Unbiased Z Fold 3 vs S21 Ultra vs 12 Pro Max Camera TEST

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[@MaxTechOfficial]

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[@kelvincodynacionales7549]

Early ✅ looking forward to watch until the end

[@bilalrizvi2142]

Please Unbox and review Sony Xperia Pro and Sony Xperia 1 iii, Thank you.

[@niralipatel8706]

Love your videos. Big fan of yours. Keep doing it. I wish you could get no only 1M subscribers but 5M. Your channel deserves 5Million subscribers. Best wishes ✌️✌️

[@TerriTerriHotSauce]

Video test please

[@everythingveggiepro2620]

iPhone is older than other 2

[@strangebaaza]

The best camera comparisons on KZbin. Also, it's so much fun when three of you are in the video!

[@YgorCortes]

So true! I absolutely love their videos!

[@josemariedelapaz3717]

Best one by far. MKBHD's camera comparison is biased from the start. Lol

[@strangebaaza]

@@josemariedelapaz3717 ikr? I really dislike his bias towards iPhone and Pixel. There were so many times when a Huawei or a Samsung were clearly better. It's fine to have your favourites, even these guys clearly have. But I don't think you should show that in something as important as a camera comparison. He always says: it's still 3rd followed right after iPhone and Pixel 🤣 I still enjoy his videos a lot though.

[@prabhatgautam7888]

@@strangebaaza yeah, also mrwhosetheboss as well is biased toward the iPhones in general (especially while comparing the video). The samsung takes much better videos than the iPhones at 4k30, but he only shows the 4k60 samples where the iphone is better.

[@kebongski]

The Z Fold 3's camera is literally previous-gen. But the shots still looked way, way better in many instances. Just goes to show how important the software and computation power are. Makes me excited for Google's Whitechapel SoC.

[@erickmazariegos5778]

What does Google Tensor has to do with this???

[@abdullaabdulgafoor888]

@@erickmazariegos5778Bcz thats exactly what they're talking about. Google's "tensor" is not 100% google chip its a collabaration with samsungs exynos chip.

[@maelafyemena3063]

@@abdullaabdulgafoor888 ya but The Z fold Only comes with Snapdragon Chip!

[@abdullaabdulgafoor888]

@@maelafyemena3063 i was replying to the main post dude, read the comments under, someone didn't understand Google tensor and "Whitechapel" were the same thing. It has nothing to do with the z fold

[@Chitose2007]

@@erickmazariegos5778 he is saying software is a big deal. Google was the company to successfully implement computational photography over hardware. Before them most companies focused on the sensor and software then came in secondary. With Google they basically focused entirely on software, using a more modest sensor (and outdated) yet delivering the best photography for years. Since then companies have caught up but he's curious to know what Google is going to do software wise with their semi-custom chip.

[@iwitnesst3370]

Your unbiased review showed how the Fold just proved...Too often we judge cameras by looking at THE CAMERA...not the pictures.

[@dansourile5444]

Yes! Even reviewers get lazy and just trash things based on specs!

[@sobrcelt]

Yeah, I mean my iPhone SE 2020 takes decent pictures with a sorry camera. They're not as good as these pictures of course, but if you just went by the camera specs, you would think that it sucks when it doesn't.

[@prabhatgautam7888]

@@sobrcelt yeah, it's very comparable to the top of the line iphones

[@TheTechMonkey2701]

12 for the Fold3 13 for S21 Ultra 5 for Pro Max

[@sarthakyadava]

@Muhammad Ehtasam , it has very powerful GPU but in comparison to Apple's it's weak , that doesn't means it's low performance lol

[@Zain0_0]

@Muhammad Ehtasam gpu has nothing to do with pictures. It's all about the CPU and ISP (image signal processor)

[@nateluthor4643]

@Muhammad Ehtasam sure lmao

[@EpicLoot]

@Muhammad Ehtasam IIRC recent leaks don't have the RDNA2 being integrated with the S22's SoC. Think it got pushed back because Samsung isn't using the Exynos in the 22 (Aside from Korea) now due to chip shortages. Like the Fold it'll be qualcomm globally.

[@jonkeener50]

SAMSUNG!!

[@JeramieReeves]

Dude super shocked, 😱 I just got my Z-fold 3 on Wednesday and was not expecting it to come out this good. I'm super happy so far with this purchase. I guess I can send my note 20 ultra off for the trade-in credit now 😅

[@psychomantis8007]

I was hesitant about the Fold's camera. I already placed my order a couple days ago, but it still hasn't shipped. I was debating on canceling and getting the N20 ultra or the S21 ultra. This video and your comment gave me no regrets. I'm upgrading from the N10+

[@MikepTejas]

@@psychomantis8007 I upgraded from the note 10 plus also. Your gonna love it.

