Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra vs iPhone 12 Pro Max Camera Comparison

[@ChillFantasticFive]

Prefer Samsung for everything but night video

[@otiskamden1757]

instablaster...

[@WillHGadgetsandMore]

Both are really nice, I prefer the S21 Ultra better overall , great video

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks Will! 🙏🏼

[@reubenjaygalleta6015]

One of the best and very detailed camera comparison, please do a day to day life battery comparison between those two beast.. new subscriber here!!

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks, appreciate it!

[@edwinelmejor08]

Almost every picture looked better on the S21 Ultra. Iphone looked better in low light video.

[@sosiehtesaus2652]

the Ultra wins 90% of the time. Great device what Samsung has presented.

[@YgorCortes]

Fantastic comparison! Oh wow they're MUCH more similar than I was expecting, damn! But yeah, I definitely agree that the Galaxy is better overall, specially considering how versatile it is. Btw can the S21 Ultra do night mode portraits?

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks as always Ygor. Yes, it takes night mode portraits which is why they look half decent. Most portrait mode are worthless in low light.

[@YgorCortes]

@@GrantLikesTech thank you! Btw does the S21 Ultra have auto night mode like the iPhone and Pixel have?

[@GrantLikesTech]

@@YgorCortes yes, if you have scene optimizer on, then it will auto detect and enable night mode.

[@YgorCortes]

@@GrantLikesTech awesome! Thanks a lot for answering 🙏🙏

[@ml-hy2sh]

Low light: I just tried pro video mode: Normally auto iso is set to max 3200. I put it down to 1600, even 800. Of course it will be more dark video, but looks more clean and natural. Night should be night with black sky. And manual focus (and FHD30 ) .

[@PlacidoYT]

on s21 or max pro?

[@ml-hy2sh]

@@PlacidoYT s21u

[@PlacidoYT]

@@ml-hy2sh good. I'll have mine on Monday or Tuesday.

[@LoverOfTech]

Had to give this the whole watch time. Nice work Grant

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks Ben! Much appreciated. 🙏🏼

[@ml-hy2sh]

Now I tried the Filmic pro app. Low light: it gives a very clear, clean video! OIS only for the main lens. Of course you can´t zoom around ... but at night time you shouldn´t anyway! If you can/want, make a video native camera app vs Filmic pro app.

[@RennieAsh]

Zooming at night would be fun though

[@shotbymarlozan]

Filmic Pro app in iOS?

[@sportshub3045]

Everything is perfect. Only thing that I think you should consider changing is the Thumbnail. IMO it looks like those fake video thumbnails tbh. It might be the reason many people might not click at the video. Try a thumbnail with you holding both the phones.

[@techr1320]

Good video, subscribed!

[@GrantLikesTech]

Awesome, thank you!

[@mohandark]

Can you tell me which color your tshirt was in that intro comparison. Was it more like samsung representation or more like iphone ?

[@GrantLikesTech]

Closer to what Samsung captured.

[@mohandark]

@@GrantLikesTech as I had thought so . The iPhone always for some reason lifts up shadows . Your t-shirt color has been washed out by iPhone. I saw a mkbhd video where his black shirt was looking like Grey.

[@pedrovelezjr5195]

Samsung is done fooling round with apple.s21 ultra owner here and the phone is a beast from camera to apps to battery screen and everything else.great job samsung.

[@okantsa]

great effort brother, your reviews are excellent👌waiting for a comparison 👉 Mate 40 pro and iPhone 12 pro or max thanks in advance.

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks, appreciate it.

[@vincentmallari2036]

I just switched like 5 days ago to my new s21 ultra 5g is iphone 12 pro max better in overall camera ? What is your opinion about this my only problem is low light since what i have is the exynos variant night time tends to over smoothen subjects

[@GrantLikesTech]

Like I said in the video I prefer the S21 Ultra cameras. Not a fan of the iPhone image processing.

[@Miki-So]

@Grant like tech, again no video of none ultra/pro max model like S21 plus vs. 12 pro, there are dozens of comparison between ultra and max versions on YT but non for plus and pro. version.

