early 2000s but super hi-def. It’s a bit heavy although perfectly compact for my needs.

So here’s the problem. The screen was defective upon arrival but if I restarted the phone it would go away for awhile. I called att and they told me that att warranty does not deal with the flips and folds and would have to go through Samsung warranty.

Samsung wanted me to drive 3 hours from my house to a repair center or send the phone in to be repaired despite not having inventory so I choose to deal with the defect until the phone started resetting itself in August.

I called Samsung again and was put in some purgatory of a wait list for a replacement. I received one 30 days after my initial claim that was DOA. Called Samsung back and they wanted me to send it back for repair despite not having inventory of parts to fix it or phones to replace it or drive 3 hours to a repair center again.

So I called att after all the BS and loyalty retention paid the deductible for the their insurance company to send out another device. I’ve had it for about two months and it’s restarting itself without saving my settings and the outside screen is acting strange.

Called the insurance company and they won’t replace it because they have a 30 day defective period and I’ve had it for 60 days. Called att and they still refuse to accept under their warranty because Samsung only deals with the flips and folds.

Called Samsung warranty and they told me they would get back to me in 72 business hours with a decision to refund me. For those who got working devices good for them because it’s a cute compact device but for the others like me, Samsung is pulling some serious BS.

It’s criminal. I’ve read the reviews on the 3 generation and it seems like a toss up as well. Samsung has the folds and flips under wraps because it’s new technology and the people that purchased these defective devices are caught in the middle of it all.

I haven’t had a properly working $1400 phone in almost a year and none of the companies are taking responsibility. There should be a warning before you purchase these phones that the carrier does not honor the warranty and it’s in the POS manufacturers hands.

I am not a heavy phone user by any means: -4hr 47min screen time with 3hr 50min of which were used for internet browsing (wifi and mobile data) and another 50 min voice messaging and chatting no screen app usage: – 4hr 11min podcasts and audio books – 2hr 37 min on GPS tracking (Strava) – 29 min of calls Basically with 12 hours of use, the battery lasts me 2 days on single charge (even then I stay above 26%)! Over 1 day and 15hr of idle, phone has used only 8% of battery capacity, which I think is outstanding power conservation.

Outperforms my iPhone7, iPhone 12 mini, and friend’s iPhoneSE 2021 (even when one considers they have smaller batteries). I don’t buy phone for the photos, but the camera app and the image software are impressive.

There is also a little “toggle” which allows to share photos to your favorite app right after taking it, saves a few taps. Besides the 2 day use on single charge, my second most liked feature is totally tricked out design and ergonomics (size, fingerprint reader, and gestures) = 100% one-hand usage in any situation with no hassle.

Some people complained about fingerprint reader being slow and inaccurate. Perhaps because I don’t have a case over it and my finger is always properly placed against the sensor I have not had anything but flawless and quick unlocking of the phone/apps with fingerprint reader.

For my needs the phone is snappy with crisp response and no reservations there. I can tell Pixel4a is slower than iPhone12 mini, but we are talking few milliseconds? You only notice the difference because you use them back to back or simultaneously, but one can’t really say either one is slow.

If this Pixel 4a had aluminum frame and IP68 resistance. it would be the perfect choice for me. The only negative I have to say about Pixel 4a is that when I turn YouTube videos to full screen mode, I can’t go back to standard view because the button is at the very corner of the display (almost at the bevel) and it doesn’t detect the finger taps.

Display in this corner detects “google assistant” and various buttons in other apps just fine, but in YouTube full screen mode it doesn’t work for me most of the time. Lastly, it is not a gripe, however, I am really curious how is the plastic frame going to hold up without dust/water resistance.

Anything past 24 months of use would be certainly a win for me.

Incredible mid range phone that competes with flagships. I won’t get into the camera in great detail, which others have already reviewed, I’ll just say its awesome. I’ll focus on the other aspects of this device.

First off, I’ve been an avid user of Pixel devices and am going on my third one. As of this review, the pixel devices will continue to provide unlimited high quality uploads to Google photo, which is incredible and I sincerely hope that continues for all future pixel devices.

This phone comes with crash detection, similar to what you would find on Life360, all without an added charge. This isn’t something you ever want to use but just adds another layer of peace of mind without any added cost.

Now for the things I love, keep in mind google is a software/data company and that is where this device shines. With robo calls on the rise, this phone automatically dumps those calls and my phone doesn’t even ring when an identified spam call is incoming.

When anyone calls and the devic.

I’d like to start by saying this phone sucks harder than someone trying to get a golf ball through a garden hose. I love androids over iphones, but the amount of times this phone glitches out, closes out of things in the middle of you using it, updates every second of every day, touchscreen glitches, etc.

Is beyond ridiculous and makes using this brick of a phone as agonizingly frustrating as possible. The user interface is trash, I hate the way everytime I try to scroll to the right or left I end up going back a page instead, and the way Google tries to force you to save payment information or use one of their useless random google services each time you download an app is so shady and irritating.

I wanted to really like this phone, because objectively it should be good from the specs. But after having it, the Huawei cheap 100 dollar phone that I had before this phone was legitimately better in almost every way, which is depressing.

Google, fix your trash. (I’ve had this phone for over a year now, so all these issues are consistent issues).

iPhone has some good points but the things that are important to me. A decent gallery that doesn’t show recents and gives me some privacy would be nice. Siri doesn’t even compare to google assistant I can’t change the default assistant.

Apple car play doesn’t work without Siri. Ask Siri for a route to somewhere it opens maps. Again I can’t change the default to waze so I can’t use Siri in the car without dealing with getting my waze back in the screen.

So much for hands free. I could go on but what’s the point. I’m stuck with it for 2 years.

