Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Snapdragon vs Exynos - The TRUTH! | The Tech Chap

[@Thetechchap]

Hey Chaps! Looks like we might be seeing the 'Silicon Lottery' creeping into the smartphone world now! Might need to revisit this with an extra exynos phone! (also, at 3:20 I meant *OpenCL, not OpenGL)

[@prasiddhalamichhane3435]

Sad Still S7😪

[@vedantsingh6693]

iphone 12 pro max

[@rosydipo]

Honor 7s

[@RonsonLaltanpuia]

Realme 6 pro

[@Yax.]

An old budget Huawei😢

[@Mrwhosetheboss]

Great video man, but also so strange! I've just re-ran my tests and still get the Snapdragon far ahead, unlike what you're getting. One interesting thing is that across every reviewer's testing I've seen, the Snapdragon seems to be performing similarly, but the Exynos models seem to have more variance between them. Some people's Exynos phones ARE getting really hot and slow like mine did, and other people are finding that their Exynos phones are doing just fine 🤔

[@icanpooptwiceadayyay8771]

First reply

[@Ditttte]

Exynos magic😂😂

[@daddyarnav69]

The biggest takeaway for me is that don't trust antutu both the phones will perform similarly great in day to day performance. Only difference is in the camera outputs.

[@Thetechchap]

Appreciate the input! That's very interesting, i'll try and get a 2nd Exynos model to confirm. Perhaps we've stumbled upon something here!

[@Mr.Smart87]

Cuz u r a fraud unsub bye bye 🤣🤣 joking im using exynos and mine getting same numbers as the video here so idk

[@SuperSaf]

Great coverage Tom!

[@Thetechchap]

Thanks buddy! 👊

[@alvin5162]

Now we're waiting for your comparison 😉

[@iam7empest543]

@@Thetechchap You really did a good job in testing both versions

[@subhayum73]

@@Thetechchap I saw many comparisons on this topic until now. Conclusion is that : *CPU* : Exynos 💯 *GPU* : Snapdragon 💯 *Power Efficiency* : Exynos 💯 *Thermals* : Draw 💯

[@wasimjuber]

@@Thetechchap How much did Samsung bribe ya?

[@rohanleander]

This is why I watch multiple videos on the same topic to get a better idea. Thanks Tom.

[@reasonableentity8957]

You know i was thinking just that

[@anasabdullah90]

And after watching many videos, what is your take? Is the exynos worth it? I'm truly interested not messing around. Regards,

[@foualter102]

True, watch many reviews.. and thats what i did before purchasing my s21 ultra exynos variant. It has a great battery life

[@rohanleander]

@@anasabdullah90 well tbh it's actually quite good. If your considering it we'll be my guest, but I'd still watch more videos just to be sure. Exynos 2100 is great. Stay safe bud.

[@akashpsingh3940]

Yeah never trust one source watch multiple videos and then decide

[@manual.joseph]

The only phone manufacturer that has to see it's own devices compared with each other 😂😂

[@java4028]

Wait that's excellent marketing

[@BoboFerre]

And the same models

[@a.3160]

😂😂😂

[@thoqqu]

Double or in this case triple the sales. 🤔

[@Samosayummyyay]

iPhone 12 series too! But on cellular reception and 5G connectivity. Some iPhone 12's come literally with no 5G hardware!

[@Ashbrringer]

I've seen some newer videos, and I can say that with the software updates that came until now, the Exynos version got even better! And the camera has been fixed quite a bit to match the SD Version. Can't wait for the AMD Exynos :D

[@sleepless51]

Exynos photos are quite disappointing in this video. Are you saying that it's now able to take similar quality photos like the SD version? Because, for me, if Exynos takes photos like in this video, I'll probably skip it.

[@Ashbrringer]

@@sleepless51 Yeah, The Exynos devices have been recieving updates to fix camera issues with color, stabilization, clarity, focus and stuff. But still the SD variant has better performance because of the Adreno GPU and has a better battery life(not much but a few minutes are helpful) and less overheating issues.

[@sleepless51]

@@Ashbrringer Thanks, that's really good to know. Shame on Samsung!

[@pankajrana8006]

Exynos models tend to perform better over time with software updates. I'm using S9+ from 3 years and I've seen significant improvement in battery, performance especially is all games and heating reduced a lot. ✌️ it used to score Untutu 5 benchmark 500 /1800 and now it touches 690/2000. Almost close to Note 10.