[@adityadarma862]

The best comparison video

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks

[@ingridkollmer6102]

Great review.Thank you! Have it since two days and it is very enjoyable to use! I wish that the selfie 40MP camera would be with the other lenses.Still not sure if I will leave Huawei for this one.

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks! Which Huawei phone do you have?

[@ingridkollmer6102]

@@GrantLikesTech The Mate 20 pro.Found "Pro Shot" App yesterday, which cranks data up to 175Mb/s which is quite useful."Mcpro24fps" unfortunately does not work well with the Galaxy S21Ultra.

[@mfaisalmalik]

Is it the snapdragon or the exynos that you have used?

[@GrantLikesTech]

Snapdragon

[@mfaisalmalik]

@@GrantLikesTech thanks

[@dr.subhammajumder7113]

Hands down best comprehensive camera test

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks!

[@StarknightSK]

I've noticed in all s21 night video footage so far the image breaks up when moving. Daytime footage I really can't see a stabilization difference vs the max. Do you guys think this is a hardware issue, or something a future software update might fix?

[@edwinelmejor08]

Samsung said they'll be fixing that through a software update.

[@connorfuller6782]

I think Samsung is more appealing to the eye, but seems to smooth a little bit while IPhone may have more realistic detail.

[@deadlyalliance8281]

IPhone controls highlights better in video, Samsung seems to be able to(or does by choice) lift the shadows slightly more in video

[@ml-hy2sh]

Nice video! About s21u: low light, use gimbal, manual mode, turn of EIS, change ISO, fixed focus. What about it??? I want some night feelings ... And try open camera app with a gimbal!

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks, but the point of these are to compare hand held point and shoot since that's the most common use case.

[@ammymike7]

In a busy scene with dark subjects, iPhone is crushing blacks and adding sharpness like anything making it look over processed

[@GrantLikesTech]

iPhone definitely oversharpens. Some like it, others don't. I'm not a fan.

[@Knightmessenger]

I still think a the sky is a little too saturated and dark in a lot of shots on both. Thats about the only drawback I see. 4:18 samsung wins with better dynamic range but the iphone has better white balance on the wagon wheel.

[@RennieAsh]

I like Samsung's hardware, but the iPhone still is better for a lot of processing and video. A pity, as to get the hardware we'll have to wait a while on iPhone. S21 Ultra would be great for RAW photography if all lenses support it.

[@amirtorhan2762]

S21 looked better in almost everything imo, and usually I prefer iPhone cameras over Samsung

[@MzwandileHarmans]

iPhone for video day and night, photos of people and portraits day and low light and in door. Galaxy for zoom and it exposes the lights better in low light. I prefer apples approach bcos I analyze photos of people than of buildings for example.

[@GrantLikesTech]

Good thoughts! Thanks for sharing.

[@mansoor5515]

very detail camera review appreciate.

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks, appreciate you watching.

[@joyamedhat8056]

is that snapdragon version ?

[@GrantLikesTech]

Yes

[@chwah7504]

What’s up with the portrait mode on people?

[@piotrpawelec7955]

BARDZO dziękuję 😉😘

[@alsh3bm]

Which version of S21 ultra. Exynos or SD?

[@GrantLikesTech]

Snapdragon

[@andrecito6071]

Thanks for the good camera comparison. Overall Samsung wins imo. If you´re a crazy party person who lives from dusk till dawn maybe the iPhone is the better choice :-D

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks, appreciate that.

[@barrydingle9647]

Lens flare on iphone looks like alien lights. It seems like they did not coat their lenses with some kind of anti glare layer

[@GrantLikesTech]

It's not that bad compared to other phone cameras. If anything the S21 is worse.

[@2eating942]

Is that a Snapdragon version?

