Pixel 6 Pro vs Galaxy S21 Ultra Camera Comparison

In this video I show you photos and video from the front and rear cameras of the Google Pixel 6 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra (Snapdragon 888 version) in good and low light conditions.
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Timecodes:
00:00 Front camera video (4k 60fps, Indoors)
01:07 Main wide camera (Portrait mode)
02:30 Main camera
03:37 Main camera (zoom)
06:38 Ultra wide camera photos
07:38 Rear camera video (4k 30fps, outdoors)
10:21 Front camera photos (auto & portrait)
12:00 Front camera video (4k 30fps, outdoors)
13:15 Rear camera low light photos (main)
15:22 Rear camera low light photos (ultrawide)
16:58 Rear camera low light video (4k 30fps)
18:53 Front camera low light photos (auto & portrait)
20:40 Front camera low light video (4k 30fps)
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[@kpehe100]

More details in the photos of the pixel, love that

[@christianf9844]

Your comparison work gets better from week to week like good wine! Well done for what you are doing.

[@GrantLikesTech]

Lol, thanks. I appreciate the support!

[@maureed159]

Finally. I've been waiting for this.

[@GrantLikesTech]

😎😎😎

[@MrDavidsic]

Interesting this comparison. I have the S21 Ultra (Exynos) but this Pixel 6 Pro is pretty impressive overall. Thank you for this comparison always very good as usual

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks for watching

[@jonpeach5851]

Is the exynos version similar quality to this s21 on this video is the camera good ?

[@MrDavidsic]

@@jonpeach5851 According to Danny Winget the snapdragon version is better on video. In the photo there are pros and cons on both but overall the snapdragon version tends to be better

[@chetuop7]

​@@MrDavidsic Which is best in videography only because I want to do cinematography and filming

[@thephonecollector]

Fantastic comparison. This is a real world review with attention to detail with the crops. I got my 6 Pro a few days ago and loving it. Subscribed!

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks, glad you're enjoying your 6 Pro!

[@ayamaikarim]

I enjoyed the comparisons, since I own top tier phones from Google, Apple and Samsung, I tend check videos and reviews to know more about them. Thumbs up.

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.

[@bendror8302]

Great as always

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks Ben

[@artphototech]

Watch the cam software updates come in and make this the ultimate snapper. 🤔💯

[@lmntrixxx9]

Great video, thanks!

[@GrantLikesTech]

Glad you liked it!

[@machsta14]

Great comparison. For me as it stands the 4x Tele is the real star of the 6 pro setup. I think Google are 2 software updates away from getting the most out of the GN1 sensor. With my limited use it's good but not polished yet.

[@GrantLikesTech]

I'm liking it too, great macro shots and portraits with nice shallow depth of field without using Portrait mode. Google has done the best out of the gate with this larger sensor. It took others several updates.

[@sujabgurung1107]

Yeah it is really good but there is little problem in near object focusing and the potrait aren't that good with 4x but natural pircture are amazing

[@sidersproductions941]

Man Grant you did your thing in this video. The 20x zoom on the Pixel 6 Pro is very impressive given it's going up against 10x optical with digital zoom over top on the S21 Ultra. I think going with 48mp for the 4x zoom was a great call. A few more updates and this is easily my favorite camera system on an easily accessible phone for me. That Sony Xperia Pro I is my dream phone but the dream price is outta my league.🥴

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks, I'm also eying that Xperia Pro I. The price is high, but given it's Sony they could've gone $2k+.

[@Quoutub]

5:54 The S21 Ultra possibly used a crop of the 3x camera due to the minimum focus distance.

[@romanstein13]

Top content, thank you very much! Hope with upcoming updates to pixel, it will be undisputed leader 💪

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks, I definitely plan to similar to the tons of comparisons I've done with the ultra this year

[@CHGadgetz]

I have always had it that the S21 ultra is the king of video on Android phones, but it is really surprising how well the Pixel 6 Pro is doing right out of the box, an Awesome comparison video.

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks Collin! Pixel video definitely looks improved. Google did better than most of of the gate with these new sensors.

[@PitiFJ]

Pixel 6 pro Wil have more development, this is important :)

[@GrantLikesTech]

Software never sleeps

[@peterpachnik]

And it will compete with S22 Ultra 😎

[@carlospenicheoficial]

Excellent 👏👌

[@pattrriot]

thank you for youre videos you have new subscriber

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks, appreciate the support!

