The Samsung Galaxy S22 is a triumph for all lovers of small phones. It is on par with the larger Galaxy S22 Plus in almost every category, but is much more comfortable to use with one hand. The Galaxy S22 is otherwise a strong contender for the best small flagship, perhaps even the best ever, although the weak battery life is a painful Achilles’ heel.
After the Galaxy S21 experimented with a polycarbonate back, the Galaxy S22 was equipped with an aluminum band in the middle and a glass back made of Gorilla Glass Victus Plus. This should increase the resistance, although dropping glass on hard surfaces can have disastrous consequences we recommend buying one of the best Galaxy S22 cases to protect your new phone.
At the very least, the new materials make the Galaxy S22 seem like a more premium phone than the plastic Galaxy S21 FE. The materials may be different from those of the previous Galaxy S flagship, but the design is the same, right down to the contour-cut look for the rear camera, where the three vertically stacked lenses on the back of the phone are contained in a bulge that blends into the side of the device.
The difference is that the Galaxy S21’s camera field was a different color than the rest of the phone’s back; on the Galaxy S22, Samsung has matched the colors. As for the colors, the same ones are available to choose from as on the Galaxy S22 Plus – Phantom Black, Phantom White, Green and Pink Gold.
If you order directly from Samsung, you can also choose between Graphite, Cream, Sky Blue and Purple. The Galaxy S22 has a 6.1-inch display and is thus 0.1 inch smaller than its predecessor, but that is not noticeable. What is noticeable is the new Gorilla Glass Victus Plus back, which was still made of plastic last year. The Galaxy S22 now feels just as solid and looks just as elegant as the iPhone 13.