The Business option for buying the iPhone 14 128G for $199. 00,. nowhere clearly tells you that you will lose $25. 00 of a discount that has been applies on your account’s bill prior to the upgrade. You have 3 options, as a business, rounding up to the nearest dollar, 1.

Buy for the $800 and write it off, or a good portion of it, now, through section 179 possibly, 2. use the installements and this is either a monthly wirte-off or possibly a section 179 being it is not a lease, still paying $800 for the phone, or 3.

PAY $200, Write that off now, but lose $25. 00 a month in discounts that we do not tell you about, and still pay the $800 for the phone. Such a marketing sham on the $199 option. Lookout you’re going to loose the discount they don’t tell you about.

We used the iPhone 14 beta tester in a trip. It worked ok but we did not see any quality or usage upgrades while doing normal things with it. We took a lot of pictures and the quality was good. Phone calls rarely dropped, but there were issues with volume sometimes.

There are a variety of different new apps that are supposed to work well. We give it a 4 of 5. If you have a 12 or 13 there is no real reason to upgrade.

I have been using my new Galaxy S22 for a week now – and I could not be more disappointed. I upgraded from a Galaxy S9 (amazing phone), and I am starting to think that I should have just gotten the battery fixed on my S9.

This phone is not worth its price tag whatsoever – I don’t even know where to start. The battery is nothing special – gets me a couple more hours than my S9 did, and with minimal usage and five apps installed (none of which have high battery consumption).

Size is okay, but the camera and side button layouts are very impractical. Whenever I hold the phone, my fingers block and smudge the camera lenses, and it is very uncomfortable and inconvenient having all the side buttons on one side (very difficult to take a screenshot).

Bixby should have its own button – another sad discontinuation of a useful feature. Edge panel is nearly impossible to use because of the discontinuation of the edge screen (which I quite enjoyed), especially with a heavy-duty phone case like mine (raised edges, which are absolutely necessary for a phone made as cheaply as this one).

I don’t know why they got rid of the LED indicator – that was one of the most useful features on both my S9 and S7. The camera in regular lighting is nothing special – basically the same as my S9; although, I will say that the night photos have impeccable quality.

I don’t know why they got rid of the headphone jack, as this phone’s battery capacity simply cannot withstand using bluetooth for wireless headphones hours on end. The display and animations are amazing, and processing speed is great; but again, not much better than even the Galaxy S8 in my personal opinion.

The proximity sensor is trash unless I am sitting directly in the blazing sunlight (I am assuming because of the “updated” technology, all for the sake of getting an extra eighth of an inch on the screen), and for some reason, the buttons lag or don’t register my touch every time when I enter my PIN on the lock screen.

Overall, the only good things about this phone are night photos and display. I didn’t mind having the eighth of an inch of screen taken up with sensors and indicators on my S9, and I found each of those “sensors” useful.

I don’t understand what the obsession is with getting a near 100% screen-to-body ratio on new Samsung phones is – but it’s very annoying and in my opinion frivolous. I also would love to know why Samsung stopped including travel adapters with their phones? Oh, right – more profit for them.

I have absolutely no use for whatever cord they included in the box with my S22 – I have no adapter to plug it into, and need to use my old (and trustworthy) S9 charge cord. I wish Samsung would go back to the S8 and S9 types of designs, or at least offer other flagship alternatives for those that were happy with the S9 and below.

This phone is more for entertainment and enjoyment rather than work and practicality, and I still need to carry my power bank and charge cord around with me – something I was hoping that I could stop doing with a new phone.

After seeing the first few renditions of this model i was always super intrigued as i have always loved samsung and the idea of having an all in one phone and essentially mini-tablet all in one workstation that now after using i also know you can use as a portable COMPUTER as long as you have a smart tv to connect to or a hdmi adapter for your phone.

I switched from a iPhone 12 Pro Max after using it for about 2 years and this phone is a night and day difference once you get it set up. Extremely intuitive, customizable, and overall a very smooth experience.

The multitasking feature is incredible, and although i also know that the task bar is simply a OS update and will come to the previous 3 as well, the multiple other revisions made this the no brainer to take the leap.

I also got the s pen case with pen, and for me this isna must-have. I have done everything from writing personal notes, to doodling/sketching, to literally being able to edit photos due to the larger intuitive folding display.

Not to mention the features like when youre fullscreen on youtube and half-fold th3 phone it turns it into a splitscreen youtube experience keeping the videos always at the top while you can scroll recommended.

Potential cons are compared to competitors i am a power user and grt battery anxiety as i am used to charging cases. That being said, with the right chargers, no matter where you are this phone will get to full leaps and bounds quicker than even my old iPhone managed.

Also appreciate the microsoft connectivity to windows which i missed since i made the worst decision of my life and got rid of my note 10+ for an iphone simply due to a little lag and battery life. At the end of the day, its fast charging is incredible, S pen feels great, crease is expected and hardly noticible, or an issue, folding screen feels well integrated, just as has been proven time and time again please be gentle with the inner display as the protector for the folding glass has a relatively poor scratch rating being that it needs to be able to fold.

Again, i did my research and know my risks and where to look out for it. All in all, i think this is a great phone and intend to use it for years. I also believe the hardware is beefy enough to stand the test of time.

That being said depending how crazy samsung gets with improvements in the following versions i might bite the bullet and upgrade to a newer fold rwhen the time is right. Ill likely have paid it off by then, though.

I love this phone and would ABSOLUTELY recommend it to those who just feel like their phones done give them enough. If the deal is there. Also if they ever made the phone more tablet shaped in terms of compatibility with certain gains.

