@@ASBYT You should re-do this comparison soon when Note 9 has had the camera update. In Germany Note 9 is about to get major camera software update (N960FXXU2ARI9) which will role out world wide. It will improve HDR accuracy, brightness, even less noise in low light and better facial exposure in direct sunlight.
DimplePoji are you joking? Get what you can afford how about get the note 9 because it's the best all around phone.now if you want to pay more for less I agree get an iPhone.fast charger,dongles etc pay up for less all day.
@@peterpaul7250 you really looked at the low light pictures thinking "yep, the Note 9 is better"? I mean... I really wanted the Note 9 to win because I'm thinking about buying it but the iPhones low light shots had sooo much more detail...
When Samsung cameras producing higher saturated colours, Apple fanboys were saying Samsung colours are not natural and all.. Now Apple photos are more saturated than Samsung photos, apple fanboys appreciating...lol
@@Tiralful It's a much more significant improvement tbh. Where you have a phone like the Note 9 whose camera is still the same (and in some cases, actually worse) than the S9+. 🤷🏻♂️
DeadofWinter321 I have the XS Max and the camera is actually really bad. The beauty gate was never fixed, and everything’s blurry. I usually take selfies on Snapchat, and the camera zooms in so much on there that the quality is terrible.
Depends on what you need. IPhone is more for the casual, as software does a lot of work on the fly. The note takes more natural pictures you will need to edit but with more creative control. IPhone has sharp pictures but not so good on the edges. I like note more overall but they are both good.
Sound is way more comfortable to the ears on IPhone XS, by contrast it is so sharp and ear hurting on note 9,but in general it is clear enough on the both devices though.
Impressed with the iPhone to be honest most of the photos did look better, regarding audio I thought the note 9 was better whilst filming walking with the rear camera but, when you change to self portrait mode and was talking into the front camera I thought the iPhone sounded better, still wouldn't pay 1k for them just to take photos, if I just wanted good photos I would spend money on a good DSLR camera. As always a great video look forward to the next one.
@@yureino totally undrstand what I was trying to point out is don't pay 1k for a phone just because of the camera that's all, yes of course you can't carry everything with you but for taking selfies and the odd group photo whilst on a night out isn't worth paying 1k for, if you are going on holiday take a decent camera with you to get those all important holiday photos because a decent camera will do your holiday photography more justice.
@@blackhawk9590 Good camera costs about 1300-1500$ + Good lenses about 250$, its too much for just takings photos, if u are not a traveller. Sorry for my english
I thought they were both very good. The iPhone was a lot more stable with 4k video, but sometimes the video looked a bit blurry. The note 9 was crisper but more shaky. The iPhone seemed to have fuller sound but the note 9 was nice and clear too. Neither of them can compete with the audio recording quality of the LG V20 and V30 however. iPhone images were definitely more colourful and I felt it handled portrait better aside from a few background blurring issues that you mentioned. I do think the skin tones were too warm though. Overall I don't think there is a clear winner, you wouldn't be disappointed with either camera.
The Note 9 HDR mode is set to Auto by default, I found that switching it to always on makes for more consistent HDR shots both on the front and rear camera. Also you forgot to show the Note 9's normal 240FPS slow-mo mode, which is cleaner, sharper and brighter than the XS's especially in lower light which is where slow-mo modes tend to struggle.
BTW, Next time when you do CAMERA test (photos & videos), set them in ALL AUTO mode. Then get a eyeglass cleaner with sprayer, use it on the front and back lenses everytime you start a new location. WE noticed that even a very small speck of dust & fingerprint, it makes the result NOT it should be. Again, remember and do it every time you're doing this kind of tests. Thank you & more power...
8:50 You can adjust the depth of field after you shoot, so those flowers in the back that aren't in focus, can be put in focus with the faux f stop adjustment in the editor.
Really they are very close! Not surprising since they are closely priced. It comes down to personal preference, do you like tomato selfies or not? 😀 Actually Apple fans will say the iPhone is better, Samsung fans will say the Note 9 is better. I don’t believe this review will change anyone’s mind, but still well done. Cheers!
