While the resolution is pretty average, the S22 Plus wins some points in other display areas. Its max brightness is very high at 1,750 nits, and thanks to the AMOLED screen, contrast is impressive. Cameras

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For our full review, we used the Exynos-powered phone, and it ran well. When we put the device through a multi-core benchmark test using Geekbench 5, it returned a score of 3,431. That’s a very high score, and one of the highest we’ve seen from a Samsung phone too, but a few 2021 devices beat it, including the Xiaomi Mi 11, Realme GT, OnePlus 9, and ZTE Axon 30 Ultra. Those devices all use the Snapdragon 888, the predecessor to the 8 Gen 1, which points towards the Exynos chip being a tiny bit weaker.The Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus comes with Android 12, with Samsung’s One UI laid over the top. At the S22 launch, Samsung pledged that its new phones would get at least four years of software updates, which will take you to Android 16 in 2026. The awkward middle child of the family, Samsung’s Galaxy S22 Plus is a bit of a relic of a bygone era. Clinging to a time when the most expensive version of a flagship would simply get you a bigger screen, a bigger battery and not much else, its arrival is a particularly tough sell this year. All that said, despite its positives, the Galaxy S22 Plus is in danger of falling out of the limelight. With the S22 Ultra catching admiring glances and the regular S22 shaping up to be a great-value option, the Plus is a bit of an oddity. That’s because the top-end Galaxy S22 Ultra is so, so much more. With an exclusive set of features, including the addition of the S Pen stylus, why should you settle for minor changes when you can spend just a little more and get the whole shebang?

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Zoomed images are much improved, too. Pictures taken at 3x optical zoom looked phenomenal, and even the 10x hybrid zoom produced some Insta-worthy snaps (30x is still a bit iffy, but is miles better than last year). Telephoto images looked both crisp and clear, with very little visual noise, even as the light levels dropped. And in many other areas, this is a powerful phone, with a top-end chipset, decent battery life and great main camera. With a few discounts this phone might prove popular, but at its current price, it’s hard to recommend.

The next big difference is the battery, which at 4,500mAh is 22% larger than the cell found in the regular S22. All three phones are powered by Samsung’s new Exynos 2200 chipset in the UK, with the S22 and S22 Plus coming with 8GB of RAM and either 128GB or 256GB of non-expandable storage. The cameras are the same as the S22, too: there’s a 50MP (f/1.8) main sensor, flanked by a 10MP (f/2.4) 3x zoom camera and a 12MP (f/2.2) ultrawide. Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus review: Price and competition Sitting slap bang in the middle of the range in terms of price, it’s a decent option, but it doesn’t really stand apart from the rest, either. The bigger screen is a nice bonus, as is the chunkier battery, but sadly I can’t see many of these flying off the shelves. That camera combination is somewhat of a remix of the S21’s sensors, with only the ultra-wide and front-facers the same, and the most notable difference is the jump from a 12MP to 50MP main camera. Don’t get us wrong: using the S22 Plus isn’t the same as using a cheap phone. But it doesn’t quite feel like a flagship in terms of navigation either. This is something we’ve found with previous Samsung phones and it’s the case here, too. Battery life The Galaxy S22 Plus went on sale February 25 in the US, March 3 in Australia and March 11 in the UK.