Though im sure by the time they did i assume developers will begin integrating better support for these devices because although theyre not a new thing, they are definitely an emerging option in the phone space.

On 16/08/2022 I acquired the new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 at Coolblue for EUR 1,799. I acquired this together with a case direct at purchase and put screen protectors as soon as received. After 4 days of regular use, the inside screen showed two stripes of dead pixels when typing a message on the inside screen.

I then sent it for repair to Coolblue who couldn’t find a problem with it and sent it on to Samsung for verification. After a week Samsung sent me that the problem was caused by me and that I should pay EUR 200 to have it repaired.

As I knew I did not do anything wrong, I spent an hour on the line with a Samsung rep trying to understand what it was I might have done wrong and they could not give me a concrete answer except for the fact that “the inside screen showed a tear which is potentially caused by the consumer”.

When I asked how they could know this is the case with certainty and that it is not potentially cause by their own hinge mechanism, they stated that “this is not something they can verify but that in this case, it will always be categorized as a customer fault and thus not fall under the manufacturer warranty”.

I find this a blatant abuse of power and the hurdles to even speak to people responsible for making such decisions are impossible, even after multiple requests with the Samsung rep (“the line is currently very busy, could you try again some other time”, I made clear that I was able to stay on the line as long as it took to which reply was that “the responsible person is not in, please try again later and he might be in” to finally “I can’t help you but call our service partner Dyanfix as they are the ones that gave the verdict” but their phone is completely unreachable).

I do not understand how a manufacturer can get away with not providing repair or refunds under their warranty service without the need of concrete evidence or providing proper assistance or explanation.

I definitely will never be buying a Samsung again and I hope my experience will make people reconsider the choice to buy this phone that looks awesome, but with a technology that is just not ready for consumer use by a company that is unsupportive towards customers spending an obscene amount of money to try this new “flagship” Coolblue has been a great mediator though and have tried their best to help remedy the situation.

Very happy with their help in this awful Samsung experience.

Very interesting form factor, clearly not for everyone. If you’re looking at the Fold series just for a bigger screen, this phone is not for you. If you benefit from a 2 in 1 form factor, phone & tablet, this is a win for you.

It’s a beautiful phone, but in its current form it is bulky even without a case. Screen brightness: the brightness is a bit much even at a reduced level and without the extra brightness setting on. S-Pen: Why are there 3 S-pens for 2 types of phones? If the Note/S22 Ultra series have an integrated S-Pen with all the bells and whistles then the Fold needs to benefit from this feature, there’s no need for a Pro series S-pen.

I would rather have an 8in. inner display to allow for a bigger outer display and hopefully that will create some space for that integrated S-Pen and possibly those updated cameras. FYI: S-Pen does not work with the outer display.

Apps & Inner Display: Samsung should ask for all apps to be optimized for the Foldable line up and make better use of the inner display and use the full screen without losing from the viewing experience or pinch-to-zoom.

The inner display is super sensitive, as it should be, since we aren’t dealing Battery: this phone does well on a full charge and last about 50% through mid-day of video and music streaming. The phone also has additional options to help conserve Battery life.

Charging: this phone, like the S22 Ultra, gets real hot when charging either wired or wireless. This is an area where manufacturers and consumers need to tone it down. Manufacturers need to provide adequate battery life and safe charging and consumers need to take a step back and just let their phone(s) charge.

If the phones heat up while charging, you can’t comfortably hold it to use and do we risk the heat damaging internal components just for a fast charge while paying a hefty price tag for the phone? Do manufacturers and Carriers cover/replace phones due to heat damage? Please consider.

Taskbar: Sweet little add on feature that quickly lets you move between apps, it’s very useful. Camera & Selfies: One thing I noticed that does not transfer from outer display to inner display is the size of the picture taken.

If you take a picture with the phone closed, when you open the phone the picture size will match the outer display. Alternatively, if you take pictures with the phone open, your picture will be the entire size of the inner display.

The Crease: If you’re looking to buy a Foldable phone please don’t complain about the crease, it comes with the territory. Sure, there’s room for improvement but unless you constantly have the phone under bright light, you don’t notice it at all.

People, Get Over It! Finger print sensor: this sensor is very responsive and I’d dare say more accurate at responding than the ultrasonic sensor on the S lineup. Under Display Camera: Unless you’re looking for it, you really can’t notice it.

With Dark mode it does stand out more but again from day to day use, you barely notice its there. Hoping the pixel and picture quality improve. Using the UDC to unlock the phone works very accurately every time.

Bluetooth/Buds connection: I’ve paired my Buds Live and Pro2 to my Fold4, one thing that I noticed is the connection between phone and buds isn’t always strong. In some cases, I open my buds case to connect, the phone recognizes the buds and pair however when I place the buds in my ear there’s no sound, only the phones main volume, and what I end up doing is closing the app, putting the buds back and close the case and start the process over then they function with each other.

Speakers: These need to be louder for the Fold lineup. When I’m using the inner display and at full volume, the volume just isn’t load enough to match the size of the phone. Cases: Another reason why an integrated S-Pen is needed.

Giving that you want to protect your expensive foldable, the current options make you pick and choose between having a Stand, being able to use the S-Pen or a Strap to better hold the phone. Too many options for protecting the phone and being able to use its accessories.

We never had this issue with the Note lineup or the current S22 Ultra.

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Purchased this sim card to use in my Blu Tank 2 cell phone. It worked perfectly in a matter of minutes. Comes with 2 cards the light colored card worked for my product. The US Mobile website will tell you which one to use in your product.

It also worked in my BDF Gimtvtion PT107 10. 7 Tablet. At&T stopped using 2G, so only T Mobile will work. Happy Shopping!.