So i bought my first Note 9 Yesturday and I realized the front camera is wayyyyyy zoomed in. It only captured my face, i cant flash and outfit. Um, is this an option to fix??? or is the camera suppose to be so zoomed for front camera?
I really think the Note 9 hardware would be so much better with the iPhone software. As a Samsung Enthusiast, I got to say that the iPhone really takes great shots. Don't get me wrong, the Note 9 is a fantastic camera, and none of these are Pixel devices. However, the Note 9 takes a little bit of work to get a picture done right outdoors. Especially with great lighting, I think the Note 9 is better than the iPhone, but the reliability aspect will definitely go to the iPhone. However, cameras are not a big factor in my purchasing decisions. I prioritize cost, performance, display, features, battery life, and overall value more than a camera mainly because I am more of a gamer than a photographer, and I have a lot of purchases from the Google Play Store, which makes me go to Samsung, usually. Overall, I definitely see the difference in both devices when it comes to picture quality. I definitely think the iPhone is more reliable, but the Note 9 is better if certain conditions are met. Great video, btw mate!
ItzNOTCris honestly iphone users arent even bragging when iphone is the bad thing in the video like saying irrelevant things like these samshits everywhere First of all iphone got better equipments , services , graphics, natural “unsaturated” pics, design, fingerprint scanner, security (i didnt even need to download something for security, im actually surpised when i switched to iphone everything i need is here screen recorder etc and watch a video about sound comparison with these phones (btw this phone im using is iphone 6)
Great review. I go for iPhone for the camera and audio but there are some shots that Note 9 is better than the XS but over all this year's iPhone wins.
And one more thing was you said the audio was better for the iPhone which i disagree and everyone els does also, unless your ears don’t hear all the rough muffled sound on the iPhones mic
Samsung phones always took slightly oversaturated vibrant photos a few years back, and all I could hear was cry of iFans saying samsung photos are not natural and they prefer natural colors not oversaturated. Tables have turned now, and now iFans obviously prefer oversaturated color.
Not really,reasons why the iphone is saturated is becouse the pictures needed to be slapped together so colors are raised up a little.the note 9 doesnt do this couse it will only activate it unless theres a slight aggressive color.
Your review is very good. I watched two other UK tech reviewers and there is a consistent theme. Samsung needs to improve the dynamic range or adjust the exposure, when taking outdoor photos with high contrast. The sky is always blown out, with no cloud definition, almost white skys. You may have described the process used in the "Bokeh" effect perfectly. Using software only to "guess" what is in focus, is not foolproof. I own a Lumix TZ100 (ZS100) and it has Post Focus mode. Post Focus takes a series of photos at different focal points, so you can choose the object or person you want in focus after. My old Nokia Lumia had a similar, but more basic system. The iPhone has more magenta while the Samsung less. This shows with red faces on the iPhone, blue skies, while the Samsung has pale look and pale blue skies. I think both phones will need post editing to fix the exposure, dynamic range and colours. You cannot fix focus errors unless they have post focus or you take a few photos to be sure.
Stereo microphone isn't good if you are recording voice or if it's low quality and integrated like the iphone. Mono microphone sound can be converted to infinite channels. If you want good stereo sound recording, use binaural microphones (in-ear for your phone) Stereo micrphone's can be good when it's a large and good quality one. Iphone stereo microphones sound trash.
Honestly personal choice a couple of the iPhone ones your liked i preferred the note the one at the end with your cat better on the note could see face detail better. I will laugh if people pick punchy colors of the Max as not to long ago people used to bag on Samsung for being to saturated. But when Apple does it it's ok
The punchy colours are annoying sometimes, though it's probably offset by the fact that now phones have better ability to not blow out highlights. Would be good if there was an option for natural colours... Interestingly, the Note seems to go for natural colours, but the regular Galaxy S9 is closer to the iPhone in terms of saturation applied.
I was thinking the exact same thing. Many people with iPhones would tell me my photos were too saturated and not natural enough for photo editing on a computer. Now Apple is over saturating pictures and they prefer the pictures that way. O well.
