Samsung on my S22 that I only know of but I know there's others and there will be more. Has designed their new phones not to accept external storage which means no SD card capability. Why would that be an upgrade or make it better for the consumer safety of their data, media and other files. You now have to find a way and spend a lot of time to transfer your information to somewhere else of an external storage which leaves you not to be able to access any file media or other. That makes the use of other apps in which you want to post a screenshot, a picture, a video or file. It also makes the consumer to spend extra time to find a way or product to send to external storage which is not anything easier but it makes it more work and again your device will no longer ... MoreSamsung on my S22 that I only know of but I know there's others and there will be more. Has designed their new phones not to accept external storage which means no SD card capability. Why would that be an upgrade or make it better for the consumer safety of their data, media and other files. You now have to find a way and spend a lot of time to transfer your information to somewhere else of an external storage which leaves you not to be able to access any file media or other. That makes the use of other apps in which you want to post a screenshot, a picture, a video or file. It also makes the consumer to spend extra time to find a way or product to send to external storage which is not anything easier but it makes it more work and again your device will no longer hold the information you need to be able to do normal industry standard practice. Then we believe that we can back up our phone files media etc to another form of external storage. And again more work for the consumer to get to the external storage because a cloud of any form from any manufacturer. That creates another industry standard completes problem. Many years ago when computers first came out whether it was desktop and then a wonderful laptop. When you backed up your information and it went into your storage it held a history of backups and you are able to go to a backup if you had done something wrong and deleted any form of data and restart that product to that date and pull back all data backed up. That would include any updates of the product. But logically now industry-wide policy for backup to a cloud does not will not hold a history but instead override the previous history that you believe is saved that you can go to to back up anything to fix and retrieve any data. Whoever thought of and created a device that does not allow external storage of an SD card and it wasn't caught within the company and was signed off from someone within an upper position. When the new product was tested to see if the device worked was only tested for what was built. It was not used by a consumer to see if it helped or not and then the feedback would go to the company to research and decide if there was a way to fix it or add it. we know that we get updates on our devices because they do find and usually from feedback about a problem and they research it and correct it that's why you're getting an update. There is a very simple solution to fix the problem of non-external storage capability whether it be Samsung or other companies who are now going to make that industry-wide possibility. When we are sold a device that is not something somebody would think of to ask but should be told to the consumer to help the decision of purchasing a product. So I challenge and that's a strong word and maybe incorrect to think about this decision and maybe start using consumer-based groups to try the product as a consumer and see if changes affected anything that consumers use on a regular basis. That feedback is recommended to any company that creates a device whether it's a wireless phone a smart TV a refrigerator or any other product or website. Just because it looks good on paper and proposal again I challenge for the companies to get a consumer-based team to try the product before it's mass produced to stop a recall in which I believe the S22 which is the only device I'm noticing it before it's recalled and there is another implicated company or companies that do not realize the devastating effects for their bottom line. I hope that this is not removed from this community room so that a consumer gets the correct information which allows them to make a logical decision on their own whether that is something they want before they buy the product. I am not here to dog Samsung! But when I called Samsung and asked for the SD card goes I was told it's now at microSD card and it is put in the phone in the same drawer as the SIM card. I called my phone carrier I asked the same question. In researching which microSD card to purchase I noticed that any of them were not in the shape or size to put in the drawer under the SIM card. That left me another question. In order to get the correct information which was not correct to begin with I googled the question and found articles that Samsung created and will be creating any product without external storage. There's a philosophy that everyone should live by. If something does not make sense and it's not logical it is not true. And God forbid it is true and in this case it is fix the problem immediately because it this case it's going to affect the entire world because again it could become a worldwide option. So Samsung I ask you in the most extreme and sensitive way to look outside your Samsung window glasses and is a consumer which any employee is and that includes the CEO to research this and I challenge you to prove me wrong and that be the answer to this question. Until that time, consumers beware and be more vigilant to ask a question and read the very fine print or look at the manual and ask questions because the answers of the new designs are not being given as information at the time of purchase