[@marciandesilva]

Fantastic comparison. Pixel 6 pro daytime photos are marginally better, in my opinion. Great stuff, Grant. 👍👍

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks, competition is stiff these days

[@weekendwarrior8179]

Comparison is nice, but I'd like to hear your impressions and which camera took the more realistic pictures. Video on the s21 was really shaky at that zoom for some reason.

[@selw0nk]

So much noise and grain on the Pixel 6 Pro front camera at night.

[@GrantLikesTech]

Yup, hopefully they improve that.

[@rolins3279]

Honestly the Pixel 6 Pro is really good,the HDR of the Pixel is really good (a little too good by the way, and it distorts the images too much for my taste) but I prefer the processing of the S21 Ultra, I know what it is capable of with the scene optimizer turned off. In night photography without night mode, the Pixel is better, but with night mode I find the S21 Ultra better. In night video as well as in night photography, the Samsung 108mp sensor shows its limits, seriously Samsung a sensor of 50mp max would be welcome 🙏🏽. The Pixel has a lot of potential in night video but it would have to stop wanting to illuminate the scene too much by raising the ISOs (like all Android smartphones by the way), it creates exposure problems and it destroys stabilization. Very good comparison by the way 🙏🏽. Ps:On the other hand, I wonder why Samsung has not yet integrated its new photo-vidéo algorithms (those of the Fold 3 and Flip 3) to the Galaxy S and Note 🤔.

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks, and nice detailed thoughts. Hopefully Google improves on the low light video noise, especially on the front camera. I need to test the Flip 3 cameras.

[@IronCan88]

The video with digital zoom though...see how pixel still look pretty stabilized, but the samsung was just really shaky. Overall I personally preferred the color of the pixel. There are still room for improvement...but pixel pro will be great fory use. I can't wait for my cloudy white to arrive January (hopefully earlier...)

[@summerqwerty9]

Pixel better with main camera and HDR. But S21 Ultra better in Ultra wide, Zoom and front facing camera as well in video.

[@franciscoyanez2387]

Finally a real comparison 😃

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks 👊🏼

[@josepheyes4597]

Pixel does it again, the unimaginable SLR like shots. Damn!

[@Cr-cp2ug]

Good job 👍

[@MillieonaVespa]

It amazing how much smoothing out the Samsung does it even makes the flower petals smoother ! ….it’s hard to chose ! ! Both phones take great shots ! ….the S21 has punchy colours, in photos, to me the pixel gives a cooler but more natural colour finish…I preferred some pixel pics over Samsung and vice versa, I really don’t think you could go wrong with either, I am a Sammie Fan, hope to upgrade my S20 at Christmas…and am probably going with the Pixel for the first time ever …not having double icons and Facebook, LinkedIn , pre installed on my new phone will be good are you listening Samsung, ! ….think it will be nice to try a pure Android experience! Thank you for all the work you put into your videos !!!

[@IronCan88]

After you go pixel you won't go back to samsung...I am sure you will be happy! Enjoy!

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks, appreciate the support. Phone cameras are getting so good most of these comparisons go back and forth.

[@sneat2028]

That smoothness on the Samsung is over saturation.

[@kwiky5643]

You did a mistake and used an iPhone for the thumbnail

[@GrantLikesTech]

Lol. yes. Thanks, I saw it too and updated it.

[@sosiehtesaus2652]

With the photos, the thing is clear, but I'm not sure about the videos. Differences in brightness when pivoting camera make the S21ULTRA better.

[@Dix974]

Can we have a comparison video between the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra and pixel 6 pro. The physical architecture of the camera is quite similar, it would be interesting to see who has the best video processing. Thank you your videos are a référence. Good work

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks for the suggestion. So many of these to make, so will see if I'm able to get to it.

[@lovingtoliving]

4k 60 Indoor winner: Pixel Audio: both portrait: maybe pixel Main camera zoom: pixel Ultra wide photos: maybe galaxy 4k 30 rear outdoor: galaxy Front camera normal/portrait : Galaxy **Front camera ultra wide**: pixel Front video 4k 30: definitely Galaxy Rear low light photos : pixel Rear low light 4k30: pixel Rear low light ultra wide: should not exist too bad. front low light: pixel For portrait Galaxy again 4k 30 low light front: galaxy as pixel is way too noisy. Overall- Pixel;8 Galaxy; 7 Pixel better upgrade their front camera for day light photos and videos.

