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Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra – Availability Date, Price in India, Specs & Features

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At Samsung Unpacked 2022, South Korean electronics giant–Samsung unveiled its Galaxy S22 Ultra, merging the best of two smartphone legacies – the unrivaled power of the Note series and the pro-grade camera and performance of the S series – to set a new standard for premium smartphones.
From creative capabilities and productivity to power and performance, the Galaxy S22 Ultra brings everything you love about the Note experience — including its signature S Pen — to the S series. Galaxy S22 Ultra joins the new Galaxy S series of devices — Galaxy S22 and S22+ — offering every feature of those devices plus newly added features for the best of the S and Note series.

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra Launch Date

The all-new Galaxy series will initially be available in selected markets such as Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, New York, London and Dubai. The Galaxy S22 Ultra will be available from 25th February 2022, as per the company.

Specifications & Features

S Pen

Featuring a built-in S Pen and battery life that lasts over a day, Galaxy S22 Ultra is the most powerful Ultra device Samsung has ever created.

Galaxy Ultra S-Pen

Samsung Galaxy S22 display

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra features a 6.8 inch QHD dot-AMOLED display, and has 120Hz refresh rate. It also uses a 4nm chipset. This smartphone is protected by the Corning Gorilla Glass Victus. The handset is backed by a 5,000mAh battery and comes with a 45W charger. The Galaxy S22 Ultra runs on One UI 4.0 based on Android 12.

Galaxy S22 Ultra camera

On the camera front, the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra houses a 108MP main lens along with a 12MP ultra-wide lens, a 10MP telephoto sensor and another 10MP telephoto lens. The company claims to provide better low-light photography with S22 Ultra rear cameras. Up front, it features a 40MP front camera for taking selfies.

Nightography

With Galaxy S22 Ultra, capturing footage that’s instantly post-worthy – in any lighting conditions has become an easy affair. Advanced Nightography features available on the entire S22 family of devices allow users to snap crisp, clear videos on both the front and back cameras, whether they are recording during the day or night.

Galaxy S22 Series

AI supported features

With zooming capabilities that will get users 100x closer to the action, Galaxy S22 Ultra isn’t just Samsung’s most powerful camera, it’s also the smartest. Packed with new AI supported features like Portrait mode, Galaxy S22 Ultra is built to make every photo look professional. With S22 Ultra’s robust intelligent camera capabilities, the phone does the heavy lifting, so users always capture stunning photos and video in any lighting.

Processor

Galaxy S22 Ultra is built for the most productive workdays. S22 Ultra is part of the first Galaxy S series to be equipped with the latest 4nm processor, which powers Samsung’s most advanced AI and ML processing. It also features Wi-Fi 6E, up to twice as fast as Wi-Fi 6. That means users can enjoy unrivaled performance on all their most-used apps, whether they are gaming, streaming, or working. All that power runs on Galaxy S22 Ultra’s powerful battery, which gives users more than a full day of use in a single full charge.

Super-fast charging

S22 Ultra also supports 45W super-fast charging, which allows to record more than 50 minutes of video – after a 10-minute charge.

Knox vault security platform

The Galaxy S22 series is secured by Samsung’s powerful Knox Vault security platform, which includes a secure processor and memory that completely isolates sensitive data like your passwords, biometrics or blockchain keys from the phone’s main operating system.

One UI’s privacy dashboard and Indicator make it easy to see which apps are accessing your data and camera, so you can decide whether to grant or deny permission to each app.

Other security features to prevent cyber attacks

The Galaxy S22 series also introduces several new security features, including the ARM micro architecture, which helps prevent cyberattacks that target your operating system and memory.

Plus, the Galaxy S22 series brings you Samsung Wallet– a seamless, convenient and secure experience to make everyday life easier. Samsung Wallet combines digital payment, ID, keys and asset management into one tool to simplify your routines, from showing your student ID to compiling travel documents before a flight.

The entire Galaxy S22 series will be supported by up to four generations of Android OS upgrades.

Also, Read Here: Samsung Unpacked 2022: Galaxy Tab S8, S8+ and S8 Ultra launched, what’s changed with the new series

Samsung Galaxy S22 Price and Color

The newly launched Samsung Galaxy S22 series is expected to be priced at Rs 89,700. The model is rumoured to be available at stores from February 25. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra launch date in India is speculated to be on February 25, 2022. The Galaxy S22 Ultra comes in four nature-inspired color options, including Phantom Black, Phantom White, Green, and Burgundy, new on S22 Ultra.

