Samsung Unpacked 2022 Highlights: Galaxy S22 series, Galaxy Tab S8 series launched

The Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2022 event has now ended. Check out a recap of the event from the video link embedded above.

Here's a quick summary with prices.

Samsung announced the Galaxy S22 series comprising the Galaxy S22, S22+ and S22 Ultra.
These phones start at $799, $999 and $1,199 respectively.

Samsung also announced three new tablets with the Tab S8 series. These are the Tab S8, Tab S8+ and tab S8 Ultra.
The tablets are priced at $699, $899 and $1,099 respectively.

Samsung also announced that the company will be pushing four years of Android OS updates to the Galaxy S22 series. This means that the Galaxy S22, S22 Plus and S22 Ultra, which launch with Android 12 today, will be upgradeable all the way till Android 16.

The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra will start at $1099. The Galaxy Tab S8 will start at $899, while the vanilla Galaxy Tab S8 will start at $699.Check out a quick look at the specifications here.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 comes with a lot of new features, improved performance and much more, all with a thin chassis and slim bezels. Check it out here.

Samsung is not done! We're going to see the new S8 series of tablets launch too at Unpacked 2022.

The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra will start at $1,199 and can be pre-booked starting today.

Check out all about the Samsung Galaxy S22 series here.

the Samsung Galaxy Ultra has been revealed. The phone now comes with S-Pen support and a built-in pocket for the S-Pen, a first for the S-series phones. The phone is also available in four colours. Check them out below.

Check out all about the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra here.

Samsung Galaxy S22 price starts at $799, while the S22+ starts at $999.

Samsung has partnered with Snapchat to make the camera experience better in-app. The company has also cclaimed an improved performance with portrait mode and low-light shots.

Samsung has just unvealed the Galaxy S22 series and its various colour variants. Take a look below.

The launch event has now begun.

It's almost time! The Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2022 launch event is set to begin in the next 5 minutes. Grab your snacks and sit tight.

Quick recap: Samsung is expected to launch three smartphones under the Galaxy S22 series.

The Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2022 launch event is set to begin in 30 minutes. You can check out the livestream of the launch event in the embedded video link above.

Here's how the new Burgundy colour variant of the S22 Ultra looks. Check it out below.

Galaxy S22 Ultra Burgundy Hands-On Device! pic.twitter.com/ARXVdpZ1gg

— Dohyun Kim (@dohyun854) February 8, 2022

Even though the Unpacked event is less than two hours away, that hasn't stopped the leaks from coming in. A new leak by Demonix now shows off a new colour variant of the Samsung Galaxy S22 as well as a colour variant of the Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus. Check it out below.

Galaxy S22 in Pink Gold and Galaxy S22 in Green Tone
Also the entire S22 Series will have high-level of improvements in portrait mode and night mode. The camera will see major improvement. #GalaxyUnpacked #samsung #Unpacked #Demonix #DemonixLeaks #GalaxyS22 #S22Ultra pic.twitter.com/zmmouLXa4L

— Demonix (@DemonixLeaks) February 9, 2022

The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra is for long expected to be not just a successor to the Galaxy S21 Ultra but also to the Galaxy Note 20 series. While Samsung hasn't followed up with another Note-series device since, it has heavily hinted that the Galaxy S22 series will have a "noteworthy" addition.

A number of leaks have previously pointed out that this could mean the S22 Ultra could be named the S22 Note and may feature complete stylus support with a cavity to store the stylus, just like in the Note series. Now a new leak further strengthens this rumour.

Exclusive: Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra official images ?https://t.co/OE7taptERc

Shared exclusively with LetsGoDigital by @DemonixLeaks ??#SamsungUnpacked #Samsung #GalaxyS22Ultra #SamsungS22Ultra #GalaxyS22 #SamsungGalaxy pic.twitter.com/rw6vg0542t

— LetsGoDigital - Mark Peters (@letsgodigitalNL) February 8, 2022

The leaks also reveal that the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (or S22 Note) will be launched in at least three colous. This includes a white, a black and a burgundy variant, as seen in the leaked images above.

Samsung has heavily hinted at the involvement of popular K-Pop band BTS during the Unpacked 2022 event.

We've got something epic for you. Are you ready?#SamsungUnpacked #GalaxyxBTS @BTS_twt
Learn more: https://t.co/DIakqCJlkZ pic.twitter.com/oSGaqZNxK8

— Samsung Mobile (@SamsungMobile) February 7, 2022

While Samsung hasn't confirmed this, it could be a hint at a BTS-edition Galaxy S22 device. Samsung had launched a Galaxy S20 Plus BTS edition back in 2020, but we got no BTS-edition device in the S21 series. Whether there is a new BTS-edition device this year remains to be seen.

A new tip by Ishan Agarwal in Twitter suggests that Samsung could indeed bring the S22 series to India with Snapdragon chipsets this year. The brand usually saves its Snapdragon-powered flagships for the US market, while other regions around the world including India get the Exynos variants.

Can confirm what Indian Samsung Fans were waiting for!

Samsung seems to be launching the Galaxy S22 Series with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 ?? chipset in India. ?

Genuinely can't believe it, momentous day lol. Don't blame if wrong, I took my time to confirm.https://t.co/Qi51mMsTRB

— Ishan Agarwal (@ishanagarwal24) February 7, 2022

However, note that Samsung has not confirmed this information yet so we suggest you take it with a grain of salt. Whether the S22 series comes to India with Snapdragon chipsets this year will be confirmed during the launch event.