Samsung Galaxy S22 could save us from oversized phones

Samsung Milky way S22 could salve us from oversized phones

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The Samsung Galaxy S22 isn't expected to launch until early on 2022, but there's already a big rumor to chew on. According to Mauri QHD, who has a pretty skillful runway record with Samsung leaks, Samsung is shrinking the displays on the Galaxy S22 lineup compared to the Galaxy S21.

And I accept one thing to say virtually that possibility — good.

According to Mauri QHD, the Galaxy S22 volition become a 6.06-inch display, down from vi.2 inches in the Galaxy S21. The Galaxy S22 Plus would besides run across a reduction in size from six.7 inches on the Galaxy S21 Plus to half dozen.55 inches. Even the Galaxy S22 Ultra might be less Ultra this time around.

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The current Galaxy S21 Ultra sports a mammoth half dozen.nine-inch OLED display, which will allegedly come down to 6.81 inches for the S22 Ultra. That would still make the S22 Ultra a ii-handed thing, but it would be slightly easier to accomplish your thumb towards the center of the display.

If this rumor is accurate, the Galaxy S22 Ultra would exist the only new Samsung flagship to offer LTPO technology. This allows the screen refresh rate to calibration from 120Hz all the way downward to 1Hz, which can help save battery life. Presumably, the Milky way S22 and Galaxy S22 Plus would keep to offering 120Hz refresh rates, but without the power to adapt on the fly.

Perhaps Samsung is hearing information technology from customers that its phones are but getting too darn big. The iPhone 12 Pro Max, for case, measures half-dozen.7 inches, and that's a actually large telephone. And the iPhone thirteen Pro Max is rumored to exist the same size for this fall'southward launch. As much equally I dear the capabilities of the S21 Ultra — especially its powerful Space Zoom telephoto characteristic — I find information technology too unwieldy to use as my daily driver.

The regular iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro both sit down at six.1 inches, which I notice to be most as well compact, so I come across a half dozen.five-inch Galaxy S22 Plus as a happy medium between the rumored iPhone thirteen Pro and iPhone thirteen Pro Max. A half dozen.06-inch Milky way S22 would give Samsung a more direct rival for the iPhone 13, which should have the same 6-inch panel as its predecessor.

At the same fourth dimension, Samsung is trying to push button more than and more customers toward foldable phones. And if the early leaks are accurate, the Samsung Galaxy Fold iii will sport a 6.ii-inch screen up front and 7.5 inches on the inside. Creating more of a size gap between the Fold 3 and Galaxy S22 Ultra could spur more interest in the new Fold, especially if the reports effectually a lower Fold iii price comes true.

Some people might see the Galaxy S22 potentially shrinking as a downgrade, simply I see it as a positive development. The arms race for bigger and bigger screens never made sense, and with LG existing the smartphone business organization, there's frankly less contest for Samsung to worry about in terms of specs.

In essence, Samsung could exist right-sizing phones come up 2022.

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Marker Spoonauer is the global editor in chief of Tom'south Guide and has covered applied science for nearly xx years. In addition to overseeing the direction of Tom's Guide, Mark specializes in covering all things mobile, having reviewed dozens of smartphones and other gadgets. He has spoken at key industry events and appears regularly on TV to discuss the latest trends. Marker was previously editor in chief of Laptop Mag, and his work has appeared in Wired, Popular Science and Inc. Follow him on Twitter at @mspoonauer.