Another Samsung launch occasion is sort of upon us. The South Korean tech large has introduced that its subsequent Unpacked occasion will happen on February ninth, throughout which we’re anticipating to see the official announcement of the Galaxy S22, its newest flagship cellphone sequence. Samsung’s Galaxy S units are usually its highest-specced non-folding telephones, and so they’re usually our first have a look at tendencies main smartphone producers shall be following for the yr.

This being Samsung, nonetheless, it’s unlikely that telephones would be the solely factor introduced on the ninth. Recent rumors recommend they’re more likely to be joined by a brand new lineup of Galaxy Tab S8 tablets, which might each succeed the Tab S7 units that debuted in 2020 in addition to including a brand new, bigger “Ultra” branded pill into the combo. There are even rumblings of a new smart speaker referred to as the Galaxy Home Mini 2, whose production is rumored to have recently started.

Read on for an entire rundown of every thing we’re anticipating.

The Galaxy S22 sequence

A brand new yr brings with it a brand new lineup of flagship Samsung Galaxy S smartphones, which this yr is predicted to include three units: the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22 Plus, and Galaxy S22 Ultra. And because of a detailed leak from WinFuture, we’ve an excellent thought of what their specs are more likely to be. In the US, all three of them will reportedly ship with Qualcomm’s newest flagship processor, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, whereas Europe will probably get units powered by Samsung’s personal Exynos 2200 processor — notable for being the primary smartphone chip with AMD graphics in over a decade, ever since Qualcomm purchased AMD / ATI’s Imageon division and turned it into Qualcomm Adreno graphics.

The new Samsung telephones will reportedly all function ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensors, though apparently, as soon as once more, solely the Plus and Ultra will get UWB assist to supply full compatibility with Samsung’s Galaxy SmartTag Plus trackers.

The S22 and S22 Plus seem like easy updates of the S21 and S21 Plus, with each that includes very comparable designs to final yr’s fashions. That means each ought to have 2021’s new design language with digicam bumps neatly built-in into the highest left nook of the again of the cellphone, in addition to flat shows that includes centrally oriented hole-punch notches for his or her selfie cameras.

According to WinFuture, additionally they embrace 120Hz OLED shows which are each 0.1 inches smaller than final yr (at 6.1 and 6.6 inches, respectively) however function increased peak brightness of 1,500 nits and 1,750 nits, up from 1,300 nits final yr. The handsets themselves are round 5mm shorter than final yr’s fashions and in addition seem like a hair thinner. Rated battery capability is reportedly a little bit decrease this yr at 3,700mAh and 4,500mAh, respectively, so it’ll be attention-grabbing to see what affect this has on battery life.

Image: WinFuture

Image: WinFuture

When the rear of the non-Ultra telephones is revealed, we’re anticipating to see two very similar-looking digicam bumps, every containing three cameras. But their specs could possibly be very completely different from what we noticed final yr, with a lot increased decision principal cameras however decrease decision telephotos. This yr, WinFuture stories we’ll see each telephones ship with 50-megapixel principal cameras, paired with 12-megapixel ultrawides, and 10-megapixel telephotos. Other specs like aperture are broadly comparable, though the principle 50-megapixel sensor has gotten a dimension enhance to 1/1.56” (up from 1/1.76” final yr), whereas the sensor behind the telephoto lens is reportedly a lot smaller at 1/3.94” (down from 1/1.72”)

This bigger principal sensor could clarify why Samsung is promising that these telephones will allow you to “own the night” and take “the best and brightest photos and videos you’ve ever captured with a phone.”

Both telephones will reportedly have 8GB of RAM and supply a alternative of 128 or 256GB of storage, identical to final yr. Available colours embrace black, white, pink gold, and inexperienced, in keeping with WinFuture.

While the S22 and S22 Plus seem like an iterative replace over their predecessors, the S22 Ultra will reportedly be a really completely different beast. Rather than utilizing an identical design language to the remainder of the S22 lineup, just like the S21 Ultra did for the S21, leaked renders recommend the S22 Ultra can have a really comparable squared-off design to Samsung’s earlier Note units. There’s reportedly even a built-in slot for its S-Pen stylus this time round, which replaces the case holder Samsung bought for the cellphone final yr.

Samsung has even alluded to this transformation itself, teasing that it plans to announce its “most noteworthy S series ever” throughout the upcoming occasion. After the corporate skipped releasing a brand new Galaxy Note cellphone fully final yr, it now seems to be integrating its options into its most premium Galaxy S system.