[@tchanel8245]

I sold my s21 ultra on swappa for more than the trade credit and was nervous ，but this fold is amazing

[@thesaucyRN]

I kept my note 20 ultra 😩

It folds, it's revolutionary, and even has one of the best cameras. Uau, bravo Samsung

[@siyakhanzimande4817]

Basically Zfold 3 has a flagship camera

[@LaidBackDeveloper]

I was absolutely SHOCKED by the results! Samsung has blown apple out of the water with these phones! Seriously. Samsung has to get credit for this

Ikr, and the Z Fold 3 doesn't even have the most high end camera :o

[@RennieAsh]

@ It goes to show that you don't really neeeed those high MP camera sensors, more lenses and sensor size will help. Processing helps too of course

[@Kuba-ib7bd]

Also you are comparing phone from last year, with phones from 2021....small difference.

​@@Kuba-ib7bd True, but S21 is also more than half an year old, uses 2020 tech. And when it released it was slightly worse than the 12 Pro Max in cameras, but nowadays it's much better. Samsung improved it A LOT with software updates. Why don't Apple do the same? They avoid improving camera software on already released phones to keep a big gap for the new iPhones, which is sad but oh well. The S21U is more than half an year old and just now is starting to have its camera at max potential. But now, all reviews of it are already out. KZbin and reviewers review the devices in week 1, so S21U got all the reviews when the software was brand new. Nowadays it's very good, but we only notice it when reviewers randomly pick it to compare to another thing, by accident. I'm glad samsung keeps improving the phones, and sad that reviewers just don't care after week 1

[@themaravilla7777]

Apple manipulates consumers through marketing, trust me my old oneplus 7t pro blows the 12 pro max out of the water when it comes to camera, i was shocked

[@bAssisTowo]

To the guys who have been saying "Samsung's cameras suck": Who's laughing now

[@jordancleal6380]

No one said Samsung cameras suck … they only suck to kids who use Snapchat because Snapchat isn’t able to constantly program for all the varying android cameras and software , whereas it’s much easier for them to do it for apple as they rarely change by my much and there’s only one apple manufacturer , vs hundreds of android makers .

[@Kuba-ib7bd]

Samsung portrait mode sucks, and I own Samsung.

[@bAssisTowo]

@@Kuba-ib7bd what model? The flagship linup is very good

[@blackmercury956]

@@Kuba-ib7bd you probably have either a s8 or beyond or uses a mid range phone

[@RADERFPV]

Wow, the fold 3 is impressive. I wasn't expecting it to perform so well.

[@AutoAbsolute]

It's great, swapped from a note 20 U and feared the worst but it's a really solid cameras with some nice features using dual screens and auto framing

[@RADERFPV]

@@AutoAbsolute I can't wait for mine to show up. I've had it on pre-order since the 20th, looks like it'll be the 3rd before it ships out. A true test of my patience, lol.

[@AutoAbsolute]

@@RADERFPV pre ordered mine on the 12. Have fun, your going to love it

[@RADERFPV]

@@AutoAbsolute 👍

[@shomari17]

@@RADERFPV mine have been delayed to Sept. 17... I can't wait

[@mihirnanavati4117]

This is a shocker! Pre-ordered the Fold 3 expecting a compromise.. but now I’m excited!!!

[@nickmotsarsky4382]

There's obviously a compromise. No 108mp mode, smaller sensor and worse night mode, no 3x or 10x optical zoom, etc. For general use it's fine, though.

@@nickmotsarsky4382 because on the fold you pay for the new revolutionary tech, it folds and has excellent screens with s pen support now. It's a compromise on cameras but better in other things, so it's still worth it. I think S21U is still the king of samsung cameras for now (more flexibility)

[@fatboydrop]

Me too!

[@zeerzizo5169]

Wow! Shocking results! I thought it would be a tough battle between the S21 Ultra and the the 12 Pro Max and the Z Fold3 would be the underdog, turned out the Z Fold blew both of them out of the water 😂 interesting. Hats off for the unbiased video 👌keep it up guys 👏 really enjoyed your video

[@shomari17]

Tech tubers need more critism for just using specs as their review of a device and not actually doing the work.. After MKBHD said z fold 3 cameras aren't the best everyone just followed his coat tail without doing any ground work.. This video proves z fold 3 cameras are a beast.