[@dxtnguyxn4179]

@Ashbrringer my s21 ultra with latest Jan 2022 update camera is still bad in low light with noise and artificial. No update has fix it yet

[@charusawantyt]

I guess smartphone enthusiasts need to be introduced to the silicon lottery.

[@theunholybakery1990]

Yep

[@skycubix8943]

Ikr?? They don't know there's a reason Intel makes an 'Everest chip', 9900KS, and Golden samples, even with their 7-year-old 14nm process. 5nm EUV will have much more leeway than that.

[@Thetechchap]

this could well be the case!

[@charusawantyt]

@@Thetechchap I think KZbinrs should honestly try to benchmark multiple variants of the same phone like you did to see the performance parity, it really made me think of the difference in performance one can get even in the exact same spec quiet similar to a laptop or even desktop. Cheers Tom, thanks for bringing light to this and actually getting two SD 888 variants.

[@anirudhpuranik5222]

what is silicon lottery??

[@TrevorSiebe]

Regardless of which is "better" this year, I'm just glad they're finally even comparable

[@thedoge8651]

It's actually not comparable. Snapdragon 888 is better for gaming

[@5trez828]

@@thedoge8651 Who the fuck would care about playing on a phone .We are talking about the performance of the phones themselves.

[@subhayum73]

@@5trez828 exactly 🤣. Who the fuck will buy s21 ultra for just gaming, when phones like ASUS ROG exists 👍

[@laytich28]

@Berwin Tan It's not like you cant play game in Exynos though. 🤷‍♂️

[@DC-vl4ue]

@@thedoge8651 not comparable?dude..if there's a tiny/slightly up or down performance means they're comparable. It doesn't have to be the exactly the same. Game?? Buy a cheaper phone which is not a flagship but midrange...you also can play game. You clearly stupid if you're buying this type of flagships only to play game...it's either you dumb money waster or you're a kid that depends on your rich family to buy device/gadgets.

[@carlitops]

Everytime samsung releases a flagship: Aight the biggest competition to me is ✨MYSELF✨

[@phonefnatic4294]

check out my s21 Ultra review.

[@عبدالرحمن_الهاشمي_1]

*wait What*

[@nchtblut]

lol

[@Raja995mh33]

Which is not a good thing since those have to be the SAME phone...

[@carlitops]

yup

[@rith5073]

After watching so many comparisons, I feel the exynos is like a magic. It becomes strong or weak whenever it wants.

[@enam9000]

Buying a heater for your hand for £1.000 is stupid crazy! imagine playing games and having to stop because of the heat! 😂💀

[@rith5073]

@@enam9000 Still having the note13 trauma .

[@rohitrkr06]

Close to 3 weeks using my S21 Ultra Exynos version (UK). What surprised me the most was the battery efficiency. I get about 2 days in normal usage and over 1 day with heavy usage. Big upgrade from Note 8.

[@andreluc3607]

Samsung really did an amazing job with exynos this year, i am glad that they finally decided to listen and fix that huge gap between exynos and snapdragon, in the end the winner is the costumer!

[@alexanderwindh4830]

Me too! However I feel they just fixed the issues they should have fixed with the s20. So I'll pass. Probably buy xiaomi or 11 pro instead. They need to prove themselves another full year.

[@phonefnatic4294]

check out my s21 Ultra review.

[@holajosue500]

@@alexanderwindh4830 Well.. good luck with MIUI 🤣🤢🤮

[@jexter22]

@@phonefnatic4294 really

[@banglazbless3536]

@@alexanderwindh4830 isn't that what they're suppose to do?

[@DaveModer]

As an Exynos version owner of a previous model, this fills my heart with joy! 😁

[@dhirajbhat4021]

As an Exynos version owner of the current model, it does mine too xD

[@yesterdaystech86]

As an owner of s21 ultra exynos my geekbench scores much lower vs his...

[@dhirajbhat4021]

@@yesterdaystech86 the phone is awesome though nonetheless

[@yapolloable]

@@yesterdaystech86 I've got exynos S21 ultra. Geek bench score is about 3200~ even with performance mode or power saving mode on, doesn't make a difference. I'm satisfied. Battery life is about 8 hours

[@luciferjohnson8495]

@@yapolloable don't worry software update will fix it just enjoy the phone

[@Conceptcreator]

ok, man, this is getting more confusing looolll great video though!!!

