Galaxy S23 vs S20 Camera Comparisons - Detailed Side-by-Side Comparison (Video & Photo)

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Full detailed analysis and comparison between all four cameras between the Samsung Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S20.
00:00 Slow progress in camera upgrades
00:26 Understanding hardware changes from S20 to S23
03:29 The only hardware upgrade from last year
05:26 Image side-by-side comparison
05:52 Ultra wide stills
06:37 Less purple fringing (Chromatic aberration)
07:19 Selfie camera improvements
08:39 Be careful with camera smudges
09:17 Portrait photos
09:55 Disclaimer about video comparisons
10:32 Video comparisons
11:34 Codec and bitrate settings
12:26 Video comparisons continued
15:19 Video portrait mode
15:42 Pro video mode
19:39 Improved color science example
20:05 Disable annoying oversharpened effects
20:18 Camera assistant app
21:33 Advice when to use 12 megapixel (4k Video) vs 50 megapixel mode (8K Video)
21:58 S22 vs S23 - ISP Upgrades?
24:30 Conclusion
Samsung Galaxy S23 vs S20
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[@brandinicole80]

I've had the S20 for almost 3 years now and have been super happy with it, but had to upgrade in the process of porting my number to a different company due to a network compatibility issue. I went with the S23 and I was a bit nervous about it because it was done over the phone and I have never seen the S23 in person. Feeling a lot better about it after seeing this video!

[@greenfalcon1568]

did you have any banana blur issue?

[@nunesandrew4198]

What a video! so thorough and you made me watch the whole thing, you know how to keep things interesting. A well-deserved like to you sir!

[@qud3913]

Amazing comparison 👏 Thank you

[@manguetown]

Amazing vídeo! Thanks

[@sluice2015]

@21:25 i feel medium softening is the best option, its what I use. high is TOO soft, almost adding blur to the picture,and off is TOO sharp.

[@Ryzilience]

I know it's kind of late to own a s20+ nowadays but i have owned my current phone since September 2018 and it's a Huawei mate 10 pro. First phone in the world that includes a new AI processor. The Mate 10 pro is a outstanding phone that has lasted 5 years and been through a lot haha. No cracks on screen but definitely scratches from the use of the phone. But it stopped receiving security updates about 1.5 to 2 years back and it is still secured with its pre installed optimisation app from Huawei. The camera back then was apparently the most powerful at the time but nowadays it feels like your using an iPhone 6 in 2019 like seriously outdated. It has a great screen but it is now starting to have a glitchy screen, apps are freezing, battery has degraded by a huge margin it dies quickly, phone overheats easily. So i can imagine the difference between the s20 and my phone, would be a good upgrade and to own for about 2 years. I have tested oit new phones like the iPhone 14 etc they feel great and much more premium in todays world but i want something with a good enough camera and somehing speedy and good battery, i can cope with a phone eithout updates. I just need a new phone quick for a good price and it would have to be the s20 but could potentially get s21 to he on the little safer side.

[@keithvlogs1]

Hows the banana gate blur?

[@hanslim7]

Thanks for this, super helpful!! Though idk why my s23+ looks a little off still, color's better but my S20 seems to have better detail for some reason at least in indoor tests and comparisons (or idk, maybe it's bec I'm looking at it with a better 1440p screen?)

[@JSyntax]

Glad I could help! ya, I think if you bump the bit rate, the s23 will always look sharper

[@Lemusmic]

I just upgraded from my note 10+ 5G to the 23 Ultra the 21 @ 22 didn't feel good in the hand and I didn't like it the 23 feels close just a little taller happy with this one good job samsu

[@LHDSGamer]

i use the s20 , see no reason to switch now. Nice vídeo.

[@yyhillel]

Actually, you should.

[@yyhillel]

The S20 won’t get the next one ui

[@farazilyas4139]

@Saul Goodman he should after a year when it stops receiving security patches. I mean like he should use the one ui 5 for at least a year

[@vedantdahake3674]

Whats the battery backup you get after like 2 years ??

[@sluice2015]

have you had it since launch? can only imagine how bad the battery is. i had the S20+ for 2yrs and the battery would only last like 4hr SOT, 8-10hrs in total. i have an S23U now

[@timotheeferreol]

Very usefull video! Thank you so much! That made me fel better about upgrading from s20 to s23!

[@JSyntax]

same here!

[@testus86]

Do you have seen the ring blur on s23 aka banana blur?

[@ljacobs357]

Well done, but will stay with the S20 for now.

[@user-rj3qc2kx1i]

also what case is on the s23 at 9:21?

[@JSyntax]

the one for s20?

[@user-rj3qc2kx1i]

@@JSyntax s23 sorry

[@QuyLe-wj4rc]

Please try to compare when the s20 has not upgraded any software. i'm skeptical that previous versions of samsung phones have degraded camera quality after every software upgrade

[@user-rj3qc2kx1i]

been waiting for a video like this been very unpleased with my s20+ camera, not because of the quality but because of the color science Any chance you could see if theres a good GCAM mod for the S23 and do a comparison between the stock camera vs gcam on the s23?