[@lamintouray7005]

I agree with you I do watch MKBHD's video but to me I rate him as a One Plus and Iphone lover. He even made a 40mins video just talking about IPHONE 12 line up. Thumbs up to unbiased

[@TonyMacina]

Great video, I really expected the S21 Ultra to walk away with it overall and the iPhone to win all the portrait shots, but the Fold was astounding at making up the difference in sensor hardware with the processing.

[@zt9233]

Esp considering Samsung said basically nothing about the camera. This was pretty shocking to see the iphone get taken apart so throughly. That said there are a few specific areas where the iphone is consistently better and it's almost like people that know that are able to take specific photos that show it in the lead.im now questioning all other reviewers camera tests.

[@NoWay1969]

The fact that there is this much debate really means that it doesn't matter for general use. Almost anyone would be happy with any of these. All take great pictures. It's amazing how far technology has come.

[@danielionanov5620]

Not really, on many, you can tell right away "the worst" and it was usually iphone

[@joelmatngandu]

Nobody was expecting this !!!! Damn

[@user-hm8xh9yw5w]

Really love your camera comparisons ✊🏻🔥

[@MaxTechOfficial]

Thank you!!

[@zt9233]

@@MaxTechOfficial they are the best

[@Aeonikst8]

This is the camera comparison I’m looking and fun too! All three of you in a video is a plus 👍

[@charmingarpit1982]

With this one you earned my subscription back. This is what we as subscribers want to see. Unbiased review from fanboys

[@charmingarpit1982]

@@nickbarnett1942 No, its because my image rating was almost same as Max Tech was rating the images. Which means they were doing correct and justified scoring. However, to me it looks that your scores didn't match ... lol

[@brucecheng7856]

They sound so disappointed when they all three picked the 12 pro max.

[@trumpameri1638]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nivedmurali8523]

And who the hell said fold 3 camera is not great 🙄🙄 it's fantabulous, I was really blown away

[@PsiPhiDan]

Bunch of reviewers who base their opinions on specs alone!

[@nivedmurali8523]

@@PsiPhiDan exactly, I was really surprised

[@charlenex1614]

Wow!!! I didn't expect the Z Fold 3 to do so well. All I have been hearing is how the camera sucks. I love these comparisons.

[@daffyddantes3277]

They all 3 love Apple but I also like the fact that their comparisons are all so fair, they dont fake their choice so Apple wins, they are fair and I love that

[@babyyoda9943]

They used to be so biased about apple, but now it’s the other way around. Now they talk as if apple is the worst company to ever walk the earth just to keep Samsung fans happy. I’m sure loads of other OG fans can agree with me.

[@yupickmyusername]

@@babyyoda9943 OG fans here, nah you just full of crap, they still talk about what apple did good especially in computer and tablet, iphone is a great device mainly because of it ecosystem, and software update, other than that, nothing much to compare with other flagship, proud owner of an iPhone right now, but i used it because im deep in the ecosystem, Apple need to step up their mobile game like they did with their computer and their tablet

[@babyyoda9943]

@@yupickmyusername i agree with you there, and i also agree with the fact that apple have to step up there game, but i also think they’ve been praising Samsung way to much. I definitely think that Samsung deserve the praise, but its literally every video now.

[@maureed159]

@@babyyoda9943 oh come on. Most of the shots are better on Samsung devices. Stop being blinded to apple. Though I still believe google and apple have the superior computational photography but their hardwares are getting old.

[@babyyoda9943]

@@maureed159 im not blinded to apple. I agree, the Samsung photos look better than apples, but they definitely did that on purpose. Even my almost 2 year old iPhone 11 Pro cant mess up photos like that, so you really think that an iPhone 12 Pro Max can mess up those shots that badly? I don’t care when Samsung wins, because they’ve done so much to get to this place now. But max tech are just making apple look like the worst company on earth whenever they mention Samsung phones.

[@solaawodiya7360]

I honestly didn't expect this. WTH is Samsung doing with their update on the S21 ultra? The Z fold 3 smoked it in a surprise. Amazing review guys!! I loved it

[@dylanwhisnant6772]

@Nate Dog spotted the S21 Ultra owner....

[@manuelias86]

Fold is the new phone, so it has the latest update. The S21 will probably get its update in a month or so

[@vervetech9395]

I personally liked the S21 Ultra processing. It was much closer to how natural Google Pixel image processing is.

[@Michaell9270]

Wow , I was shocked!! I pre-ordered my Z-Fold 3 with the mindset of not having the same photo quality as my Note 20.

