Summary

With its Galaxy A22 5G, Samsung wants to offer 5G - as its name suggests - at the lowest price possible.What concessions does it make at 259 euros compared to its 4G counterpart?What advantages does it have?Answer in this full test.

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Officialized on June 3, 2021, the Galaxy A22 4G and 5G reflect two very distinct ideas: the first wants to be the least expensive Samsung smartphone with OLED, the most affordable second in the catalog with 5G.Inevitably, adjustments have been made to offer the latest standard of mobile telephony, while retaining a reduced price.

Sold 40 euros more expensive, the 5G version draws a line on a few interesting assets, but also stands out with a more powerful chip, for example.Is the experience upset from one declination to another?Is it worth cracking for such a model?Answer to all these questions in this test.

Samsung Galaxy A22 5GFICHE TECHNICAL

This test was carried out from a phone loaned by the brand.

Samsung Galaxy A22 5gdesign

The design of the Galaxy A22 5G does not revolutionize the genre and takes up the main aesthetic markers of ... The entry level: notch in the shape of a drop of water, large borders that we would have preferred finer, square photo module at the edgesrounded, all coupled with a location for two SIMs and a microSD card for storage.

In short, nothing transcendent for a phone sold at more than 250 euros.On the other hand, its matt back brings a beautiful feeling of softness to the back.Also, almost no trace of fingers is visible to the naked eye: it is always more pleasant visually, even if the majority of users generally call on a protective shell.

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Nevertheless, the Galaxy A22 5G is a mastoc phone once in hand: its screen is larger than its 4G counterpart - 6.6 inches against 6.4 inch -, which impacts the weight: 203 grams on the scale, which places him in the relatively high part of the table.It is also thicker: 9 mm, against 8.4 mm.

As on his cousin, the finishes a bit steep on the edges do not favor the overall grip.Clearly: you have a heavy, large and slightly inconvenient smartphone by holding it in your handcuff.It is not ideal.

Difficult also not to criticize the perceived "air pocket" between the outer layer and the internal components: when you press with your thumb, the back tends to sink slightly.It is less blatant than on the 4G version, but the thing remains present.The finishes therefore do not argue in his favor, it's a shame.

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Nestled on the right edge, the volume buttons would have deserved a lowered placement to reach them without difficulty.For little fingers, manipulation is complicated.However, you will not encounter any problem with the power button, under which the fingerprint sensor hides.

On the lower edge, you will come across the great classic: from left to right, a 3.5 mm jack, the USB-C output and a speaker grid.The product sheet does not mention any IP certification to protect itself from water and dust or screen protection and NFC chip.

Samsung Galaxy A22 5g Screen

Some notable differences are to be lifted between the screen of the Galaxy A22 4G and 5G: as specified above, our protagonist of the day benefits from a slightly larger diagonal: 6.6 inches.But above all, the mobile device says goodbye to OLED technology which offers infinite contrasts and opts for LCD.

Full HD to catch up

This is one of the concessions to accept to take advantage of 5G ... but a concession caught up in a Full HD+ definition of 2408 x 1080 pixels.As a reminder, that of the 4G model remained limited to simple HD.Finally, the whole thing balances and only your screen criteria relating to the screen will allow you to decide.

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If we look more attention to the screen, notably using our probe and the Calman software from Portrais Displays, the phone is not free from all reproach.Already, no display mode (saturated, normal, for example) is available: only one default option is on the program, and that's all.

A badly calibrated screen, but with excellent contrasts

With this configuration, the temperature of the slab is 8,110 k: it is a lot, and that has the consequence of displaying a dominant blue, when you prefer a result close to 6500 k to enjoy a beautifulcolor balance.Fortunately, the very good contrast of 1801: 1 catches up a bit, just like the refresh rate of 90 Hz always welcome.

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Except that the maximum brightness leads the Galaxy A22 5G.With only 404 cd/m², it is not up to an LCD smartphone sold at this price.In full sun, you will often be forced to fold your eyes to read the contents of your phone.Mixed assessment therefore, especially since Samsung is renowned for its screening in terms of screen.

Samsung Galaxy A22 5Glogiel

As usual, Samsung's one UI interface is up to it and is extremely pleasant to handle.The Korean giant has managed to create a coherent software experience, pleasant and appreciated both by the community and by the editorial staff FRANDROP.This is usually one of the group's forces of the group.

Based on Android 11, one UI adapts very well to large screens thanks to many elements accessible to one hand.Obviously, the dark theme, navigation by gestures and a string of customization options are offered to users.In short, a delicious cocktail that makes one ui a success.

Also be aware that the slowness encountered on the Galaxy A22 4G will in no way bother you here.This 5G version gives pride of place to fluidity, both to navigate in the settings, the fast parameters, the application drawer or to open an app.There is no bad surprise here.For his part, the fingerprint reader reacts well.