[@hman6159]

You are comparing last years galaxy to the new pixel, it would be fair to compare p5 to the s21, and the p6 to the upcoming s22

[@lovingtoliving]

@@hman6159 but if you see the price a brand new s22 still much more expensive than a pixel 6 pro

[@hman6159]

@@lovingtoliving only the ultra though, plus the tensor benchmarks about as fast as snapdragon 888 meaning it will be defeated by 898

[@lovingtoliving]

@@hman6159 I don't like tensors that's another version of exynos. I hope s22 (non +/ultra) come with underdisplay camera and high end build quality and not plastic otherwise I'm not gonna buy a galaxy again.

[@hman6159]

@@lovingtoliving we are running out of options, i might have to switch to iPhone :/

[@pellogaldos7089]

Great

[@PrisonerOfReidsMind]

I currently have a bit of a love/hate relationship with the Pixel's portrait mode. There is absolutely no reason the edge detection should be that terrible! What the heck is up with that!? (It did a decent job with the dog, but not the ones of you, unfortunately) On the other hand, I love how well it captures the subject! The image is crisp and sharp, ton of detail on the skin. Whereas the S21 Ultra looks like it's applying a beauty filter or something. In one of them it completely removed your arm hair.... If that's the look someone wants, that's fine... But personally I'd rather have it capture the closest to what my eyes are seeing, and then if I want to make edits to any aspect of it I can do that in post if I'm feeling ambitious. So I definitely think the Pixel 6 Pro will be my next phone, and by the time I get around to buying it in the new year hopefully portrait mode edge detection will be vastly improved from software updates. (I'd love to see videos comparing new updates to old photos, of course lighting won't be exactly the same, but I think it'd be fun to see the improvements) I'll be upgrading from an LG V30 which I originally got for the low-light capabilities, and the 6 Pro definitely takes great low-light shots. I wish people would do comparisons with older phones so people could see what they're upgrading to, but I imagine there's less of an audience for that. But I'm super curious because technically the specs for Pixel's ultrawide camera are worse for low-light than what I have, (actually all the cameras have a worse f-stop, but because the others are more megapixels I don't know enough to directly compare them.) but I'd be willing to bet that with Google's magical processing, and Night Sight, that the Pixel would take a better low-light ultrawide even though the hardware is technically worse. But I still wish I could see a comparison.

[@GrantLikesTech]

That would be a nice upgrade unless you rely on the manual camera mode on the LG. I've done v50 comparisons up to the iphone 12. Want to do more but all these take time.

[@PrisonerOfReidsMind]

@@GrantLikesTech I do use the manual mode sometimes. But only when auto isn't working (can't focus correctly, or making a sunset too 'cool' so I bump up the warm.) I thought I would use it more than I do, so it wouldn't be a huge loss, particularly since the pixel has a warm/cool and highlights/shadows control, if needed. I had forgotten I'd watched a Pixel 5 vs V60 comparison somewhere earlier this year, and decided the Pixel was better. Logic would dictate that the V60 is an improvement over the V30, and I know the Pixel 6 is better than the 5, so I should be happy with the 6 over the V30.

[@lukemothug]

Night sight needs improvement on the main sensor of the pixel it seems the Ultra had Brighter pictures and less blown out lights in pictures.

[@hienho15]

Most detailed comparisons

[@GrantLikesTech]

Suggestions?

[@hienho15]

@@GrantLikesTech No. I was just saying your video is the most detailed comparison. Most you tubers don't put in much work in their videos like you do.

[@perplex3023]

6 pro is monster i am using it .. shifted from galaxy note 20 .. incredible set .. just loving it ..

[@ericparlatore]

Loving my pixel 6 pro too and I been Samsung guy all my life

[@collinleach]

Indoor audio recordings of the S21 U that I've heard in reviews often have a slightly distorted reverberation. It's like the separate speaker channels aren't optimality synced. Flagship phones, are phones, which ultimately should prioritize audio and call connectivity. S21 U lacks bass, and balanced stereo separation. It's kind of okay with decibel volume, I can almost understand what's being said in a podcast I'm listening to while showering. Also the internal mic recordings have a noticeable bit of ambient hiss.

[@hman6159]

Yeah, but the pixel 6 pro video quality is pretty bad. Would you want awful video, or slightly annoying mics.

[@collinleach]

There's actual cameras and computer tablets far superior to smartphones, there's no substitute for a phone. Having paid 1500.€ for a S21 U, it shouldn't compromise (also now after Samsung removed memory card support). iPhones have the best video quality and exceptional sound with good connectivity for comparatively le$$.