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OnePlus and Oppo to merge OS skins with Android 13 update

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One year after the merger of Chinese smartphone brands Oppo and OnePlus, reports suggest that Oppo and OnePlus will merge their Android skins with Android 13.

Both Oppo and OnePlus will be sharing their technologies and raising the bar in the smartphone market. Oppo’s operating system ColorOS and OnePlus’s OxygenOS have been extremely popular among users. According to a rumour from MySmartPrice, Oppo and OnePlus will ultimately blend their Android 13 experiences completely. This is consistent with rumours that the OnePlus 10 Pro would be released with ColorOS 12 in some regions. This suggests that the OnePlus 10 Pro will be available worldwide with OxygenOS 12. The details of the newly united Oppo and OnePlus are still unknown. However, it is believed the new OS will be released in late 2022 with Android 13. The Oppo-OnePlus software was previously rumoured to be H2OOS.

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India’s smartphone market defied pandemic related challenges in 2021: Know how it happened

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Even as supply and pandemic related challenges created disruptions during the last year, India shipped 161 million smartphones in 2021, up by 7% year-over-year, according to IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker.

2021 started strong with pent-up demand from 2H20 (Jul- Dec) and positive sentiments around vaccinations but a severe second wave of Covid-19 dealt a blow to the growth, the report said. Constrained supplies resulted in low inventories across channels in the second half of the year, which usually has a high demand during the festive season, it added.

1Q22 (Jan-Mar) is expected to remain flat YoY amidst a low seasonal demand and a mild impact of the ongoing third wave of Covid-19, which will give the brands time to replenish their inventories. The transition from 4G to 5G will continue to drive growth, though still restricted to mid and high-tier price segments.

“Consumers continue to demand better features like the camera, battery, and processors over 5G capability in the entry-level price segments. The large feature phone base will remain crucial but elusive to the smartphone market in the absence of any affordable offerings at the entry-level,” said Upasana Joshi, Research Manager, Client Devices, IDC India.

2021 key highlights

With 81 million units, the online channel registered 13% YoY growth, surpassing the offline channel. This was driven by heavy marketing and initiatives like multiple sales festivals, attractive financing schemes, cashback and exchange offers, and trade-in programs. While the offline channel contracted in 2021, IDC expects offline shipments to recover some lost ground in 2022.

MediaTek-based smartphones recorded a 54% market share, creating a bigger lead over Qualcomm with more than 85% of its smartphones below US$200. UNISOC regained some momentum reaching a 7% share, up from 2% in the previous years.

Average Selling Prices (ASPs) peaked at US$190, growing by 15% annually. The share of the premium segment doubled from a year ago to 4% in 2021, growing by more than 100% annually, largely due to higher Apple shipments. The sub-US$100 was the only segment to decline YoY. IDC expects ASPs in 2022 to be high due to the rising cost of components and higher share of 5G smartphones.

“Overall, supply challenges and the second wave of Covid-19 severely restricted the market’s ability to achieve double-digit growth in 2021. Consumer demand is lower than expected as we entered 2022, but supply challenges are expected to ease by mid-2022, which should help in maintaining similar growth levels in 2022,” said Navkendar Singh, Research Director, Client Devices & IPDS, IDC India.

Top 5 Players

Xiaomi maintained its leadership position for four consecutive years with 40 million units, though declining by 1.5% YoY in 2021. Poco, Xiaomi’s sub-brand, emerged as the fastest growing online brand amongst the top five with 51% YoY growth. The entry-level models, Redmi 9A/9 Power/9, were the major volume drivers. Better supplies and a focus on offline channels should help drive growth for Xiaomi in 2022.

Samsung, at the second slot, registered a YoY decline of 6% in 2021, shipping 28 million units. There were persistent supply constraints especially for Galaxy A series in the low to mid-price segment, and for foldable devices in the premium segment. However, Samsung led the 5G segment with a 21% share, driven by the Galaxy A22, M32, and M42. A renewed focus on offline shipments in 2022, along with the momentum it has gained in the online segment, should help Samsung stay in a strong position in 2022.

Vivo was at the third position, with a shipment decline of 6% YoY, though it continued to lead with a 28% share of offline channel shipments in 2021. Its Y series continued to be a major contributor, however, it faced supply challenges as well. Vivo could leverage its sub-brand iQOO to expand its online presence and garner share in 2022.

