The Samsung Galaxy S22 refurbished starts at $619 new debut price of $849.99, the Galaxy S22+ refurbished starts at $769 (new debut price of $1049.99), and the Galaxy S22 Ultra refurbished starts at $769 (new debut price $1049.99). The refurbished Galaxy S22 Ultra starts at $919 (the new one debuts at $1,299.99).

Samsung’s certified refurbished devices undergo a 132-point inspection to ensure “like new” quality and come with a one-year warranty. Each phone comes with a new battery, updated software and, if desired, a new display screen, camera and speakers. In the box, users will also receive a new charging cable, a new user manual and a new SIM ejector pin.

Certified Samsung refurbished phones are unlocked and available for all carriers.

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The Samsung One UI 5.1 update is now rolling out to the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22 + and Galaxy S22 Ultra in Europe with firmware version S90xBXXU3CWAI, bringing a number of useful features and UI improvements. The update is currently available in Germany, but other European countries/regions may get the update in the coming days.

The download package of One UI 5.1 update for the Samsung S22 series is about 2GB in size, so make sure to use a Wi-Fi network to download it. Users can check for the One UI 5.1 update on their smartphones by navigating to Settings – Software Update, then clicking Download and Install.

In addition, the One UI 5.1 update firmware version F936BXXU1CWAC for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 folding screen has also started to be pushed in Europe, and the update is currently available in Germany and the Netherlands.

Samsung OneUI 5.1 features include: easier adjustment of tones for selfies, quick access to Expert RAW, easier sharing of photos with family using Shared Family Album, Remastering to automatically remove shadows and reflections to enhance photo textures, swiping up to view information when viewing pictures or videos in the gallery, search for multiple people or subjects at the same time, select Save screenshot location, use 3 emoji in AR Emoji camera, resize and move and erase parts of graffiti on AR Doodle home screen using brush place, new battery widget to check the battery level of Galaxy devices, new illustration style and brief summary of current weather conditions, set different wallpapers on the lock screen and home screen based on current activity, and more.

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Samsung’s official support community and the Reddit community, and the discussion suggest that the issues may be caused by the chip’s mass production process. Both the Exynos 2200 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip currently used in the series is partially produced by Samsung Foundry.

Users have discussed that Samsung Foundry’s manufacturing process is not up to standard, resulting in the inability to properly dissipate heat from the SoC, and the user experience is subject to these issues. However, the Galaxy S22 sold in some countries such as India has not been affected by this issue, which is mainly found in the Exynos 2200 models.

In order to bring the world’s most powerful GPU, Samsung partnered with AMD and used the Xclipse GPU in the Exynos 2200.

Due to heat issues with the Exynos and production efficiency issues with Foundry, Samsung turned to Qualcomm and decided to drop its own SoCs from the Galaxy S series. this year, the Galaxy S23 series is using the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset made by TSMC worldwide.

The media hopes that Samsung can solve the battery power consumption and heating problems of Galaxy S22 devices through firmware updates as soon as possible. Even if Samsung pushes hundreds of firmware updates, it may not be able to fundamentally solve this hardware problem, but at least it can reduce or optimize this problem by modifying the code.

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In addition to the Galaxy Tab S7 + tablet, the self-service repair program initially supports the Galaxy S20 and Galaxy S21 series phones. Samsung is now expanding the program to cover more devices. Adding support for the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22 + and Galaxy S22 Ultra phones, among others, the initiative now covers Samsung laptops as well.

Samsung confirmed that the self-service repair program is being expanded to five new Galaxy devices. This includes all three models in the Galaxy S22 series. Galaxy Book Pro 15-inch and Galaxy Book Pro 360 15-inch notebook PCs are also included in the program.

iFixit remains Samsung’s partner in this program. Samsung Galaxy Book users can get seven genuine replacement parts to repair their Galaxy Book. These parts include the front and back case, battery, display, touchpad, power button with fingerprint sensor and rubber feet. iFixit also offers a repair guide. Users who want to repair their Galaxy S22 device on their own will be able to get the original charging port, back cover glass and display components from iFixit. Users can purchase these repair kits.

