Fresh Samsung Galaxy S22 leaks hint at fast charging speeds and a new color

The S22 Ultra could be some phone

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It seems that there’s a newSamsung Galaxy S22rumor dropping every day at the moment – and today we’ve got unconfirmed snippets of information to share about the charging speeds and colors of the upcoming flagship smartphones.

First up, reputable tipsterIce Universehas taken to Twitter to reiterate that the S22 Ultra model will come with a 5,000mAh battery capacity and a charging rate of 45W. That’s apparently enough to charge up to 70% in a mere 35 minutes.

In terms of both battery capacity and charging speed that matches up withprevious leaksthat we’ve come across, so these particular specs are now looking more likely than ever to be accurate. The S22 and S22 Plus, meanwhile, might wellstick at 25W charging.

Green is the color

The other tidbit again concerns the Galaxy S22 Ultra and this time it’s about the colors the handset will come in. We’d already heard that a special dark red version wasin the pipeline, but it now seems that a green color variant will be available as well.

That’s as perGalaxyClub, which is usually a reliable source ofSamsung-related information. If the tip is right, the S22 Ultra could go on sale in black, white, dark red and green, and GalaxyClub reckons there might even be more colors to pick from.

Whether this particular green is the same green as theSamsung Galaxy Z Fold 3is available in remains to be seen, butLetsGoDigitalhas lost no time in trying to imagine what this shade might look like with some mock-up renders.

Analysis: the S22 Ultra is the model to watch

We’ve had an absolute flood of leaks around the Samsung Galaxy S22 phones in recent months, giving us a very good idea of what’s coming when these devices finally see the light of day – which is likely to be sometime towards the start of 2022.

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There’s a clear distinction between what we’re hearing about the Galaxy S22 and the Galaxy S22 Plus, and what we’re hearing about the Galaxy S22 Ultra. The former two sound like more of the same, whereas the latter sounds like something quite different from what’s gone before.

We’ve seenunofficial rendersof the two cheaper and smaller handsets, and there’s been talk that thebattery capacitiesand thescreen sizescould be unchanged or even reduced from what we got with theGalaxy S21 phonesat the start of 2021.

Contrast that with the rumors around the Galaxy S22 Ultra – it looks to have anupgraded design, and in most respects is being positioned as a replacementfor the Galaxy Note 22, complete with S Pen support, a large screen and top-end specs (including the rear camera module).

Dave is a freelance tech journalist who has been writing about gadgets, apps and the web for more than two decades. Based out of Stockport, England, on TechRadar you’ll find him covering news, features and reviews, particularly for phones, tablets and wearables. Working to ensure our breaking news coverage is the best in the business over weekends, David also has bylines at Gizmodo, T3, PopSci and a few other places besides, as well as being many years editing the likes of PC Explorer and The Hardware Handbook.

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