I received a starter kit and out of the two sim cards I can’t activate either one because I don’t have a phone that they work in… us mobile needs to give out phones wit there sim kit

Purchased 2, one for my wife and 1 for me. They work for about 3 weeks and then went south. Called Tracfone and was on my home phone about 2 hours, twice. Phones are HOT to the touch when charging. I followed all of their instructions.

They worked for a day and died again. They are Nokia 2760 Flip and are totally useless. I am sorry that I ever bought them. Nothing but a piece of crap. And of course my 30 day return is beyond returning.

Never again will I buy your JUNK. This is the 2nd time I have written a review of these items and NO ONE from QVC has ever gotten back to me. Poor service all the way around.

I’m an old codger of seventy and although I love my iPad Pro I only wanted an ‘ordinary’ simple to use phone on which to phone people. My ‘new’ New Condition Nokia 2760 flip phone is brilliant! It arrived well packed ( who needs a fancy box) complete with Brand New battery and mains charger, it was unmarked, no scratches or dents, complete with screen protectors properly fitted and a bargain.

Once the battery was fitted along with my sim ( the phone is unlocked) and charged up it was ready to use. It’s small ( fits in the pocket) is very easy to use ( it’s a Nokia). The buying process with eBay is easy to complete so if you want an easy to use, well engineered simple phone buy one of these.

Oh! One more thing if you want to do more than talk to someone it has a usable camera and it turns off when you close it. Just the ticket!.

Being somewhat challenged where technology is concerned I had an ‘Orange Rio’ for a long time before it gave up! Unable to replace it I was persuaded to ‘upgrade’ and had a touchscreen phone that was supposed to be idiot-proof and simple to use.

The battery life was dreadful as it had so many apps that were never used but had to be there etc. I had dreadful trouble working the ‘swipe this way’ ‘swipe that way’ instructions that it was more trouble than it was worth.

I needed a basic phone to call, text and with a camera for use in emergencies – I don’t want or need one that cooks the supper and tells me the weather in Honolulu! This phone is perfect – straightforward to use – does what I want it to do with no frills!.

I had a store bought tracfone card that was unusable, as part of the code on the back was illegible when I scratched off the security coating. That ended up being a waste of money, as there is no way to use the card if you can’t read the entire code and then enter it into your phone.

I was running low on units, so I still needed to buy more. I decided to buy one online, which I’ve done a number of times before. You don’t have a problem with a bad security coating when you buy them online, as they are emailed to you.

The email form doesn’t have any security coating. I was able to quickly get it added to my phone. I did have one glitch for a short time. At first, my phone only registered the additional days of service added by the card, but not the minutes that I added.

I looked into the problem and was told to turn my phone all the way off, and then on again, and this fixed the problem. I think, from now on, I will try to only use the email version of unit cards, as there is too great a risk of scratching off the numbers along with the security coating when you use actual store bought cards.

Since I’ve used Tracfones for around 16 years, I will continue using their unit cards. I do recommend that other users go with buying them online, so that they can get them by email, to avoid the hazard of scratching off the numbers along with the security coating.

First ordering tracfone minutes online and having it received in your email is about as easy and convenient as it gets. I have probably ordered more than 20 of these cards in this manner and never had any problems with any of my orders.

Second, the reviewers that state it took too long to receive, apparently are not seeing the same message as I am when placing my order with Walmart. They clearly state in large bold letters, it may take up to 48 hours to receive your new pin number needed to add air time.

Now, having said that, my personal experience has been that it has never taken more than 3 hours tops to receive the new pin number from Walmart. I have also seen remarks made concerning not buying a full 1 year card, because if you lose it, you lose all the minutes.

This simply is not true. If you lose your phone with minutes on it, then buy another tracfone, you can still have the unused minutes transferred to the new phone if you have the serial number of the old phone, or even just the old phone number itself.

Also when you have unused minutes with an expiration date in the future, and you purchase more minute, that pushes ALL of your minutes out to an expiration date that goes beyond the 90 day limits. Here is an example.

I had unused minutes on my phone with an exp. date of July 1, 2016. I just yesterday purchased 60 more minutes with a 90 day expiration, However, when I added those minutes, my new exp. date for ALL my minutes is now 9-29-2016.

AND, the last thing I will mention is that I now use one of the new android tracfons that triple the minutes. These separate minutes, data, and texts into 3 different bucket, You have to download a free app called my account, to see how much data, texts, and minutes you have left, along with the exp.

date for all of the minutes. Also, promo codes will not work on these androids. But, they do triple all minutes purchased and are a great value. They also work really well on wifi.

I have been buying 120 and 60 minute cards for my Tracfone “dumb phone” with email delivery, for years, until last week, then they were nowhere to be found, so I had to go to the store. Now, here they are again.

Anyone with a Tracfone that doesn’t have an on-line account set-up, should get one. We can now add the minutes from phone cards thru our account page, and there’s a link to reset our voicemail password if that gets messed up.

Otherwise we will be dealing with Philippine tech support. Don’t forget about promo codes. There’s a crap-load of places on line with promo codes. Just Google it. I can usually find a code for an extra 60 minutes in addition to my triple 60s, and there is a place on the account page to enter the promo code too.

Easy, peasy. Re ups my iphone SE for a full year. No contracts, no hassles. Just buy the card, enter it’s pin and forget it for another year.

Everything I need, but I never use it except when travelling, so the price was not what I would find pleasing. Somewhat cumbersome to install – lots of hoops to jump through. Delivery was timely but used a complicated process.

It is what it says it is. You get 1 year of active phone use, with the 400 minutes (doubled for us, as our phone is a double-minutes-for-life thing). Our boy wasn’t using many minutes, but the active date kept expiring, so we figured we’d get this and not have to worry about it for a year.

