Ultimately this feels like a year of consolidation, and while the final product is of a high standard, we hope that the Galaxy S23 Ultra brings some refinement and direction to this new Ultra–Note amalgam.

Excellent Super AMOLED display, Brilliant camera with outstanding zoom potential, Integrated S Pen unique among flagship phones

Disappointing battery life, Note-like design feels somewhat regressive, Software a little laggy

: The S Pen is back, and the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra is the right place for it

Stunning display, S Pen is a great tool, Cameras impress yet again

Expensive, Weaker battery life than S21 Ultra (but still good)

The iPhone 14 isn’t much of an upgrade over the iPhone 13, but it’s still a great device and an upgrade for anyone coming from the iPhone 11 or older.

Great camera, Good battery, Emergency features are cool, Still excellent performance

Display could use some upgrades

Apple has given select media outlets and YouTubers access to the new iPhone 14 ahead of when it begins arriving in customers' hands on Friday, September 16. There are two models of the ‌iPhone‌ 14, the standard 6.1-inch ‌iPhone‌ 14 and the larger 6.7-inch ‌iPhone‌ 14 Plus.

Is the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra worth the nearly $2,000 price tag? Is this the phone that Note fans have been waiting for?

The S22 Ultra should really be called a Galaxy Note. It’s a giant phone for power users, offering unrivalled features, from the fantastic camera with more optical zoom than any other to the long battery life, stunning display and powerful built-in S Pen stylus.

Pros: huge 120Hz screen, fantastic and flexible camera with 3x and 10x optical zoom, One UI, S Pen stylus, good performance, long battery, five years of software support, contains recycled materials.

Cons: huge, heavy, very expensive, S Pen may be superfluous feature for many, gaming performance variable for EU model.

Samsung's primary strength is its scale in marketing and distribution, so the major advantage of the S22 is that it's everywhere. Most people reading this are probably 10 minutes from a store that will sell you an S22 right now.

Samsung's four years of OS updates and five years of security updates best even Google, although the big updates will take months to arrive, The camera is great and stacks up well against Google's best—the 100x zoom is a nice feature, The screen is nice

Tons of crapware, ads, and notification spam, Slow 25 W charging, despite Samsung's claims that the phone can do 45 W, The camera design makes the phone wobble back and forth on a table every time you touch it, The S-pen takes up a lot of battery space for people who don't want to write, The Pixel 6...

Smartphones are an incredibly personal thing. We carry them everywhere, interact with them hundreds of times a day, and our choice in ecosystems instantly says a lot about us. If you want to boast to the world, “I have the phone with everything,” then the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra is for you.

Built-in S Pen, Super Responsive, Great cameras

Expensive, Curved Screen, Ads

The smartphone landscape has not changed much over the past few years. There are a handful of new smartphone makers and many solid midrange and budget options we never had before. But overall, the flagship smartphone market is still dominated by two major players, Samsung and Apple.

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra and S22+ Software And User Experience The Galaxy S22 series runs Samsung’s One UI 4 skin on top of Android 12. While we generally prefer the cleaner, leaner Android experience found on Google, OnePlus, and Moto’s phones, One UI 4 provides a rich set of features that will...

It’s a refined Galaxy Note, Gorgeous display, Best-in-class shooters, Broad 5G support, Amazing battery life, Premium design, Beautiful display, Superb cameras, Broad 5G support, Amazing battery life

No microSD support, Slightly heavy One UI Skin, No charger in the box, Last year’s industrial design, Slightly heavy One UI Skin, No charger in the box