[@Vincent-lg2jh]

@George Azzopardi It's great for me so far

[@Vincent-lg2jh]

​@George Azzopardi I guess they're better in different use-cases as far as I saw in comparisons. Pixel cameras have been static for a while now, would not want to trade my s21 ultra in for that video quality etc. For me the camera isn't all that important imo, the experience is. But that's just me.

[@k88kee]

Note 20 off the bat wasn't that great, it got better with software updates

[@xers8719]

@@k88kee off the bat it was better than the iphones camera, so I wouldn't say it wasn't that great.

[@vervetech9395]

@George Azzopardi Next time, you can try sideloading GCAM mod.apk (Google's camera software for Pixel phones) for your photos. I like Pixel colors and processing for photos too but not for video. Samsung's video processing is technically the best in a smartphone after Apple's.

[@exit9957]

Man bought another SD version meanwhile he already have SD version..what a mad lad..👏

[@oefele2]

Just to point out: in the 3dmark test you can see how your score performed in comparison with others with the same phone. You SD versions were outperfroming only 16% of other s21 ultra's with SD, while the exynos variant was outperforming 96% of all exynos s21's.....

[@周良-g3x]

我的也是

[@riston7264]

Yikes, that is really weird

[@TheChazas]

I knew it, that Matt Black definitely makes it perform better.

[@asianstud7]

😹

[@aliebrahimian4445]

MKBHD says I knew it

[@nickmotsarsky4382]

Matte. Not Matt.

[@TheChazas]

@@nickmotsarsky4382 I am Black. Matt Black. Matt is a synonym of matte. As adjectives the difference between matt and matte is that matt is while matte is dull, not reflective of light. As nouns the difference between matt and matte is that matt is (an alloy in coppersmithing) while matte is (arts|photography) a decorative border around a picture.

[@1mtheone]

Bener njir 😂

[@pnikolov8IAI]

I didnt want the video to end. Probably the first youtuber to talk about the difference in the results of others.

[@MrWhosYourDad]

There is a possibility that the Exynos variant that Arun and some other reviewers got were pre production units. The retail version of Exynos seems just fine. 🤔🤔🤔

[@lakshyagrover6379]

Yup those are pre production units

[@ibraheem1224]

Yeah... I live in the US and my cousin in Germany. We compared our S21's last week and his Exynos version remains cooler than my Snapdragon in gaming sessions (only a slight difference in temperature though) but mine does take better photos than his. So I would say you won't be disappointed with either version of the S21, though if you're a photos person then you should go for the Snapdragon ( as the Snapdragon takes a bit better night mode and portrait photos. The rest of the photos are same on both the phones)

[@naijagerd7909]

@@ibraheem1224 Photos may be better on the Snapdragon (for now), but I've heard that Samsung is REALLY good at pushing software updates for their in-house Exynos models. Meaning it'll still get better within the next few updates... But yeah, I agree that the disparity between the models this year are not night and day.

[@ibraheem1224]

@@naijagerd7909 yeah I read a couple of days ago that Samsung was going to issue a software update to improve the night mode photos on the Exynos S21 models... most probably the update will drop in about 2-3 weeks and then we can compare both the chipsets photos.... And most probably Samsung will keep pushing out updates in the future to optimize the Exynos models as they manufacture the Exynos chips themselves But even without the upcoming software updates, there isn't much of a difference really between both the chips this year... they're almost neck and neck

[@naijagerd7909]

@@ibraheem1224 True.

[@lowceyn2875]

This is the actual result, confirmed for myself too with my american uncle. I already smell the Mrwhoseboss video even if i'm a huge fan but that but he was too biased. This video needs more views.

[@MrDavidsic]

I bought the S20 + Snapdragon last year and now I'm happy with my S21 Ultra Exynos :-) Thanks for this comparison !

[@daddyarnav69]

The biggest takeaway for me is that don't trust antutu both the phones will perform similarly great in day to day performance. Only difference is in the camera outputs.

[@xalameen4309]

exactly!

[@phonefnatic4294]

check out my s21 Ultra review.

[@AdoxxProductions]

I've got 606k on my Exynos version on the first test.

[@MarkAelham]

Now we need the Jerryrigeverthing version for confirmation

[@MrBaracu]

For what? He just kill the phone.

[@NeptuneSega]

@@MrBaracu open the phone and see how the phone is cooled. It could differ, maybe try opening your mind before commenting?