So far so good with the S22, coming straight from an S8. Couple of things/issues to mention so far: At first was bit awkward having volume buttons and Bixby/power button on the same side. Also needed to change settings for the power button because initially holding it down went to Bixby. Having a USB-C to USB-C cable is great but at the moment can only use that cable to charge the phone when plugging into my laptop as there is no wall charger in the box. Would have preferred a USB-C to USB-C A cable, many public places still have USB-A ports for charging phones, seems like an attempt to get people to buy a wall charger. If you have a USB-C to USB-A cable and the traditional USB-A port wall charger, it's good enough. Can understand the disappointment with the ... MoreSo far so good with the S22, coming straight from an S8. Couple of things/issues to mention so far: At first was bit awkward having volume buttons and Bixby/power button on the same side. Also needed to change settings for the power button because initially holding it down went to Bixby. Having a USB-C to USB-C cable is great but at the moment can only use that cable to charge the phone when plugging into my laptop as there is no wall charger in the box. Would have preferred a USB-C to USB-C A cable, many public places still have USB-A ports for charging phones, seems like an attempt to get people to buy a wall charger. If you have a USB-C to USB-A cable and the traditional USB-A port wall charger, it's good enough. Can understand the disappointment with the battery, feels like it drains quickly at times but have set up certain Routines to where it is slightly better than out of the box as well as tinkering with notifications and Settings like changing Motion Smoothness to Standard (60 Hz). Hopefully, can keep the battery healthy. Modes and Routines: Please continue to build on this, probably one of the most useful things I've seen on a smartphone. Can save people clicks when performing certain actions. Can set up routines for charging at night to help improve overall battery life, have Do Not Disturb on when in a specific app, and many others. Going to get a 256 GB USB-C flash drive as I screen record in certain apps where videos can reach over 6 minutes and hit 1 GB in file size of recording at highest quality, regret not getting the 256 GB version but getting a USB-C flash drive may work out as it will cost less. So storage space can get eaten up quickly, and need to make sure of the video/image quality when recording and taking screenshots. Overall, performance has been good, phone is smooth and have not encountered any issues even when gaming. Not a big pictures/camera guy so not going to comment on it.

Nice phone. Actually it's an awesome phone, compact enough as it is considered comparable to a Galaxy S10e. However, it may not be a major upgrade from the S10e nor its predecessor Galaxy S21 or S21 FE, but it is a nice phone with a more premium look and a considerably upgraded camera. The S22 is very similar, almost identical, in it's physical size as the S10e; S22 146 x 70.6 x 7.6 mm vs S10e 142.2 x 69.9 x 7.9 mm. It has 256GB internal storage and 8GB RAM, just as the S10e 256GB variant, but no external storage, such as MicroSD, no 3.5mm headphone/audio jack, and no physical biometrics sensor. It does have a better, brighter display with 120Hz refresh rate, up to 1500 nits, and 19.5:9 screen ratio, though with 425 ppi. Screen size is 6.1 inches, which is smaller ... MoreNice phone. Actually it's an awesome phone, compact enough as it is considered comparable to a Galaxy S10e. However, it may not be a major upgrade from the S10e nor its predecessor Galaxy S21 or S21 FE, but it is a nice phone with a more premium look and a considerably upgraded camera. The S22 is very similar, almost identical, in it's physical size as the S10e; S22 146 x 70.6 x 7.6 mm vs S10e 142.2 x 69.9 x 7.9 mm. It has 256GB internal storage and 8GB RAM, just as the S10e 256GB variant, but no external storage, such as MicroSD, no 3.5mm headphone/audio jack, and no physical biometrics sensor. It does have a better, brighter display with 120Hz refresh rate, up to 1500 nits, and 19.5:9 screen ratio, though with 425 ppi. Screen size is 6.1 inches, which is smaller than the S22 (6.2") and S22 FE (6.4") but larger than the S10e (5.8"). Battery life seemed to be underperforming. Even though it's a bigger battery, battery life is slightly longer than the S10e's. More power consumption is partly due to the 120 Hz refresh rate screen. Its camera image quality is good overall. Good saturation though overexposure of images is present, such as more dynamic and vibrant colors where colors will look less natural, all of which is common with Samsung's cameras, especially with a lot of software assistance on the camera. Unlike the other variants (S22+, S22 Ultra), the S22 doesn't have WiFi 6e. Fast charger is sold separately. (No charger is included). For in-screen biometrics, Samsung did a great job on its ultrasonic fingerprint sensor. Though not as perfect or as fast as a physical fingerprint sensor, it is well above the likes of an optical fingerprint sensor. Overall, a nice phone. Processing time seemed equivalent with the S10e, at times faster and slower than the S10e. It's still a nice phone. However, for some it may not be a major upgrade for those coming from previous Galaxy S series S10 and later, while for some others, it may. For me at least, if the S22 came onboard with either a larger internal storage, at least 512GB, or expendable storage microSD slot, it may have been a worthy upgrade, and 5 stars. Plus a physical biometrics sensor as its side power/lock button, would really be golden.