Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G (Phantom Black, 12GB, 512GB Storage) with No Cost EMI/Additional Exchange Offers

4 reviews for Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G (Phantom Black, 12GB, 512GB Storage) with No Cost EMI/Additional Exchange Offers

1. 

   3SA – January 25, 2025

   The best phone for photography…
   I bought the Phantom Black 512 GB variant of S22 Ultra. I pre-booked the device along with the Watch 4 offer. My net cost after all discounts and offers for the combo was Rs. 1.14 lakhs.RATINGS: OVERALL 9/10Camera: 10/10 (the best photography on a smartphone; for videos however, iPhone 13 Pro would be best though).Software: 9/10Display: 10/10Battery Life: 6/10Charging speed: 7/10Sound and Haptics: 7/10Performance: 9/10Features: 9/10Call quality: 8/10Heating: 8/10 (the phone runs warm most of the time; this could be because of Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor)Ultrasonic Fingerprint Scanner: 10/10 (it is impressively fast and accurate)Face Unlock: 9/10 (it is superfast in well lit environments, but doesn’t work in dark environments)Here’s my review after almost a year of use:CONS1. This is a 2 handed phone. It is big and you’ll be uncomfortable using it with one hand. I wish the phone was slightly narrower and came with a grippy sandstone case.2. No pre-installed screen protector. I don’t think you’ll find a perfectly fitting screen protector either due to the curved edges.3. Battery life is just okay. I get about 4 to 5 hours SOT on a full charge.4. Charging speed is bad. I bought the Samsung 45W Travel adapter and it takes about 1.5 hours to fully charge the device. This is pretty slow compared to what we see with OnePlus/ Xiaomi/ Oppo/ Vivo phones.5. No charger or earphones in the box. Only the phone and a Charging cable (tpye C to type C) is provided.6. Phantom White in 512 GB is not available in India (only 256 GB is available). I wanted it, but had to settle with the Black option. Some reviewers say that the Black variant gets scratched easily for some reason, so keep that in mind.7. OneUI doesn’t use Material You theme of Android 12 in it’s full glory. Some people may like it, some would prefer the stock Android feel as seen on Pixel and Motorola devices. It’s not bad though, but just not a refreshing change. So putting it in CONS section.8. Status bar icons are not too customizable. However, if you install GoodLock modules, they can be customised.9. Curved Display: This has no practical use. They only look good on marketing materials. When you are actually using the phone, there is absolutely no benefit. On the contrary, content gets bent at the edges and not great especially when watching videos or photos.PROS1. The best camera on a smartphone for photography. For videos however, iPhone 13 Pro is best. I bought this phone primarily for 2 reasons: the cameras, and the S-Pen which comes with it’s own housing.2. S-Pen: Only phone with the pen feature.3. The best Display on a smartphone. I have kept the default FHD+ resolution (120 Hz adaptive refresh rate) just because there is hardly any difference you’ll notice between FHD+ and WQHD+ on a small screen, and also because there is hardly any content that is of such high resolution. So I switched back to the default setting to prolong battery life.4. Feature rich software: This has both plus and minus points. Minus because more and more features means more chance of bugs and device slowing down due to bloatware. It also consumes battery. On the positive side, you can do a lot of things, although much of it is fancy, non-essential stuff.5. One handed use option (software feature) is very nice.6. Switching between light and dark themes is very smooth along with adaptive pallette selection.7. Phone has built-in call recording feature (atleast in India) without the stupid voice announcement. As of 2022-2023, Samsung, iQOO and Vivo phones are the only phones that provide this feature. All other phones come with Google Dialer with the stupid voice announcement. On OnePlus phones, user can install ODialer (from Google Play Store) to enable automatic silent call recording.8. Performance is very good.9. This is the first time that Samsung has brought the Snapdragon chip model to India. Based on reviews, it is better than the Exynos variant just as in previous years.10. Both Face Unlock and under display ultrasonic Fingerprint scanner are SUPERFAST. Although in dark environments, face unlock struggles to unlock the phone. Using the Fingerprint is better in dark environments.I got two cases: Spigen Thin Fit and Caseology Parallex (a Spigen sub-brand). They fit perfectly, without adding bulk to the device.I haven’t found a screen protector yet that would fit perfectly without bubbles at the edges.So that sums up my experience with the phone over 10 months of use. Hope this helps you with your choice of smartphone.EDIT: I had pre-booked the device on the 5th of March and it was delivered to me on the 17th of March, even though deliveries began on the 12th itself. My complaint is w.r.t the fact that the exact same variant was available with 1 day delivery to my pincode starting from the 12th. So anyone who ordered between 11th to 15th would have received their delivery within a day, earlier than me. This is unfair because seller has to service orders on a first-come-first-served basis. I can’t accept someone ordering upto 10 days after me to get his order before me.But I will keep this in mind next time I want to pre-book on Amazon. When I enquired about it, customer service told me that I got it at a discount. That’s a terrible explanation because there was no indication of that when I pre-booked the device. The offline stores were offering pretty much the same deal. Had I gone with an offline purchase, i would have got it much earlier for the same price, plus I need not have worried about the product getting damaged during transit. I mean I can inspect the box and make a decision before purchase at an offline store. The box I received had a few minor damages, although everything inside was fine.Expect delays in deliveries if you pre-book an item on Amazon, even if the item is in stock and available for delivery to your pincode by the same seller.