[@confounded_feline]

I was thrown off by all the buzz around the "but muh outdated flagship camera" complaining for the fold. A blind test is the best. This was great content thanks. I did mine slightly differently. Some I found to be almost a tie so I point scored them and tallied that up. These were my results. Scores. 3pts: win/best 2pts: neither win/lose/ or best/worst or tie 1pts: lose/worst 67pts - Galaxy S21 Ultra 58pts - Galaxy Z Fold 3 50pts - iPhone 12 Pro Max Stunned how trounced the iPhone got. I've always had a high opinion of its camera systems and prefer some of their aesthetics to the likes of Samsung whom I have used from the S6 (now on a 2yr old Note 10+ considering the Z Fold 3). I think they're all amazing camera's fair to say but I think these kind of benchmarks should be taken into account more often. Clearly there's some confirmatory bias going on, people seeing what they want to see. If more of these were done by many people you could aggregate the results and average them to make them more accurate.

[@seanrosendo5672]

In most scenarios, when you guys said "I don't like the one on the left/center/right", I knew it was the 12 pro max.

[@babyyoda9943]

Yep, they’ve become so Samsung biased. Literally everything they say they love about an iPhone, now they hate it. It’s because of all the Samsung fans who have now come to the channel trashing them about how bad apple is. Now they ‘praise’ Samsung just to get there views/subscribers up.

[@unclekim0]

@@babyyoda9943 that's a blind test, how can they being biased?

[@babyyoda9943]

@@unclekim0 they obviously know which is which. How can a phone with old hardware do so good against a Samsung and Apple flagship. Samsung could pull it off if they used googles software, but we all know that Samsung isn’t google. And apple? I’d say that apple and google both have the best camera software in the world.

[@unclekim0]

@@babyyoda9943 but we all see from video that the photo from iphone isn't better than Samsung s21u or zf3

[@obidean3964]

@@babyyoda9943 Who cares about what they're known for. What matters is the results. The pictures from the video speaks volume, the iPhone cameras has shown its age surprisingly quick, but doesn't make it a bad camera. All 3 are great cameras, just appreciate good and healthy competition. Just chill man, does it kill you that iPhone lose? Lol

[@martindimov289]

I got 12 for the S21 Ultra, 11 for the Z Fold3 and (most surprisingly) 7 for the iPhone 12 Pro Max (fun fact it's the same to Angelica's). Really interesting results. Thank you all for making these unbiased camera comparisons!!! I really appreciate it!

[@wingsley]

Great comparison. Shows that even the latest blingphones can fail at photography. I would love to see a comparison between these phones and some of your favorite dedicated cameras.

[@spectre-24J]

I really thought 12 pro max's camera was super to all other smartphone's camera but didn't expect it being crushed by ZF3 and S21U

[@yshnv6949]

Now a days Samsung 's camera optimization🔥

[@STVN20]

Well deep fusion didn't turned well in reality.

[@aryandev1005]

@Skully Boy iphone comes in 1-2 month s22 will also come in 4 months this will be going on lets see the present

[@aryandev1005]

@Skully Boy isn't that what i told "This will be going on" 🥲

[@aryandev1005]

@Skully Boy i can't na , i have to think , i have s10 plus and am sure for next 3 years also same , and i am happy

[@TonyBalboa]

This is a great comparison. I love that the subject in these images were actual things/situations that most would be taking pictures of. I have an iPhone 12 Pro Max and I am waiting for my Fold3 to come in. I think the biggest take away here is that all of these devices take stellar images and we have come a long way in smartphone photography. I think the knee-jerk reaction when hearing that they were using the same hardware from the last gen Fold was that it was inferior and shouldn't be included in a flag ship device. As you all showed in this vid, there is much more to it than just spec sheets. How long was Google using the same hardware in their Pixel devices, and they had amazing images? Yes, it would be great to have the same hardware as the S21U, but the differences were slight between the 2. Great video, thanks.

[@cesarvalenzuela166]

I'm trading in my iphone 11 for a Z fold 3. Currently waiting on it to arrive, I'm looking forward to something fresh but don't know how things will be breaking my apple ecosystem apart. I have everything apple, but I got tired of the same design year after year with increasing prices.

[@vervetech9395]

@@cesarvalenzuela166 it won't be a good idea to completely switch if you have everything Apple. There'd be a lot of things to learn.

