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Samsung's Galaxy AI features could be

coming to the Galaxy S22 series after all
News By Axel Metz published 20 hours ago

But don’t get too excited just yet

The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (left) and Galaxy S22 (right) (Image credit: Samsung / Future)

We previously reported that Samsung won’t be bringing Galaxy AI features to the

Galaxy S22 series owing to hardware limitations, but it looks like the company is
reviewing its position on Galaxy AI compatibility.

In the immediate aftermath of the Galaxy S24 launch, Samsung told us that it
was “limiting Galaxy AI to last-gen devices” in order to “ensure” that its “AI
experiences [could] be supported by mobile performance.” In other words, the
company wasn’t able to con rm at the time whether the Exynos 2200 chipset
powering the Samsung Galaxy S22, Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus and Samsung
Galaxy S22 Ultra could handle the demands of Galaxy AI.

However, speaking at the company’s annual shareholder meeting in Korea (via

Naver), Samsung head honcho TM Roh has since teased that Galaxy AI
features could be coming to older Galaxy phones like the Galaxy S22, after all.

“Galaxy AI is aiming for ‘hybrid AI’ that combines not only cloud-based AI but also
on-device AI technology that is greatly a ected by hardware performance,” Roh
explained. “To do on-device AI [on devices with hardware limitations], a lot of
e orts are needed [...] but resources and e orts are being invested [...] We are
conducting a lot of review on the previous models."

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We already know that a select group of existing Samsung devices – including the
Galaxy S23, Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 – are due to receive Galaxy AI
features via the company’s imminent One UI 6.1 update, so “previous models” in
this instance must necessarily refer to the Galaxy S22 series (and, perhaps, even
older devices).
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Customer Experience, Patrick Chomet, told us back at Galaxy Unpacked 2024:
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“We are learning, we are going step-by-step. We know that Galaxy AI works well center storage as it did with
on the Galaxy S24 series and we know it will work well on [the Galaxy S23 series]. CPU
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The Galaxy S23 FE uses the same chipset as the Galaxy S22 (Image credit: Future / Philip Berne)

Of course, Samsung is making no promises regarding the Galaxy S22’s future

compatibility with Galaxy AI. But since the Galaxy S23 FE – which is set to receive
Galaxy AI features in the coming days – uses the same Exynos 2200 chipset as
Samsung’s 2022 agship, there’s a small glimmer of hope.

That said, even if Samsung does discover that it can bring Galaxy AI features to
the Galaxy S22 series, there’s no guarantee that it will. The company may decide
to ‘gatekeep’ its AI software from previous-generation Galaxy phones in order to
drive sales of the best Samsung phones. And while, for obvious reasons, that
sort of arti cial market segmentation won’t go down well with Galaxy S22
owners, it’s not all that di erent from Apple limiting its ProRaw and ProRes
camera tech (among other image-related features) to the very best iPhones.

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Axel Metz
Senior Sta Writer

Axel is a London-based Senior Sta Writer at TechRadar, reporting on

everything from the latest Apple developments to newest movies as part of
the site's daily news output. Having previously written for publications
including Esquire and FourFourTwo, Axel is well-versed in the applications of
technology beyond the desktop, and his coverage extends from general
reporting and analysis to in-depth interviews and opinion.

Axel studied for a degree in English Literature at the University of Warwick

before joining TechRadar in 2020, where he then earned an NCTJ
quali cation as part of the company’s inaugural digital training scheme.

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