In 2019, Samsung unveiled a special edition of the Galaxy S10, which became the world’s first 5G smartphone. A little more than two years have passed, and we see the dominance of mobile devices with support for fifth generation networks. Almost every manufacturer has taken a course to make 5G smartphones cheaper. Samsung is no exception, which unveiled the Galaxy A22 5G, which has become the company’s most affordable smartphone with support for fifth generation networks.
In addition to the 5G version of the Galaxy A22, the company also introduced the “regular” 4G version, which received a number of fundamental differences from the 5G variant. But first, let’s talk about the Galaxy A22 5G, which is based on the Dimensity 700 chip, working in collaboration with 4/6/8 GB of RAM.
The smartphone offers a 90 Hz TFT display with a diagonal of 6.6 inches and a resolution of FullHD +, a flash drive with a capacity of 64/128 GB and a battery with a capacity of 5000 mAh. The resolution of the selfie module was 8 MP, and the main camera has three sensors: 48 MP (f / 1.8) + 5 MP (wide, f / 2.2) + 2 MP (depth sensor, f / 2.2).
There is an NFC module, support for Bluetooth 5.0, fast 15-watt charging, a side fingerprint scanner and a proprietary One UI 3.1 user interface based on Android 11. Galaxy A22 5G weighs an impressive 230 grams with dimensions of 167.2×76.4×9 mm and in the basic version with 4/64 GB it vosts at 229 euros.
Samsung Galaxy A22 5G specifications
- 6.6-inch (2400 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ Infinity-V LCD screen with 90Hz refresh rate
- Octa Core MediaTek Dimensity 700 7nm processor (Dual 2.2GHz Cortex-A76 + Hexa 2GHz Cortex-A55 CPUs) with Mali-G57 MC2 GPU
- 4GB LPDDR4x RAM, 64GB / 128GB (UFS 2.1) storage, 6GB / 8GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB (UFS 2.1) storage, expandable memory up to 1TB with microSD
- Dual SIM
- Android 11 with OneUI 3.1
- 48MP rear camera with f/1.8 aperture, LED flash, 5MP ultra-wide camera with f/2.2 aperture, 2MP depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture
- 8MP front camera with f/2.0 aperture
- Side-mounted fingerprint sensor
- 3.5mm audio jack, Dolby Atmos
- Samsung Pay
- Dimensions: 167.2 x 76.4 x 9.0mm; Weight: 203g
- 5G SA/ NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.1, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, USB Type-C, NFC
- 5000mAh (typical) battery with 15W fast charging
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If we talk about the Galaxy A22 4G, then, unlike the 5G version, it has a 6.4-inch AMOLED panel with HD + resolution, and the Helio G80 chip acts as a hardware platform. For the front camera, a 13 Mp sensor was chosen, the main camera is a quadruple 48 Mp + 8 Mp + 2 Mp + 2 Mp, there is no version with 8 GB of RAM and the smartphone weighs 186 grams, and the dimensions are 159.3×73.6×8.4 mm. It should be especially emphasized that the main sensor has received an optical image stabilization system. All other specs are identical to those offered by the Galaxy A22 5G. The price tag for the 4G version has not been announced.
Samsung Galaxy A22 specifications
- 6.4-inch (1600 x 720 pixels) HD+ 20:9 Infinity-U Super AMOLED display, 90Hz refresh rate
- Octa Core MediaTek Helio G80 12nm processor (Dual 2GHz Cortex-A75 + Hexa 2GHz 6x Cortex-A55 CPUs) with ARM Mali-G52 2EEMC2 GPU
- 4GB LPDDR4x RAM with 64GB /128GB (eMMC 5.1) storage; 6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB (eMMC 5.1) storage expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
- Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
- Android 11 with OneUI 3.1
- 48MP rear camera with f/1.8 aperture, OIS, LED flash; 8MP ultra-wide camera with f/2.2 aperture; 2MP depth and 2MP sensor with f/2.4 aperture
- 13MP front camera with f/2.0 aperture
- Rear-mounted fingerprint sensor
- 3.5mm audio jack, Dolby Atmos
- Samsung Pay
- Dimensions: 159.3 x 73.6 x 8.4mm; Weight: 186g
- Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 5, GPS/ GLONASS/ Beidou, USB Type-C, NFC
- 5000mAh (typical) battery with 15W fast charging
