Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra design leak teases ultimate Galaxy Note successor

galaxy s22 leaked photo showing the phone in a clear case with a lavender finish

(Image credit: Ice Universe)

It's December and 2022 is right around the corner, which means that it'southward almost time for Samsung to reveal the Galaxy S22 series. While we look the regular and Plus models to exist largely the aforementioned as their Galaxy S21 predecessors, the Galaxy S22 Ultra has u.s. very intrigued.

Leaks and rumors up to this point have suggested that Samsung might resurrect the Galaxy Notation in the form of the Galaxy S22 Ultra. From a strikingly like design to a congenital-in S Pen, this phone could be the device that Note fans have been asking for (since the Galaxy Note 21 never materialized).

Over on Twitter, Ice Universe posted some photos allegedly showing off the Galaxy S22 Ultra. The tweet had no commentary and no source, just photos of the phone with a clear instance. These pictures don't show the S22 Ultra in full detail, but we can glean a bit of data from them.

Remember that, every bit with all leaks, you should accept what is presented here a dose of skepticism. Offset off, we see a big difference with the camera module presentation versus the Galaxy S21 Ultra. Gone is the metallic contour that blends in with the phone's frame. Instead, we meet each lens sitting affluent with the back of the phone, all of them on their own without a specific housing.

The telephone's design definitely evokes memories of the Galaxy Note design language. With the blocky look and flat elevation and lesser, this device looks much more like a Annotation than a Milky way S device. Considering that it's rumored to take a congenital-in S Pen, maybe Samsung is hoping to extend an olive branch to Note fans spurned by the decease of their beloved phone family.

leaked image of a lavender galaxy s22 ultra on a table with a clear case beside it — (Image credit: Ice Universe)

We don't know where Ice Universe acquired these photos, so we can't say where the case maker (from where we assume these photos originated) got the Galaxy S22 Ultra. It could be a dummy model based on designs sent by Samsung, or the manufacturer could be going off of something else entirely.

As for what nosotros expect, the Galaxy S22 Ultra might take a 6.8-inch Super AMOLED display, probable with a variable 120Hz refresh rate. The North America variant should take the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip, with Samsung probable reserving its ain Exynos 2200 chip for other markets.

Other rumors suggest that the Milky way S22 Ultra volition sport a 108MP main camera, a 12MP ultrawide, and 10MP 10x and 10MP 3x telephoto lenses. Ice Universe likewise leaked boosted details about the camera specs.

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