Samsung has even alluded to this transformation itself, teasing that it plans to announce its “most noteworthy S series ever” throughout the upcoming occasion. After the corporate skipped releasing a brand new Galaxy Note cellphone fully final yr, it now seems to be integrating its options into its most premium Galaxy S system as an alternative.

As for the system’s specs, WinFuture has the rumored particulars as soon as once more. From the seems to be of issues, regardless of the radically completely different design, the S22 Ultra seems to be a really equally specced system to its predecessor. It apparently has the identical dimension display screen (6.8 inches), the identical dimension battery (5,000mAh), the identical precise weight and thickness at 8.9mm and 227g, respectively, and even the identical digicam resolutions (108-megapixel principal, 12-megapixel ultrawide, and two 10-megapixel telephotos with 3x and 10x zoom) and apertures. You’ll reportedly nonetheless have a alternative of 128, 256, or 512GB of storage, nevertheless it seems to be like your RAM choices is perhaps restricted to eight or 12GB, fairly than 12 and 16GB like with the S21 Ultra. As properly because the black, white, and inexperienced shade choices, the S22 Ultra will reportedly even be obtainable in burgundy.

Its digicam specs won’t be precisely the identical, judging by the smaller sensor dimension WinFuture lists for its two 10-megapixel telephoto cameras. But these leaks, if correct, recommend the Galaxy S22 Ultra could really feel very acquainted regardless of its radically completely different seems to be.

Finally, by way of pricing (at the very least in Europe), the S22 will reportedly begin at €849 (round $958), rising to €1,049 (round $1,183) for the S22 Plus and €1,249 (round $1,409) for the S22 Ultra, in keeping with WinFuture, which additionally lists a possible ship date of February twenty fifth.

The Galaxy Tab S8 sequence

While Samsung’s new Galaxy S smartphones could possibly be its most “noteworthy” ever, the corporate is little doubt hoping that its new lineup of tablets shall be a notch above the remaining (ahem). Its new Tab S8 lineup has been closely rumored in current months, though it hasn’t been confirmed that they’ll positively seem on the similar launch occasion because the Galaxy S22.

Rumors, to not point out a picture that appeared on Samsung’s personal web site, recommend the corporate’s new flagship pill may undertake an identical show notch to the one it mocked Apple for, together with on the iPhone X. The notch is rumored to be coming to a brand new Ultra tier in its Tab S8 lineup, according to WinFuture, and it’ll reportedly sit above the Tab S8 and Tab S8 Plus within the firm’s 2022 Android pill lineup.

Image: WinFuture

Image: WinFuture

Although the three tablets will reportedly be powered by Qualcomm’s newest Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor, display screen sizes differ, starting from 11 inches with the bottom Tab S8 by means of to 12.7 inches for the Tab S8 Plus and 14.6 inches for the Tab S8 Ultra. All three are 120Hz, however solely the Plus and Ultra have OLED panels. The Ultra additionally advantages from a second 12-megapixel selfie digicam (therefore the notch), though at this level, it’s not clear what goal this extra sensor may serve.

Other options mooted for the Tab S8 sequence embrace 5G, S Pen, and wi-fi DeX assist, in addition to Dolby Atmos-compatible audio system. Pricing is much less sure, however WinFuture notes it may vary from as little as €680 (round $767) for the Tab S8, by means of to €1,220 (round $1,377) or extra for the Tab S8 Ultra.

The Galaxy Home Mini 2, possibly?

OK, bear with me right here. It doesn’t appear very probably that Samsung will announce a follow-up to the Bixby good speaker it launched in South Korea and nowhere else in 2020. But not too long ago, MySmartPrice reports {that a} new entry for a “Samsung SmartThings Home Hub” has appeared on the Bluetooth SIG certification web site.

Although the entry doesn’t seem to hold the “Galaxy Home” branding, its SM-V320 mannequin quantity has beforehand been linked to the rumored good speaker in a November report from SamMobile. And in keeping with tipster Max Jambor, the speaker went into manufacturing earlier this month. There aren’t too many particulars on what kind it may take, however SamMobile notes that there’s an opportunity it is perhaps outfitted with a show.

Honestly, asserting a follow-up to a South Korean-exclusive good speaker, which itself was a scaled-down mannequin of one other good speaker that famously by no means shipped, can be a fairly daring transfer from Samsung — much more so if it insisted on equipping it with its much-derided voice assistant. But hey, stranger issues have occurred.

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