Realme at the fourth slot registered the highest growth of 26% YoY amongst the top 5 vendors. It also rose to the second slot in 4Q21(Oct-Dec), surpassing Samsung, with a share of 19%. In the online space, it continued to be at the second slot with a high 21% share in 2021. Realme’s UNISOC-based shipments reached 60% of its total, ensuring sufficient supplies in 4Q21.

Oppo, at the fifth slot, witnessed a healthy growth of 8% YoY in 2021 to 18 million units. It also surpassed Samsung for the second slot annually in the offline channel with a share of 18%. With a larger focus on higher ASP devices like the Reno 6/7 series, Oppo’s play in the mid-premium segment has risen compared to previous years. However, its online presence remains limited.

OppoxJio: Collaborative 5G test for Oppo Reno 7

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Still thinking about buying a new phone? Maybe Reno 7 is the one for you! Oppo, in collaboration with Jio, has conducted a standalone and non-standalone network trial on Friday. The results were amazing as there were no lags while the 4K video streams and super-fast uploads and downloads. The 5G connected Reno7 device was able to achieve good throughput in Jio 5G test setup.

Google announced Android 13 : What’s new?

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Yes, you heard it right! Goog;e has released the first developer preview for Android 13. The update includes upgraded theming options with improved privacy features. Furthermore, it has a new photo picker that will let users share photos and videos with an individual app without the app needing full access to the device’s storage. Google is set to release more Android 13 developer previews over February and March and will start releasing beta releases in April.

Blind Dates back in town: Tinder coming back with its classic feature!

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Guess what? Just before Valentine’s, Tinder is bringing back its classic Blind Date feature, giving people new ways to connect to people. Blind Dates are a mix of excitement and curiosity at the same time, also your new chance to find the one for you. Thus, this new feature will help you put your personality first and explore more options without getting judged. People will be able to see each other’s profile pictures only after they decide to match after their chatting session. Interesting enough, right? Just the right fun we need to celebrate the season of Love.

PokerBaazi’s ‘Rewarding FAQs’ turns Singles into Golden Singles this Valentine’s Day

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India’s biggest online poker platform, PokerBaazi, is celebrating the season of love with their unique campaign “Don’t be single, be the Golden single” this Valentine’s Day.

Valentine’s Day often comes with a pertinent question – “What to do on Valentine’s day when you are single?”  PokerBaazi has got your back, as they urge youngsters to enjoy their own company and secure an opportunity for a direct entry into the National Poker Series’ marquee event – “The Golden Rush” with a 1 Crore prize pool.

PokerBaazi has added the age-old question to its FAQs section and made it rewarding with a fun integration on the application. For the reward, on 14th February, during any Texas Hold’em game, if the participant is dealt Queen and King of Hearts, they can just take a screenshot and add it to their Instagram story tagging @poker_baazi and @nationalpokerseries to win a free ticket to the Golden Rush Tournament at the National Poker Series 2022 to be held between March 6 – 20th.

National Poker Series 2022, heralded as the most glorious event in Indian poker, has announced a prize pool of 18.5 crores for 84 tournaments across 15 days. With 252 medals on the line to be awarded to podium finishers in all 84 tournaments, and three NPS Podium medals for the three finishers with highest medal tallies, this year’s National Poker Series will once again have Golden Rush as one of its marquee events. Additionally, NPS Podium finishers will get to play the world’s biggest international poker event in Las Vegas, USA. The tournament series offers both new and experienced poker players a chance to win gold, silver, and bronze medals, as well as the renowned title of India’s national poker gold medalist. NPS India 2021 was national in the truest sense, with players from across the country competing for 192 medals across 64 tournaments. 83000+ entries took the ?15 Crore prize pool to a mammoth ?19.41 Crore.

Amazon Fire TV makes it easy to watch the live TV you love

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Tech giant Amazon has announced new feature to customize live channels on Fire TV an easy experience. According to Amazon Fire TV blog, users can now customize their integrated channel guide by bringing up the new ‘Add Channels’ option. Within the Live tab, select the guide to see what’s on now. While in the channel guide, simply press the menu button.

On Alexa Voice Remote to bring up the ‘Add Channel’ option. From here, users can easily add additional live channels from their favorite free and subscription-based apps for a customized live experience.

Integrated channel guide

With a dedicated guide button on Alexa Voice Remotes, Amazon has also made accessing live TV channels very easy. Pushing the guide button will take the users directly to the new integrated channel guide in the Live tab.

“This comprehensive guide is the ultimate destination for all the live content available on Fire TV and allows users to easily see what’s available to watch now. They can navigate seamlessly across a variety of channel offerings,” reads the blog.

