https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/03/samsung-galaxy-s22-ultra-review-the-slab-phone-retirement-plan/

Is there anything left to do in the slab phone market?

Samsung's launch of the Galaxy S22 feels like a retirement plan for the company's slab line. After killing the Galaxy Note line and skipping a 2021 release, Samsung is merging the S-Pen-equipped Note line and the Galaxy S line, cutting the slab phone flagships down to a single yearly release.