For official professional after-sales repairs, Samsung offers top-notch service network coverage for mobile devices in the United States. Users can conveniently schedule or repair their device online, in-store or through Samsung’s mail-in service. Samsung’s We Come to You service is also available for technicians to make in-home repairs.

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The carrier-unlocked Samsung Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22 + and Galaxy S22 Ultra receive the Android 13 update with firmware version S90xU1UEU2BVJA. The update brings One UI 5.0, which adds a revolutionary UI design to smartphones. The new software also brings improved widgets, stacked widgets, better privacy, improved security, and faster performance. However, the October 2022 security patch is still in use.

Users of unlocked Samsung Galaxy S22 series smartphones in the U.S. can now download and install the stable One UI 5.0 update on their devices by navigating to Settings “Software Updates and clicking Download and Install.

What’s new in the Android 13 (One UI 5.0) update for the Samsung Galaxy S22?
Samsung’s One UI 5.0 update for the Galaxy S22 series brings a revolutionary UI design with an expanded color palette feature inspired by the Google Material You design language. The update also brings stacked widgets, a tweaked design for the notification area, and larger icons and multitasking gestures. It also brings a “Connected Devices” section, which shows all the settings related to accessories and connected devices.

Samsung has also brought privacy and security features to make it easier to see what permissions apps are getting. It brings language settings for each app, improved accessibility, updated emojis, more keyboard layouts and languages, and improved search and sorting in the built-in apps. Text can also be extracted from images in the Gallery app or through the live view of the Camera app. Based on the selected text, One UI also displays suggested actions.

The camera app has also been improved. It now features a simpler UI design and offers a histogram in Pro mode. New watermarking options are supported. Samsung Bixby improves performance and understanding of natural language. the Bixby Daily app has been renamed to Mode and Daily app, and Mode is easier to use.

Other features include the ability to disable RAM expansion, improvements to Digital Wellbeing, improvements to the Edge panel, and Wi-Fi diagnostic tools. Samsung has also made it easier to edit images and videos. Users can add a variety of emojis, stickers, text styles, animations and transitions.

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Samsung has reportedly released a stable Android 13 update to the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22 + and Galaxy S22 Ultra with firmware version BVJ4. The update was first released for Italy after the One UI 5.0 Beta program hadn’t even been launched in that country.

Users of Galaxy S22 series smartphones in Italy can check for the Android 13 update on their devices by navigating to Settings – Software Update and clicking Download and Install.

Samsung may soon release the stable One UI 5.0 update to the Galaxy S22 series in other European markets, and the Android 13 stable update for Samsung phones is expected to be released in more markets before the end of this month anyway.

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PhoneArena conducted battery life tests on some of the most popular flagship smartphones on the market today, including Google’s new Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro and the older Pixel 6 Pro. In the first part of the test, each phone was put on an emulator that replicated typical web browsing. The Apple iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max were the winners of this specific test. The endurance results are as follows.

• Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max: 19 hours 5 minutes
• Apple iPhone 14 Pro: 16 hours 18 minutes
• Google Pixel 7 Pro: 14 hours 19 minutes
• Google Pixel 7: 13 hours 56 minutes
• Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra: 13 hours 17 minutes
• Google Pixel 6 Pro: 13 hours 13 minutes

The second part of the test involved each phone playing back the same YouTube video until the battery ran out. According to the video, each phone started at 100% brightness level. The endurance results are as follows.

• Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max: 11 hours 0 minutes
• Google Pixel 7 Pro: 9 hours and 39 minutes
• Apple iPhone 14 Pro: 9 hours 14 minutes
• Google Pixel 7: 9 hours 13 minutes
• Google Pixel 6 Pro: 9 hours 10 minutes
• Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra: 7 hours 27 minutes

By the numbers, the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max last the longest and should have the largest physical capacity batteries, but that’s not the case.

In fact, compared to the Google Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel 6 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, the iPhone 14 Pro has the smallest battery capacity. The iPhone 14 Pro Max also has a smaller battery compared to other large flagships, despite getting the longest battery life in all tests. Here are the phone battery capacities.

• Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max: 4323mAh
• Apple iPhone 14 Pro: 3200mAh
• Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra: 5000mAh
• Google Pixel 7 Pro: 5000mAh
• Google Pixel 7: 4355mAh
• Google Pixel 6 Pro: 5000mAh

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