Samsung's pricing policy is designed in such a way that with the release of new generations of smartphones, the cost of their predecessors falls, which Apple, for example, cannot afford. For obvious reasons, it makes sense to follow the latest Samsung smartphones in 2021, to control the announced events at which the brand is going to present budget, mid-budget or premium models. As a result, many users who control the release dates of smartphones from the South Korean company save money and keep up with the times. Agree, few people want to buy a smartphone for full price, the successor of which comes out in two weeks. Then it turns out that you did not purchase the newest model, and it also immediately dropped in price, although relatively little time has passed.
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Huge Samsung leak
Samsung is preparing for the premiere of the top-line Galaxy S22 smartphones. It will take place on February 9, 2022 at the Samsung Unpacked event. Two weeks before the presentation, the German portal WinFuture revealed all the details about the new products, including prices for the European market and configuration. Russian prices are still unknown
The Galaxy S22 series, according to available data, will traditionally consist of three models – S22, S22+ and S22 Ultra. But, unlike the S20 and S21 lines, there are still some changes.
The only classic representatives of the S-series will be the S22 and S22+. The top-end S22 Ultra is a replacement for the entire Galaxy Note line, which Samsung abandoned long ago. This is indicated primarily by the presence of a stylus, as well as the design of the case - it is more strict than that of other representatives of the series, and is more reminiscent of the Galaxy Note 20 than the S21 Ultra.
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The start of sales of new Samsung products in Europe is scheduled for February 25, 2022. The timing of the appearance of smartphones in Russia has not been established.
The best Samsung smartwatches have been updated
No matter what anyone says about wearable devices from Samsung, users still consider the Galaxy Watch 4 to be almost the only Apple Watch from the Android world. Google, unfortunately, does not yet have its own watch, so we are content with the Koreans. Just the other day, the company announced a major update for its watches, which brings several interesting features. Now I propose to understand in detail all the innovations, discuss the improvements and once again determine for yourself whether it is worth buying such a device for the sake of all the features.
We're talking about the new features of the Galaxy Watch 4. There's a lot of interesting stuff here.
When we made a selection of the best smartwatches for the end of 2022, we mentioned the Galaxy Watch 4 as the best wearable device that exists on the market. I've seen a lot of different gadgets and this watch literally blew me away. Rest assured, there is a lot to see here. And with the upcoming update, even more so.
Old Samsung smartwatches will receive Galaxy Watch 4 features.
A modern smartwatch is not just a gadget for receiving and sending notifications, receiving calls and SMS, it is a real machine for monitoring your health. Samsung understands this very well and has placed great emphasis on these features.
Health monitoring is the most important function of a smartwatch. It's simply stupid to argue with this.
In the upcoming update, which was launched this week, the Korean company promises many new interesting features that will appeal to, if not every, then many users. Here are the main ones:
- Improved interval training for runners and cyclists.
- A new program to improve sleep quality.
- Updated body composition analysis with sweat loss indicator.
The innovation will mainly affect athletes. Galaxy Watch 4 includes a new interval training feature that allows athletes to track their activity based on their individual characteristics. Now in smart watches you can separately set the duration, distance and number of approaches.
Galaxy Watch 4 has acquired new sports features.
Galaxy Watch 4 will also add two new metrics: VO2 Max and Sweat Loss Indicator .
VO2 Max is a measure of an athlete's endurance, indicating the maximum volume of oxygen per kilogram of body weight that you can absorb in a minute under maximum physical exertion.
VO2 Max is largely aimed at runners and cyclists to help them evaluate their performance in long training sessions. The indicator depends on many factors: age, gender, weight and climate. The watch will analyze all these indicators in detail and give you the finished result. This parameter has long been taken into account in many Garmin models, and now it has come to the Galaxy Watch 4.
Plus, Samsung smartwatches have a new sweat indicator that can measure the amount of sweat produced and tell you how much water you should consume to fully recover. This indicator is extremely important, as it can help professionals protect themselves from dehydration.
