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Samsung Galaxy S22

The Samsung Galaxy S22 went on sale on 25 February 2022, launched at £769 (Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy S22 and S22+). It has a 6.1-inch display, a weight of 167 g, the Exynos 2200 (4 nm) — Europe chip, a 50 MP main camera and 128 GB of storage to start. Samsung claims up to 19 hours of video playback. Security updates are committed until 25 February 2027. Every figure in the Samsung Galaxy S22 specifications below links the page it came from and the date it was read.

Press photograph of the Samsung Galaxy S22, from Samsung Mobile Press.
Image: Samsung Mobile Press
Released
2022-02-25endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-20
Price
£769Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy S22 and S22+, retrieved 2026-08-20

Peak brightness

1300nits

Official

Weight

167g

Official

Water/dust rating

IP68

Official

Specifications

Every figure carries its source, linked and dated.

Body

Dimensions
146.0 x 70.6 x 7.6 mmOfficial
Weight
167gOfficial
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+), Armour Aluminium frameOfficial
SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)3rd party
Water/dust rating
IP68Official
Unlock
Fingerprint SensorOfficial
146.0 mm70.6 mm7.6 mm
Drawn to scale from the published dimensions above. Outline only — the corner radius is our drawing convention, not a measurement.

Display

Display type
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, Super Smooth 120Hz, Vision Booster, Eye comfort shieldOfficial
Display size
6.1inOfficial
Resolution
1080 x 23403rd party
Pixel density
425ppi3rd party
Refresh rate
120HzOfficial
Peak brightness
1300nitsOfficial
Typical brightness
900nitsOfficial
Screen protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+Official

Platform

Operating system
Android 12, One UI 4.1Official
Chipset
Exynos 2200 (4 nm) — Europe3rd party
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.8 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A510) — Europe3rd party
GPU
Xclipse 9203rd party

Memory

Storage (base)
128GBOfficial
Storage options
128GB/256GBOfficial
RAM
8GBOfficial
Card slot
No3rd party

Camera

Main camera
50MP Wide Dual Pixel AF OIS f/1.8; 10MP Telephoto 3x optical zoom OIS f/2.4; 12MP Ultra-Wide f/2.2 FOV 120°; 10MP front f/2.2Official
Main sensor resolution
50MPOfficial
Main aperture
f/1.8Official
Main sensor size
1/1.56"3rd party
Telephoto
10MP Telephoto, 3x optical zoom, OIS, f/2.4Official
Ultrawide
12MP Ultra-Wide, f/2.2, FOV 120°Official
Front camera
10MP front, f/2.2Official
Video capture
8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, HDR10+3rd party

Battery

Battery capacity
3700mAhOfficial
Claimed video playback
19hOfficial
Fast charging
25WOfficial
Wireless charging
15WOfficial

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6Official
Bluetooth
5.2Official
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, OTG3rd party
NFC
Yes3rd party
Positioning
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO3rd party

Benchmarks

DXOMARK camera score
1203rd party

DXOMARK, retrieved 2026-09-14

Misc

Colours
Phantom Black, Phantom White, Green, Pink GoldOfficial
SAR (EU, head)
1.21W/kg3rd party
9 attributes without a sourced figure yet

HDR peak brightness · OS versions supported · Google Mobile Services · Battery per charge · Battery lifespan · Geekbench 6 (CPU, multi-core) · AnTuTu benchmark · 3DMark Wild Life Extreme · Repairability (EU class). A gap in our data, not a statement about the phone — rows appear as sources are cited.

What it actually costs

New against used, and what the same shop pays for the phone in your pocket.

New

recommended retail

£769

Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy S22 and S22+, retrieved 2026-08-20

Used, Grade A

cheapest of 11 colours

£240–£400

CeX, read 2026-10-04 · repriced 2026-09-11

Used, Grade B

cheapest of 14 colours

£200–£240

CeX, read 2026-10-04 · repriced 2026-09-11

Used, Grade C

cheapest of 13 colours

£155–£205

CeX, read 2026-10-04 · repriced 2026-09-11

Typical asking price (eBay UK)

median of 31 used listings

£154

eBay UK, read 2026-10-04

Trade in yours, Grade A

£151cash£163voucher

CeX, read 2026-10-04 · 8% more as store credit

Prices move; these were read on 2026-10-04. Used and trade-in figures are CeX's own, for an unlocked handset at this device's base storage. CeX prices each colour separately, so a grade shows as the range across them. The eBay figure is the middle of the used listings on sale that day — what sellers are asking, not what anyone paid. We hold no stock and take no commission.

