With its quality specs and performance, the Samsung Galaxy S21 earned a spot among the best phones of 2021 . Now, a year later, the Galaxy S22 …
With its quality specs and performance, the Samsung Galaxy S21 earned a spot among the best phones of 2021. Now, a year later, the Galaxy S22 series is likely on the horizon, with an Unpacked event set for Feb.9. (Here’s how you can tune in to watch the expected Galaxy S22, S22 Plus and S22 Ultra debut live.) Rumors suggest the Galaxy S22 series may look pretty exciting, but I have my own wish list of features I’d like to see in Samsung’s upcoming phone lineup. The buzz around the S22 has been flying for some time now, with some anticipating features such as a 200-megapixel picture sensor and a smaller display. Check out how the Galaxy S22 could stack up against the Galaxy S21 and the Galaxy S21 FE. We’ve seen glimpses of the Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S22 Ultra in various rumors and leaks over the past few months, but we’ll have to wait until the phone’s reveal to determine if the gossip was true. Here then, are my top five wishes for the Galaxy S22. The camera on the S21 Ultra is superb, with an awesome optical zoom that lets you get shots that few other phones can. But it wasn’t a big upgrade over the S20. Both had 100x zooms, both did 8K video, both had 108-megapixel sensors. The S20 Ultra was the big leap forward, the S21 Ultra just refined it slightly. It’s time, then, for a bigger update, and some early rumors suggest a 200-megapixel sensor and much-improved zoom systems on the S22 Ultra. That would be lovely, but more megapixels doesn’t necessarily mean better photos, so I’d also like to see an even bigger image sensor — maybe a 1-inch sensor. It’s no secret that a bigger image sensor allows for better dynamic range in a photo. If Samsung paired that resolution with a big sensor capable of capturing tons of light and contrast details it could have an absolutely astonishing camera system on its hands. But Samsung needs to make sure its software is on point too. There are more advances needed to allow for improved computational photography and better raw image capture. Apple’s ProRaw has blown me away: It can capture beautiful HDR images that still give me full control over editing in apps like Adobe Lightroom, just as I would with any raw file from a DSLR.