It further adds that whether it’s free, ad-supported apps like IMDb TV, Pluto TV, and Tubi, or subscription-based apps like YouTube TV, Sling TV, and Hulu + Live TV — users can easily access a treasure trove of over 20 live TV favorites in the US, all in one place.

YouTube TV, Prime Video Channels, IMDb TV, Hulu + Live, Discovery+, Pluto TV, Sling TV, FOX Now, Tubi, Philo, Red Bull TV, Plex, ESPN, Haystack News and Xumo are top apps that support Fire TV’s Live Experience.

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Airtel India’s internet services disrupted briefly after technical glitch across the country

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Airtel’s internet and mobile services were briefly disrupted across India on Friday. The disruption was apparently caused due to a technical glitch. Several users from various locations in India, took to the micro-blogging site to complain about the outage in Airtel India’s network. The disruption was witnessed in broadband and cellular services as well.

Acknowledging the outage in services, the company put out a tweet

“Our internet services had a brief disruption and we deeply regret the inconvenience this may have caused you. Everything is back as normal now, as our teams keep working to deliver a seamless experience to our customers.”

Outage tracker Downdetector showed Airtel web having issues since around 11:30AM on Friday, February 11. As per Downdetector, around 3,729 clients had reported disruption in services at 11:18AM across India. Numerous users have said that this is the second time this month that they are confronting this issue.

Apple updates AirTag to curb unwanted ‘tracking’

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To address the menace of unwanted tracking, Apple has announced new advancements to AirTag and the Find My Network.  According to the latest update, Apple is taking various steps to check unwanted tracking:

New privacy warnings during AirTag setup: In an upcoming software update, every user setting up their AirTag for the first time will see a message that clearly states that AirTag is meant to track their own belongings, that using AirTag to track people without consent is a crime in many regions around the world, that AirTag is designed to be detected by victims, and that law enforcement can request identifying information about the owner of the AirTag.

Find My Network

Addressing alert issues for AirPods: Apple also heard from users who have reported receiving an ‘Unknown Accessory Detected’ alert. The Company has confirmed this alert will not display if an AirTag is detected near you — only AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro, AirPods Max, or a third-party Find My network accessory. In the same software update, Apple will be updating the alert users receive to indicate that AirPods have been traveling with them instead of an “Unknown Accessory.”

Apple AirTag

Updated support documentation: Apple is updating its unwanted tracking support article on apple.com to communicate the safety features built into AirTag, AirPods, and Find My network accessories. This page now includes additional explanations of which Find My accessories may trigger an unwanted tracking alert, more visuals to provide specific examples of such alerts, and updated information on what to do after receiving an alert, including instructions for disabling an AirTag, AirPods, or Find My network accessory. There are also links to resources individuals can use if they feel their safety is at risk, such as the National Network to End Domestic Violence and the National Center for Victims of Crime.

Additionally, Apple is also investigating a series of updates that they plan to introduce later this year, including:

Precision Finding: This capability allows recipients of an unwanted tracking alert to locate an unknown AirTag with precision. iPhone 11, iPhone 12, and iPhone 13 users will be able to use Precision Finding to see the distance and direction to an unknown AirTag when it is in range. As an iPhone user moves, Precision Finding fuses input from the camera, ARKit, accelerometer, and gyroscope to guide them to the AirTag through a combination of sound, haptics, and visual feedback.

Display alert with sound: When AirTag automatically emits a sound to alert anyone nearby of its presence and is detected moving with your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, we will also display an alert on your device that you can then take action on, like playing a sound or using Precision Finding, if available. This will help in cases where the AirTag may be in a location where it is hard to hear, or if the AirTag speaker has been tampered with.

Refining unwanted tracking alert logic: The unwanted tracking alert system uses sophisticated logic to determine how Apple alert users. The Company plans to update their unwanted tracking alert system to notify users earlier that an unknown AirTag or Find My network accessory may be traveling with them.

Tuning AirTag’s sound: Currently, iOS users receiving an unwanted tracking alert can play a sound to help them find the unknown AirTag. Apple will be adjusting the tone sequence to use more of the loudest tones to make an unknown AirTag more easily findable.

The Company designs their products to provide a great experience, but also with safety and privacy in mind.

What is AirTag

AirTag, an iPhone accessory, lets users keep track of personal items like their keys, wallet, purse, backpack, luggage, and more through the Find My app. AirTag was designed to help people locate their personal belongings, not to track people or another person’s property.

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