Galaxy S21 Ultra vs S10+ Camera Comparison!

Hey guys, hope you’re doing well.
So this is my new phone, the Galaxy S21 Ultra. It’s the newest, fanciest flagship of flagships, for the next couple months anyway. The full Review is coming soon but in the mean time I can bring you guys a camera comparison between it, and the S10 Plus it’s replacing.
When I watched all the reviews drop on this phone many actually complained about its’ camera performance and since then Samsung have released a software update in which they specifically mentioned that camera performance had been improved so let’s see if their efforts paid off.
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[@kwf9225]

I love how this has the production quality of someone with 1M subs but there's 1.5K

[@Revolve-Studios]

Comments like this make my day, thanks!

[@BrbZrk_2]

@@Revolve-Studios we dont always comment but you can rest assure we all think that way!

[@byshina]

I'm subscribing

[@sateg]

Surprisely it's not so huge diference. In my opinion s10 series was best that Samsug ever made. Btw great video

[@lucaspiresr]

At least, s10 is the most beautiful design samsung ever made

[@stevenvandjik5928]

For sur

[@Vincent-lg2jh]

@@lucaspiresr note 7 still takes the cake on design I think

[@devtasp854]

Nope

[@Cristi3453]

@@lucaspiresr it's just your opinion!S10 in my opinion it have the most ugly back from the world,I don't like that camera in the middle

[@admin4373]

Thnx for the comparison.i keep my s10 plus 2 more years.

[@Revolve-Studios]

No problem! It will serve you well I'm sure

[@gabrielrojas2781]

Same here

[@cassijoanna]

I would have, but I got more than my s10plus was worth and will probably trade in the s21 when they have another upgrade deal.

[@TheDesertsweeper]

I pre-ordered the s21 ultra and while I was waiting for it, Samsung delivered the upgrade to ui3.1 with Android 11. And for the first time since I bought it, I actually like using the thing. It has breathed new life into it and improved the user experience in many ways. Now I wish I had waited for another year and jumped to the sequel instead. The s21 ultra arrived a week ago and is still in the box...

[@Revolve-Studios]

@@TheDesertsweeper The update was nice indeed. Can you not return them if they're still in the box? So far I am loving it, even though they are still close in many ways, in other ways it feels like a significant upgrade.

[@XBlockAcah]

I love your voice. Really soothing and perfect for a review video. Wishing you the best for growing out the channel. The review video is done very well.

[@markvonarb7066]

Great Video! Just what I was looking for 😀

[@Revolve-Studios]

Thanks Mark! Glad it helped

[@Quiselott]

Get this guy more subscribers! Great video bud 👍

[@teachersharmarke1042]

Love your content! Keep it up.

[@sylhill]

So helpful! Thank you!

[@kurtzechmann4566]

Nice review. Phones are getting expensive and if someone had an S10+, I'd probably recommend keeping it. But money aside, the S21 Ultra was the winner. Subscribed.

[@asimalamssi3017]

Good job dude , u have my full support

[@msptv1393]

Great video mate!

[@Revolve-Studios]

Hey guys, I've had lots of rendering issues with this video and also had to re-do it completely after the S21's software update. Hope you enjoy :)

[@GetUrOwnHandle]

So these shots are taken post update? On the Exynos?

[@Revolve-Studios]

@@GetUrOwnHandle Correct! Except for one of the super slow-mo clips.

[@GetUrOwnHandle]

@@Revolve-StudiosNice. I've ordered the Exynos model - but what should I expect from the battery ? (Everyday tasks - no gaming)

[@Revolve-Studios]

@@GetUrOwnHandle It's great so far. Half way through the day I'm sitting at 89%, with some light usage. I think you can easily go a day and a half with normal usage or up to 2 days with light use.

