Samsung Galaxy A22 4G/LTE Unboxing, Hands On & First Impressions! By TechDaily

What's going on guys, my name is wade with tech daily and in this video we are checking out the Samsung Galaxy a22. Now some of you guys might be thinking, wait. Didn't we see this phone already well kind of we saw the a22 5g? This phone is the a22 4g LTE model and beyond the different network capabilities. This phone also has different specs a different design. Different features, it's just a totally different phone altogether, and I know that only adds to the confusion with a very overcrowded, a series lineup this year, but hopefully I can shed some light and give you some insight into what this phone is all about. So you can compare it to the rest, I'm going to go over everything you need to know about the a22 in this video, but first things.

First, let's just go ahead and quickly unbox this thing and see what all comes inside the package when you buy one cutting into the stickers and sliding off the lid. The first thing we see is the phone itself and this a22 sort of kind of looks like the other, a series phones, but we'll take a closer look at that in just a second digging a little deeper inside the box. You'll see we also get an included USB-C, cable and standard 15 watt USB wall plug which is the fastest charging speeds, this phone supports and inside the lid of the box. You also get a small little cardboard packet with the sim ejector tool stuck to the outside and inside there's just a small stack of paperwork no case for this phone, no earbuds, no other accessories included here. So with all that stuff.

Out of the way here is the new Samsung Galaxy a22. Once again now I got mine in black. Obviously, it's also available in white mint and violet. All colors we've seen before with the series lineup and right off the bat. Like I said, this phone seemingly looks like some other budget.

Samsung's devices we've reviewed already, but for whatever reason, once again, this a22 has various little changes and differences that make it strangely enough, just a completely different device in a number of ways now, first off size wise. This is a 6.4 inch phone, that's the screen size and that ties it with a regular a32, as smallest in the series lineup by just a fraction of an inch still for me in the hand, I sort of notice it's slightly smaller profile, it's a little more compact and comfortable, it's less of a stretch to reach all the corners and edges, and I think, if you don't enjoy using a 6.5 or 6.6 inch phone. This slight downsize is a welcome change up front. We do get a very familiar design. This phone has that rounded or infinity: u teardrop notch for the selfie camera up top towards the bottom, there's a noticeable bezel there for the chin, but all in all you're still getting about an 84 screen to body ratio which isn't bad and, like I said it's, a very familiar design and setup here.

All things considered around back. The a22 is made of plastic like the rest of the series lineup, but this phone gets a shiny, glossy finish, which is definitely a fingerprint magnet. There's not much more to say here. Really, you've got a metal-like frame, which is more of a matte finish. The phone is fairly slim with a flat profile, no real curves, just a slight taper on the back edges.

It's maybe a little lighter than average. That's one thing I noticed: there's also no waterproofing or IP rating either. So keep that in mind, but just for kicks. Let me show you what this phone looks like compared to some other a series devices, because what Samsung did here is just really bizarre. It might be hard to tell at first, but literally, every single a series phone this year has a slightly different design, different camera layout and different material finish.

Here's the a22 4g LTE and the a22 5g side by side, like I said, different sizes, entirely different front display designs, different specs, different plastic finish just totally different phones, here's the a22 with the a32. Obviously, the shiny plastic is sort of the same, but the camera modules are widely different. The a42 has a 2020 design in form factor, so it's a little unfair, but I still wanted to at least show you that and the a52 has a different camera setup again, but a matte finish here around back instead and obviously all these phones are slightly different sizes to 6.4 inches, 6.5, inches, 6.6, inches their curves and edges and look and feel are all just a little off. It's just so crazy to me how Samsung made like six or seven a series, phones that all have random differences that don't coincide with the number scheme or feature set or price. I really just don't get it at all tangent aside, taking a closer look at everything else.

On the left side, the a22 has a sim and SD card slot on the right. The usual volume buttons and power button, which doubles as your fingerprint sensor down below the headphone jack, is still there, alongside the USB c port and single speaker setup and around back a quad lens camera setup, which I'll talk more about towards the end of this video. So jumping back to the speaker really quickly, like I said just the single downward firing external speaker here, and it sounds in my opinion, like all the other budget, a series devices, it's certainly loud enough- I don't think there's anything special or different and here's a quick sample. So you can get an idea. The side mounted fingerprint setup on this phone is also really solid.

Obviously, the placement is great. I really like having this power button sensor combo. I also think it's very quick as well. Furthermore, I haven't had any real issues with accuracy and if it needs to retry it does so without issue. You can just barely touch your finger on the sensor, and it opens right up.

You don't even see the lock screen. There's face unlock here too, as an additional unlocking method. With this it's okay, I think it's not the fastest in the world and the animation isn't particularly smooth, but it still gets the job done anyway, and it's nice to have that additional method. So one thing about this phone that I think makes it stand out against the a225g and some other a series phones in the lineup for that matter this year is the display, and we've got a couple really great things going on here. First off the 6.4-inch screen is a super AMOLED panel. Already a big step up from the lcds on some other, a series: phones, the downside is its just a 1600 by 720 resolution and packs in about 274 pixels per inch.

