Samsung announces Galaxy Unpacked event on February 9, Galaxy S22 series expected

Samsung has announced the Galaxy Unpacked 2022 launch event for February 9, where it is widely expected to debut the Galaxy S22 series of flagship smartphones. The event can be viewed at 8.30 PM IST on February 9, on Samsung’s YouTube channel.

The Galaxy S22 series is expected to comprise the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+, and Galaxy S22 Ultra smartphones. According to earlier leaks, while the Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S22+ are expected to retain much of the design from the Galaxy S21 series, the Galaxy S22 Ultra will instead take design cues from Samsung’s Galaxy Note series of smartphones, with a boxy design and in-built S-Pen.

The Galaxy S22 series will also be powered by Samsung’s recently announced Exynos 2200 chipset in some regions, which comes with the Xclipse GPU powered by AMD’s RDNA technology.

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Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra specs

On the specs front, the Galaxy S22 Ultra is expected to be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 or Exynos 2200 chipsets, depending on region. It could come with 8GB and 12GB RAM options.

For optics, the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra may come with a quad rear camera setup, with a 108MP primary camera. It may also feature a 12MP ultrawide, and two 10MP telephoto lenses with 3x and 10x zoom support respectively.

The device may sport a 6.8-inch QHD+ AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. Samsung may also pack in a 5,000mAh battery with 45W fast charging support.