[@GetUrOwnHandle]

@@Revolve-Studios that's encouraging

[@Elilopez502]

Great job!! I'm still using my s10+

[@abhinavhimself]

Same

[@awato1]

I live in malmö. Amazing video, never expected to see professional video taken in my city

[@gundonemushungwa5935]

Still happy with my S10+ 512gb, its camera & sd card support. I still have two more years of software updates support then hopefully upgrade to an S24 series.

[@Marcos_]

Two years ?

[@gundonemushungwa5935]

@@Marcos_ Samsung announced that, they will provide software updates for 3 years on their flagship phones. So, since my s10 plus was released on February 2019, it'll get OS updates up to February 2022, By then I'll just wait for a bit longer for the S24 series to be launched then upgrade. Hopefully my phone will last me till then. However, I don't have any doubts with its build quality.

[@Marcos_]

@@gundonemushungwa5935 android 12 will be the last for the s10 line with OneUi 4.0, Samsung said, and that the device would only receive security patches

[@robsmith2625]

Even when they stop doing updates, why do you care? What updates do you need for your phone to work the same as usual? Even if I was on the default update that came with your phone I'd be happy.. tbh it would probably work faster. I've found with their updates thst your phone gets worse and worse as time goes on then you replace the phone

[@gundonemushungwa5935]

@@robsmith2625 I agree with you, even the camera quality gets a bit sabotaged.

[@auttark9815]

Good to see that progress in camera quality is really visible. This year i get a S22U on a new contract and this video really made the green light go up.

[@jimking81]

Good comparison. We need to mention that Samsung always gives patches for the camera app afte the launch..

[@edde3244]

Jäklar vilket kvalitets-content! Din kanal kommer bli stor en vacker dag

[@Revolve-Studios]

Min första svenska kommentar :) Tack så mycket!

[@fz1260]

We all knew the outcome and the summary of this video. However, it's great to see that things are improving massively.

[@Miodrag.]

Tnx bro! Great video!

[@Revolve-Studios]

Thanks! :)

[@2Nelly4]

You got my like I have s10 plus since day one

[@urgidefrgold]

Thank you very much for the comparison. Great detailed video.

[@Brutalexecution]

I would still use my S10, but it broke unfortunately. Switched to S21 Ultra. At start I thought there isn't that much difference, but after some time I realized that it is completely different experience. One thing that S10 did better though, was edge detection in portrait mode. The background blur on S10 was more natural looking, but luckily there is option to tone it down a little on S21 Ultra.

[@unboxwithgloves4111]

Nice one!

[@GeorgeTheDentist]

Grymt jobbat 👍🏻👍🏻

[@xcjyr]

Hope ya channel to become bigger in the future ;p

[@avoidspamplease1680]

Pls continue this old vs new series 🥳🥳

[@ba483021]

Bro you deserved more subs!!

[@Revolve-Studios]

Thanks man!

[@eriickmejia]

I love my S10+ but the cameras on the s21 ultra are just great. Nice comparison, pretty decent work on the s10+, the shots doesn't look too bad at all compared to a 2 years later flagship.

[@huntercurry]

Thanks to your comparison, I recently upgraded to the s21 ultra.... I would have been ok with my s10+, but I've kept watching this video, and the more I watch it, the more I started liking the s21 ultra better.... it's just the little things in my opinion. Not to mention the dimensions.... I love having a big screen phone for my big thumbs 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ewertonramon6340]

Thanks for the help.

[@BearTechNation]

Good video. Have you done a comparison with the S20 Ultra? Apparently, most of the camera issues have been fixed with numerous updates.

[@Revolve-Studios]

Thanks! Unfortunately I don't have the S20 Ultra to compare with, but I can confirm the S21 Ultra has been getting numerous updates, each time camera has been mentioned in the update notes.

[@basky7246]

Awesome Review Bro. Can you compare between s8+ vs s21 ultra. I will definitely recommend my friends to Subscribe to your channel

[@deadlyalliance8281]

What about low light without night mode. Someone should do some lower light shots. Like two-three lamps on in a bedroom-lighting shots and compare detail, noise, colors etc between a few phones. See how different sensors by themselves perform... The hm3 is suppose to be a half decent update to the s20 ultra and esp to the s10 plus

[@chosenrosen8785]

If you transfer video files via USB, did you notice a faster transfer rate from the S21U over the S10+?