It works out to around $8. 30 per month, so that’s pretty good.

Hello I am here for everyone I love this product, I love all the products of this company if you allow me to review this product I would be grateful to you. With my love and appreciation my name is Mauricio and i will love this product !!!!!!!!!!!!!.

Cheap. Made poorly. Breaks too easy. Apps freeze. Horrible service/reception in my area. Waste of money in my opinion

For the basic flip phone its great. Plus its bluetooth capable! The numbers are easy to read. if some one want s a simple phone, easy to use , this is it.

First things first, the main reason I got this phone was because it flipped open. It’s still really cool after having it for a couple of months (The dent in the middle of the main screen is going to be obvious when the light is hitting it a certain way, but when you’re holding it you’re not going to see it and if you do it’s not really noticeable but if you’re picky about stuff like that then this probably isn’t the best phone for you).

It also have face ID, fingerprint ID, and a password/pin/pattern option so the security is nice. And as someone who switched from an iPhone, this phone was relatively easy to set up and customize it to exactly what I wanted.

I do still believe that the outer screen is very purposeful, seeing as I usually open my phone to take pictures or to change a song, but if you’re someone who goes on their phone a lot- turning it on and off a lot- then this phone might get a tad bit annoying.

Also it’s difficult to open it with just one hand (it’s not impossible, just more difficultly than a phone should require) it will require two hands and it can get a little annoying. I also really love the fact that it can sit up while folded up, it’s most useful when I’m watching a video, using the calculator, or on a video call.

Now as for the things I didn’t like about it: 1. The battery life- it is god awful. Luckily I’m already someone who carries a portable charger and a laptop with them most of the time outside of my house so I’m able to plug it and I’m fine but at certain times- like going out for the night or going to work for a few hours- this phone will most likely die, or at the very best less than 20%, before you even get back home ESPECIALLY if you use your phone often.

2. Every filter on Tik Tok and some filters on other social media (Snapchat, Instagram, etc. ) don’t work at all so if you’re someone who likes to hop on trends that require the use of a filter this phone isn’t for you.

3. I’m not sure if this is just me but there are apps that won’t send me notifications. It’s a bit annoying because I have to remember to check the app myself to see if I’ve received any messages but again I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s just my phone.

I’ve tried installing and uninstalling the apps, restarting my phone etc. but I thought I’d still put it here in case anyone else had the same problem. 4. Like I stated in the first paragraph, it’s a real hassle to open up the phone with one hand and it might sound like I’m being nit-picky but it’s just something I’ve grown tired of on this phone.

5. This phone is beyond FRAGILE. I’m not someone that drops their phone and I even dedicated a little baggie to it that I regularly clean since it doesn’t have dust-resistance (so your pockets aren’t the best place to have this phone).

The main screen of the phone is made of plastic (which gives it more ease to fold without cracking in the middle) and because of this soft plastic it dents at the smallest amount of pressure. So if you’re someone with nails this isn’t the best phone for you and if you’re someone who likes having their phone in their pocket (or just anywhere that can have dust, crumbs, etc) then the little pieces of dust, rocks, etc.

will end up also leaving dents in the screen. Of course they’re not noticeable but when the phone is turned off you can see every little dent. I’m nit-picky about it because I like to have a clean phone.

All in all, I was very excited to hear Samsung had updated some of the features on the Z Flip and this flip phone concept is super awesome but they just have a few more kinks to work out and then this phone will be perfect!.

I took a gamble and ended up getting a Galaxy Z Fold 3 because essentially at the time of upgrade there was no new Note to purchase. It (s22 ultra) was 2 months away, but there was no guarantee if it would launch or what it would look like and I didn’t want a Google Pixel phone, iPhone, s21 or old Note 20 (It also didn’t help that I was intrigued by it since it launched last summer).

So essentially Samsung’s trick of trying to get Note users to be adopters of Fold, worked on me. The Fold has quite a few things to like: if you enjoy gaming and the game is optimised for use on the Fold, it can be an enjoyable, immersive experience.

It’s great for multitasking e. g. watching a video or reading and taking notes. It still has a wow factor as people aren’t used to seeing phones that can open up to a larger screen, plus it’s a stylish looking phone.

Notwithstanding, battery life is poor, which I’m kind of used to, as I own the standard Note 10, but with a phone that’s marketed as being for power users, I was hoping for slightly better performance (I have to have power saving mode on most days to get to the end without a charge).

Having owned the standard Note 10, I was hoping for a better camera selection, but I would say that images are only marginally better than what my old phone could do. The main killer for me is the size/weight, it’s heavy, really heavy, my wrists have started to hurt and I fear I’m getting repetitive strain injury from carrying the load.

It”s an awkward shape and not easy to put in pockets, plus the outside screen makes texting a challenge, even if swiping one handed, and when using the inside screen for texting, I find it too large to text comfortably unless using it like a laptop, (lay flat on the table).

Also right now I’m mainly at home, so I dread to think how comfortable it would be to use if I was actually out and about all day. If I was going to go out for the night I’d probably have to take a different phone as this would take too much space, and definitely wouldn’t fit in a small hand bag (The Flip would though).

If I was doing long train commutes for work, I think I would find this phone more handy than a standard candy bar phone, but I’m yet to test that use case. It didn’t come with the separate S pen, but I was able to claim it along with the case and 25w charger, which in my opinion should have come as standard anyway, based on how high the RRP is.