@@garretts431 exactly 2 years back When iPhone 7 plus was closest to reality and samsung was punchy They were praising apple at that time i was also using iPhone 7plus but 8plus,X started saturation trend and with extra benefits compared over iPhone I made switch from 7plus to Note 9 Yellow spen😁
*iPhone Xs Max (My personal opinion, take it as you wish)* _____ Blur: Acceptable, could've been better tbh. [] Photo Quality: Loving it ! [] Audio: Meh, expected a lot better for that price. [] Video Quality: Really nice ! I love the image stabilization, although, the samsung did display a higher framerate, as i noticed (correct me if I'm wrong) [] As for the Note9, i really like the detail on the samsung (and iPhone, don't get me wrong) *Final conclusion, those 2 smartphones have their qualities, now depends what each person prefers, no need to hate each other for liking something different. :D*
You should re-do this comparison soon when Note 9 has had the camera update. In Germany Note 9 is about to get major camera software update (N960FXXU2ARI9) which will role out world wide. It will improve HDR accuracy, brightness, even less noise in low light and better facial exposure in direct sunlight.
I'm baffled by the side to side movement in video stabilisation shot it looks like the Note is being shaken when most other reviews show it to be super stable, very strange. I think much of the answer to which stills camera is best depends on your own personal skill and needs. The Note looks more natural and a quick lightroom mobile edit would sort any issues out but if you like selfies the iPhone is probably a better phone. The iPhone isn't really a direct competitor tho as it has no pen and the price point with maximum storage is way higher than the Note. You can buy the Note with a fast charger included and expand the memory to 512gb for about £400 less than a 10s Max
What a great video thank you. Exactly what us consumers need to make a better informed decision on what product to buy. Aside from operating systems and different manufactures it all comes down to the camera. I currently have a note 8 and I have been thinking about getting the IPhone Max. Based on the photography alone I personally like the photos on the iPhone versus the note 9. Both are extremely well operating systems. I think I will give the iPhone a try. Thank you for this and well informed video.
8:42 ok fyi,the xs max has a more closer blur couse its on a more bigger aparture,thats why the background blur seems to be more closer,thats why theres an option to change the aprature so the user can change the range of depth of the blur. P.s Aslo if you think the note 9 can have this option as well.its actually diffrent,the note 9 has an option to only lower the opacity of the blur,the xs/max can change depth which means the option to choose the range and blur of a photo.
Note 9 cameras 📸 overexposed,WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY Samsung. Audio sound note 9 Night selfie 🤳 note 9 Day cameras X’s Max Front camera X’s Max Portrait X’s Max Video X’s Max More saturated pictures X’s Max Natural and realistic cameras X’s Max
Be interesting to see how the OnePlus 6 compares tbh as I didn't find either of these two phones to be very impressive at all. Did a lot of photos of Vancouver on my OnePlus 6 in similar light conditions and got better results I feel. Can't wait to get back there I might add!
You are great at pointing out the good & bad in photos! Personally, I think the Note does much better with selfies. I like the natural look when it comes to selfies. The iPhone made your face look red & fake LOL. I do like the performance of the iPhone camera better when it comes to landscapes, except for those errors you pointed out that were just strange (the area that didn't blur under the lamp, the edge detection & the flower detail). I was SO SURPRISED @ the lowlight photos because I thought there was a huge difference in the iPhone's lowlight camera...it is SO MUCH BETTER! I thought Samsung's camera was supposed to be unsurrpassable 😂
For me, audio goes to Iphone. Stereo recording is amazing thing (do you guys listen songs in mono or stereo, what is better?), audio compression(big + for iphone) because if you are recording live concert or jamming band, where is much loudness, compressor do his job(there is no cricketing and crackle) and perfectly drops down that loud noise to normal audio. As a professional musician i prefer Iphone, and RTA(eq spectre) works perfect when I am using it over his built in microphone. My coleague have samsung s9 and when he records playing music(concerts), audio is ok, but you can hear that peak noise and crackle(because of loudness)... That is my opinion and expirience :)
I'm not a fan of either the *Galaxy Note 9* or the *iPhone Xs Max* when it comes to cameras (I'm not tryna say they have bad cameras), *I'm a huge Sony Xperia fan when it comes to cameras.* But both of these phones take good pictures. Can you do a camera comparison including the *Xperia XZ2 or XZ2 Premium* and possibly the *Xperia XZ3* please?