The sweat indicator will help you not to overdo it during training.
Koreans also took care of monitoring the health of the heart and blood vessels. After the update, Galaxy Watch will measure your heart rate not only during your workout, but also for two minutes after it ends. This way the watch can understand how long it will take you to recover.
Galaxy Watch 4 has also learned to create a special sleep program that will offer tips and articles for better rest. The program will be compiled individually for each user.
The watch will track your sleep for seven days, monitoring all the necessary parameters using special sensors, and then assign you one of eight sleep types, which are presented in the form of animals in the Samsung Health app.
Depending on your sleep habits, Samsung will choose one of the types represented by animals.
After that, for one month, the watch will offer you various tasks, articles and meditation guides so that you can improve your quality of sleep and say goodbye to problems in this regard forever.
In addition to health features, the Galaxy Watch 4 will feature new straps and additional dial settings. In an official statement, Samsung announces 6 new straps and promises to adapt all existing watch faces to them. Now here you can change the font and color.
New Galaxy Watch 4 straps and dials for them.
Also, very soon the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 will learn to work autonomously with the YouTube Music application via Wi-Fi or LTE. Just imagine: you left your phone at home, went for a run, put on your headphones and everything immediately works as it should.
The Koreans also promise to soon bring support for Google Assistant, so that you can use the voice assistant directly from the watch. Specific dates have not been announced, but they promise to launch the new feature within a few months. The update has been available since February 9, the day of Samsung’s big presentation, at which the Koreans showed the new Galaxy S22 to the world.
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As a result, it turns out that Galaxy Watch 4 combines all the necessary features and is aimed at a wide range of users. These are not the Garmins that athletes love so much and ordinary people do not buy. Samsung's mission is much more important - they bring new features to the masses!
What do you think about smart watches from Samsung? Do you think they are the best solution on the market? I suggest you share your opinion in our Telegram chat or in the comments below, it will be interesting to read.
iPhone 13 size
Samsung's junior flagship, the Galaxy S22, will be similar in screen size to the Apple iPhone 13 - both have a diagonal of 6.1 inches. In this case, it is the new Dynamic AMOLED 2X Infinity-O panel, hidden under reinforced Gorilla Glass Victus and producing an image in Full HD+ format or 2340x1080 pixels.
The mobile phone's screen is characterized by an adjustable refresh rate of up to 120 Hz in 10 Hz increments, a peak brightness of 1500 nits, thin frames around the entire perimeter and a round hole for the selfie camera.
The youngest smartphone in the series, Galaxy S22
Each and every version of the S22 comes with a 3700 mAh battery and 8 GB RAM. The built-in storage capacity is 128 or 256 GB, other options are not provided.
The cost of the Galaxy S22 in the basic version (8/128 GB) is 850 euros (75.8 thousand rubles at the Central Bank exchange rate as of January 27, 2022). The older version (8/256 GB) will cost 900 euros (80.2 thousand rubles).
The price includes a triple main camera. The base 50 MP sensor has a wide-angle lens with an equivalent focal length of 23 mm and an f/1.8 aperture, as well as optical stabilization. Next to it is a 12 MP ultra-wide-angle camera with a 120-degree viewing angle. The third module is 10 MP (optical stabilization, telephoto, EGF 69 mm). The screen contains a 10 MP front camera with a viewing angle of 80 degrees.
The smartphone weighs 167 grams with a thickness of 7.6 mm.
The best Android tablet has been released
Despite the fact that the best tablets on the market are made by Apple, Samsung takes an honorable second place. And this is only because they are based not on iOS, but on Android, which, whatever one may say, is not so well adapted for devices with large screens. But the not-so-successful software base of Samsung tablets is more than compensated for by their excellent hardware. Just take the new Galaxy Tab S8 , which Samsung presented at the Galaxy Unpacked 2022 presentation. These are super tablets.
Galaxy Tab S8 turned out very cool, especially the Ultra version
Let's start with the fact that the Galaxy Tab S8 is not one tablet , but a whole model range consisting of several top-level devices with ceremonial support corresponding to their class. In total, the line consists of three “tablets”.
