Samsung Galaxy A22 5G

Samsung Galaxy A22 5G in Black

The **Samsung Galaxy A22 5G** is a mid-range Android-based smartphone developed and manufactured by Samsung Electronics as a part of Galaxy A series. The phone was first released on 24 June 2021. The phone comes with a triple rear camera setup and a 90 Hz display. The battery has 5000 mAh, which is 62% bigger than the battery of the iPhone 13 Pro.

## Design

The Samsung Galaxy A22 5G has a 6.6-inch Infinity-V display with a V-shaped notch at top. The frame and the back panel of the device is made of plastic. There is a side-mounted capacitive fingerprint reader on the right side and a triple rear camera setup with an LED flash at the back. The phone measures 167.2 × 76.4 × 9.0 mm (6.58 × 3.01 × 0.35-inch) and weighs 203 grams (7.2 oz). It is available with Gray, White, Mint, and Violet color options in most markets.

## Hardware

Samsung Galaxy A22 5G is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 700 SoC with 7 nm process, an octa core CPU comprising a high performance cluster with 2×2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 cores and a high efficiency cluster with 6×2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 cores, Mali G57-MC2 GPU and an integrated 5G modem along with up to 8 GB of RAM.

The phone has 4 GB RAM + 64 GB internal storage and 4/6/8 GB RAM + 128 GB internal storage configurations, internal storage can be expanded further by installing a microSD card. The device supports 5G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS/ A-GPS. There is a speaker, a USB Type-C port and a 3.5 mm audio jack at the bottom. It has a 5000mAh non-removable battery with 15W fast charging support.

The phone has a 6.6-inch PLS TFT LCD display with 20:9 aspect ratio, 1080×2400 resolution, ~399 ppi pixel density and 90 Hz refresh rate.

The phone has a triple camera setup with a 48 MP main camera, a 5 MP wide-angle camera and a 2 MP depth sensor. There is an 8 MP front-facing camera located in the V-shaped notch of the display.

## Software

Samsung Galaxy A22 5G runs on Android 11 and One UI Core 3.1.

## Release

### India

The Samsung Galaxy A22 5G was released in India on 23 July 2021 with 6 or 8 GB RAM and 128 GB internal storage. 6 GB model costs Rs.19999 and 8 GB model costs Rs. 21999. However, the device is not available in white.

The device has a twin model called the **Samsung Galaxy F42 5G** with different color options, 64 MP main camera and a slightly different camera setup. It was launched exclusively in India through Flipkart. It is available with 6 or 8 GB RAM and 128 GB internal storage. Mint, Violet, and White color options are not available for this model.

### Europe

The Samsung Galaxy A22 5G was also released in some regions of Europe, with 4 GB RAM with 64 GB internal storage or 4/6/8 GB RAM with 128 GB internal storage. The phone starts from €230, with the 64 GB model costing €230 and the 128 GB model with 4 GB RAM costing €250. By European standards, the device is classified as a phablet for its 6.6-inch screen size.

## Samsung Galaxy Wide5

The **Samsung Galaxy Wide5** was released in South Korea for the South Korean carrier SK Telecom as a South Korean exclusive model. Compared to the Galaxy A22 5G, this variant features a slightly different rear camera setup design, a 64 MP main camera instead of the 48 MP unit and different color options. It is available with 6 GB RAM and 128 GB internal storage. It is available in Black, White, and Blue.