All you people bashing the S22’s. Have you or do even own one ? I had an S21 Ultra. It was awesome. But I came across a great deal on a used S22 Ultra in excellent shape on ebay for $500.00 and it is better than the S21 Ultra I had. All the issues that the S22 series so called it had have been ironed out with updates since it came out. My S22 Ultra gets great battery life. Does not get hot. Camera is awesome. And don’t forget the S-Pen. Your boyfriend might like that. You don’t get it with the S22 or S23 base or + line. I have done benchmarks on my S22 Ultra. And they are not that far off the S23 Ultra. And better than my S21 Ultra did. I am totally happy with my S22 Ultra. I have the 512gb version. You need to know that all the S21,S22,S23 series phones do not have an SD card anymore. So make sure you get a 256gb or 512gb storage cause he likes to take a lot of pictures. If he has big hands and would like the bigger screen 6.8" on the S22 Ultra. Plus the built in S-Pen. For the money get the S22 Ultra. Do your shopping you can find a nice used or refurbished in your price range. You still get software updates through 2026 and security updates through 2027. By than he might be looking to upgrade again anyways. Don’t listen to all the S22 series nay sayers. All those issues they mention have been fixed with software updates. Hope this helps you.
The S23 Ultra spen has a bigger end on it. So it will not fit into the S22 Ultra slot all the way. But the S22 Ultra pen will fit all the way into the S23 Utra no problem. The S23 Ultra spen will work on the S22 Ultra though. You can get the S22 Ultra spen on ebay no problem. But make sure it is a new or used Samsung original spen with all the Bluetooth functions. There are some that do not support the Bluetooth functions. I would not purchase an unbranded spen myself. They do advertise unbranded spends as oe for Samsung. Just be careful.