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This is the classic version, which is called the Galaxy Tab S8 with a screen diagonal of 11 inches, the middle one is the Galaxy Tab S8+ with a 12.4-inch screen, and the older one is the 14.6-inch Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra. But first things first.
Samsung has equipped the Galaxy Tab S8 with the latest technology
All three tablets are made in the same style. That is, visually they are no different from each other, if you do not pay attention to the sizes. These are thin metal “tablets” with a screen that covers almost the entire front panel and thin frames around the edges.
This combination looks, largely due to its minimal thickness, very impressive. The older version looks especially cool, with the lowest ratio of body thickness to display area.
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Display . He's gorgeous here. Even the iPad Pro 12.9 with a miniLED matrix cannot compare with it in quality. All three Samsung tablets have a Super AMOLED panel with true black color, Always On Display support, high energy efficiency and all the ensuing advantages.
Even the notch at the top of the screen is not distracting. It was clearly needed here as a nod to Apple, but overall it doesn’t make the tablet look any worse. Against a black background, you won’t notice it at all.
Galaxy Tab S8 - a tablet with a claim to professionalism
I myself would not hesitate to take the older version of the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra . Because an almost 15-inch SuperAMOLED screen with a 120Hz refresh rate is mega-cool. This is a pleasure to watch movies, videos on YouTube and just surf the Internet or even play.
I’m not even talking about multitasking But then I found out how much Samsung valued this goodness, and all desire to buy anything immediately disappeared.
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I even stopped being interested in the characteristics of the new product. So I will list them only briefly. The main characteristics of the Galaxy Tab S8 are the same for all three models, but there are also some differences related to dimensions:
- Processor – Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
- Display – 11, 12.4, 14.6 inches, 120 Hz
- Battery - 8000, 10,090, 11,200 mAh
- Memory – 8/128, 8/256 GB
- Camera - 13/6 MP (main), 12/12 MP (front)
- Charging power - 45 W
- Platform – One UI 4.0 (Android 12)
- Prices - 64,990, 81,990, 106,990 rubles
Galaxy Tab S8 supports S Pen
As befits top-end Android tablets , all three Galaxy Tab S8 will support the S Pen . In principle, this is a useful thing, but not for everyone. For example, for me it’s just an optional accessory that I wouldn’t buy for anything. So it would be more logical to just start selling styluses separately from the tablet.
I think this would save at least $50, or even more. After all, this is not an ordinary wand, but a smart pen with pressure recognition and other gadgets. So, Samsung, take a cue from Apple.
In addition to the stylus, the tablet has another accessory, although now it’s paid. This is an external keyboard stand like the one that Apple offers to purchase for the iPad Pro - Magic Keyboard. It is designed to emphasize the orientation of the Galaxy Tab S8 towards the professional segment.
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But visual resemblance to a computer is not everything. Even Samsung's own improvements to Android, which seem to expand the capabilities of the OS, can't help. In fact, using such a setup for work is inconvenient for two reasons:
- Firstly, Android, unlike the iPad, is extremely limited from a functional and software point of view, since it does not have many features characteristic of iPadOS that make it more or less close to a computer;
- Secondly, this combination can only be used at the table, which, in principle, narrows the number of scenarios for using the setup. After all, many of us have to open a laptop from time to time and work with it on our laps. It just won't work here.
The Galaxy Tab S8 is too expensive to be preferred over Apple tablets
the Galaxy Tab S8 may be , I have a strong feeling that it will be a very niche device. Primarily due to price and positioning. Samsung is trying to play as a manufacturer of advanced work devices.
But a limited range of professional software, mobile hardware and Android, which in principle is rather poorly adapted for large screens, are practically ruining the project in the bud.
Looks like Samsung is ready to make its phones even better
I'm not even talking about the price of the Galaxy Tab S8 . If the Ultra version cost the same as the base model - even without a stylus and with a simpler processor - I would buy it without hesitation. A huge and high-quality screen is my weakness, and, I’m sure, not only mine.