[@cesarvalenzuela166]

@@vervetech9395 I’m willing to go through the learning curve than to get another iPhone that hasn’t changed since 2018. 😂 I consider myself tech savvy as I can work my way around a PC or Mac and have some education background in IT/IS. (:

[@johnsecret1318]

Shout out to those who belittled the camera capabilities of the Fold 3 !!!!!!

[@Photo0021]

Definitely going to have to compare my S21U with my mother's Z Fold3 when it arrives! I'm genuinely surprised!

[@martingrant9005]

Your mums a lucky woman 👍

[@vervetech9395]

Not everyday do we find moms interested in the cutting edge tech

[@alexanderc7213]

@@vervetech9395 My mom also likes the Fold, but due to the large screen display. I'm torn because I was deadset on getting the Ultra because of the cameras. But $1800 for a phone?...and I read that it's good for only 200,000 folds? Did you hear that? I'd be scared to fold it. LOL

[@300Xeon]

The Fold is very impressive considering it just got released, meanwhile the 12 Pro Max and S21 Ultra have been around long enough to get several software updates to perfect their cameras. Fold is very, very tempting and this is coming from a 12 Pro Max user.

[@nickmotsarsky4382]

The Fold 3 has identical cameras to a 2 year-old base S20. They know how to tune these cams well by now.

[@shomari17]

Get the z fold 3 you won't regret it. It makes having a phone fun Again

[@kvantassle83]

I was really wondering about the camera as the zfold 3 and S21 Ultra were my 2 choices. I love the fact you took those pictures in my hometown too! I knew exactly were you were visiting, beautiful place to visit. Thanks for helping me make my choice.

[@techno_techie2923]

I'm so thankful for this video. My zFold3 has been sitting in the box since it arrived Thursday. I have been hoping for a camera review.

[@SimplyCarReviews]

The second mine arrived I opened and transferred the sim... never looked back.

[@jrbees929]

Yay! Z Fold 3! Samsung has really improved the software! I picked ZF3= 12, S21U=11, 12 P-Max=7 These videos are so fun. I love playing along. Sometimes it's _so hard_ to choose but you all have me looking at many different factors that I've never considered before. *Thanks!*

[@ericalawry850]

I got 14 for the z fold, 12 for the s21 ultra and 4 for the iPhone

[@twospirits411]

same results here.

[@jamieibrahim8267]

I got 14 for s21 ultra, 12 for z fold and 4 for iPhone

[@danielzeman2137]

Thank you guys, this is the best way how compare phone cameras, and with you its also funny :)

[@soulfiz808]

I really like this kind of camparision video. Keep doing it guys!

[@bfam6066]

Love these comparison videos. The interaction and discussion and surprises are just excellent. Calming and wholesome and very interesting and useful. Thankyou.

[@icantwait]

This is fun to watch. All camera reviews in this format in the future please :)

[@kdsewell01]

Truly great unbiased comparo. Just subbed.

[@medmedmed333]

On the first photo, it's the Gorilla Glass DX on the Z Fold 3 that really helped with the reflection glare

[@sammyt3514]

All camera comparisons should be like this; brand loyalty plays a big role in deciding the winner of such comparisons otherwise. Most reviewers keep parroting each other saying the iPhone 12 Pro has the best cameras, but when you don't know which phone took which pics, it ends up at the bottom as we saw here! Thanks for the informative comparison.

[@SquareMike]

I got 13 for Z Fold 3, 10 for Galaxy S21 Ultra, and 7 for iPhone 12 Pro Max. I did not expect the Z Fold 3 to be that good compared to the other 2.

[@DJNightKat]

You know, the thing I love about these camera comparisons, is that... It shows that between these three cameras, you honestly can't go wrong. One may look better when you're pixel peeping, and sitting them next to each other, but in a bubble, they all look amazing.

[@petrmelichar3565]

Well, good yes, but except portraits, iPhone turned out very bad in terms of general appeal, in comparison to Samsung's phones. In this price range, you want the best of the best, and that 12 pro max camera obviously isn't, so let's hope that 13 will do better.

[@Lansky1213]

Love watching you guys camera comparisons! Best on KZbin. By the way the Z flip camera is really good as well

[@chinitopinoy1726]

Congrats on a little over 701,000K subscribers! About 300,000 more to 1,000,000! : )

[@lsbeller]

Great format and engaging content! First time I have actually gotten a piece of paper out and followed along! I got iPhone 11, Z Fold3 10, s21 9

[@VafaPhotography]

Was not expecting that. Its interesting how much software has more to do than image resolution or lense quality. Appears the lenses are as good as you get across the board, nothing stood out and same with resolution but how the processing of the image was handled really is key on a cell phone vs. how a DSLR captures quality images lense first the resolution then processing (namely camera brand impacts this)

[@biggiesmalls7939]

This was an entertaining blind camera comparison ! I really like how Angelica seems a lot more comfortable now compared to when I first started watching these. She also seems to have a better ability to pick up on very small details in the pictures. Great vid guys!!