[@nenadonex]

As I said after watching MrWtBs video, results are contradicting each other, we have to wait and see more comparisons. My bet is on the Firmware versions and settings used during comparisons. Just today I received a new firmware for my Exynos S21 Ultra including performance and camera improvements. Also quite many youtubers mentioned a bug using performance enchancing and battery saving modes on the Exynos, resulting in quite the opposite behaviour someone would expect. Gotta dig deeper I guess 😉 But thank you all for your time and effort, trying to find the truth behind all this!

[@silv3rArrow]

Any more updates? I'm really unclear to whether I should get this phone (I can only have the Exynos version)

[@thechosen0ne1]

Can you do the cpu throttling test on that phone and check what's it performance really is?

[@josuad6890]

yeah. thought of this too. Samsung seems like just letting the temp run wild in change for more perf. Or perhaps it's a golden chip binned straight out of a golden geese on their fab as a review sample.

[@ناشدالعلم]

i still prefer SD.. but this year Exynos has alot of better results than last year

[@paulwilson3759]

Really enjoyed that comparison. Its good to know my UK S21 is as good as the SD version now. Feeling smug!

[@Lycoris0x]

Just bought the S21 Ultra with the Sd 888, same as my friend. We both benchmarked it and mine got almost 20% lower in sustain performance. What the freaking F is going on, I'm f**king confused...

[@ArgiMarcin]

Sd 888 got some thermal problems check xiaomi is so hot (not in the good aspect)

[@Roomer645]

Samsung silicon brother ! They are both build by Samsung while the previous Snapdragons were build by TSMC ...

[@Nightmarks]

Probably silicon lottery

[@md.iftekharhossainrifat2381]

Dude that sustain synthetic benchmark is when you stress your CPU at the 💯 Percent peak. That aint mean shit cause in real life usage you won't find any problem because in real life usage CPU won't be use at on highest level. Stop doing sustain synthetic benchmark, it will make your CPU only slower and it will eventually degrade your battery.

[@kommentarschreiber1611]

I am so confused about this topic in this year. It's exhausting.

[@saddany3254]

Yeah same, even though I'm not planning for buying one at all xD

[@jonhnash2030]

SD888 has a downgrade... and exynos has more power but the same heating and battery cosumption issues

[@private679r.i.c.o4]

@@jonhnash2030 how?

[@LoverOfTech]

Now this is a plot twist I am happy to see lol. Perfect example of watching different reviews for different POVs

[@cuttestpomeraniansimbafrie2600]

Exynosys 2100 is just fine.... I have been using S21 Exynosis version, just works fine on every things.......people are overly hyped about some benchmarking numbers,,,, but the should rather focus on utilization of their phones or mobile devices ..........

[@DestroyerMariko]

Super interesting! I'm in Australia so I've got Exynos and it's completely fine, but one of my viewers reckoned theirs was overheating. I guess there's just variability in hardware that we tend not to recognise enough. We like to think machines are all the same, but back when I worked at a Kodak store, we had these seemingly identical kiosks that definitely had their own personalities. Machines may not be as variable as biology is, but they are still physical things, and physical things will never quite be identical. It does say something about Samsung though, that they've finally gotten close enough with Exynos that this variability is now evident and able to confuse reviewers. You wouldn't be getting this sort of odd result if they were still lagging too far behind.

[@DeepteshLovesTECH]

C'mon Tom, people were expecting some Exynos bashing. You ruined their day.

[@mvl9522]

Snapdragon is still a leapfrog ahead when it comes to real world usage.

[@christmg4682]

@@mvl9522 lmao someone give this pup a biscuit

[@mvl9522]

@@christmg4682 Snapdragon is way better than the Exynos shit that Samsung is selling.

[@dapluq5961]

@@mvl9522 do u have any proof of that?

[@MrJlaklak]

@@mvl9522 *slightly better

[@potter2702]

Thanks for all your testing, we all really appreciate all the time, effort and cost in doing such an in depth review. I really like the screen saver on your TV in the background.

[@IgnacioAroche]

You just made me to feel okay to wanting to buy the exynos version here in Mexico. Thanks a lot.

[@S1eep1ess.I1ya]

So how is been going with exynos ?

[@ehabal-hanash2533]

This is the only review video between SD and Exynos that should be on KZbin.

[@evelinecarolinelienhuaming1184]

Woaw I Love this S21 Series!!! I Bought the Ultra Version, the Back Camera Design is Pretty Fashionable & Has Impressive Quality!!! 😍😍😍

[@Timothy5769]

Our favourite, informative Brit youtuber is back at it once again!!!