In this case, the audience for new Samsung tablets would grow instantly. But with the current shortcomings, the new products promise to remain niche devices that will be bought by 3.5 people, and only because they are most likely fans of the brand. But for me, the best tablets are still iPads. I would pay attention to them when choosing.
Larger smartphone
The Galaxy S22+ is a large modification of the regular S22 with a 6.6-inch screen. The display parameters are the same, with the exception of maximum brightness – it has increased to 1750 nits.
The S22+ is powered by a 4500 mAh battery, due to which it weighs 195 grams. The smartphone borrowed all the cameras from the base S22, as well as the memory capacity.
You can distinguish S22+ from a simple S22 externally only by its dimensions
In European retail, the S22+ with 8/128 GB memory will cost the buyer 1,050 euros (93.6 thousand rubles). The 8/256 GB version costs 1,100 euros (98.1 thousand rubles).
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Integration
Available colors for the S22+ are black, white, green and rose gold. S22 received similar shades.
Samsung Galaxy A02s
A02s are new Samsung Galaxy products for 2022, sales of which began in January. Despite the low price, the model is equipped with 4 cameras, including a depth sensor, which helps the device focus more accurately on the main subject of photography. Live Focus automatically blurs the background when taking a selfie. The thin frames of the Galaxy A02s made it possible to reduce the size of the smartphone without compromising the screen.
| Basic parameters of Samsung Galaxy A02s | |
| Case color | Black, blue, white |
| Matrix | PLS |
| Display | 6.5 inches |
| Permission | 1600x720, 270 ppi |
| RAM | 3 GB |
| Storage device | 32 GB |
| Number of cameras | 4 MP |
| Front camera resolution | 5 MP |
| Resolution of main cameras | 13 (main), 2 (macro) + scene depth sensor |
| Size | 7.6x16.5x0.9 cm |
| Weight | 196 g |
| Price | From 9950 rub. |
Pros : – powerful battery; – charges quickly; – “night mode”, which reduces the screen brightness; – scratch-resistant housing.
Cons : – low pixel density on the display; – many pre-installed applications; – low resolution of the front camera; – fast charging adapter must be purchased separately; – weak processor.
A true flagship
The new line of Samsung flagship smartphones is crowned by a hybrid of the Galaxy S and Note lines. The S22 Ultra mobile phone has a 6.8-inch screen versus 6.7 inches for the iPhone 13 Pro Max. This is a Dynamic AMOLED 2X Infinity-O Edge matrix with a 2K+ screen (3080x1440 pixels), a refresh rate of up to 120 Hz, Gorilla Glass Victus glass and a brightness of up to 1750 nits. There is support for the included stylus.
Samsung's top-end flagship 2022
In Europe, you will have to pay at least 1,250 euros (111.4 thousand rubles) for the S22 Ultra for the version with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal memory. There are also configurations with 12/256 GB and 12/512 GB at a price of 1350 euros (120.4 thousand rubles) and 1450 euros (129.3 thousand rubles), respectively.
For this money, the buyer will receive a mobile phone 8.9 mm thick and weighing 227 grams with a 5000 mAh battery. The front camera here has a 40-megapixel sensor and f/2.2 aperture.
Galaxy Note 20, released in summer 2022
The rear camera of the S22 Ultra combines a 108 MP base sensor (OIS, f/1.8), a 12 MP ultra-wide angle (120 degrees) and two 10 MP sensors each, both telephotos with OIS (f/2.4 plus EGF 69 mm and f/4.9 plus EGF 230 mm, respectively).
Last year's Galaxy S21 Ultra
The S22 Ultra will be available in black, white, green and dark red.
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Our listing shows presentation dates, which may differ from when models go on sale. As practice shows, the time difference varies from 2 weeks to 2 months.