Software support

Feature updates until
Security updates until

Basis: Maker commitment, via endoflife.date

endoflife.date records active (OS upgrade) support ending 2026-02-25 and security support ending 2027-02-25 for Galaxy S22. Samsung's UK launch article stated the series would be supported by up to four generations of Android OS upgrades. These dates are Samsung's published window as recorded by endoflife.date, not a prediction of when updates will actually stop.

endoflife.date — Samsung mobile, retrieved 2026-09-06

The per-model page, with the maker’s commitment or Apple’s pattern: When does the Galaxy S22 stop getting updates?

Comparisons

The pairs a buyer of this phone would weigh, row by row with a verdict on each. Any other phone in the catalogue is a chooser away. Wondering whether to move at all? Should I upgrade my Galaxy S22?

Against its own line

Watches that work with this phone

17 of the 39 watches in the catalogue pair with the Galaxy S22, by the makers’ own compatibility statements. Full sheet on each watch’s page; all of them at Watches. Every watch sorted for this kind of phone, including the ones that do not pair: Which smartwatches work with Samsung phones?

Works in full 13

Every feature the maker lists works with the Galaxy S22.

WatchMaker’s compatibility statementSource
Garmin fēnix 9 43mm“Compatible with iPhone and Android”Garmin UK — fēnix 9 Pro 47 mm, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Garmin fēnix 9 47mm“Compatible with iPhone and Android”Garmin UK — fēnix 9 Pro 47 mm, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Garmin fēnix 9 51mm“Compatible with iPhone and Android”Garmin UK — fēnix 9 Pro 47 mm, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Garmin fēnix 9 Pro 47mm“Compatible with iPhone and Android”Garmin UK — fēnix 9 Pro 47 mm, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Galaxy Watch Ultra2 47mm“Android 13.0 or higher and with more than 1.5GB of memory”Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Watch Ultra2 and Watch9, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Galaxy Watch9 40mm“Android 13.0 or higher and with more than 1.5GB of memory”Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Watch Ultra2 and Watch9, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Galaxy Watch9 44mm“Android 13.0 or higher and with more than 1.5GB of memory”Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Watch Ultra2 and Watch9, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Garmin Venu 4 41mm“Compatible with iPhone and Android”Garmin UK — Venu 4 41 mm, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Garmin Venu 4 45mm“Compatible with iPhone and Android”Garmin UK — Venu 4 45 mm, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Galaxy Watch Ultra 47mm“Android 11.0 or higher and with more than 1.5GB of memory”Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Watch8 series, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Galaxy Watch8 40mm“Android 11.0 or higher and with more than 1.5GB of memory”Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Watch8 series, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Galaxy Watch8 44mm“Android 11.0 or higher and with more than 1.5GB of memory”Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Watch8 series, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Galaxy Watch8 Classic 46mm“Android 11.0 or higher and with more than 1.5GB of memory”Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Watch8 series, retrieved 2026-09-13Official

Works, with the maker’s caveat 4

Pairs with the Galaxy S22; some features need the maker’s own phone. The maker’s words are quoted on each row.

WatchMaker’s compatibility statementSource
Google Pixel Watch 5 41mm“Works with most phones running on Android 12.0 or newer. Requires a Google Account and the Google Pixel Watch app.”Google Store UK — Pixel Watch 5 specs, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Google Pixel Watch 5 45mm“Works with most phones running on Android 12.0 or newer. Requires a Google Account and the Google Pixel Watch app.”Google Store UK — Pixel Watch 5 specs, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Google Pixel Watch 4 41mm“Works with most phones running on Android 11.0 or newer. Requires a Google Account and the Google Pixel Watch app.”Google Store UK — Pixel Watch 4 specs, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Google Pixel Watch 4 45mm“Works with most phones running on Android 11.0 or newer. Requires a Google Account and the Google Pixel Watch app.”Google Store UK — Pixel Watch 4 specs, retrieved 2026-09-13Official