[@hman6159]

@@collinleach yeah, but there’s still a lot of android phones with a lot better value for money and better customization, there is two sides of the coin.

[@GrantLikesTech]

All I know is I like the new speech enhancement on the Pixel 6 Pro. Works great!

[@Dani.R.N]

Pixel is amazing...realistic colors, great dinamic range(and customizable), brutal detail, vert good zoom... And new features(magic eraser, long exposure motion...) just need to polish some details with updates... The pixel 6 pro will be my new smartphone😬

[@GrantLikesTech]

Nice, hope you enjoy it

[@omariolmusic]

I don't know why you still do Camera comparisons with Pixel over other phones, Pixel is in its own league 🙌

[@mit6089]

Pixel really won the portrait round with cropping in 👏🏻 i hope they add 4x portrait

[@sarmadsadeed7671]

I am still getting nice bokeh using 4x lens. :)

[@mit6089]

@@sarmadsadeed7671 first of all congrats on your purchase. You can take a 4x picture then add background blur in your gallery anyways but it would be better if google added that to 4x portrait

[@sarmadsadeed7671]

@@mit6089 Thank you very much. I tried to add bokeh/blur to pictures taken in all lenses. They do well. I have faced a few problems however. 1. The 4x telephone lens does not kick in on almost all occasions. I struggle getting it working. 2. The pictures on all lenses are over-sharpened. Google will definitely fix this in a software update. Fingera crossed. 3. For selfie camera, the view on the screen has a lotttt of noise and grains.(feels like an Android phone with 2 mega pixel camera) Once you take the photo, it proceses it well though. Still, annoying. 4.. Battery is not good at all. Ny Samsung s21 gives more screen on time with 4500 mah power.

[@GrantLikesTech]

You can zoom in on portraits. It's confusing since 1x portrait is a crop on the main lens, so it seems a 2.8x portrait soon is actually a 4x zoom. I'm just not sure if they use the telephoto lens to take the portrait photo at that 2.8x focal length.

[@sneat2028]

The cameras in Samsung phones still produce a lot of yellows, blues, red and whites. Still too much saturation. Also, look at the street lights on the night shots, Pixel Pro 6 photos are much clearer.

[@xTraceless1]

Xperia 1 III Vs Pixel 6 Pro next?

[@KoolSavas92fan]

Hello, I buy pixel and have it now . But my S21 ultra at min. 9:20 is much more stable them yours

[@ossvar]

I heard the updates have made the oneplus 9 pro's camera better, Can you please try op9pro after updating against p6pro? Many many people are shifting from Op9pro to p6p. Thanks. personally i can get Op9PRo for $667.00, help me decide :) your videos are awesome

[@GrantLikesTech]

It's on the to-do list. I've done a lot of OnePlus 9 Pro comparisons if you want to see how the cameras have done after the various updates.

[@ossvar]

@@GrantLikesTech yep i have watched your pixel 5a vs 9pro camera at least 5 times now. 😅 Pixel is very good at details and it has just 12.5 camera, oneplus on the other hand still needs to cope up.

[@narendrairengbam112]

Something seem really wrong with your unit for the s21 ultra, especially o portrait mode shots. Very blurry and washed out portrait results unlike my phone or other s21 ultras. Mine takes crisp portrait shots with great skin tone and facial details.

[@GrantLikesTech]

That's great, I'm happy for you

[@ousmanemakiyousambou9723]

Ok cool

[@shaunigothictv1003]

He is a lovely boy

[@enlightenedone1633]

How is the video call quality on the pixel? Heard it wasn't all the that great.

[@sneat2028]

The video call quality is excellent on the Pixel 6, I don't know where you heard that.

[@pegasusgemini6541]

Summary: - Daytime normal photo: P6P - Daytime portrait : P6P or Samsung, a matter of taste - Color fidelity : P6P (Sometimes samsung) - Daytime selfie: P6P or Samsung, a matter of taste. But Samsung have higher resolution - Nightime raw shots: P6P - Nightime night mode: S21U - Overall vidéo quality: P6P - Overall video capability: S21U - Front camera video: S21U

[@YgorCortes]

Fan freaking tastic! The Pixel was better over to me too, but honestly not by that much. Both of them have great cameras!

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks as always Ygor. The ultra has stood tall all year to me as a great all around camera system. I'm very happy to have a proper triple rear setup in the Pixel now as well.