[@slu_g]

Woah- what a pleasant surprise to find out these shots were taken in Spokane! Fun to see a camera test being done in my own town!!!! Great job! I know what phone I want to get now :)

[@zt9233]

This is amazing!!! Thank you guys. You always impress.

[@SteeperMouse40]

Zfold got 14 for me, what has Samy done, really good cameras

[@eibarmanpessi1142]

Samsung has the best cameras on a smartphone 💥

[@devnarayan5458]

I've been using the z fold 3 for almost eight months now and honestly, nobody is going to post 100x photos anywhere. Realistically,the fold 3's camera is all you need except the power users. I'm totally totally happy with my purchase

[@epan]

Thanks for the informative video, spent last year with the S21Ultra and took a lot of photos. I have now switched to the Fold3. I can confirm all of your statements. The Ultra is great with the Tele. What was not mentioned is the 108MB camera on the S21 Ultra, which takes extremely good photos.

[@femiogunsola5436]

Good job here guys and lady. I have been saying it that the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 camera is comparable to the so called best for cell phone cameras. I am honestly disappointed on the knowledge of some KZbin reviewers. It seems their eagerness to churn out videos blinds the need for them to be objective and call a spade a spade.

[@JoeGillian0]

Well, maybe they mistook one phone with another in th3ir shots.error happen...i would not put too much faith in this review even if i am pleased with the outcome. Would need to see the exif data of each pictures

[@ipsuvedi]

This comparasion is punch on all those so (so called Tech Reviewers) who were criticising ZFold3 blindly.... without noticing reality👊👊👊 People say higher MP doesn't matter when it comes to iPhone but they expect more MP when it comes to other brands, like ZFold3. So dont underestimate ZFold by MP!😉

[@laguera1566]

Thank you guys for this video!! This is exactly what I’ve been looking for to make a decision on which phone to get. Awesome job.

[@bigbee5220]

Wow! I was surprised. To be honest, I didn't know you guys would make this neutral video. Because you like Apple. Of course, I like Apple, and I'm thinking of going to iPhone later. But unlike other review videos, you "really" did a true camera comparison test. And you've shown us amazing results.

[@mateuszdrab]

I love watching your video guys, I didn’t write down the scores but the Samsung gang definitely wins - I wish I bought the Z Fold but I was worried the camera would be a downgrade from the Note 20. However, seeing this and taking into consideration that the 5x zoom camera isn’t the best, I might have made a mistake. I have the note 20 and iPhone 12 pro max and when I did a bit of side by side photo testing in the park I found that I preferred every shot from the Samsung. Probably because they’re more saturated and my eyes love vibrant colors, which is one of the reasons why I find the iPhone screen so dull and I keep the Samsung on vibrant.

Most reviewers say it's a last gen camera, when it doesn't matter because the software and AI is just so much better now. Remember that pixel devices were always at the top at first while using the exact same lens for like 3 years in a row

[@VegasGuy1975]

Really a great comparison. I’m going to watch this again on a different device to see if the device these are viewed in changes any of my picks. I have a feeling checking them on a studio monitor would change at least some of the warmth is some of the photos. We shall see.

[@benduncan4027]

Update on your research. Wil be cool to hear.

[@altairisj]

Is it relevant? How many pictures taken with a phone will ever be scrutinized on a studio monitor? You take pictures of memories with your phone, and later view them on a phone. Or maybe you will print them in the future, and paper has a LOT less color fidelity than a studio monitor.

[@khurushbengali28]

Quality Content 🔥 Would like to see more comparisons Actually realtime comparison 🔥 Love it

[@robinfaigmane10]

Angelica’s reaction is really genuine. feature her more on your vids 🥺🥰

[@jkid323]

what i learned in this video is Samsung is killing it with their cameras

[@markjacobs1086]

Not even the camera itself it seems. Since the Fold & 21U come really close to each other even if the latter is a fair bit better on paper. Definitely some crazy good software solution (AI?) going on there. 😶

[@HarleyPan]

Max, long time subscriber here. The Flip 3 really changes smartphone photography. Tripod mode everywhere on earth. And you can film free-hand with Its rear camera (high quality) with a selfie screen. It's just amazing. Will you please review the Flip 3 and do a deep dive on creative ways of filming this phone can achieve? Thanks

[@HarleyPan]

If you look at CNET and the Verge you'll see so many creative ways they found to film. A guy puts it on his dash!! Lol! This is a game changer

[@PsiPhiDan]

Fold too! Enjoyed using the Flex mode for photos and video calls already. Both are amazing at photography.