[@juanignaciojure65]

I love this video

[@ZithaNim]

Exactly what I was looking for 🙌 Do you live in Copenhagen? 🇩🇰👀

[@Revolve-Studios]

Good to hear! Malmo :)

[@jonathanjohn516]

I'm so happy with my S10+ 1TB the new ones have less storages. I will keep my S10+ like 7 years

[@Revolve-Studios]

That's a lot of storage!

[@lifestraight]

7 years? Probably more like 3 or 4 years

[@ihussain1011]

Night Mode comparison between these two? , A quick speaker sound comparison with Dolby Atmos enabled on both? up to you. I did prefer S10+ Daylight images more, could be the result of HDR? Zooms plenty on S10+ not bothered.

[@jman2k0]

Am I the only one who thought the s10 pictures looked better?? Great review

[@fahadnaem4842]

Nicely done. What variants are both? SD or exynos?

[@Revolve-Studios]

Thanks! Both are Exynos

[@franciscocaceres7846]

Brilliant

[@jael4132]

im more of a note guy and prefer boxy screen but i think i could live with out spen since i got computer with pen. is s21 ultra open box 512gb good buy for 850usd?

[@bernadettepalmeira6728]

S10+ by far. It has an SD card and headphone jack.

[@user-lo7uv1hz3y]

Buen video bro sigue así 👍

[@nacanielinalewabau5211]

I'm still using the S10+. May upgrade to s21 once i've got the gravel for it😅🤣😂

[@Revolve-Studios]

I would say if you're still happy with it there's no need to upgrade, although I do love the 120hz display.

[@joker7287]

Same .....I hope I can upgrade next year

[@kendallsmythe8744]

This was a very informative comparison. The only reason I was considering a new phone was to get an upgraded camera experience. However, between the Gcam mod and the stock Samsung camera app and editing apps along with the camera hardware, the pictures on the S10+ are pretty good. There is a notable price difference between the S10+ and the S21 Ultra and the only real selling point of the S21 series is the camera. The processor, refresh rate and battery are better on the S21 Ultra. But Samsung really touted the camera more than anything and to me, it's not that much better than the S10+ in these comparisons. It seems like a downgrade in a lot of ways. The S10+ processor, refresh rate and battery are more than enough for the average user or even power users. The 1TB ceramic S10+. Ceramic is more durable than Gorilla Glass Victus. 1TB onboard storage with the S10+ and 12GB of RAM when the highest capacity on the S21 Ultra is only 512GB. S10+ has a headphone jack for better audio quality. Wired should still be an option. Especially since phones have basically replaced mp3 players. No headphone jack on the S21 series. No expandable storage either. So you can put a 1TB memory card in the S10+ and have 2TB but only have 512GB of space on a newer, more expensive phone. That makes 0 sense. I can't think of any upgrade worth downgrading storage. This is my dilemma. I would like to be able to use 5G and have better cameras on a newer phone. But there is simply nothing for me to upgrade to. The closest thing would be Sony's new Xperia 1 III,which has the headphone jack, sd slot and camera upgrade. But only 512GB of internal storage and the 512GB might not even be available everywhere. The most basic expectation when upgrading to a new phone would be the ability to transfer all storage contents from one to the other. I have nearly maxed out the 2TB so I couldn't do a full transfer to a phone that only holds 1.5TB.

[@housebaelishgaming]

They're definitely trying to get us to upload all of our data to some cloud storage or to force us to buy the bigger storage capacity phones which is ridiculous and also I believe they've removed the 3.5mm Jack's so they can continuously make phone skinnier or to remove the size limitation but it's idiotic one day they expect us to hold a piece of paper i guess

[@kendallsmythe8744]

@@housebaelishgaming Wireless headphones have irreplaceable batteries that eventually die. No matter how much you spend on a quality pair, you will have to buy new ones. Wired headphones can last forever if properly taken care of.

