[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] varcor:
Your day has arrived Samslug Fanboy's, this is my final post on this thread. Plus I won't bother responding to your deflections of Fake News, Clickbait Articles, One Person's Opinion and you can't judge because you Lack Experience. No, I don't own the phone since it's a lottery for an overpriced device with wide variations in performance, functionality and efficiency. Plus I don't like the profile but I have used the S22 Ultra on multiple occasions and have direct EXPERIENCE with a number of it's glaring defects.

But don't get overly excited since I'm going to go Big Picture and directly respond to the OP's original question and the answers aren't pretty. My post will not only provide multiple reasons why the S22 Ultra is a poor offering but also Samsung's failures with pre/post release behavior and misconduct.

The issues with the device were noted well before pre-orders and release mainly regarding the Exynos and Snapdragon SoC's which are the heart and brain of every mobile phone. If they're not precisely engineered and in sync with the software this affects wide areas of performance and functionality. As some are hardware related no amount of updates can overcome the deficiencies.

Ice Universe added on Sina Weibo that the AMD GPU is having problems specifically heat problems. The target frequency is apparently 1.9 GHz, but the companies are currently only seeing reasonable thermals at 1.29 GHz. This is resulting in lots of infighting at Samsung about who dropped the ball.

Samsung no-showed on its major Exynos 2200 launch [Update: Samsung speaks]

The Exynos 2200 was supposed to launch on January 11. It didn't.

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Samsung Electronics would not confirm the actual yields of its 4-nanometer chips, but media reports in Korea put the rate at between 20 percent and 30 percent. TSMC reported yields of around 80 percent for its 5-nanometer products in 2019.

Samsung went into denial but later admitted they were having problems with Exynos and Snapdragon SoC's.

samsung: Samsung denies Exynos 2200 performance issues, here’s when the company will launch the chipset - Times of India

Samsung was expected to launch its latest Exynos 2200 processor on January 11. However, the launch was postponed and an online report revealed that du

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Then the GOS Debacle, Samsung's mishandling of the intentional flaw spawned numerous chain reactions.

The major shareholders weren't at all happy.

Samsung Electronics vice chairman Han Jong-hee bowed to shareholders at the general meeting held in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, in his apology for the performance throttling scandal, saying, “We apologize for worrying shareholders and customers"

Next the S10, S20, S21 and S22 were banned by Geekbench for Benchmark Manipultion. Has any other manufacturers been banned by Geekbench? None that I'm aware of.

Geekbench bans multiple Samsung flagships for 'benchmark manipulation'

Geekbench has delisted four years of Samsung Galaxy flagships from the Android Benchmark chart on its browser.

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The FTC in South Korea launched an investigation into the malicious affair.

Korea FTC to investigate Samsung’s Game Optimization Service (GOS) scandal

Well, Samsung knows how to keep itself in the headlines, for good and bad reasons. While the popularity of the ...

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Multiple Class Action Lawsuits have been filed, not solely for GOS but over lagging, speed and performance.

Samsung Phone Lagging? Class Action Alleges the Company Misled Consumers on Speed and Performance

A proposed class action alleges Samsung Electronics America has misled both reviewers and the general public with regard to the speed, battery life and overall performance of certain Galaxy smartphones.

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To me the most egregious decision was reducing the price in South Korea by 50% but making no plans in conjunction with Service Providers to reimburse owners who previously paid full price. I would be livid, what kind of company does that?

Samsung Galaxy S22 price drop in South Korea

Samsung Galaxy S22 series hit sales of 1 million handsets in South Korea within the six weeks of release, reaching the mark two weeks earlier than its predecessor did. Reuters reported a price drop on Samsung flagship S22, the company is pushing the price down to 549,000 won (451 US dollars)...

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Then there are the numerous misrepresentations made by Samsung beyond the initial claim that their chipsets weren't having any issues.

The claimed the display's refresh rate could be slowed to just 10Hz. That didn't happen.

"The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra display has a variable refresh rate going from 1Hz to 120Hz. The Galaxy S22 and S22+ only cover the 48-120 Hz range. That's the latest statement from the company, after initially publishing different numbers. The problem is that while the original numbers weren't entirely correct, the new ones aren't either"

Samsung Galaxy S22+ and S22 Ultra refresh rate explained - GSMArena.com news

Samsung Galaxy S22+ and S22 Ultra refresh rate explained - GSMArena.com news

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Then Samsung touted an awe inspiring 45W Fast Charging. Turned out it barely reduced charging time at all.

[U: New test] Samsung's Galaxy S22 series barely benefits from more powerful 45W charging

An analysis of charging speeds on the Galaxy S22 series suggests that the touted 45W speeds don't actually make a difference.

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Additionally Samsung claimed the chipset is 30% more efficient which would lead one to believe battery life would improve. The Exynos 2200 can't be considered an improvement over it's 2100 predecessor which is a pretty decent SoC. Nor is the Snapdragon Gen 8 a significant improvement over the SD 888, to the contrary others view it as inferior.

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Some will argue S22 Ultra's sales volume shows it's a worthy device but there's a massive astrek in the numbers. Samsung to it's credit is offering huge trade in valuations towards the S22 Ultra, in some cases very close to the original price of the device being traded. Can anyone honestly say the volume wouldn't be significantly lower if those promotions weren't in place? Also Samsung recently announced it will be cutting worldwide production by 30 million units.

Drop Test? Another glaring defect!

Galaxy S22 Drop Test Uncovers ‘Durability Downgrades’

As the Samsung Galaxy S22 slowly begins to reach customers, we’re learning a few key details about its design. We partially know about the durability of

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OneUI 4.1 Skin still has numerous bugs despite an avalanche of updates. Android 12 is no cakewalk either. Combine those with a questionable GPU and user experience can be miserable!

Glitchs widely reported to date include -

Poor SOT and Battery Life

Lagging

Stuttering

Display Issues

ROM and App Management

Social Media Apps

Overheating

GPS Issues

Throttling

Network Issues

Speakers

Cameras, yes even it's magnificent are cameras are drawing criticism.

"Apparently, I am not alone, a user has asked Samsung to improve the quality of the camera, sharing a series of photos showing how the S22 Ultra quality is worse than the S21 Ultra"

Opinions? Yes, but an opinion to the user who voiced it is also a FACT!

Additional if you think XDA has exclusive rights for user's complaints over the Ultra, think again.

S22 Ultra Problems

I'm not sure whether I have been unlucky or not but I have had several issues with my new S22 Ultra 256GB with Exynos CPU. The screen would go blank when browsing on google Chrome, I did find a fix on here for that thankfully. (Iphone McGee advised to type Chrome://flags into chrome and disable...

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Galaxy S22 Series Seems Plagued With Exynos Issues — Here Are Some Examples

Samsung Galaxy S22 users feel the Exynos sting.

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Sure, updates have resolved some defects but nowhere near what's needed an often an update doesn't resolve some issues but actually creates more! For ANY expensive flagship to have this many concerns is beyond unacceptable, this device is an absolute mess! So can people say the S22 Ultra is a bad device?

ABSOLUTELY

Toodles!