[@Fricc-sg4np]

Good honest comparison. Liked it.

[@SSStephen_o7]

Big thank you to you guys for making this video and in such an unbiased format. I've looked at dozens of reviews trying to decide between the s21U or the zfold3. The only hang up I had was I was worried about the fold's camera since I take a ton of photos for personal and work use. This solidified my confidence in picking the Z Fold 3 👍🏻

[@rikifauzi3548]

Did you get the Z Fold 3? How about the camera results (photos & videos)?

[@SSStephen_o7]

@@rikifauzi3548 I did get the Fold 3. I love it so much! I really mean it when I say it's my favorite phone I've ever owned. It has plenty of growing pains to get used to like the awkward aspect ratio and re-adjusting how I use the apps. On the camera side of things, it's fantastic and does everything I need and more. I get compliments on the quality of my pictures and videos all the time. edit: I will say I hate the cases for it but it's definitely not a deal breaker for me.

[@rikifauzi3548]

@@SSStephen_o7 Thanks for the info, glad to hear your comment about camera performance.... I watched on other videos which mentioned that the Z Fold 3 camera can be on par with the Ultra (even better in certain conditions)... How about the typing & apps viewing experiences on the cover display?? (Actually today I'm planning to go to the store, & compare Fold 3 & 21 Ultra in in person once again, & purchase one of them)

[@SSStephen_o7]

@@rikifauzi3548 typing on the cover display can be a little bit of a task considering the narrow display but most of the time I do quick texts on the front but most of my long term use on the inner display.

[@rikifauzi3548]

@@SSStephen_o7 thanks for your info, it really helps me 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@DanFlakes]

My go-to channel when it comes to camera comparisons

[@BillHarvey08]

I bought the z fold 3, I was concerned. Thanks for the honest assessment. For the most part I agreed with your choices.

[@user-il5vg3mm3w]

your camera comparisons 🔥✨

[@lionentertainment7240]

Thanks for showing all 3 at one time!

[@KalsonJang]

You should rank each shot 1-3 instead of only choosing a winner for each shot. That's what I did and I got a different result personally. Best picture got a 3, worst picture got a 1. Phone with the highest total won the challenge. S21 - 1st iPhone 12 Pro Max - 2nd ZFold3 - 3rd Doing it this way, also rewards consistency.

[@frosch3801]

Great idea, I also agree with you! 👍

The iPhone failing so hard on some of those portrait shots just makes me question where tf does Apple use the LiDAR sensor then, or it's just a very gimmicky thing. That was such a huge selling point for multiple focus distances on portraits at their event when they announced it 🤔 Even Tesla refuses to use LiDAR or even RADAR because elon says better AI is more important than LiDAR. Maybe he's right

[@ideos2980]

Lidar is a good tool, but the AI is what really chooses what to put in the shot. So if you have a lidar sensor but shitty AI the lidar isn't helping you that much.

@@ideos2980 Yea that's why I think elon is right. LiDAR is awesome, but software is always more important than hardware nowadays

[@1993rufus]

I ABSOLUTELY love how you guys do camera comparisons! There truly is no bias opinions, its simply based on visuals!! Amazing! Keep it up!

[@Shopeefy]

So interesting to see little difference with the upgraded camera tech. Great vid as always!

[@SPDTDL]

Max Tech is crushing 9 to 5 and mac rumours, can’t go wrong with Jason vong

[@rolandj]

I'm really surprised by this too, I use an S20 but had heard about how the S21 was just a minor upgrade and people have talked crazy good things about the newest iPhone camera system so I expected it to blow both Samsungs out of the water. I found myself usually favoring the S21 or Fold with the iPhone only in certain circumstances.

[@aubreybrackett7653]

I have both a S20 Ultra and a S21 Ultra. The difference was very noticeable early on...the S20 Ultra has improved with updates to make it closer. However, the S21 Ultra kills it with the focusing close up, or further away. 3x-10x zoom, they both are fairly close...anything less, or more, is a huge wine for the S21 Ultra.

[@karlodomo2982]

Thank you for this wonderful review!!!! It helps me decide what phone to buy in December 2021! Thank you.