[@andysitus5485]

Мне кажется, все что больше 512 гб избыточно для обычного пользователся. Вам все равно рано или поздно придется пересылать все файлы на жесткий диск🤷

[@kitchengun4273]

Bro I think if you work more on your thumbnails you'll get more views....btw great content....

[@Revolve-Studios]

Thanks man! Yeah that's a weak point but I am working on it :)

[@kitchengun4273]

@@Revolve-Studios ❤❤❤

[@Dr_Won_Hung_Lo]

There are some wild looking buildings in this video

[@Revolve-Studios]

Malmö - Sweden, a great mix of old and new architecture :)

[@niggaboi._.]

Happy with my s1plus

[@SQ773]

Still happy with my Galaxy S10+. A real premium device with amazing specs. Curved screen, SD card slot, headphonejack high resolution screen. I'll keep my money in the pocket. Waiting another year. No need to upgrade. Thanks for the video 👍 Amsterdam The Netherlands 🇳🇱

[@Revolve-Studios]

No problem and sounds like a good plan :)

[@theocritus2677]

Do you upgrade to S22 now?

[@tavica2011]

Watching this on my huge S10 5G. What a beautiful phone, not regreting the choice. Camera is still very good.

[@kitchengun4273]

Yeah right...I'm using s10 plus

[@jewel9797]

The lg g2 was the first phone to use both cameras

[@cyberdasherxd2505]

Please do s10 vs s22 ultra please and thank you !

[@tazztone]

3:30 this is not software trickery. s21 Ultra has a larger sensor. it's an optical effect of that

[@Revolve-Studios]

You are right, but it's not just optical. Sometimes when you take a picture and quickly open it, you can see it before the post processing has been applied and the "bokeh" effect is turned up a notch after.

[@DJTXD123]

3:50 sunset was beautiful

[@aguywholovekittens8438]

S10 plus the best samsung ever made ♥️♥️♥️♥️!!!!!!!

[@_MaxHeadroom_]

Seems like there's less wind noise on the s21 ultra mic

[@McDjMagicAndrey]

Try to take a picture of everyone on an ultra-standing person and notice how the head turns into a snout and the whole figure and legs look unnatural. Experiment, but don't think much about the playful best photo unless you want the character to be really small in the photo and you will take photos from a distance.

[@sariyad6]

Watching on 2 years old Galaxy s10+ 😌

[@waelhussien6528]

What's your version exynos or snapdragon.?

[@Revolve-Studios]

Exynos :)

[@vinaysherigar8383]

Would have preferred S20 series vs S21 ultra camera comparison

[@fatkomik]

Wacth on my s10+ still good perform

[@EdemReigns]

Keeping my S10+ for extra 2 years then

[@MRQQ9]

Not to mention, the S10+ still has the audio jack, heart rate sensor, microSD storage and a wider 0.5 lens. Depending on what you want from a phone, switching to the S21 Ultra might be worth it. What's definitely NOT worth it, is buying the S21 PLUS or the regular one, which don't even have optical zoom, same RAM and less resolution when compared to the S10+.

[@jasonglobio]

Are these exynos versions?

[@madhubabu833]

S10plus is super

[@angelodaniele641]

So... I will stay with my S10+ for this year yet? I would like better camera performance but it seems there's not so huge difference. It's the same on your monitor instead with youtube compression?

[@Revolve-Studios]

I mean the biggest difference is with low-light performance, otherwise it's minor improvements but they are noticeable. I do think you can wait another year though, if you don't care about the 120hz display.

[@angelodaniele641]

@@Revolve-Studios and what about battery? With my s10plus I disconnect with 83 84% at 7:30 in the morning and arrive at home at 7 evening with 40%. At work no wi fi connection and in the eve 1 hour of music with Bluetooth. That s my usage.

