Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra Consumer Advisory

[Pink Jazz]

Regarding the acquisition of pre-owned Samsung Galaxy flagship devices, a consumer advisory is in effect.

Specifically, the Galaxy S22 Ultra model from 2022 presents a higher incidence of hardware failure compared to other recent Samsung flagship models. Reported issues include, but are not limited to, modem and USB-C port malfunctions. So I would avoid this model if you are looking to buy a used or refurbished phone. Luckily I skipped this model; I went from the S21+, to the S23 Ultra, and now the S25 Ultra.

 

[Outdated]

I'm still using Galaxy J2 running Android 8. I love it because it's too old to run most apps and it can't be used for banking and tap to pay, it's probably too old to run most malware too. It's just a phone.

 

[Misery]

S23 Ultra here.

Heck if I even know what the differences are between other Ultra models. As it is, this is my first Android phone.

Sometimes I wonder if what they're REALLY selling is just a bigger model number for bragging rights or something. Like with the iPhone. Holy flippin' heck it's an iPhone !!8!! instead of a mere, sad little 7. It's got two extra pixels, not much else changed. Dont focus on that though, you have an 8 and your friends dont, that's what matters...

Or at least that's how I tend to feel about these things.

I mean heck, it always seems like most users ignore like 99% of what these things can do.

 

[Pink Jazz]

S23 Ultra here.

Heck if I even know what the differences are between other Ultra models. As it is, this is my first Android phone.

Sometimes I wonder if what they're REALLY selling is just a bigger model number for bragging rights or something. Like with the iPhone. Holy flippin' heck it's an iPhone !!8!! instead of a mere, sad little 7. It's got two extra pixels, not much else changed. Dont focus on that though, you have an 8 and your friends dont, that's what matters...

Or at least that's how I tend to feel about these things.

I mean heck, it always seems like most users ignore like 99% of what these things can do.

I noticed my new S25 Ultra gets significantly better cellular reception than my previous S23 Ultra. The Titanium PinkGold color is also gorgeous.

 

[WildCat]

Google Pixel 9a here, but I do miss my Galaxy S7 though. It had a very convenient fingerprint reader at a time when that feature was starting to take off.

I'm not knocking Google, Samsung, or any other smartphone company, but what's with the rounded unibody design on all these phones now? I swear, not much difference exterior wise between my Pixel and a modern iPhone aside from the cameras.

 

[Pink Jazz]

Google Pixel 9a here, but I do miss my Galaxy S7 though. It had a very convenient fingerprint reader at a time when that feature was starting to take off.

I'm not knocking Google, Samsung, or any other smartphone company, but what's with the rounded unibody design on all these phones now? I swear, not much difference exterior wise between my Pixel and a modern iPhone aside from the cameras.

I know Samsung switched to squared corners on the S22 Ultra and continued that design through the S23 Ultra and S24 Ultra, but now with the S25 Ultra they have switched back to rounded corners.