The S pen experience isn’t a match to what it is on a Note. It’s great that’s there’s more screen space to work with, but I actually find the pen a bit of an uncomfortable size, sometimes it feels too long and of course the main bug bear is that it’s not housed in the phone, and add in that it can’t be used on the front screen (there is a bit of a hack to write on the front screen, but you still can’t use the pen to do it) and it doesn’t include all the air actions.

Re the battery, it’s seems to take a longer while to charge than my old Note. Probably because it only has a 4300 mAh battery, which is rather small considering what it has to power, but having a bigger battery would also make the phone heavier, which I wouldn’t welcome.

In regards to customisation, the case selection for this phone is poor, there aren’t many options, it’s sister phone – z flip has way more, but probably because it is closer to the standard candy bar form factor.

I’ve tried a few cases and they either add additional bulk, or do not offer enough protection, i. e the hinge is exposed. Lots of people bad mouthed S pen case, and by no means is it perfect, but in the end I’ve found it more useful as it gives me something more to grip on to when the phone is open, especially if I have the pen holder on it still.

It could do with some magnets to keep the flap down, and it’s a bit annoying that there’s extra material when it’s open, but it’s not too bad. One of the other big drawbacks is having to constantly worry about the inner display and the responsibility of maintaining it.

The phone is water resistant, but not dust and it is rather prone to finger smudges, and lint build up around the screen protector on the inner display, which once again is disappointing. The crease sometimes gets in the way, but most of the time I don’t notice it.

It’s more noticeable on the Flip because it’s horizontal and you’re more likely to have to move your hand over it when tapping on the certain areas of the screen. One thing is that having the big screen can be a drawback, because it highlights how grainy certain images are or games that look fab on a normal phone, might not look as polished on the Fold because you can see more details and it’s clear that the image isnt a good as you thought (e.

g on PES the football players have less definition on the Fold). Re specs – it’s 5g, 120hz (which I rarely get to experience because it’s always in power saving mode), 888 Snapdragon, updated to Android 12, it’s 271g (which by now, you know I hate), and it should be water resistant for up to 30 mins.

I really really want to love this phone, but right now, the best I could say is that I like its potential and hate it’s ergonomics. I kind of somewhat feel like a tester, and that I’m not getting the full end user experience.

It’s like it’s in the UAT or pre production stage. It’s enjoyable testing new features, but not when I have to pay such a hefty cost to do so, and I just want it to enhance my life not make it more difficult.

I’m torn because I do like a lot of things about the phone, for instance I’m not sure I can go back to a small screen, but ultimately it would be cheaper and easier to have a good flagship phone, i. e.

S22 and a seperate tablet (as I don’t currently have one). I’ve only had it for a month, so I’m going to persevere and hope that the wrist pain settles instead of deteriorating, so that I can make the most out of what the phone has to offer and it’s concept.

Going forward if some of the gripes mentioned above are dealt with, I’d have a better user experience, hopefully by the time I’m due for a next upgrade, all my requirements will be met.

I purchase this used T-Mobile Prism II – 4GB – Gray (T-Mobile) Smartphone for under $30. 00. This is the Best Mobile Phone I’ll had this far. My son had recently bought a new one several months prior, so, I knew a few things about it.

I’ve never thought that this phone would be so cool. P. S. I’m Loving It.

It’s a good product as it is, but it might have been released ahead of it’s time. It has a few bugs and glitches and it’s a bit slow and laggy but considering the price, it’s worth the headache. Good basic smartphone; if you just need something to keep you occupied until you upgrade.

It’s better than the Prism I. it can call, text, play more advanced play-store apps and even more than the older model could. well worth the value. Brought the product because the previous model was out of date and worn out.

Having owned the 1st gen SE for five years the battery was shot and I was contemplating replacing it for a while, but I’m glad I waited for the 3rd gen SE to come out – with the same A15 chip as the current flagship iPhone 13, and even the upcoming iPhone 14, it has performance to spare and is future proofed as far as any phone can be.

Apps launch instantly, mobile 4g and 5g speeds match wifi performance (depending on the signal of course). I find battery life to be excellent – after a full day of use (for me that’s at least 3 hours screen time using web, navigation, email, texting, photos/video, a few 10 min calls) I often still have 60% battery left the next morning.

Whilst the LCD screen is small and unfashionable with its bezels, it is adequate for all my daily needs including email, etc. if you know you need a large screen for work or gaming, you’re unlikely to be considering this phone anyway.

For those who prefer a pocket sized phone, the screen is sharp and works well in all lighting conditions except direct bright sunlight where high contrast text is legible, but subtle tones and details in photos are hard to see (I’ve yet to see a screen that works well in such conditions).

It also retains the home button and Touch ID which I appreciate and prefer to Face ID, especially when using banking apps and Apple Pay. The main camera is adequate for most situations and has Apple’s latest image processing so the quality of photos and video is high.

The front camera is of a lower resolution so selfies are not to the same standard. John Lewis sell at the same price as other retailers, but include a 2 year warranty which no one else does so represent excellent value for money.

See my YouTube review for the iPhone SE (2022) by typing: “iPhone SE 5G (2022) Starlight Review: Apple’s Best Budget iPhone!” into the YouTube search. The Positives: • It has the A15 Bionic Chip. The most powerful smartphone chip in the world! • It takes great photos • It is 5G enabled • It has a longer battery life than the previous model • It will be supported with Apple iOS software updates for many years The Negatives: • It is an old design • It has a 7 megapixel camera on the front • There is no night mode • The phone is not as feature rich as the iPhone 13 models The Design The design of the SE is the same as the iPhone 8, a phone that was released almost 5 years ago.

By today’s standards this is old, but old doesn’t necessarily mean bad as the SE is lightweight, comfortable to use and easy to carry on your person. The Camera The camera lenses/sensors are the same as the previous SE from 2020.