[@Revolve-Studios]

@@angelodaniele641 So far I'm happy with it, I think battery life is similar to my S10 Plus, probably a bit better but not by much.

[@angelodaniele641]

@@Revolve-Studios so I think I'm gonna stay with my s10. The only thing is for camera 10x. I sold my eos and I miss zoom sometimes.

[@stx7389]

Can you replicate the photo's from before the update to compare?

[@Revolve-Studios]

Good idea! I will try to re-create some of the original shots in the full review.

[@stx7389]

@@Revolve-Studios ty

[@pingu8978]

It's so amazing how smartphones have come this far in advancement

[@Revolve-Studios]

It sure is, even more amazing is just how much further they'll go

[@pingu8978]

@@Revolve-Studios just when the note 3 people thought 4k was just a gimmick but now it's the norm so 8k is next

[@handpowers]

Watching this on my s10 5g. Can you please create a video about s10 5g?

[@Revolve-Studios]

Nice! Would love to, unfortunately I don't have access to one. For now, I can only really test and review things I buy myself :)

[@234i9]

Its crazy how the S10 is basically just as good.

[@emran8884]

Yay Malmö 🤗

[@skymitch89]

Actually, at 0:30 the S21 Ultra would be a replacement for the S10 5G, not the S10 Plus. Also, Samsung devices used to be able to use both cameras at the same time. Samsung just removed the “mode” to do it.

[@crisanandreidaniel4221]

Exactly. I used to have it on my S8 and when I switched to S9 ...it was gone. Such a disappointment..

[@jamesdrake9000]

And how do you feel about the added weight of the S21 ULTRA? Do you like it? NOTE 10 plus all the way IMO. For 400 bucks for a new NOTE 10 plus on ebay compared to the 1400 for the S21 I think this is a no brainer.

[@Revolve-Studios]

I was not a fan of the extra weight, but have gotten used to it now.

[@ManManGambino]

Why was the s11 skipped?

[@Knightmessenger]

The s21 camera update from May really improved the photos. Before, my shots had a weird color cast and oversaturation. I'd be curious how you think your s21 camera is now.

[@starrynightmug9305]

Thank you for a good comparison between the two S series phone that had captured my attention. The S21 Ultra is clearly better. S10 plus is not bad. So for those who are not ready to pay the big price tag of the latest flagship, going for the S10 Plus will not let you down either. The only thing that bothers me is the slow charging speed at 15w. Samsung only increased the charging speed to 25w and 45w starting with the Note 10 Plus. 25w is the ideal charging speed for Samsung flagship at the moment. Takes around 40 minutes to get my Note 10 plus to 85% - 90% ish from 20%. Good enough and keep your battery life longer.

[@973di3go]

The sd card is what makes me keep my s10, the difference between 2 years arent that big...samsumg did a good job with the s10

[@Revolve-Studios]

They did and I agree. The only big difference is 120hz and low light photography.

[@fit69]

Why nobody compares low light selfies and videos

[@ImmortalZombies]

Im using the S10+ with 1TB memory because I take photo's with DSLR and droneshots 4K. So for be it would be stupid to upgrade, although whenever I don't have the camera with me I would prefer having the S21 ultra :)

[@Revolve-Studios]

Yeah it's a real shame they didn't have a larger storage option this time around. Got to say though I'm loving the camera system.

[@peteralriksson4806]

Malmö❤️

[@ShashankBhardwaj]

The S10 is not bad at all. at all.

[@Revolve-Studios]

It's great!

[@I-P-777]

s10+ has wider angle.. depends on how close u move towards the target of and settings of course. but i say s10......

[@moosejaw1561]

I went from my S10+ to the S21 ultra and it's amazing I love the new S21 ultra

[@Revolve-Studios]

It's sweet. I'm trying to finish the full review and struggling to come up with negatives

[@moosejaw1561]

@@Revolve-Studios bet you never thought you would say that haha, no but I'm actually very surprised Samsung listened to people and fixed known issues with the S20.