Audio on the Note 9 is much better. The iPhone the colours looked warmer and it is much sharper. I have the One Plus 5T and took a couple pictures with it and the iPhone 10s Max and I thought the One Plus was much better. I suspect the one Plus 6T will beat it hands down. I don’t it’s notch and very expensive price for the iPhone. Great video as usual
Great comparison but unless I missed it it does not show night-time shots and from what I have seen the note 9 is noticeably better in low light due to the wider aperture. For daytime shots, I generally prefer the better HDR of the iPhone but in many shots there was no noticeable difference between them.
I think your comparison sometimes was wrong. Some of the photos you said were better on the iPhone were actually better on the Note. I think it is difficult as everyone's perceptive is different. The colours again as you say depends on the person whether you like false colour on the iPhone or natural colour on the Note. Low light was about even the first one was better on the iPhone the others not much in it. Overall I preferred the Note 9 but it is preference as they are both good. Your reviews are great as your always to the point and do not talk a lot of dribble like so many other people on their reviews. Brilliant thank you.
One of the points that puts me off from new phones is the ease by which you can upgrade all your info from one phone to the other. I mean your apps inclusive of passwords and WiFi passwords from the many places you’ve accumulated. How easily is this done? I have a 6S and it was a pain to do so it’s put me off trying to do it again unless they have resolved this issue. Any comments?
Although the iPhone XS Max audio is better than the mono audio seen in the X, I think the Note 9 still has a bit better audio quality. When you were walking with the front camera recording the video, that seemed very close on audio. It is surprising to me that the Note 9 is the less saturated one now, but it did blow out the sky or part of the subject in some of the shots. Both show we still have room for improvement in phone cameras, but they're still quite good.
On the portrait pictures from the iPhone I feel the result might look better if you change the F-stop to a somewhat higher value. It seems that on these shot a very low F-stop number was used, making the background blur rather strong. For instance on the shot of you cat at 10:20 the background blur on the iPhone is much more significant than the blur on the Note 9 image. As a result the edge doesn't look as good in the iPhone image. The same goes for the flowers shot at 8:43. Issues with edge detection on portrait shots is something you see with *all* phones that have this mode. With the street light you found a case where the iPhone didn't do so well, but if you take enough shots you will also get instances where the Note will not get it right. Both do however do get more consistent results than the Pixel 2 though. The Pixel is far worse with messing up the fore- and background separation.
I give the edge to the iPhone in the picture department cause the note 9 over exposes the whites sometimes. With the super slow motion feature on the Note 9 u don't have to wait for movement so it can start recording. U can go to settings and change it to record whenever u hit the record button.
Great Comparisons...The Audio is definitely better on the note.... when you flipped it around to the front camera...then it sounded like the iPhone sound was better...Got to give them selfies too the iPhone...and the note is way sharper on the night shots 👊👍
video stabilization: Iphone rear camera: note 9 portrait mode: iphone (due to high dynamic range where as samsung is completely covered in white with that red figure) front camera: iphone (due to high dynamic range where samsung is blue to green on sky) low light: note 9 Audio: Note 9 overall: note 9 conclusion: Iphone is better when it comes to HDR and also with video stabilization but still samsung wins because of less saturarion where iphone is over saturated this is just me bois no hate peaze! ✌
Wow i dont get it. The first half of the video I had to give it to the XS. But the second half was all Note 9. I did expect iPhone to take the win but the Note surpised me. Especially the audio and video quality, much more stable imo on the Note. IPhone colours are great at times, but there are also times where it is a bit too saturated. People will also have opposing opinions on the zoom for each camera.
