Samsung announces Galaxy S22 and S22 Ultra smartphones: price for South Africa

Samsung has announced its latest series of flagship smartphones — the Galaxy S22 range — as well as the price and launch details for South Africa.

The company unveiled the devices at a launch event on 9 February. The series includes the Galaxy S22, S22+, and S22 Ultra.

Samsung also announced a new range of tablets with the Galaxy Tab S8 series, including the Tab S8, Tab S8+, and Tab S8 Ultra.

Galaxy S22 and S22+ features

On paper, the S22 and S22+ seem very similar to their predecessors–in fact, the newer phones feature smaller batteries and a lower resolution main camera setup.

However, the trade-off seems to be in favour of a faster 4nm processor and enhanced software features.

The S22 features a 6.1-inch FHD+ display with a 120Hz refresh rate, while the S22+ increases this to 6.6 inches.

In terms of the phones’ design, they look similar to last years’ S21 range, but with more muted colours.

The phones each include a triple-lens main camera that includes a 50MP wide-angle lens, 12MP ultra-wide-angle lens, and a 10MP telephoto lens. Meanwhile, on the front, they both have a 10MP selfie camera.

The S22 and S22+ have a 3700mAh and 4500mAh battery respectively, with both phones also featuring 8GB of RAM.

You can see a summary of the Galaxy S22’s specs below: 

• Display: 6.1-inch flat FHD+ AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate
• Processor: 4nm octa-core processor
• Battery: 3700mAh
• RAM: 8GB
• Main camera: 50MP wide-angle lens + 12MP ultra-wide lens + 10MP telephoto lens
• Selfie camera: 10MP
• On-board storage: 128/256GB

Here’s a summary of the Galaxy S22+ specs: 

• Display: 6.6-inch flat FHD+ AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate
• Processor: 4nm octa-core processor
• Battery: 4500mAh
• RAM: 8GB
• Main camera: 50MP wide-angle lens + 12MP ultra-wide lens + 10MP telephoto lens
• Selfie camera: 10MP
• On-board storage: 128/256GB

S22 Ultra features

The major unveiling of the event was the new Galaxy S22 Ultra, which embodies many of the features of a Galaxy Note device.

The smartphone is the first S series device to come with an S Pen built-in. Rather than emulating the design of the S21 Ultra, it resembles a Note device too — including its rectangular corners and curved screen.

Samsung describes the device as its “ultimate and most premium S Series experience yet”.

The device includes a 6.8-inch QHD+ AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate.

For its main camera, it has a quad-camera setup. This includes a 108MP wide-angle lens, 12MP ultra-wide angle lens, and two 10MP telephoto lenses. For its selfie camera, it has a 40MP lens.

Like the other phones in the series, it also features a 4nm processor.

Meanwhile, it has a 5000mAh battery and 12GB of RAM.

The company highlights the low light photography and video recording features of the phone, as well as the productivity features of its S Pen integration.

Samsung Galaxy S22 and S22 Ultra price and launch in South Africa

So when do the phones arrive in South Africa and how much will they cost when they do?

While the phones launch globally on 25 February, they will launch locally on 11 March.

However, local pre-orders for the devices have already opened as of 10 February.

The exact price you pay will depend on the storage capacity of the device you choose.

However, recommended pricing for the Galaxy S22 starts at R19 999.

The Galaxy S22+ starts at R22 999. Finally, the S22 Ultra starts at R28 999.

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