[@198playz4]

Mrwhosetheboss is from England too

[@bradavon]

@@198playz4 he couldn't sound more English 😄

[@bradavon]

@@198playz4 Supersaf too

[@shaditips]

The temperature issue is fail on antutu benchmark program. Try to use another one in the same time then you can believe that 👍 Nice review 👏💐

[@everything9i9]

ماشاء الله لازم اشوف تعليقاتك بكل فيديو 😂

[@shaditips]

@@everything9i9 الاكسينوس كسر عين كل النصابين 😜 ولسه مع التحديثات هيصير افضل حتى مسر ذا بوس مش عاجبه النتايج لازم الكل يطبل لكوالكوم او بتكون النتايج خطأ

[@everything9i9]

@@shaditips مسر ذا بوس اكبر نصاب وكذاب وبعد الفيديو الي عمله مستحيل اصدقه خلاص حطيت عليه اكس 😅

[@shaditips]

@@everything9i9 لا طبعا الرجال ممكن الجهاز الي معاه فيه مشكله . لا تنسى ان النسخة الي معاه نسخة المراجعين يعني العيب غالبا في الموبايل الي معاه فقط 👍 انا اتابعه وهو مراجع مم الطراز الأول .

[@everything9i9]

@@shaditips حتى لو كان الجهاز الي معاه فيه مشكله المفروض ينتظر شوي ويتأكد ويجرب جهاز ثاني مو يروح يصور فيديو ويعمل نفسه كأنه *ماسك الذيب مع ذيله* ويخوف الناس بالجهاز 😅 ، كان المفروض يتصرف بشكل مهني ويتأكد قبل ما يعمل الفيديو

[@drsarmadqureshi]

Your test is definitely more thorough. Thanks for that

[@yapolloable]

he bought another SD S21 ultra for this video. Bro...subcribed. I have the exynos S21 ultra, it runs quite well. But i do get stutters while speed scrolling through instagram stories, not sure if its just the app optimization or CPU speed issue.

[@jeremyn83]

FYI, the processor actually dissipates its heat through the screen. If you look at some teardowns the OLED screen has a copper backplate (so it can dissipate heat). The processor is on the reverse side of the board and has a thermal pad connected to the screen. When you took the thermal gun to the back of the phone you were doing nothing because the processor isn't there anymore.

[@thecomplexingarchangel5363]

🤔🤔 Based on this and Mrwhosetheboss' video the general takeaway is "Exynos has gotten better in performance, battery life and some day to day operations, making it even more comparable to the Snapdragon than previous years, but there's variance among Exynos users"

[@arnavjade903]

This difference between the exynos chipsets maybe due to the binning of the semiconductors in chipset factory as people found multi core vary greatly between 2900 and 4200 which is really confusing. Also, the difference between snapdragons can be due to the cooling systems between them. JerryRigEverything did a video about it and found they were two types of cooling systems in the same model.

[@sasharudyy3587]

The thermals are the same between the 2 versions: If you look at the graph at the end of the antutu tests, you can see CPU temperatures are pretty much the same. It's just that home menu temperature that is bugged on antutu on exynos for some reason

[@Jezee213]

Makes sense I never thought of that as a possible reason.

[@DeepteshLovesTECH]

@@sasharudyy3587 no the entire thing is bugged, check a video on YT, where the person, keeps the phone inside a freezer and CPU temps still show 50+ C whereas all other apps report CPU temps like around 30C. So Antutu is throttling down the processor as it thinks the phone is at 70*C or some crap.

[@Bmontepeque11]

I was watching this video trying to figure out which one is the better chip, but by the end I realized, It's not about which one is better, it's about them being on par with each other what counts! :O,

[@Thetechchap]

Yep exactly

[@htdkaos]

Little hope has been restored for the exynos owners. Thanks mate!

[@SamirOtaku]

Next Gen of Exynos will be deadly for snapdragon espically with upcoming ray tracing 😍

[@waldemir5621]

STOP TRUSTING ANTUTU, 2:34 it just shows how bad it measures temperature in Exynos, besides, it doesn't work for crossplatform and it was banned from play store, a lot of are saying Exynos phones are 40°C hot, it just doesn't make sense and is wtong information dpreading, use geekbench 5,and 3DMark

[@killrblue]

Well. It's getting better for exynos, but they still have room for improvement

[@skycubix8943]

Better wait for AMD RDNA-based GPU. If they can put a similar tech to Infinity Cache and SAM in the SoC, it would be next-gen.