[@GrantLikesTech]

Yes

[@gentle246gy]

I like your video's but I think something needs to be said .it not good repeating the same pictures

[@GrantLikesTech]

Not sure what you mean

[@Davitkob]

S21 ultra snapdragon has support esim? 🤔

[@apogeedata]

It’s amazing how many professional photographers use the Samsung S 21 ultra said nobody ever😂😂 The only win for the samsung ultra it was the duck pictures for the simple reason it didn’t focus plain and simple 😂

[@GrantLikesTech]

Yes amazing 😲

[@edgargalicia5071]

how can you say that the S21 ultra looks better. I pass it with the HDR and the Zoom but the rest the iPhone eats it alive

[@GrantLikesTech]

Because I'm entitled to my opinion like your are to yours. Sorry, but everyone doesn't see things the same. Also, I'm the one who took the shots. 😉

[@ku5587]

In the intro I did not notice that it was film on the s21 Ultra until it switched to the iPhone. The iPhone looked terrible compared to the Ultra in that shot

[@kingsrider1692]

iphonee❤️

[@furivs]

very good video except for the background music.

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks, but you'll make @tannasolit sad with that comment about the music. 😉

[@furivs]

@@GrantLikesTech this is the way :)

[@RennieAsh]

@@furivs This is the way.

[@nabilbelmokadem1825]

Samsung

[@deadlyalliance8281]

If you look closely, the iPhones pixels in the images hold together better than Samsungs do. You could call them stronger if you will. Samsungs images fall apart faster when zooming in than apples do in regular 12 mp mode, that's why apples pictures always look like they have more detail without zooming(better pixels). Samsungs tetra binning gets rid of finer details than a normal 12mp sensor(typing on an s21 ultra)

[@GrantLikesTech]

IDK, but I do feel this is partly why Apple/Google are sticking with their tried and true 12MP sensors. Those who have gone to these larger sensors are still fine tuning their pixel binning algorithms, but they have come a long way from last year.

[@deadlyalliance8281]

@@GrantLikesTech I agree. I would love to see a true 1/1.2 inch 12 mp sensor. It would absolutely kill it. Sensor read out shouldn't be an issue because it's not reading out 100+ million pixels and then binning them down. Not only that but they could also use the whole sensor readout for video making the quality higher. (I don't think the 21 ultra does but I could be wrong). Sony was on the right track with their 1/1.7 inch 12 mp sensor in the Xperia 1 mark 2 however it does fall pretty short compared to the 21 ultra and 12 pro max. Samsung is on the road to release their next 1/1.12 inch gn2 50 mp sensor that bins down to 12.5 mp images. I think that thing will be an absolute beast. And rumor has it hauwei is putting two 1 inch sensors in their p50 pro. The next couple years of mobile photography is really heating up. I forgot to mention and give credit to Samsung where it is due though! And that's with the 108mp mode in daylight. You can capture a ridiculous amount of detail that not many other phones can capture. (blows away iPhone, sony LG, one plus etc etc. That mode in daylight, is veylry impressive. Hauweis 50mp AI mode and other phones that uses Samsungs first Gen hm1 or hm2 sensor are just about on par with Samsung in the dapartment.

[@nycbx71]

Both are really good I prefer the S21 but i will say one area where Samsung cannot compete with either their iPhone or the pixel is shutter speed when taking pics of any type of moving subject ie a dog or child Samsung shot will come out blurry almost 💯 of the time where as the other 2 phone nail it almost 💯 of the time. Samsung has always had a very slow shutter speed I don’t know why they never fix this.

[@ml-hy2sh]

well, we can always use another camera app, like open camera, gcam ... if we are in that rush mode.

[@GrantLikesTech]

True, most phones with these larger sensors don't have the fastest shutter speed. Most likely due to the amount of data they take in.

[@ChillFantasticFive]

This is a very good point that almost no reviews cover! I was hoping the laser focus would have improved this on s21 vs s20 ultra, but it is still a problem. Love everything else about s21 u though!

[@o0YumRamen0o]

True! Samsung phones since the Galaxy S6 have such slow shutter speeds, even in daylight, they tend to blur anything that is in motion. This is the Only thing holding me back from buying a Samsung.

