A purported Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra dummy phone has appeared, and it appears that the next-generation Galaxy phone in its largest size may be designed to look quite similar to the Note

Pigtou and David at xleaks7 have released images and video of a dummy phone purportedly showing the Galaxy S22 Ultra design With a more blocky rectangular design, squared-off corners, and an interesting P-shaped rear camera module, the dummy phone appears to be the child between Samsung's Galaxy S21 Ultra and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra

This design makes a lot of sense, as previous rumors suggested that the Galaxy S22 Ultra would be the successor to the Galaxy Note with a built-in stylus [However, there is no evidence of a compartment for the stylus on this model, so it is possible that the stylus will be a separate accessory or attached to the case, as on the Galaxy S21 Ultra

Although it is difficult to tell from these images, the overall size of the phone is also said to be slightly smaller than the current Galaxy S21 Ultra This will be good news for those who find the current model a bit too big

Helping the ergonomics of the phone would be the curved left and right edges visible in some images However, not everyone likes curved displays because of the possibility of accidental touching

The camera on the back of the phone is arranged in a "P" shape, which appears to be a blend of the common straight and rectangular camera arrays found on other Android phones The block is expected to contain four cameras, consisting of a main, ultra-wide, and dual telephoto sensor, like the Galaxy S21 Ultra

Other rumors have revealed details of what we can expect from Samsung's next flagship phone: the Galaxy S22 line is believed to feature a new chipset with AMD's ray-tracing graphics, which mobile gamers This could be very valuable for mobile gamers

Samsung may also improve the phone's photography capabilities by upgrading the S21 Ultra's 108MP camera for the S22 Ultra and introducing a 50MP main sensor for the S22 and S22 Plus models

We cannot confirm the legitimacy of this dummy unit, but it smells of authenticity, especially since it seems to confirm other rumors that the Galaxy S22 integrates the Note phone's DNA Regardless, however, we are rather excited

The Galaxy Note phone may not be for everyone, but it is still one of the best Android phones out there So it was a little sad to hear that the Galaxy Note 21 never materialized and that the Galaxy Note line is basically dead But to see it live on in the Galaxy S22 Ultra may be music to our ears

The Galaxy S20 Ultra and Galaxy S21 Ultra felt like a Note disguised as an oversized S line device Therefore, it makes sense to make them pseudo-Note successors It also eliminated the hassle of weighing whether to get an Ultra Galaxy phone or wait for an unreleased Note phone to appear six months later

In a way, if these rumors are legitimate, it means that Samsung's standard flagship smartphone line will tighten up, giving it more room during the year to focus on folding phones and the successor to the impressive Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3

Of course, this is all speculation, and we have no idea when the Galaxy S22 series will launch; one estimate puts it around January or February, which relates to past Galaxy S launch dates Another rumor suggests that the S22 series may actually launch in December In that case, it would be easier for Samsung to compete with the iPhone 13 and Google Pixel 6, but the Galaxy S21 would be replaced in less than a year

In any case, Samsung's Galaxy S22 is likely to be the standard lineup of Android devices in 2022