There is a 12 megapixel lens on the back and a 7 megapixel lens on the front. However, although these are the same as the previous model the images this phone takes are fantastic, thanks (in part) to the SE’s new image processing.

For more information see my video review. The Performance! The new SE includes the latest A15 Bionic chip, the most powerful smartphone chip in the world. The Battery The battery should comfortably last over a day with medium use thanks to the larger battery and power efficiency of the A15 Bionic chip.

5G 5G is another big plus for this phone, but it’s only useful if: a) You are in a 5G enabled area b) Have a good data (SIM) plan For the price the iPhone SE (2022) this is the most powerful phone you can get, a phone which will last many years to come.

iPhone SE 2022 Review I felt compelled to write this review after I had read so many other reviews before making this purchase. And I think this little powerhouse of a phone deserves it. I have just spent a year with the IPhone 13.

But moved to this phone. The iPhone SE 2022 is quite literally punching above its weight. With the same A15 Bionic CPU that is found in Apple’s flagship model (13 Pro), extended battery life, 5G network capabilities and the option of larger memory size.

This mobile really stands up for itself. One thing I’ve read so much about from trusted reviews and other comments is the criticism of the form factor / screen size. For me, the size of this was one of the MAIN reasons to get this phone.

I don’t want a huge, heavy phone in my pocket. The 4. 7″ is in my opinion just perfect, and with the iPhone SE you hardly notice it at all. Its easy to hold and use and very light. It also uses Touch ID which I actually prefer than FaceID as it’s quicker and more convenient.

It was a shame to hear that this could be the last time Apple support this smaller size and are moving the next SE to a larger screen, another reason why I wanted to get this version before they do. This phone for me is perfect in every way, and if you are able to, I would go for the larger 256GB memory size to really future proof this device.

I finally upgraded from my Note 10+ that I got at launch all the way back in 2019, and my experience with the ultra relative to it has been pretty positive. But while the S line has been on a bumpy road with features additions, removals, combinations, and design changes, the only thing radically different between 2019 Note and 2022 Ultra is the 44 extra pixels of height on the display.

It’s the same boxy design (which I like), the same curved sides (thankfully much less intense this time around), same S pen (almost exactly the same even), and the same Samsung experience we’ve gotten used to with OneUI.

However, I am happy I upgraded, because while I didn’t gain any features, everything I had before has been upgraded and tweaked to be smoother, quicker, and more powerful. The display is much brighter, and is just as easily viewable outside on a bright day as it is inside at night.

The battery, while I’ve heard it’s lesser than the S21 Ultra, is still miles ahead of the 5-6 hours my Note was left with by the time I upgraded (I had never replaced the battery), I’ll easily get 8 or 9 hours off a full charge and I’d consider myself a power user with many background apps as well as processing heavy daily tasks.

S Pen thankfully has all of the features it did before, I’m one of the few who finds practical use for Air Command when watching YouTube propped on a table and don’t need to reach my arm across to skip or change the volume, and especially when taking photos from distances or if I need to hold a specific angle and tapping the shutter button would ruin it (I can’t be the only one with that problem right?).

Speaking of photos, the cameras live up to the hype on this year’s Ultra. I’d heard complaints and gripes since the S20 but when I finally jumped it seems Samsung has ironed out most of those. Point and shoot picture taking, without any fancy zooming or photo modes, is class leading, and while you lose zoom options in the true 108 MP mode having a photo with a ton of detail can be cool and enhance it in most situations.

Wide angle is basically perfect, with the great color and detail persisting across the lenses, and the zoom is mind blowing and very freeing. The best uses I’ve found for the zoom are wildlife or nature photos, where you can frame something exactly and get it in crisp detail.

Zooming up to 60x is usually the most you’ll get away with, although I’ve managed to get a couple stunning shots at 100x, which is impossible on my brother’s S21 Ultra. The night mode is so good it’s almost a catch-22 (pun intended), if you take a picture at night it’ll automatically do a long exposure night mode photo and the result just looks like daytime, complete with blue skies.

This does mean if you want to preserve the dark night look, some adjustments or post touchups will be needed, although it’s better to capture all the detail now and adjust later than to lose it all in the dark from the beginning.

A good tip for using the camera is that photos never end up how they do from the viewfinder, there’s a ton of post process done on every one (something you can turn off in pro mode if it’s not your fancy) so you might just need to take a photo to see if it’ll be good.

Video performance is pretty good but can be hit or miss, although admittedly I don’t take many videos. The same great color performance carries through most of the time but lighting can be a bit off, especially when you have a bright light in a dark room (i.

e. a TV screen in a room at night) but it’s usually taken care of with quick adjustments with the brightness slider. A good benchmark for video lighting is plays, as in live actors across a stage. Being a large dark room and wanting to capture what’s going on can be tough for a lot of cameras but with a couple taps the S22 catches up and creates a surprisingly balanced and detailed video from what would normally be very non-optimal circumstances for phone cameras.

Overall I think it’s definitely an Ultra phone, it’s got all the big numbers and lives up to them for me, even if they might not have in the device’s between my Note and now. And while there aren’t any new features compared to my Note, it doesn’t mean this isn’t the swiss army knife of phones, heck, electronic devices.

As a tech enthused type I often need to do specific tasks for this and that and in specific ways for this device or that one, and this phone works every time when I use it, although for productivity my desktop computer is my first choice when I’m home.

Samsung has made a very refined device, bringing all the best features from past devices and upgrading them to truly be worthy of the name Ultra. I’d recommend the phone to anyone looking for the absolute highest across the board, even if it doesn’t do anything incredibly interesting like fold in half or have a ring light built in.