[@techr1320]

@@ml-hy2sh why on earth should you have to do that? Your paying 1200 for a phone it should just work

[@whtsoxfan4ever]

iPhone is definitely better, it has better white balance and colors are true to life while Samsung can over process colors and look a bit soft around the edges in bright sun. But at the end of the day the better phone is the one you enjoy using most.

[@viliambena6767]

chill out guys it's a snap version :D exynos have way worse zoom and video quality IMO, lot of fixed needed

[@miftahprabowo5373]

I have iphone 12 pro, hope apple will fix greenish or yellowish tint on their night mode

[@ChillFantasticFive]

Samsung did a great job with white balance in s21 ultra. S20 ultra last year had a strong yellow tint as well

[@miftahprabowo5373]

@@ChillFantasticFive yes i agree i have s21+ ,it looks fantastic and balanced in night mode , but when i take with my ip12 pro i have to manually correct the white balance despite that iphone has better detail in dark area

[@2eating942]

انت برنس 👍👍👍👍👍

[@syedshujaat6960]

not sure but i think you have no idea how to take pics, both camera quality is not showing worthy and picture comparison look like b/w realme vs huwawei

[@ВладиславДолгов-ь9в]

Samsung zooooooooom the best!!!)

[@GrantLikesTech]

Yup, it's pretty good especially the stabilization for zoom photos.

[@apogeedata]

Samsung will never beat the iPhone when it comes to pictures until they stop with the stupidity of saturation but it is much closer these days I have to give it to them…. I own both cameras/phones

[@GrantLikesTech]

I own both too! Wow, people have choice and different opinions. 😮

[@galihnadhovai7747]

i really love S21 Ultra but i hate it on ig upload quality,

[@mauricedicke9527]

Except for zoom the rest looks overall much better on the iPhone and overall much less saturated. I cannot agree your opinion that the iPhone was more saturated. Sound quality was much better and clearer on the iPhone

[@stx7389]

Hahahhahah oh my, get glasses ASAP.

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks for checking it out. No problem with a difference in opinion, we all see what we see, but I was there. 😉

[@sosiehtesaus2652]

It's because you have an IPhone 😅......The Ultra wins in most cases.

[@apogeedata]

People say that iPhone is a cult? Half of the pictures from the Samsung are blown out yet people will sit there and say there’s a better picture it’s frightening but then again I see what society is becoming what you see and what you hear is not real😂😂😂😂

[@GrantLikesTech]

Shocking, not everyone sees things the same way 👀👀👀

[@mrtech2259]

The audio of the iPhone 12 is miles ahead.

[@Just_Joseph_King]

Good comparison. But I cannot buy these smartphones (

[@cutecoolaftv4752]

Exynos/Snapdragon

[@GrantLikesTech]

Snapdragon

[@jackyjammartinez3930]

same deferent

[@Mysterreyeez]

Samsung the best

[@GrantLikesTech]

Ok

[@MrJason77russell]

S21 ultra win !!

[@nazihdavit8862]

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra topppppppppppppppppppppppppp

[@rakeshbairagya3320]

Samsung is great

[@treasurem2491]

Why is iphones video so flat and washed out.

[@GrantLikesTech]

Don't know, looks good to me. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@mrz_88]

Iphone audio is better

[@ac5197]

The 10X zoom in the S21U video is so shaky. Extremely bad quality. Ridiculous!

[@GrantLikesTech]

Yeah, it's extremely stable when taking photos, so hopefully they can improve the video zoom.

[@ac5197]

@@GrantLikesTech By the way, does the super steady mode work with the 10X zoom lens in video?

[@GrantLikesTech]

No, main sensor only. There is one zoom option, but it looks to be cropping in on the main sensor.

[@ac5197]

@@GrantLikesTech Thanks for telling me. This makes it a no buy for me. The zoomed in video quality beyond 5X is atrocious.

[@adamputraharyanto7079]

Samsung said they will fix this in software updates

[@ampelrot2661]

More details on the IPhone 😁 Samsung is losing😜

[@americanalien2182]

Samsung just failed with the night time video.