Samsung is gearing up to launch the next-generation Galaxy S-series flagship smartphones in the form of the Galaxy S22 lineup. Unlike last year, the devices are expected to get announced in February.
Now, a new report from Jon Prosser indicates that while the Galaxy S22 series will be up for pre-order from 9th February, it won’t be available for purchase in a few days of getting announced. Instead, the report claims that customers will have to wait till 25th February to be able to purchase the phones.
The delay in the availability of the upcoming Galaxy S22 series smartphones is being attributed to supply chain issues but as of now, there’s not much known about what kind of issues the company is facing.
The global chip shortage has impacted several companies across the world and the South Korean giant has also been a victim of the same. Samsung had to delay the launch of its Galaxy S21 FE a few times and it is now set to go official next month.
Coming to the Galaxy S22 lineup, the smartphones will come powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC or the company’s own Exynos 2200 chipset, depending on the region on availability.
The smartphones are also expected to come pre-installed with the One UI 4.1, which is expected to be a small update. The new update of One UI will also be released for the previous generation Galaxy S-series smartphones.
Based on the recent leaks, the top-end model in the lineup — Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra/Note is claimed to have two variants — 12GB RAM with either 128GB or 256GB storage, and a 16GB RAM model with 512GB storage. As for the pricing, the series is expected to have a starting price of $799.
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