Samsung Galaxy S22 likely won't have the best fast charging, but it'll beat iPhone 13

Date:
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 10:01:52 +0000

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The Samsung Galaxy S22 range might have the same charging speeds as the S21 range according to a listing.

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Samsung phones have long been slower to charge than most rival handsets, and it doesnt look like that is going to change with the Samsung Galaxy S22
range. In fact, if anything the gap could widen.

While smartphone makers like OnePlus and Xiaomi are pushing charging speeds ever higher, Samsung might stick with 25W for the entire Galaxy S22 range. Thats the same speed as the Samsung Galaxy S21 range and most of the Samsung Galaxy S20 range with the exception being the Galaxy S20 Ultra , which actually supports faster 45W charging.

Were basing this on a new certification listing from Chinas 3C agency,
spotted by a user of Weibo (a Chinese social network) known as WhyLab. The listing includes the model numbers SM-S9080, SM-S9060, and SM-S9010, which
are believed to belong to the three expected phones in the Galaxy S22 range, and for all three it lists 25W charging. These are the best Samsung phones Will there be a Samsung Galaxy Note 22 ? Check out the best wireless chargers

We would however take this with a pinch of salt, as while the leaker supplied a screenshot of the listing, this could easily have been faked.

Plus, the listing itself refers to Samsungs existing 25W charger, so it could simply be saying that the phones are compatible with this, but not ruling out the possibility that they also support faster charging when paired with another charger.

Indeed, weve previously heard rumors that the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra would support 45W charging , with an earlier leak suggesting the company was even exploring 65W charging . So we wouldnt count out higher speeds yet, but even if the S22 Ultra can charge at more than 25W, it looks unlikely that the base Samsung Galaxy S22 will be able to. (Image credit: Future) Opinion: Samsung needs to speed up

If the Samsung Galaxy S22 range really only supports 25W charging then in
2022 thats just not good enough, and even 45W wouldnt be great.

For comparison, the OnePlus 9 supports 65W charging, the Xiaomi 11T Pro supports 120W charging, and Xiaomi is even working on 200W charging . Oppo, Sony and others also have the latest Samsung phones beat for charging speeds.

Really the only significant companies that dont are Apple and Google, two big names that also need to speed up. The iPhone 13 series features 20W charging, while the Google Pixel 5 features 18W (but the Google Pixel 6 series may beat that).

But theyre not all Samsung is competing with, and given how much its Galaxy S phones cost, we expect cutting-edge technology, not charging speeds that felt sedate several years ago. Want to keep in touch? Sign up for TechRadar's
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