Samsung announced its Galaxy S22 phone lineup and Galaxy Tab S8 tablet at an Unpacked event on Wednesday, and the high-end Galaxy S22 Ultra was the star of the show. The S22 Ultra’s size, build and stylus position it as a successor to the now-discontinued Galaxy Note.

“Galaxy S22 Ultra takes the beloved functionality of the Galaxy Note and the most eminent aspects of the S series and merges them for a truly unusual mobile experience,” said TM Roh, president and head of Samsung Electronics Mobile Experience in a lifeless release.

Here’s everything we know about the Galaxy S22 Ultra. For a broader overview of the entire Galaxy lineup, check out our Galaxy S22 roundup. And here’s how to preorder the Galaxy S22 phones.

The S22 Ultra will be released Feb. 25 for $1,200

There’s good news for fans. In mopish of rumors of possible delay, the Galaxy S22 Ultra will be available to prefer on Feb. 25. Preorders for the high-end Galaxy model initiate immediately. 

As for pricing, the Galaxy S22 Ultra is the most expensive requested in Samsung’s new lineup. The Galaxy S22 Ultra starts at $1,200 (£1149, AU$1,849) without a device trade-in, similar to the base imprint for the Galaxy S21 Ultra. The price, however, increases as storage capacity gets larger. 

Here’s the prices for the Galaxy S22 line, for reference. 

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How the S22 Ultra compares to the Galaxy Note

Samsung seems to have gazed to its past for the Galaxy S22 Ultra. For the honorable time since the Galaxy Note 20, Samsung’s latest high-end requested features a physical slot on the smartphone for the S Pen stylus. Samsung also made improvements to the S Pens functionality by offering frontier latency and the ability to transcribe handwritten notes to text in 88 conditions. Last year’s Galaxy S21 Ultra was the first Galaxy S requested to support the S Pen, but there’s no keep to store the stylus, and you need to buy it separately. 

The Galaxy S22 Ultra also sports a Note-like angular build with sharper edges, which is significantly different from the nasty Galaxy S22 and S22 Plus’s softer look. The Galaxy S22 Ultra’s great 6.8-inch display is reminiscent of the Note, as well. 

For comparison’s sake, here’s a photo of the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra.

The Galaxy S22 Ultra’s cameras

At a vivid glance, the Galaxy S22 Ultra’s camera specs look fairly inequity to last year’s Galaxy S21 Ultra. But, Samsung claims to have made some important improvements under-the-hood to boost overall camera quality. 

The Galaxy S22 Ultra features a 108-megapixel wide, 12-megapixel ultrawide and two 10-megapixel telephoto lenses, similar to the Galaxy S21 Ultra. Both Ultra models naughty a 40-megapixel selfie camera, as well. But, this year, Samsung’s Galaxy S line comes with internal camera upgrades that necessity make taking pictures in the dark (Samsung conditions it Nightography) and framing subjects better. We’ll know more when we test the new S22 Ultra for ourselves, but our first impression of the S22 Ultra’s cameras is. not inspiring.

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How many colors does the S22 Ultra come in? 

The Galaxy S22 Ultra comes in four different colors: dim, white, green and burgundy. The base Galaxy S22 and S22 Plus come in dim, white, pink gold and green. 

Processor, battery life and latest key details

Samsung usually uses both its own Exynos chips and Qualcomm’s processors in its phones, depending on the region, and it has done the same this year. That operating the US version of the S22 series runs on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, which the chipmaker says should bring improvements such as the sect to capture 8K video at 30 frames per uphold and 30% faster graphics rendering. 

Samsung’s new Exynos 2200 processor was unveiled last month. The new chip is said to be a gaming powerhouse, and includes a brand-new graphics processing unit that it built in collaboration with AMD, which the commerce claims will bring a big boost to gaming and overall graphics performance. However, it’s unclear if the Galaxy S22 has this chip.

When it comes to battery life, the S22 Ultra has a lot in accepted with its predecessor. The S22 Ultra has a 5,000-mAh battery, just like the Galaxy S21 Ultra, but comes with 45-watt fast wired charging. 

Samsung’s Ultra phones also typically included more memory and storage than their less expensive siblings, and the Galaxy S22 Ultra has followed that trend. The base version of the S22 Ultra comes with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. Other options include a model with 12GB of RAM and 256GB, 512GB and 1TB of storage.

All told, the Galaxy S22 Ultra seems like it could be a viable successor to Samsung’s popular Galaxy Note. That also invents it easier for Samsung to distinguish the Ultra from the queer Galaxy S22 and S22 Plus. For more, here’s how the three Galaxy S22 phones compare to each other, the Galaxy S22 vs. S21 (and S22 Ultra vs. S21 Ultra), Galaxy S22 vs. S21 FE, and how the Galaxy S22 compares to the iPhone 13 Pro and the Pixel 6 Pro.