Galaxy M62 – March 3
The mid-budget model of the Galaxy M62 series joins our list of new Samsung smartphones in 2022. In any case, the device should receive this name in Europe. Initially, data appeared about it under the code name F62. The device will probably have the latter name in India. The device has a Super AMOLED display and will cost around $330 (price relevant for the Indian market). The Exynos 9825 series processor will be responsible for performance. The display size is 6.7 inches. The main camera includes four lenses, including 64, 12, 5 and 5 megapixels. The model runs on Android 11 with One UI 3.1 shell.
Pros:
- good chip;
- branded shell;
- excellent display;
- gorgeous camera.
Minuses:
- not found.
Galaxy A52 5G – March 26
This model is designed to work with 5G. At the same time, the new Android smartphone from Samsung runs on the One UI 3 series shell. As for technical characteristics, it should be noted that it supports the Snapdragon 750G processor. Gadgets are available in several configurations, including 6 and 8 gigabyte RAM. The ROM capacity can be 128 or 256 gigabytes. The display uses an excellent screen based on AMOLED technology with a refresh rate of 90 Hz. The main camera received four modules, including a 64 megapixel, 8 megapixel, 5 and 5 megapixel sensor. The battery capacity is 4500 mAh, and the fast charging power is 25 W.
Pros:
- excellent display;
- good power;
- protected housing;
- main camera
Minuses:
- unknown.
Galaxy S20 Ultra
A top-end smartphone from Samsung with a high screen resolution and the ability to shoot in 8K. The 108 MP main camera with 4x optical and 100x digital zoom allows you to photograph even the smallest details without loss of quality. When using the “Multi-shot” mode, the gadget automatically shoots video, independently analyzes the received material and provides the user with several photographs and videos in different modes and angles.
| Key parameters of the Galaxy S20 Ultra | |
| Case color | Black, white, silver |
| Matrix | Amoled |
| Display | 6.9 inches |
| Permission | 3200x1440, 509 ppi |
| RAM | 12 GB |
| Storage device | 128 GB |
| Number of cameras | 5 |
| Front camera resolution (MP) | 40 |
| Resolution of main cameras (MP) | 108, 48, 12 + scene depth sensor |
| Dimensions | 7.6x16.5x0.9 cm |
| Weight | 220 g |
| Price | From 70490 rub. |
Pros: – high resolution front camera; – high-quality stabilization; - good sound; – improved personal data protection system; – night mode function with artificial intelligence allows you to take clear photos with correct color reproduction even in the dark; – IP68 moisture protection.
Cons: – large size and weight; – discharges quickly in the cold; – the camera block protrudes strongly; – in 120Hz mode the battery drains quickly; – in low light conditions, autofocus does not work well.
The Galaxy S20 Ultra allows you to take 33MP photos from 8K videos.
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Samsung Galaxy A51
One of the most popular smartphone models in the world. The functionality of the gadget significantly exceeds its cost. A lightweight and compact device with 4 rear cameras, face and fingerprint unlocking and high screen resolution, it works quickly, even under heavy load. The bright colors of the body with a metallic sheen make the Galaxy A51 an ideal gift for both children and seniors.
Main characteristics of Galaxy A51:
| Case color | Black, white, blue, red |
| Matrix | Super Amoled |
| Display | 6.5 inches |
| Permission | 2400x1080, 405 ppi |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage device | 64 GB |
| Number of cameras | 5 |
| Front camera resolution (MP) | 32 |
| Resolution of main cameras (MP) | 48, 12, 5, 5 |
| Dimensions | 7.4x15.8x0.8 cm |
| Weight | 172 g |
| Price | From 16990 rub. |
Pros : – bright screen, rich colors; – many settings for photography; – fast charging; – reads faces even in the dark; – compact design – the cameras do not protrude much from the rear panel.
Cons: – autofocus does not always work; – at full load it discharges quickly; – the screen and side inserts are easily scratched; – a lot of unnecessary pre-installed applications from Samsung; – unstable operation of the fingerprint scanner: it is difficult to unlock the phone with wet hands or flaky skin; – when you enlarge photographs, strong pixelation is noticeable; - fragile body.