[@JSyntax]

agreed the color science leads to such weird purple colors! I sold my s20 so I can't compare anymore

[@user-rj3qc2kx1i]

@@JSyntax didnt mean a comparison with s20, just regular s23 vs gcam s23

[@TaylorPassofaro]

@@user-rj3qc2kx1i I found a good gcam mod and found that the improvements weren't worth it over stock. They were more stylistic differences. The main reason why I wanted gcam was for the incredible astrophotography mode I was used to from my pixel, but since Expert Raw included an even better astrophotography mode (I tested between the two while backpacking in AZ) so I deleted gcam because it didn't offer any advantages. A BIG caveat to this is that if I really want great image quality, I use MotionCam to take photos since the raw files out of that app are truly spectacular and are pulling from a different data stream than the "raw" mode in the stock app / expert raw app. So I'd really recommend using that, even the jpegs out of MotionCam are excellent, although they do require some editing/color/sharpening in order to look good.

[@andreawars]

I came from s10 to s22 ultra 256 gb with Exynos 2200. Frankly? Tons of zoom is useless if no details in overall pictures. If it wasn't for the Burn in, i would have kept the s10 an extra year. Top phones are huge, bulky and not performing such as the are advertised all around by reviewers

[@MediaFireX]

Battle S21 vs S23?

[@xahurulopu2831]

Very good video

[@JSyntax]

Thanks for the visit

[@08003004]

I was thinking upgrade my S20 or not, after watching this video, I got the answer.

[@johnphilips5095]

And that is?

[@08003004]

​@@johnphilips5095 Ugrade, the camera seems so much better.

[@vedantdahake3674]

Battery??

[@cyberlexl3136]

Way better in the s23 series

[@jameslarryaaaaaaaaaaaqasaa1233]

Unless you really look for it. I dnt think the difference is noticeable

[@yazouruaim694]

In photos yes but in video S23 is a huge upgrade

[@jameslarryaaaaaaaaaaaqasaa1233]

@YazouruAiM yea, the video in the s23 is a bit better. I'm more impressed with the s22 video quality. Seems like Samsung dropped the ball a bit, maybe an update will fix the issue

[@MaTaDor1314]

Wish S20 food pictures comes out so much better than S23. S23 focus on tiny part of the food when is close. Also when I take pictures of driver license is not as clear as S20. With S23 I figure you have to have more distance than shrink with picture to get the detail of iD.

[@user-sg1od8ry3d]

На S20 телевик лучше по детализации. S23 на зум 30Х резкость так выкручивает, что мелкий текст на фото искажается и не читаемый.

[@jehlanramseyjr.1763]

The s20 and s21 has a 64 mp telephoto

[@TaylorPassofaro]

Note: The 64mp sensor in the S20 and S21 wasn't a true telephoto. To get a "telephoto" effect, the image was just cropping into the 64mp sensor. That sensor was there to enable the 8K recording feature, which is why the 8K video has a crop to it since to get 1:1 pixel readout it needs to crop to 33mp from the 64mp. The S22 and S23 actually have an optically telephoto lens that performs better, and the 8K recording is from the main lens, not the telephoto.

[@Sebastian-ml5uv]

In my opinion s23 series, photos are overprocesed and oversharped. I have s20. But when i look at xiaomi 13 ultra photos, they look more natural like real camera

[@kadirkaratas8081]

thanks for your video, I appreciate your effort

[@JSyntax]

My pleasure!

[@pedrocoentro2009]

I just ordered an S23+ to replace my S20+, the main reason is the S20 is only 4G, otherwise its the best most durable smartphone I ever had... Thank you for sharing ❤️

[@sadaruwa5515]

did you had the snapdragon one?

[@pedrocoentro2009]

@@sadaruwa5515 I'm not sure...

[@notoriousrome5985]

@@sadaruwa5515 it depends on where he lives. if he is in the usa then its snapdragon

[@mototom9086]

The S20 FE 5G selfie camera had even 32 megapixel !!!

[@muhammadimtiyaz1537]

Bought my 3rd phone first was samsung j7 then a mi a3(used this boi for 4 years then it broke robbed some of my brothers phones redmi 9c and a iphone 5(i think this was in between the samsung and the mi a3) lasted not long. And just this week bought a refurbished s20 5g for 160$ to replace that redmi 9c(worse phone out of all of em). As always past flagships ftw

[@stephkm3655]

S21 photos are much better than S20 despite no physical camera upgrade. Because the chip is much better.

[@SanctusBacchus]

False

[@stephkm3655]

@@SanctusBacchus there are many camera comparisons online. You can look at them

[@Sergio-bg1zu]

marginally better. there are times that the s21 handles highlights and noise much better and has ig integration, but the s20 has sharper detail and comparable daytime performance. the s21 softens details too much.

[@raduraducu108]

👏🤝

[@ezradanger]

Comrade skateboarder 😊

[@PecikCZ]

Why S20 looks so much more natural? :(

[@JSyntax]

I found s23 more natural

[@orange25i]

I also found the s20 much more natural. JSyntax was talking about the color science being much better, because the S20 was supposedly oversaturated with a fake look (12:30), but all t 13:27 hroughout that scene, the S23 was not only darker, but also more saturated - which can easily be objectively determined by using a color picker on that youtube video. So yeah - it is quite weird, that JSyntax is "seeing" quire the opposite. Either youtube has managed to mangle the original video up to a point where they made the right half of the frame much more saturated than the left part, or someone has a really weird perception...?