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Just when it seemed like there was zero tension left and absolutely no questions unanswered leading up to Samsung’s first big Unpacked event of the year, a wild rumor calling for lengthy Galaxy S22 Ultra delays popped up last week.
When will the Galaxy S22 series start shipping?
- February 25 – S22 Ultra
- March 11 – S22 and S22 Plus
That would make this the second time Samsung is looking to push the Galaxy S22 and S22+ back by a week or two, and that’s not even counting old speculation of a January announcement and release from several different sources. Given that March 11 is still more than a month away, it’s probably wise not to take the new “general availability” date for granted and continue to be prepared for pretty much anything on this front.
What’s almost 100 percent certain is that the S22, S22+, and S22 Ultra will all go up for pre-order on the day of their undoubtedly glamorous but massively spoiled Unpacked announcement, i.e. February 9.
An unusual gap and an even more unusual two-part release strategy
You may have to wait a while before getting your hands on the vanilla Galaxy S22 rendered here.
To better illustrate what we mean, we’d like to turn your attention to these following dates from Samsung’s recent history:
- Galaxy S21, S21+, and S22 Ultra – January 14 2021 announcement, January 29 availability
- Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra – February 11 2020 announcement, March 6 US availability
- Galaxy S10, S10+, and S10e – February 20 2019 announcement, March 8 availability
- Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus – February 25 2018 announcement, March 16 availability
There are obviously two things worth highlighting here, with the most important one being that the earliest S22 and S22+ adopters will have to wait longer than ever for their pre-orders to be fulfilled. Yes, even longer than S20-series buyers, at more than four weeks compared to three weeks and three days.