[@glecellomarzopolicianos7587]

Same here

[@mustofa4life]

Is it better than the s10+?

[@mustofa4life]

@@moosejaw1561 is it better than the s10+ when it comes to battery life and specs and speed. No headphone jack. So will it come with any usb headphones?

[@cyberfennek]

today it is a camera with phone

[@feinchan]

s10+ is my current go to, coming from my 5 year old mi mix 2 lol

[@MrYounggreg]

Watching on my s21 ultra 😎

[@johnarvinsarno1937]

I just came here whats the difference because i want to get s21 ultra

[@freelimits8792]

front camera from S10 plus kill it haha

[@suckit2536]

really s10 makes almost same photos, only problem is worst zoom lens (only 2x, not 5 or 10)

[@joessepirangel7744]

S10 5g camera is really good better than the s20 ultra especially with the android 11 update

[@mariuszhotynzespoaccord9178]

S10+ Wow

[@anthny693]

He's super cute.

[@King_Beowulf_]

S21 ultra es una bestia. Pero si comparas la calidad con el precio. Es más lógico el s10 plus. De segunda mano un s21ultra cuesta más o menos 2.5 s10 plus lo cual veo una locura.

[@klause.9182]

The S21 Ultra is super fast and precise in terms of focus. It is a blessing. Shooting with the 3x zoom with night mode is also great. And Samsungs gives full throttle in the further development. I've had the Ultra for exactly 4 weeks now and it's had 5 updates so far.

[@governmentnameunknown8960]

I love my s10+, but I don't believe my face looks its natural self when taking selfies.

[@t1mastr10]

I "upgraded" from S10+ to S21 ultra this week and i struggle with macro picures (which i take alot)... I have serious focus trouble meaning that S10+ can take pic where the object photoed is 100% nice focused from like 15 cm distance, but i struggle with s 21 ultra in the same case. For example taking pic of TCG card or something like that even with the enhanced focus feature images on S10+ are just sharper and more realistic in this situation. On S21 without the enhanced focus the pic is totally garbage only middle of the object is well focused edges etc are totally blurry. With enhanced focus on the pic is overall sharper but oversaturated and still not quite as sharp as on S10+. You can see the blurriness especially on letters or phrases.

[@Revolve-Studios]

Hi! You may want to contact your supplier, I have had no such issues. Tried just now with some small text and looks good to me.

[@t1mastr10]

@@Revolve-Studios It doesn't look that bad by itself the focus depth just isn't as good as on s10+ and you realize it on 1st glance when you have comparison. If i wouldn't have the s10+ before and wouldn't use it in this situation daily, the pics would feel ok to me too. But with comparison i realise the focus is worse in this situation. Discussed it with pro and sadly it's not bug but feature of the new main lens. Which sucks in my usecase (taking product pictures from like 20-30 cm distance in artificial lighting on black background) But he found a solution! Taking this kind of pictures with the widescreen len helps tremendously as it has much higher focus depth and i can get to like 97% of result of the s10+ main cam which is acceptable for me :) Can send you comparison pics if you are interested in the difference i talk about between main lenses.

[@anonym5510]

How is this replacing the s10+?? Theres literally the s20 ultra which has the same main and ultra wide camera as the s21, just different zoom ones.

[@Revolve-Studios]

You're right, but most people get a 2 year subscription with their phone. I don't think many people would be replacing an S20 Ultra with S21 Ultra.

[@anonym5510]

@@Revolve-Studios that's true. I just put my s20 ultra on a 2 year. Would of went with s21 but in Canada the s21 ultra costed like $800 more, almost double and that wasn't worth it to me. Got the s20 ultra on a huge discount

[@jamesdrake9000]

For how much more money though? I think you forgot that little part.

[@Revolve-Studios]

That's a good point of course, new phones are rarely "worth it" if buying phones outright. I am usually on a 2 year contract. Where I am, that actually works out cheaper than buying the phone.