It looks like Samsung Galaxy S22 pre-orders are shipping early after all, with some customers posting unboxing photos and a complaint about lag.
There is now solid evidence that more than a few Samsung Galaxy S22 orders are arriving early for those that have pre-ordered the company’s latest flagship smartphone. This is exciting news for those that had expected to wait until at least Friday to get their hands on this powerful new device. It’s also a nice incentive to keep placing pre-orders with Samsung.
Samsung tends to reward eager customers with various incentives, which helps increase brand loyalty. Pre-orders often come with store credit that can be used to purchase accessories or other items from Samsung’s online shop. It’s usually a good idea to order a case and screen protector for a new phone and the Galaxy S22 series definitely needs these accessories. Also, buyers who pre-order sometimes get early delivery, as seems to be the case with this year’s release.
Samsung’s Galaxy S22 phones have already started arriving for early buyers. Pre-release units are sent out first to allow for media coverage and to let reviewers get hands-on experience of the device for a few days. Recently, it was noted that some tech reviewers were getting early shipping of actual orders as well, while others were seeing the standard February 25 or later arrival date. Now it appears even more customers are getting early arrival dates, even without any ties to the news media, such as Kyle, whose Tweet included a photo of their Galaxy S22 Ultra in the box. A recent Tweet from Samsung UK advised a Galaxy S22 owner, who was experiencing lag, that last-minute software updates will come on February 25, the official release date.
Good morning, Debbie!
Congrats on the S22! Just to let you know, the software update that is pushed out for release is not yet available until the 25th.
Sinc your device has arrived early, no software updates will be available yet as the device has no officially released. ^PB
— Samsung UK (@SamsungUK) February 22, 2022
Why Samsung’s Galaxy S22 Is So Exciting
For anyone wondering why customers are so eager for their Galaxy S22 phone to arrive, a recap of the highlights might help. Samsung emphasized that the Galaxy S22 will ‘own the night,’ implying that low-light photos have been greatly improved. Nighttime pictures can be very beautiful but low-light photography applies to more than just taking a shot in the dark. Nearly every indoor photo qualifies as a low-light environment when compared to outdoor photography.
Another interesting detail is that the Galaxy S22 Ultra comes with an S Pen. That means all of the benefits of a Note are now included with the most premium Galaxy S phone. This is likely to particularly prove exciting for anyone that had been interested in the Note but wasn’t quite ready to leave the Galaxy S series behind. Now they have merged into one super-powerful device, it is a much easier choice to make. Samsung’s Galaxy S22 series are sleek and powerful smartphones with great cameras, and that makes the early arrival of orders all the more exciting.
Source: Kyle/Twitter, Samsung UK/Twitter
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