So, while AMOLED is a plus, the resolution isn't quite up to par still, I appreciate the bold bright colorful display this thing packs and coming from the a225g, which has a TFT display. I think there really is a difference in the viewing experience here. I'd personally take this 720 resolution AMOLED display over a 1080 LCD. It's just kind of a shame that that's the choice, we're stuck with all in all. You might be able to pick out some pixels up close and, if you're picky about that, there are better options out there, but considering where this phone is positioned in the series lineup, I think there's still a lot to like, with the viewing experience beyond that.

This phone also offers a 90 hertz refresh rate, which I think just adds even more to the user experience in particular. Not only does this one look great, but it feels very fast and responsive with that 90hz mode enabled and for a more affordable device like this, it's really a great add-on. I know a lot of phones nowadays, even sub 300 devices like this one are getting 90 hertz. So it's not a huge deal anymore, but it's still a worthwhile addition and something I think a lot of people will appreciate inside this phone is powered by the familiar MediaTek hello g80 processor. It's an upper mid-range chipset, that's also found in the regular a32, the Redmi, nine and some other devices.

You can spec this phone out with four or six gigs of ram and 64 or 128 gigs of internal storage, and I think in general, spec wise there's definitely enough to work with hear hear, the geek bench scores, so you can get a numeric value for comparison's sake. Now. On the one hand, this is still a sub 300 smartphones, so power users might not be able to get the most out of it, but at the same time I think for the price you get a lot of bang for your buck, especially considering there are supposedly higher end phones, like the a32, like I said, with this same processor setup that are more expensive. The phone feels fast, and fluid mine has six gigs of ram, which I also think is plenty to keep most apps up to date and current, while getting some more graphics, heavy stuff loaded up in a timely manner and comparatively with what you might pay for an a02s or a12. Jumping up to the a22 just gives you a lot more power and capability for not a lot more money, which I, like I'm excited to put this phone to the test in my full review, but I think there's a lot to work with in the a22, and I'm interested to see how it can handle my day-to-day usage.

Also, this phone is powered by a really good-sized 5000 William battery. Now you might not be able to get as much out of it when you throw in a big bright AMOLED display, 90 hertz and a slightly higher spec setup versus the cheaper, a series phones that also have 5 000 William batteries. But I think this is a full day and then some sort of phone, especially if you aren't a really heavy user. The downside is that, with just 15 watt, charging support the big battery is gonna, take close to three hours to fully charge, there's not much that can be done about that, but I think you can at least stay off the charger which is good, there's. Also, no wireless charging on this phone either or any other power features for that matter.

So what you see is what you get a nice big battery, but one single slower than average charging setup. Finally, let's talk about all those cameras around back, and this is one more area where I think this phone offers better than average capabilities. Spec wise. The main lens is a 48 megapixel shooter, there's a very useful 8, megapixel ultra-wide lens as well, a not so useful 2, megapixel macro lens and a familiar 2 megapixel depth sensor up front. The selfie camera is a 13 megapixel shooter and inside the camera.

App you'll find, I think, a nice balance of shooting modes and features that previous cheaper, a series phones might have lacked like pro controls for manual shooting slo-mo video hyperlapse night mode. The ultra-wide, like I said, is great, and you also have 10 times digital zoom there's also optical image, stabilization for video here as well, which is a particularly nice add-on for a phone like this and best of all with just some quick sample shots here. I think there's a lot to like, with the actual results with the selfie camera, while it's maybe a little more pale than I like, there's not much more to complain about it's crisp, it's very detailed, there's, no obvious skin, smoothing it's a relatively balanced shot that I think looks better than average with a portrait shot. It's the same story here. It's sharp, there are tons of detail, no real color issues, nice separation of the subject and background, just a surprisingly good, looking picture from a phone like this and with the rear camera things get even better.

I think the white balance is first off way. Better. It's less blue, more even color, looks better once again there's a ton of detail in the shot. It's a great looking picture and with portrait mode again everything looks perfect. The pictures here are surprisingly consistent.

They look really great and of everything this phone offers. I think I was just most surprised by how well the images turned out from a few quick sample shots, and I'm excited to see what this phone can really do. So it might not be so obvious at first, and I'll definitely have some comparisons with this phone and the a225g, along with some other a series devices, but this regular a22 4g LTE is a very different device from all the rest. It's still a budget, a series phone, but it offers a lot of surprisingly good features like the 90hz AMOLED display, the slight bump up in specs and excellent shooting capabilities and all those things I think set it apart from the crowd. These are, of course, just my initial impressions.

Obviously I'll go more in depth with my full review and some comparisons like I said, but at least right off the bat I'm really liking, what I'm seeing with this phone. What do you guys think is the a22 something you're considering right now? Let me know in the comments down below I'd love, to know your thoughts. Of course. Hopefully, you guys did enjoy this video, be sure to follow tech daily on Twitter and subscribe to the tech daily YouTube channel. If you haven't already, and I'll see you guys later,.

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