Smartphone market analysts note a noticeable drop in demand for the Galaxy S series flagship smartphones. Sales statistics, starting with the Galaxy S8, show that interest in Samsung flagships is declining, forcing the company to revise its production and financial forecasts. The company hopes that the Galaxy S22 family will not repeat the fate of its predecessors and will be more readily purchased.
Samsung’s expectations for S22
Samsung is cautiously optimistic and hopes that it will be able to sell at least 30 million units of the line. At least for this number of Galaxy S22 series devices, the company ordered components from partner suppliers. And this is almost 20% more than the volume of components that were ordered for the release of the Galaxy S21 series.
According to Samsung’s forecasts, the Galaxy S22 should be the most popular and will be able to sell 12 million units. The Galaxy S22 Ultra should also be popular enough. The company plans to sell 10 million of the super flagship. But the Galaxy S22 + may not be the most actively sold device in the series. The company expects that it will be able to sell about 8 million Plus versions.
Samsung Electronics, which introduced the flagship Galaxy Tab S8, S8+ and S8 Ultra tablets a couple of days ago, as well as the Galaxy S22 , S22+ and S22 Ultra smartphones, announced the start of pre-orders for the smartphones in several markets.
When pre-ordering the Galaxy S22 series smartphones, customers will receive the Galaxy Buds Pro noise-canceling headphones as a gift. The S22 and S22+ will be available in Phantom Black, Phantom White, Green and Pink, as well as Samsung.com-exclusive Purple, Cyan, Graphite, Beige. The Galaxy S22 Ultra will be available in phantom black, phantom white, green, burgundy, and Samsung.com-exclusive graphite, blue, and red.
Here is a comparison between the base models of the S21 and the new S22 smartphones.
Galaxy S22 vs Galaxy S21
Galaxy S22 |
Galaxy-S21 |
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|---|---|---|
| Screen | AMOLED 6.1″ FHD+ LTPO 10-120 Hz 2400 x 1080 pixels 1500 nits |
AMOLED 6.1″ FHD+ LTPO 10-120 Hz 2400 x 1080 pixels 1300 nits |
| Chipsets | Exynos 2200, 4nm Wi-Fi 6 |
Exynos 2200, 4nm Wi-Fi 6E |
| Software | Android 12 + One UI 4.1 | Android 11 + One UI 3.1 |
| RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Storage | 128/256 GB | 128/256 GB |
| microSD | No | No |
| Camera | 50 MP Wide Angle f/1.8 OIS PDAF Dual Pixel 12 MP Ultra Wide Angle f/2.2 120° 10 MP Telephoto 3X Optical Zoom f/2.4 OIS PDAF |
12 MP Wide Angle f/1.8 OIS PDAF Dual Pixel 12 MP Ultra Wide Angle f/2.2 120° 64 MP Telephoto 3X Digital Zoom f/2.0 OIS PDAF |
| Selfie camera | 10MP (f/2.2) PDAF Dual Pixel | 10MP (f/2.2) PDAF Dual Pixel |
| Bttery | 3700 mAh Wired charging 25W Wireless charging 15W |
4000 mAh Wired charging 25W Wireless charging 15W |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Biometrics | Ultrasonic fingerprint scanner under the screen | Ultrasonic fingerprint scanner under the screen |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
