Exactly, starting with the July update, and now August, I can barely get more than 4h SOT which it's not ok...Samsung it's laughing on us and this is really bad. I would pick another phone, but alternatives have a lot of downsides...Lack of DEX, 10X telephoto, proper software support, so we're forced to purchase this trash S22 Ultra..
No 10x telephoto isn't the end of surveillance

Kidding.
Seriously though, the updates and upgrades after Android 9 and certainly 10 aren't very desirable or necessary.
This almost 3 yo stock N10+ is still running on Pie, same load for over 2 years. Security is not an issue; real world usage with only a few modifications in configuration and usage.
The N10+ is a beast that actually runs better and more reliably then every Samsung flagship that followed it. It's a viable option for some.
It doesn't have wifi Dex, 5G (probably best to avoid the 5G variant), variable refresh rate display (it color accuracy likely surpasses all variable refresh rate displays) and the latency of it's spen is slower (it's fast enough even today).
Moreover it has a SD card slot, 12gb of ram and runs like a bat out hell boasting over 11 hours SOT. It's 30gm lighter. It runs cool enough to use when it's 97F like today with no cooling. My battery temp is 101F and here what the cores are doing after streaming a vid and 30 minutes here...
I spend very little time doing troubleshooting or maintaining this phone. This heavily used device has had one battery replacement, due for another soon. No other repairs. Zero display degradation. It looks and runs like new.
Samsung made my decision for me. Fk the hype, I use whatever works. Bonus my grandfathered unlimited 4G data plan keeps my phone bill low.