Editor’s note: The Samsung Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23 Ultra are now official, so you may want to hold off … The Samsung Galaxy S22+ is certainly the odd phone out of the Galaxy family. The base-level S22 is an attractive option if you’re looking to save a bit of cash, while the high-end ultra has all the bells and whistles for the big spenders. The S22+ sits awkwardly between the two, struggling to retain a strong identity all its own. Nevertheless, the S22+ is a fully-featured Samsung Galaxy phone with an impressive spec sheet to prove it, and it’s worth checking out. The S22+ is the overgrown twin of the S22. Unless you compare them side-by-side, the extra 0.5-inches of screen space isn’t going to be very noticeable, and visually there’s nothing else to distinguish the S22+. It’s a good-looking phone, with rounded edges that make it comfortable to hold. It’s available in a wide variety of colors, including Phantom Black, Phantom White, Green, Burgundy, and if you buy it from Samsung’s...

Large, durable, and beautiful screen; Excellent camera system; Powerful hardware; IP68 weather resistance;

Price is a bit steep; Doesn’t do much to set itself apart;

Editor’s note: The Samsung Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23 Ultra are now official, so you may want to hold off … The Samsung Galaxy S22+ is certainly the odd phone out of the Galaxy family. The base-level S22 is an attractive option if you’re looking to save a bit of cash, while the high-end ultra has all the bells and whistles for the big spenders. The S22+ sits awkwardly between the two, struggling to retain a strong identity all its own. Nevertheless, the S22+ is a fully-featured Samsung Galaxy phone with an impressive spec sheet to prove it, and it’s worth checking out. The S22+ is the overgrown twin of the S22. Unless you compare them side-by-side, the extra 0.5-inches of screen space isn’t going to be very noticeable, and visually there’s nothing else to distinguish the S22+. It’s a good-looking phone, with rounded edges that make it comfortable to hold. It’s available in a wide variety of colors, including Phantom Black, Phantom White, Green, Burgundy, and if you buy it from Samsung’s...

Large, durable, and beautiful screen; Excellent camera system; Powerful hardware; IP68 weather resistance;

Price is a bit steep; Doesn’t do much to set itself apart;

Editor’s note: The Samsung Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23 Ultra are now official, so you may want to hold off … The Samsung Galaxy S22+ is certainly the odd phone out of the Galaxy family. The base-level S22 is an attractive option if you’re looking to save a bit of cash, while the high-end ultra has all the bells and whistles for the big spenders. The S22+ sits awkwardly between the two, struggling to retain a strong identity all its own. Nevertheless, the S22+ is a fully-featured Samsung Galaxy phone with an impressive spec sheet to prove it, and it’s worth checking out. The S22+ is the overgrown twin of the S22. Unless you compare them side-by-side, the extra 0.5-inches of screen space isn’t going to be very noticeable, and visually there’s nothing else to distinguish the S22+. It’s a good-looking phone, with rounded edges that make it comfortable to hold. It’s available in a wide variety of colors, including Phantom Black, Phantom White, Green, Burgundy, and if you buy it from Samsung’s...

Large, durable, and beautiful screen; Excellent camera system; Powerful hardware; IP68 weather resistance;

Price is a bit steep; Doesn’t do much to set itself apart;

Editor’s note: The Samsung Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23 Ultra are now official, so you may want to hold off … The Samsung Galaxy S22+ is certainly the odd phone out of the Galaxy family. The base-level S22 is an attractive option if you’re looking to save a bit of cash, while the high-end ultra has all the bells and whistles for the big spenders. The S22+ sits awkwardly between the two, struggling to retain a strong identity all its own. Nevertheless, the S22+ is a fully-featured Samsung Galaxy phone with an impressive spec sheet to prove it, and it’s worth checking out. The S22+ is the overgrown twin of the S22. Unless you compare them side-by-side, the extra 0.5-inches of screen space isn’t going to be very noticeable, and visually there’s nothing else to distinguish the S22+. It’s a good-looking phone, with rounded edges that make it comfortable to hold. It’s available in a wide variety of colors, including Phantom Black, Phantom White, Green, Burgundy, and if you buy it from Samsung’s...

Large, durable, and beautiful screen; Excellent camera system; Powerful hardware; IP68 weather resistance;

Price is a bit steep; Doesn’t do much to set itself apart;

Editor’s note: The Samsung Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23 Ultra are now official, so you may want to hold off … The Samsung Galaxy S22+ is certainly the odd phone out of the Galaxy family. The base-level S22 is an attractive option if you’re looking to save a bit of cash, while the high-end ultra has all the bells and whistles for the big spenders. The S22+ sits awkwardly between the two, struggling to retain a strong identity all its own. Nevertheless, the S22+ is a fully-featured Samsung Galaxy phone with an impressive spec sheet to prove it, and it’s worth checking out. The S22+ is the overgrown twin of the S22. Unless you compare them side-by-side, the extra 0.5-inches of screen space isn’t going to be very noticeable, and visually there’s nothing else to distinguish the S22+. It’s a good-looking phone, with rounded edges that make it comfortable to hold. It’s available in a wide variety of colors, including Phantom Black, Phantom White, Green, Burgundy, and if you buy it from Samsung’s...

Large, durable, and beautiful screen; Excellent camera system; Powerful hardware; IP68 weather resistance;

Price is a bit steep; Doesn’t do much to set itself apart;

Editor’s note: The Samsung Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23 Ultra are now official, so you may want to hold off … The Samsung Galaxy S22+ is certainly the odd phone out of the Galaxy family. The base-level S22 is an attractive option if you’re looking to save a bit of cash, while the high-end ultra has all the bells and whistles for the big spenders. The S22+ sits awkwardly between the two, struggling to retain a strong identity all its own. Nevertheless, the S22+ is a fully-featured Samsung Galaxy phone with an impressive spec sheet to prove it, and it’s worth checking out. The S22+ is the overgrown twin of the S22. Unless you compare them side-by-side, the extra 0.5-inches of screen space isn’t going to be very noticeable, and visually there’s nothing else to distinguish the S22+. It’s a good-looking phone, with rounded edges that make it comfortable to hold. It’s available in a wide variety of colors, including Phantom Black, Phantom White, Green, Burgundy, and if you buy it from Samsung’s...

Large, durable, and beautiful screen; Excellent camera system; Powerful hardware; IP68 weather resistance;

Price is a bit steep; Doesn’t do much to set itself apart;

With all that said, none of the issues I found with this phone stop me from thoroughly recommending it. If you want a reliable, powerful Android phone that looks stylish, takes fantastic photos, has battery to last most of the day and runs everything you throw at it without breaking a sweat, the...

Fantastic AMOLED display, Capable processor, Impressive camera, Flat screen, Comfortable in the hand, Well incorporated camera bump

Built-in colour scheme options a little lacking

Samsung has just launched the latest Galaxy S22 series. But is it any good? What are the cameras like? And should you buy it?

Everything about the Galaxy S22+ feels premium but it lacks a certain wow factor, particularly next to Samsung’s other £949 folding flip phone . The screen is great, the camera is good, performance is snappy and the battery life is reasonable.

Pros: 120Hz screen, good camera, One UI 4.1/Android 12, good performance, decent battery life, fast fingerprint scanner, five years of software support, contains recycled materials, premium feel.

Cons: big, expensive, no headphone socket, battery life and camera bettered by others, no flashy features.

Aside from a bigger battery and a larger screen, is there anything else that separates the Galaxy S22 Plus from the regular model?

Bigger screen than the S21, Bigger battery than the S21, Excellent cameras

No microSD slot, Battery life downgrade, S22 Ultra’s features are worth the extra £200