I bought this phone, the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, the best variant of their 2022 flagships, a month ago and I absolutely love it. It’s the best phone I’ve ever had, and that does sound cliche, but I will explain why I say this.

Samsung is a consumer electronics company that’s been around for over sixty years – it’s absolutely clear that they know their material. Their camera features which they’ve built into this device are absolutely above and beyond what I’ve seen on other phones, and even other dedicated cameras! I believe I read that consumer electronics companies (maybe it was just Samsung themselves!) decided that the best camera a consumer has is the one that is on their person at all times – Samsung most definitely follow this philosophy closely.

The cycle for taking a single, simple yet extremely high-quality, high-resolution (nominally 4000×3000 pixels – depending on color range and variety going up to six megabytes) picture can be completed in maybe five seconds depending on how long it takes to line up the shot – a grid and AI can assist with this – but if you can spare 15, you can make a Single Take session, which captures multiple photos and videos from different angles.

And there are professional features included which I have not yet explored. The customization afforded to the user compared to my previous phones, which due to their operating system have been comparatively locked down, is absolutely overwhelming.

I don’t believe I’ve discovered half of what this phone can do at its core, and I’ve got a while yet, I suppose, before I do. From motion wallpaper, custom icons and sounds for each app, multiple home screens and widgets, to varied ways to navigate the phone’s interface – including eliminating the navigation bar and going full gesture mode on the full display – you’ll never lack ways to make this phone your own.

Samsung also have you covered with this phone if you use a computer heavily! If you use Windows 10 or 11, you can use their app called Phone Link, together with the Link to Windows feature on the phone, to send and receive messages, make and receive calls, look at and transfer pictures, and stream the screen wirelessly! The best part of computer integration is this: There is a feature called DeX, for Desktop eXperience, which describes it to a tee! Download the special app on Windows or other platforms, connect via a USB-C cable, USB-C to A cable or (most conveniently) wirelessly, and you have a whole other operating system overlaid, but integrated with the host! Here, the potential for interoperability is greatly increased, and some phone apps have greatly expanded UX (User eXperience) if used on a desktop – many times you can access their tablet interface or even other special functions! Bottom line – get this phone if you want a full exploration of all that consumer mobile devices can do, and many things you didn’t even know were possible on handheld devices!.

I’ll try to make this review short and concise as there are probably plenty of detailed reviews that have been written or video recorded. I’ll try to breakdown the areas which I have a problem with after I give an overview perspective.

Overview Perspective Having not owned a Samsung smartphone in close to 10 years (my last device was a Note 3) I can see that Samsung has come a LONNNNNGGG way in improving the design and functionality of their devices.

The S22 Ultra is definitely one of the best Android devices of 2022 and with Samsung’s commitment to 4 years of OS upgrades and 5 years of security patches, the S22 Ultra will be a solid device for years to come.

Area of Contention #1: Software. Touchw. I mean Samsung One UI (;-) is a MARKED improvement over Touchwiz of yore – however, it is still a fairly “heavy” Android skin that seems to still stand to be improved upon quite a bit.

I am coming from a OnePlus 7 Pro (still running the ORIGINAL Oxygen OS (11)) and OnePlus WAS known for having a light Android skin tweaked for performance and battery life. Samsung could take some direction from OnePlus for tweaking their skin for better battery life and performance and leaving the extras that they add into their deployment of Android as plug-ins or software that can be loaded from the Galaxy Store.

One of my main gripes with the software concerns Bluetooth in the following regards: 1) The BT device menu popping up EACH TIME you turn on the BT radio (it is MIND NUMBINGLY ANNOYING) 2) Not being able to see the battery life of the connected BT device directly in the status bar (as I can on my OnePlus) (and instead having to long-press on the BT icon (when the device is connected) from quick settings to see the battery life of the connected device.

This is a HUGE miss and one that should be a STANDARD for Android as a whole (let alone the S22 Ultra). I could go on and on with other little details, but overall – OneUI has much room for improvement that I hope gets better with OneUI 5 and beyond.

Area of Contention #2: Battery Life I know that there are many factors involved in the battery life of a device and that battery life is a subjective topic person-to-person – HOWEVER, the battery life for the S22 Ultra SHOULD BE MUCH BETTER.

Yes, I can make it through a day on a charge (I have the charge setting enabled to limit charging to 85%) and I only charge my device when I need to and not every night (I am trying to extend the life of the battery for as long as possible).

However, with my OnePlus 7 Pro – I can EASILY make it a Day and a half before having to charge that device versus the S22 Ultra where I am true to have to top it up first thing in the morning following a previous day’s use.

I know that this is attributed to how the software and OS is optimized and there’s not much that I can do about it (other than uninstalling apps that I don’t use). Area of Contention #3: Speakers Performance.

Okay, there’s no easy or nice way to put this but. the speakers on the S22 Ultra are pure sh!t My OnePlus 7 Pro has a pair of speakers that blows the speakers on the S22 Ultra out of the water (and that device is 3+ years old!).

For a $1000+ device, I expected speakers to be top-of-the-line and competing with the speakers from iOS-based phones – but instead, they are just pure trash and that is unacceptable. If I didn’t invest so much into this device (case, screen protector, vinyl skins, etc.

) – I would highly consider trading this phone in for the new Pixel 7 Pro. I may even consider trading this in for the S23 Ultra if that device has an improvement in the speakers (volume output, better bass tones, etc.

) (YES, the speakers are THAT BAD). In conclusion, the S22 Ultra is a solid device that will MORE THAN fulfill your smartphone needs. It has areas that desperately need to be improved upon if Samsung continues to price this device in the $1000+ territory, but for the price, you’re getting a device that will serve its purpose and then some.