2. 

   Arup Nath – January 25, 2025

   Best phone one could buy
   Been using it for more than a year now. No issues. It handles everything like a champion. Just when using under direct sunlight with much heat outside, it tends to get higher temperatures like 45°C. Other than that it’s just epic phone

3. 

   HBR – January 25, 2025

   Premium and bulky, but I loved it
   There no doubt that it one of the best Android smartphone you can buy, however it is the same size as my Redmi note 10 Pro Max but bulky, you need to be careful while using it in one hand as Screen is very fragile and there is no case or cover out there that can protect screen but only edges can be saved by a case.Now the operation is very smooth, camera is also good but you need to be more cautious and aware about the camera operations, because it wont click nice picture automatically as you might have seen in reviews. So, there should be a little photographer inside you to produce good images, otherwise if you just start clicking pics randomly, you won’t find it attractive at all, it will be very similar to other normal smartphones, grainy and blurry and what not. So, keep that in mind, it can take good quality pictures and videos but you should know how to get it from this device. Best selfie camera in any phone I have ever seen, I wish they have done the same with rear camera as well, just open front camera and take a pick and it will be hard to delete that as it will look great.Battery life is the weak point with this phone, won’t last whole day if you are a heavy user. If you will use camera extensively then it will last even lesser. 15 min of camera use will consume 15-20% of battery life and it will heat as well while using camera, specially while recording videos in 4K, you will feel it on top of cover as well, but it didn’t hampered any operations yet (maybe throttling in the background, but not that much noticeable to user).Display is one the best you would find, pleasure to watch anything on it, however I am not a gamer and didn’t tried any game except candy crush.Due to the fact that it is very fragile, I have bought 2 year comprehensive warranty for this phone, that will over 1 damage to the phone each year for two years. (Cost-14K)Got it in 78K (approx. with no cost emi) during Diwali sale, for some reason as soon as Diwali sale was over, all of its covers prices hiked to double (Spigen etc).I would recommend it if you are a fan of big phones, OneUI is still not that responsive as IOS or Pixcel phones. But does not lag too far from them. Hope this will help.Update : After using it for more than 10 months now, battery started to show it actual color. It does not last for whole day (morning to evening) if you are using it moderately (3hr to 4hr SOT), battery drains around 15%-20% during night only. Maybe I would need to replace the battery soon in coming mothns.

4. 

   T – January 25, 2025

   Good buy
   Product packaging was awful but Phone inside, S22 ultra is good. Better than s24 ultra and s23 ultra when it comes to front camera pics. Other than that few 5g bands missing as its 2022 launched product but other than that almost same. 8 th GEN 1 processor, Android 14 and 6.0 UI interface update installed after starting the phone. Supports fast charging, but I prefer 25W charger ( Obviously,adapter not included with mobile) as its 3 times cheaper than 45W and also takes almost same time to charge without heating the device. Mobile is bit heavy compared to my one plus, S pen is nice touch though its very tiny and difficult to hold and write for too long. Problem is finding a tempered glass for s22 ultra as its a old Curved display model and price is very high compared to New model s24 ultra tempered glass which is trending now. Some good brands are not available for tempered glass for S22 ultra that is the one negative point of buying S22 ultra in 2024. Should buy good quality of screen guard as prices are high as much as 25000 for changing screen if broken.Expandable memory slot is not available so I bought 512 gb variant, esim available . Other all options same as newer flagship models. Ram12 gb with ram plus option. Charges fully in 1.5 hours. Maintenance mode available, when sending mobile for repair even with phone cannot access the personal data.