[@ScrambleYolk]

they only need to improve their GPU

[@Abel_Y]

Exynos is like a lottery, try ur luck lol

[@VetriSengodu]

Great video! Massive respect for buying a second SD888 S21U when you were not sure about the first one 👍

[@KUzZ911]

I want to buy the Snapdragon version in UK because I'm totally put off with Exynos chipsets and desparate for a Snapdragon version. They both cost same price. Exynos not worth the money. Being patient waiting for a better release and hoping Note 21 will have the Snapdragon.

[@seventysevencats]

Wondamobile. Got my Note 20 this way to have a Snapdragon. Still works great and there's no import fee, the prices are cheaper than a UK Exynos.

[@hamidrajj3435]

I've S20+ exynos. Recently i was out for the whole day. My phone was constantly used on mobile data, connected with my car's Bluetooth for music on KZbin and connected with my smart band too. I went out at 9am with 100% battery and i came back home at 4pm with 19% battery. I was shocked that how my phone's battery survived. We took around 70 photos too. So KZbinr Arun made it a big deal about exyos and made it look worst, but it's not

[@alencelic]

You do understand that this IS a very bad result? 7 hours and 81 percent battery drained. that's not ever 1/3 of the full day

[@misbahulkabir5650]

Exynos next year will 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Orkel2]

Samsung has mentioned that the Exynos low light noisiness is going to get a software update soon.

[@namankhatri806]

Yess

[@youhe5276]

is it updated yet?

[@clivematthews95]

This is awesome, I also surmised that mrwhosetheboss’s findings might have some inconclusive results. Exynos is definitely a step up from last year 👍🏾

[@_robyn_]

Alright so, I have gone through a lot of these comparison videos. But you getting a different 888 just for this sake made me test my S21 ultra as well. My model is a 16/512 Indian retail version. . The results made me even more confused and happy ? Yes, they were exceptional. Things to note - Resolution - WQHD Refresh rate - Adaptive Initial battery - 74% Battery after 4 runs - 59% Software version is latest - 5th Feb release . The runs were consecutive without any break. . 1st run - 660404 2nd run - 654189 3rd run - 642154 4th run - 641856 Yes, I am as confused as you are. Not faking these results by any means. If anyone need proof I am happy to provide. Thoughts ?

[@walterastrong1617]

From Canada. Love your work. Great insights and relevant info. Thanks!!

[@rushzeen]

1st time hearing something good about exynos.. more users complaining

[@montygill2835]

I just wish everyone had the same chipset in the S21 Ultra

[@jimking81]

Yeah.. Having one phone in two different versions and performances is confusing and messy... 😑

[@umairali2554]

Never ever been this early and your instagram post kinda gave away your decision for the camera

[@Thetechchap]

appreciate you being part of the notification squad!

[@phonefnatic4294]

check out my s21 Ultra review.

[@paulgodson798]

Wow you bought an extra phone for check the same chip in other phone that alone shows how much quality you wanna bring in your videos. You won my sub dude😐👍🏾.

[@DrSkiba]

Seems like you won the silicon lottery! Your Exynos seems to be a good multi-core sample and there definitely seems to be wide variances in Exynos S21Us. My Exynos S21U achieves similar single-core, but gets a significantly worse 3150 multi-core on Geekbench 5. Testing my S21U Exynos with AnTuTu 8.5.3 shows a significantly worse CPU and GPU score too - Overall 568014, CPU 159192, GPU 216028, MEM 114485, UX 78309

[@VONNHOFF]

Thank you very much. That was interesting and astonishing as well! So I will be satisfied with Exinos here in Germany this time.

[@martinbond461]

Wouldn't life be so much easier if Samsung simply put the Snapdragon chip into all of their flagship phones?

[@Startrance85]

Ok so the euorpeans didnt get screw over this time, happy to see the Exynos actually looking good this time.

[@someonesomewhere18]

The latest update must have fixed the temp difference with the Exynos. You say you started the first comparison Antutu tests with the Exynos starting on 41 degrees, mine started over 10 degrees less than that and hit 39 degrees after running 3DMark Wildlife 4 times immediately after one another. Samsung have done a fantastic job with this new SOC.