Definitely XS Max overall. Audio is better on note 9. Quality, Sharpness is better on XS Max. Edge detection should be worked on but that’s my only real criticism to it. I personally prefer the saturation on the iPhone but I guess its preference. Also, the great thing is, if you are buying a phone just for the camera, you could get the XS for cheaper and have the exact same camera module
Samsung loses the camera fight, most notably in the video end. The super slo mo mode is cool but the even it seems antiquated due to the fact video plays at normal speed until movements detected at varying times. The iPhone’s over saturation surprised me due to Apple usually sticking more towards the natural colors and Samsung favoring the over saturation. Shockingly flipped in 2018 models. Over all the iPhone takes a better picture though with the Samsung failing in several lighting situations. Although the Samsung is cheaper and still takes a decent photo given certain environments and lighting.
Last night when we tried to take pictures in the club ( lounge) with black, blue, violet lights, the iPhone xs max couldn’t perform well. On my friend’s note 9, it looked really nice. I’m an Apple fan but it really failed in this light setting.
Note 9 wins for me. The blur feature on the Apple is poor which is important. Note 9 handles it brilliantly. Natural colours on the Note 9 are good. They both generally produce good pictures. I like the slow motion on the Note 9.
This is definitely one of the best comparisons I've seen so far! Kind regards Richard U.K
❤️👌
Well 4k at 60 the stability is turned off can only use it at 4k @30
@@ASBYT
You should re-do this comparison soon when Note 9 has had the camera update. In Germany Note 9 is about to get major camera software update (N960FXXU2ARI9) which will role out world wide. It will improve HDR accuracy, brightness, even less noise in low light and better facial exposure in direct sunlight.
selfie: xs max
vidéo: note 9=xs max
sound: note9
Seeing the amount of lens flaring I would assume you didn't clean the lenses before taking these shots.
Android die hard fans, get the Note 9.
Apple die hard fans, get the Xs Max.
Normal human beings, just get what you can afford.
true lol
Android Die Hard Fans, get Pixel 3, not the XL tho
can only afford pocophone
DimplePoji are you joking? Get what you can afford how about get the note 9 because it's the best all around phone.now if you want to pay more for less I agree get an iPhone.fast charger,dongles etc pay up for less all day.
Just get a OnePlus :P
I prefer the iphone overall
1. Audio: Note 9 wins by far
2. Low Light: Note 9 wins by far
3. Colour accuracy: Note 9 wins by far
Peter Paul your opinion
@@peterpaul7250 wrong af child
@@richus5206
😂😂 Says the one with the Simpsons picture 😃👍
Sorry to burst your dreams, Kiddie 😂👍
Note 9 best phone ever, fact 😃😃👍
@@peterpaul7250 you really looked at the low light pictures thinking "yep, the Note 9 is better"? I mean... I really wanted the Note 9 to win because I'm thinking about buying it but the iPhones low light shots had sooo much more detail...
When Samsung cameras producing higher saturated colours, Apple fanboys were saying Samsung colours are not natural and all.. Now Apple photos are more saturated than Samsung photos, apple fanboys appreciating...lol
yeah so? what are you going to do about it?
Girish Boodala I was thinking the same thing while watching the video
Lmfao this nigga
Android niggas are just jealous because they always take L's
But it was not as saturated as Samsung before which way more fake-looking
Wow, the iPhone really impressed me! Big improvement over the regular X.
Tiralful yeah true. just better HDR support which is what the X needed in the first place.
@@Tiralful It's a much more significant improvement tbh. Where you have a phone like the Note 9 whose camera is still the same (and in some cases, actually worse) than the S9+. 🤷🏻♂️
DeadofWinter321 I have the XS Max and the camera is actually really bad. The beauty gate was never fixed, and everything’s blurry. I usually take selfies on Snapchat, and the camera zooms in so much on there that the quality is terrible.
Isaiah Irby WHAT LMAOOO
@@obrisaiah maybe it's snapchat?
Depends on what you need. IPhone is more for the casual, as software does a lot of work on the fly. The note takes more natural pictures you will need to edit but with more creative control. IPhone has sharp pictures but not so good on the edges. I like note more overall but they are both good.
Sound is better on the note 9 but more vibrant colors on the iPhone
Sound is way more comfortable to the ears on IPhone XS, by contrast it is so sharp and ear hurting on note 9,but in general it is clear enough on the both devices though.