[@toanngoduc9096]

this is the beste review over camera that i have seen?good job,thanks

[@devilefty3814]

Sheesh Tim got cooked in this video 😂

[@johnmosesdas5837]

😂

[@battman505]

Best family in tech ❤️

[@sinagabuton5276]

Wow... Z Fold 3 and S21 Ultra is Amazing Camera

[@edwardtran1974]

This was FUN! The way everyone should do camera comparisons!

[@kelvin6756]

What a fun and unbiased comparision.

[@edvanpalioto7435]

The best camera comparison on KZbin ever! Congrats 👏

[@KwokChunMan]

I ordered (and I'm waiting for) the Z Fold 3 for everything else except the cameras, but now I see I really won't miss out on anything in the camera department either! Though, I'm coming from S10+, so frankly any of the three in your video would probably blow the S10+'s photos out of the water anyway.

[@mahm7180]

Good job guys, that was the beso camera comparison in net that I have ever seen. Great, I though z fold camera is really bad, but you and some other videos proved that MP is not everything

[@ChrisSamuelson]

I definitely chose the Z fold 3 over everything else

[@centurion2322]

You should throw some curve balls in there like take 3 pictures on the same phone and see if anyone notices. It’s all subjective at the end of the day, lots of detail doesn’t necessarily mean a great photo. Does it capture the moment? is the real question. Emphasis and emotion of the moment will be different for every scene. Fun to watch though

[@jsworld1446]

Thanks for this. Camera was my biggest hang up with this phone

[@k88kee]

Great vid and really highlights that you should pick a phone based on the photos you take. If you do lots of people photos (which I reckon most people do, especially family folk) then get an iPhone. If you do zoom shots then S21U and if you do night mode then shock horror the fold! Must be something about the 12 megapixel sensors being easier to process and being that much more refined, similar to how pixel kept using the same sensor year after year.

[@RoelyX]

S21 Ultra:12 Z Fold 3: 10 iPhone 12 Pro Max: 8

[@mikemi1908]

OMG I WAS INSECURE TO BUY THE Z FOLD 3 BECAUSE OF THE CAMERA. AFTER SEEING THIS VIDEOS I'M BUYING ITTTTTT THOSE SHOTS LOOKS SO GOOD

[@shomari17]

Exactly the other tech youtubers had me thinking the z fold 3 cameras weren't worthy and just a after thought. Just shows specs aren't everything

[@rmcfoy44]

Great job guys! Watching on my Z Fold 3😁 .

[@andrejgoncarenko17]

Great video! Thank You!

[@Tom-vg5nb]

I like Apple. I love their software and I love my iPad Air 4 and my m1 mac book air. With this being said, Sammy has been pushing innovation ahead of apple for years and years and in my opinion they crush apple phones. I feel apple phones are left way behind in terms of innovation, features and style. I have apple friends that always revert back to synthetic bench marks, but real time performance is pretty much the same. I have an s20 ultra in my house. It is faster and cooler then my 11 pro max. I am constantly having overheating issues on my 11. Screen goes dim, the phone gets super hot and takes forever to charge. My 20 has zero of those issues. I am on my second 11 pro max too. I will be going to the s21 ultra and the new galaxy watch here shortly. I remember when apple pushed the envelope every release in terms of innovation, quality and features. The only thing I like my iPhone for is iOS. I love ios. I am not meaning this as an attack on people that use iPhones. I am just asking everyone to have an open mind when considering phones. For the longest time I was a pure apple fanboy until I had two fives meltdown on me literally. I loathe my apple phone hardware, but I love iOS. I loathe android and how messy it is, but I love Sammy hardware. It’s a terrible conundrum lol.

[@AvocadoAtrocity]

Gonna have to redo it with the next iPhone in a few weeks. 🤔

[@tatsukialmologist]

I call for redo, or this doesn’t count.

[@sociopath2108]

btw s21 won ?? ya i also not consider z fold in this comparison too but what about s21 ultra ....s21 won

[@townofdudleysixth]

@Apple Genius This is tricky territory to be honest because of different launch cycles. The problem: when the iPhone 13 launches, the S21 is old and the S22 Ultra would be 3 months away so would have to test again then and then in 6-7 months the next Z flip/ fold would come out and then we have that the iPhone 14 will launch in 2 months.

[@MaxTechOfficial]

Yes of course we will! The Samsungs got an advantage so the iPhone deserves it as well.

[@nishant54]

@@tatsukialmologist Absolutely samsung is better in camera even if 13 series comes out 22 series will easily beat the crap out of it.

[@brentscotland8682]

Your posts are life Max!