[@ananthakrishnan2171]

appreciate the hustle behind the video

[@JustBrowsing777]

Thank you. Now I feel better about my Exynos version although Pokemon Go kills the battery of it and makes it run hot. Surprised the chipset has that much impact on the photage 🤔

[@AllanPhillips]

Content like this is why you've got and deserve 1 million subscribers.

[@FulgerTheDude]

Mrwhosetheboss made me think to buy the s21 ultra SD but now I am safe with the Exynos.

[@ryanwood9127]

Excellent comparison,just purchased the UK model off my friend for 600 pound a contract upgrade he didn't want,glad to see they neck and neck this year.

[@leonfrancis3418]

I don't think this has to do with silicon lottery. Things like firmware and potential differences in preproduction units are likely effecting this more. Either way, regardless of the cause, Exynos is now neck and neck with SD and the differences don't really matter. People are looking for another story, and looking to meme about this like they do, AMD and Intel or something, and it's just not necessary.

[@andrewlinesjah4538]

The confidence will remain with the Snapdragon

[@clownnnnn]

This is surely paid review no doubt about it

[@IR._]

Been waiting for this. I'm due a phone upgrade soon but I wanted to watch Arun's and Tom's video on the Exynos first.

[@rickyterrell]

Brilliant! Now do it all over again, this time borrowing Arun's two phones, and maybe some others just for good measure. In the name of science!

[@Robm_ph]

completely agree with you, this time we (outside US) doesnt have the perception to receive an inferior product. Just bought mine Phantom Navy 512/16 RAM

My Exynos S21 Ultra that I bought just some days ago, and now updated to the latest software, is performing better than any other Exynos S21U that I've seen on every review, I don't know why. Maybe Samsung improved it in the latest update? Anyway while everyone on youtube seems to be getting around 3000-3300 points multicore on geekbench 5 with exynos, I got close to 3500 points and I repeated the test multiple times to confirm and it kept getting the same results. I mean, I'm not complaining at all, guess I got lucky and got better silicon quality that most of people. But damn this year Exynos is really trading blows with Snapdragon, which is awesome! Finally I don't feel ripped of because of living in an Exynos region. Very good year for exynos

[@Argt00]

Do not use ANTUTU for temperature readings on the Exynos

[@SD-vs4wx]

Some Exynos users are getting like 4000 in multi-core maybe the phone with Exynos which sent to reviewers earlier haven't optimised.... anyway from all the videos I've seen so far Exynos is little bit faster and battery efficient and cpu ten maybe a little bit hotter than Snapdragon but outer tem is lower in Exynos models

[@sicr626]

Its weird i tried testing in performance mode and in power saving mode. Power saving mode gave me the most, 1117 single, 34** multi

[@SD-vs4wx]

@@sicr626 well ofcourse in power saving mode CPU/GPU power is restricted

[@sicr626]

@@SD-vs4wx power saving mode gave me 20-30 more in single core, and about 150 more in multi..really weird bro...but im still on the first firmware, i think software makes the most here...battery has been great, 7h sot easily...when i get first updates from auac to auab3 i will check geekbench again

[@SD-vs4wx]

@@sicr626 I agree something really weird going on with Exynos

[@sicr626]

@@SD-vs4wx i got the update..it increased my multi a bit in the 3400..but not a lot

[@nathanteller9452]

Incredible respect to Tom for putting in so much time, effort and money to deliver reliable results and high quality content👌

[@STUPEEEEEEEEEED]

Wow, didn't know photos can look that different depending on the chip inside. Thanks. Hope you'll do the same tests for the next galaxy ultra phone. So the mobile reviewers need to get like 4 phones 2 for each chip to get the better idea.

[@crownvictoria7787]

I purchased the exynos S21 ultra, definitely it's better than exynos 990 which I had on my S20+ !! At least less heating than it's predecessor.

[@pratikpradhan2476]

how is it working currently ? any heating issues ? please reply

[@IM.B]

Not because of this video, but im always fan of exynos, finally i found a site that sale with fair price, just ordered and sell the snapdragon after

[@ItisPrasanna]

I used S7 exynos and Note 9 exynos version.. Honestly never felt inferior performance compared to SD variant.

[@thesanjaycharan]

So we thought exynos and snapdragon models differ in performance! Turns out each and every exynos and snapdragon chip differ in performance.

[@MLWJ1993]

Which isn't abnormal at all. In fact every piece of hardware varies in "performance". A Problem would be a *very large* disparity between your sample & the guaranteed minimums.

