
The comparison between Samsung’s Galaxy S line and Apple’s iPhone has never been more apt.
With the launch of the Galaxy S22 series, Samsung is returning to a successful design and polishing up the edges — in more ways than one. Where the Galaxy S22 Ultra is clearly a Galaxy Note by another name, the S22 and S22+ are refined versions of the S21 and S21+. Trading plastic for glass and polished metal, but largely keeping the broad strokes the same. An “S” upgrade (to borrow Apple terminology) rather than a dramatic rethinking of the whole Galaxy line. Samsung's bleeding-edge mobile aspirations now lie with the Z Fold and the Z Flip now.