@@juadwhite1391 No lol Samsung has Dolby Atoms
Impressed with the iPhone to be honest most of the photos did look better, regarding audio I thought the note 9 was better whilst filming walking with the rear camera but, when you change to self portrait mode and was talking into the front camera I thought the iPhone sounded better, still wouldn't pay 1k for them just to take photos, if I just wanted good photos I would spend money on a good DSLR camera. As always a great video look forward to the next one.
Lee S DLSR takes superior photos and videos. But you cant carry them all the time. Unlike a smartphone with great camera.
@@yureino totally undrstand what I was trying to point out is don't pay 1k for a phone just because of the camera that's all, yes of course you can't carry everything with you but for taking selfies and the odd group photo whilst on a night out isn't worth paying 1k for, if you are going on holiday take a decent camera with you to get those all important holiday photos because a decent camera will do your holiday photography more justice.
@@blackhawk9590 Good camera costs about 1300-1500$ + Good lenses about 250$, its too much for just takings photos, if u are not a traveller. Sorry for my english
@@ЕвгенийКарелин-ю8г all I'm saying is don't buy the phone that Costs 1k+ just for the camera that's all. PS your English is fine I understood 👍
There is a stabilization feature for video when you are walking and recording on the note 9. It obviously wasn't used.
I thought they were both very good. The iPhone was a lot more stable with 4k video, but sometimes the video looked a bit blurry. The note 9 was crisper but more shaky. The iPhone seemed to have fuller sound but the note 9 was nice and clear too. Neither of them can compete with the audio recording quality of the LG V20 and V30 however. iPhone images were definitely more colourful and I felt it handled portrait better aside from a few background blurring issues that you mentioned. I do think the skin tones were too warm though. Overall I don't think there is a clear winner, you wouldn't be disappointed with either camera.
Dynamic range: iPhone XS
Audio: Note 9
Portrait mode: iPhone XS
Auto Focus: Note 9
Stabilisation: iPhone XS
Background edge detection: Note 9
Seems like they are made for each other 😍🖤 what a story
The Note 9 HDR mode is set to Auto by default, I found that switching it to always on makes for more consistent HDR shots both on the front and rear camera.
Also you forgot to show the Note 9's normal 240FPS slow-mo mode, which is cleaner, sharper and brighter than the XS's especially in lower light which is where slow-mo modes tend to struggle.
BTW,
Next time when you do CAMERA test (photos & videos), set them in ALL AUTO mode.
Then get a eyeglass cleaner with sprayer, use it on the front and back lenses everytime you start a new location.
WE noticed that even a very small speck of dust & fingerprint, it makes the result NOT it should be.
Again, remember and do it every time you're doing this kind of tests.
Thank you & more power...
8:50 You can adjust the depth of field after you shoot, so those flowers in the back that aren't in focus, can be put in focus with the faux f stop adjustment in the editor.
Really they are very close! Not surprising since they are closely priced. It comes down to personal preference, do you like tomato selfies or not? 😀 Actually Apple fans will say the iPhone is better, Samsung fans will say the Note 9 is better. I don’t believe this review will change anyone’s mind, but still well done. Cheers!
The realistic color is my preference on most of these
Plz what's better iphone xs or Samsung s10?
Great video! Will you be doing a comparison video of the iPhone XR when it is released? I'd like to see that compared to the XS and also the Note 9.
So i bought my first Note 9 Yesturday and I realized the front camera is wayyyyyy zoomed in. It only captured my face, i cant flash and outfit. Um, is this an option to fix??? or is the camera suppose to be so zoomed for front camera?
Wow! Sorry Samsung, but the iPhone XS Max really does live up to the hype. 🍏🎤💯
Oversaturated colors lives up to the hype. Lol.
It really doesn't
Samsung’s dynamic range was trash everything was blown out
iPhone takes the W this year.
Banglaz Bless 😂🤣🤣 Thats the weed. Stop Crying! 😢😂🤦♂️💯
Is it possible to shoot portrait mode with iPhone XS Max better camera (26mm) ? Particularly, when shooting in low light conditions.