[@MLWJ1993]

@Jirro Capillo so consider that faulty then & return it 🤷‍♂️

[@harrison00xXx]

Mark Jacobs nope, bullshit probably efficiency and temperatures differ, but performance should be the same, look at apple, constant and nice performance on every model the same... If the quality varies that much on this samsung trash phones that performance is impacted, samsung (and android at all..) is even more trash than i though

[@harrison00xXx]

Yukesh Chandrakumar mad Samsung Fanboy confirmed

[@MLWJ1993]

@@harrison00xXx If you want software to throttle the better chips to equal performance to the lowest performing chips. Sure iOS is great.

[@mrnaqashahmad6713]

Finally am happy with my exynos 2100...

[@jonathanmagic5633]

Appreciate the review, and Hi from Expensive Australia where we pay $1848.00 for s21 Ultra with 128gb ($1944 with 256gb) and the cheapest phone plan with our major telecommunications carrier is $55/month. Here we have predominantly Exynos (but not always depending on models) the performance variance currently to snapdragon is negligible I feel unlike years ago. I myself have a s21 Ultra Exynos and I'm Super happy with it even though on paper it may be slightly inferior in some respects eg overheating after extended use, I don't play games so it's no issue for me. Also just out of interest I work with someone with a recently purchased iphone12 and our photo camparisons are too close to call and yet some clinical reviewers will favour one over the other, again I think it's only logical there will be slight differences between same model phones. I think this reviewer is pretty close to the money with his findings.

[@alsat8931]

8:15 for the camera issue Please put markers on your vid for the specific topics you're covering

[@r_turner]

Since You have Achieved the 1 Million Subs When Are we getting TheTechChap Merch? it would be Cool For the Summer 😏

[@Thetechchap]

Definitely a fun idea - need some cool designs though!

[@phonefnatic4294]

check out my s21 Ultra review.

[@harrison00xXx]

poor guy....

[@richu6048]

Hey where can I download that phone wallpaper? Cheers

[@hakoubona5702]

Thank you for this honest video ❤️❤️❤️

[@pavansahota1]

It's not the idle temperature that's the issue is the temperature under stress that's the issue with the Exynos version which wasn't addressed in this video.

[@ghriffo]

As for image processing, the minimum expected was that Samsung would do the best with its processor

[@RodrigoMatiasLeote1986]

Man, thanks for that great video! Gives me a relief after watching mrwhoistheboss. I was feeling sad again for having the exynos version. I feel good now! Thanks mate

[@maxwaily32]

Apple : It's the best iPhone chip ever used. Samsung : We have two great chips ever used.

[@georgeb3101]

I am buying that Exynos version !!!😅

[@ASilver526]

Always liked your vids Tom but they’ve been top notch of late, great to see 👍

[@Thetechchap]

Cheers Adam!

[@rowandierich9823]

It would be interesting to know how the adoption of AV1 has affected battery life drain when it comes to streaming video as more platforms are moving towards using it, and the Exynos supports hardware decoding of AV1 while the Snapdragon doesn't. This may mean the Exynos ages better in this regard, but whether the effect is significant remains to be seen. Also, as time passes, people continue to upgrade away from these chipsets

[@lancelotdulac6076]

thanks Tom, that was interesting!

[@SteeperMouse40]

I was literally waiting for Tom's review on Exynos vs SD alongside Arun's test. I am surprised that Camera disparity is there too as seen here, but believe can be fixed with software. Nonetheless, the takeaway, Exynos finally catches up... As usual awesome review 👏🏼✌🏼

[@7012s]

Now I m pretty much sure that samsung with AMD is going to crush Snapdragon in next flagship..

[@SaintJoan]

Sure !

[@kennybromme2220]

Amd will also come to the SD chip if not Samsung will make the Exynos worldwide

[@soumodipkarmakar402]

@@kennybromme2220 amd gpu won't be in Snapdragon version

[@kennybromme2220]

@@soumodipkarmakar402 Samsung won't put the AMD in the Exynos version only and give the US and China customers an inferior phone. Most likely Samsung will ditch Qualcomm and go Exynos AMD everywhere

[@soumodipkarmakar402]

@@kennybromme2220 maybe in 2023, I don't think they will Qualcomm in 2022. It's up to Samsung if they can pay royalty to Qualcomm then there will be only exynos next year

[@gbessone]

Thank you! i agree the camera looks a bit better in the SD, but who knows might be updated with software