Watching HD content on SVOD platforms like Netflix or Disney+ is also quite possible thanks to its Widevine L1 certification.Thing whose 4G model did not take advantage.There too, this difference is to be taken into account at the time of purchase.The last security update finally dates from May 2021: it is correct, but nothing more.

Samsung Galaxy A22 5gphoto

The Samsung Galaxy A22 5G does not offer the same photo configuration as its 4G friend: it ignores the Macro sensor.This is limited to good news, since this mode is very often useless, all the more of this price range.For the rest, here is its photo configuration:

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The beautiful Parisian climatic conditions made it possible to capture shots in very good arrangements, thanks to excellent brightness.In this type of situation, the main sensor of the Galaxy A22 5G offers pleasant photos, with a good biveau of details and colors that stand out well.

The result could still have been better if the management of the dynamics had been refined on specific situations.This is detail, but detail counts when opposite, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro and Realme 8 Pro have a respondent.Indoors, the image of the burrata is not very flattering.

In ultra grand angle, everything is spoiling.The huge loss of sharpness, and by extension of details, ruins the quality of the images.We also observe a less flattering colorimetric evolution and some relatively common optical distortions for a phone of this ilk.

At night, a more or less intense digital noise is invited according to the level of ambient lighting provided by the city.When it is weak, the photo deteriorates enormously.Otherwise, it is relatively exploitable, without it breaking three legs to a duck.

The night mode brings a beautiful dose of brightness, but strength on the sharpness to bring a little more details to the image.This function has at least the merit of not yelling the photo as can often be the case.

The level of details offered by 48 megapixel mode is minimal.But above all, the distinction of colors harms him.We will do without it.

If, visually, the bokeh in the background is a success, its level of precision is a failure.On simple subjects, the blurred system of areas which should however be highlighted - the antennas of the bugdroid, for example.Yet well -hated, my colleague's hair also suffers from the sensor approximations.

On the front, the 8 -megapixel front camera is satisfied with medium photos in portrait mode, once again due to several inaccuracies.For selfies in classic mode, the images remain exploitable without either breathtaking.

In video, the Samsung Galaxy A22 5G is capable of saving in 2K at 30 fps.

Samsung Galaxy A22 5GPERFORMANCES

Thanks to its Dimensity 700 chip supplied by Mediatek, which also equipped 4G iteration with its Helio G80 SOC, the Galaxy A22 5G is doing with the honors compared to its counterpart.Of the majority of measured benchmarks, the telephone dominates the debates.Only the graphic part (GFX Bench) fishing a little.

On a daily basis, the phone enjoys power good enough to fulfill conventional tasks.On this point, the Galaxy A22 5G does the job well.On the other hand, it was clearly not cut for gourmet 3D games.Forget Fortnite, which is simply impossible to install due to its insufficient performance.

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The Galaxy A22 5G does not deviate from the whole competition in the segment.For only 20 euros more, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro also has his say - he can also run Fortnite - and also benefits and above all from a more successful global experience.It is therefore important to temper the results of the Samsung phone.

Samsung Galaxy A22 5GAutomy

With a 5000 mAh battery under its hood, we can expect a good autonomy from the Samsung Galaxy A22 5G 5G.Promise kept, since the phone can quietly have a day and a half or even two days with relatively moderate use before falling into a harbor of energy.

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During our Personalized Tiven Test Protocol, the phone recorded a score of 2:39 p.m., a good performance that places it up to the Xiaomi Poco F3 and the Redmi Note 9 Pro, renowned for their endurance.In short, you will not have in your hands a terminal that lets you go in the middle of the day.

A load as fast as a snail

On the other hand, it is the grimace soup on the side of the recharge.Certainly compatible with a power of 15 W, the Galaxy A22 5G is only accompanied by a block of 7.75 W.In other words, the load is slow, very slow.Witness the figures noted during our tests:

Samsung Galaxy A22 5gréseau and communication

This Galaxy A22 wants to stand out with its 5G compatibility accessible at an affordable price.With this phone, you therefore have access to the last standard of mobile telephony thanks to several frequency bands: those based on 4G infrastructure for example, namely the N1 (2100 MHz), N3 (1800 MHz), N7(2600 MHz), N20 (800 MHz) and N28 (700 MHz).

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This phone also benefits from 5G sub-6 bands, the N78 (3.5 GHz) in this case.Another strong point: the presence of a NFC chip always useful for contactless payments and dematerialized transport titles.Also count on Bluetooth 5.0 and GPS, Glonass, Beidou and Galileo geolocation services.

On the call side, the phone correctly erases the noise pollution caused by cars.The same cannot be said for passers -by and the horns.Although a little compressed, your voice will however remain extremely intelligible for your interlocutor to enter your point.Overall, so it remains very correct.

Samsung Galaxy A22 5gprix and release date

The Samsung Galaxy A22 5G is available in black, white and lavender color, at the recommended price of 259 euros in 4/128 GB configuration, from the end of July 2021.

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