[@starboy_6ix522]

Which is best s21 ultra or pixel 6 pro

[@hafidsidiyahla7486]

Galaxy s21 ultra 💪🏻❤️

[@victorrumyantsev3718]

From what I saw the Pixel 6 Pro results are rather underwhelming. I expected more from it. It supposed to destroy Galaxy S21 Ultra but it didn't. Certainly Google have to improve camera performance by patches. Otherwise it delivers the same results as my old Pixel 4.

[@sneat2028]

​@@chigga25 Exactly! It's like some people have already made up their minds before watching the video.

[@danii5846]

I just subscribed. PIXEL NEED SOFTWARE UPDATE.It almost could be the new king but video is still not so Good. Hope they fix the bugs in update

[@raygamma8739]

6 Pro win ,but front camera night 4K is worse than s21 Ultra

[@frankyblue10]

Hey do a camera comparison between the pixel 6 vs the pixel 6 pro

[@GrantLikesTech]

Just got the Pixel 6, so comparison will be coming.

[@frankyblue10]

@LightrodSilver not on the front!!

[@frankyblue10]

@@GrantLikesTech great, thanks!!

[@GabrielPurziani]

👏👏👏😎 I understand that from the update of the Galaxy S21 Ultra to Android 12 it is possible to install Samsung's specialized camera app "expert RAW" that handles RAW files at 14 bit instead of 12 bit as it does in Android 11 and that they can use all the cameras in PRO mode, this is a substantial improvement if the results are reflected in the tests. Could you make a video with these camera improvements to see the results before (Android 11 + PRO camera + 12 bit RAW) and after (Android 12 + EXPERT CAMERA + 14 bit RAW)? // Entiendo que a partir de la actualización del Galaxy S21 Ultra a Android 12 se puede instalar la app de cámara especializada de Samsung "expert RAW" que maneja los archivos RAW a 14 bit en vez de 12 bit como lo hace en Android 11 y que se pueden usar todas las cámaras en modo PRO, esto es una mejora sustancial si es que los resultados se ven reflejados en las pruebas. Ud. podría hacer un video con estas mejoras de cámara para apreciar los resultados de antes (Android 11 + cámara PRO + RAW 12 bit) y después (Android 12 + EXPERT CAMERA + RAW 14 bit)?

[@chadeli8271]

Expert raw is pretty much a stunt. Most of the time it's worse than a direct camera shot (even after I edit in LR) except the telephoto nightsight , which is a little bit clearer than nonraw

[@Aiga_1]

S21u

[@marawanmahmoud8466]

I think Google enter the game with all power

[@GrantLikesTech]

💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[@Holtenstein]

I read Google just released an update for the Pixel 6 pro's camera software. Is this before or after the update? Thanks

[@GrantLikesTech]

Only update I got was the November update out of the box, so after that update.

[@Holtenstein]

@@GrantLikesTech I wasn't sure if it's available yet cause I don't have the 6P yet. They announced it yesterday

[@Dani.R.N]

In any case, there will be more updates... sure

[@thehawkstv]

Which camera photos were most true to color of what you were seeing? @GrantLikesTech

[@GrantLikesTech]

Pixel, although to me they boosted the colors in video this time although maybe not as much as Samsung.

[@DorianHilton]

The 2 times portrait on the pixel is disgusting. Also i don't like overprocessed and agressive HDR of the pixel, makes the images look flat

[@GrantLikesTech]

To each their own, thanks for sharing your thoughts.

[@darrennico8527]

Pixel is a beast 😉 a few more camera 📸 up dates it will beat the iPhone 13

[@GrantLikesTech]

Already does in some areas 😉

[@Angel_Peg]

S21

[@fahadnimko9745]

S21 ultra king

[@darkkforest]

How much do you pay your model🐶?

[@GrantLikesTech]

Free treats 😁

[@mistertech332]

S21 ultra

[@ov1lord]

Pixel has more details but I prefer the colors on the s21 ultra. And I think most people like Instagram ready photos like the s21

[@andrzejzielinski419]

Samsung has too saturated, unnatural colours. I don't use Instagram.

[@stalinmoirangthem5347]

Samsung is the best 😀

[@pijushkumarshuvro9805]

Clear win 6 pro. I thing s22 also lost

[@user-hr9xu6eu3e]

Pixel 100

[@Xenaman]

Lmao the samsung completely failed with the dog 🤣🤣 the software tried to apply beauty mode on the dog 😂😂

[@nac9845]

For the love of God please fix your audio levels

[@tofee1]

You know the iPhone is the best when you use it for recording the whole video😂

[@realfookintalk1310]

Pixel phones still untouchable on camera department against all android phones. Image processing 🦾