Bro can you reccomend me in between Samsung galaxy A9 and Xiaomi Mi 9
So witch one is better?
I really think the Note 9 hardware would be so much better with the iPhone software. As a Samsung Enthusiast, I got to say that the iPhone really takes great shots. Don't get me wrong, the Note 9 is a fantastic camera, and none of these are Pixel devices. However, the Note 9 takes a little bit of work to get a picture done right outdoors. Especially with great lighting, I think the Note 9 is better than the iPhone, but the reliability aspect will definitely go to the iPhone.
However, cameras are not a big factor in my purchasing decisions. I prioritize cost, performance, display, features, battery life, and overall value more than a camera mainly because I am more of a gamer than a photographer, and I have a lot of purchases from the Google Play Store, which makes me go to Samsung, usually.
Overall, I definitely see the difference in both devices when it comes to picture quality. I definitely think the iPhone is more reliable, but the Note 9 is better if certain conditions are met.
Great video, btw mate!
I think the iphone is not in 60fps in video
Ik
Well, the front camera of my iPhone XS Max does something and makes the pictures appear kinda blurry or photo-shopped. :( Is my iPhone faulty ?? :( :(
Audio is good on Samsung but photos for iPhone
Bankhead 1 note 9 has shitty blue-to-green sky because of overexpose
Except the iPhone has two lens flares similar to the Pixel 1. Unacceptable when taking photos in bright sunlight.
ItzNOTCris ahhahahahahahahahhahahahahahhah samshits im crying😢😭😭😭😭😭😭
ItzNOTCris honestly iphone users arent even bragging when iphone is the bad thing in the video like saying irrelevant things like these samshits everywhere
First of all iphone got better equipments , services , graphics, natural “unsaturated” pics, design, fingerprint scanner, security (i didnt even need to download something for security, im actually surpised when i switched to iphone everything i need is here screen recorder etc and watch a video about sound comparison with these phones (btw this phone im using is iphone 6)
I just switched today lets see more i can be satisfied
What case are you using for the note 9 looks really nice :)
Does the iPhone XR have stereo recording?
i heard it can't do more then 1080p videos on youtube...is that true?
Great review. I go for iPhone for the camera and audio but there are some shots that Note 9 is better than the XS but over all this year's iPhone wins.
And one more thing was you said the audio was better for the iPhone which i disagree and everyone els does also, unless your ears don’t hear all the rough muffled sound on the iPhones mic
Did you enable stabilization. My S9 does even better and SuperSaf tested both phones and stabilization on Note 9 looked better than iPhone XS
Samsung phones always took slightly oversaturated vibrant photos a few years back, and all I could hear was cry of iFans saying samsung photos are not natural and they prefer natural colors not oversaturated.
Tables have turned now, and now iFans obviously prefer oversaturated color.
Not really,reasons why the iphone is saturated is becouse the pictures needed to be slapped together so colors are raised up a little.the note 9 doesnt do this couse it will only activate it unless theres a slight aggressive color.
Ravi Mahecha, Can you do 4K60FPS forever? Try again.
Both are good my pick note 9
Your review is very good. I watched two other UK tech reviewers and there is a consistent theme. Samsung needs to improve the dynamic range or adjust the exposure, when taking outdoor photos with high contrast. The sky is always blown out, with no cloud definition, almost white skys. You may have described the process used in the "Bokeh" effect perfectly. Using software only to "guess" what is in focus, is not foolproof. I own a Lumix TZ100 (ZS100) and it has Post Focus mode. Post Focus takes a series of photos at different focal points, so you can choose the object or person you want in focus after. My old Nokia Lumia had a similar, but more basic system. The iPhone has more magenta while the Samsung less. This shows with red faces on the iPhone, blue skies, while the Samsung has pale look and pale blue skies.
I think both phones will need post editing to fix the exposure, dynamic range and colours. You cannot fix focus errors unless they have post focus or you take a few photos to be sure.
Thanks for your comparison! But why the f/1.5 aperture (note 9) looks darker than the f/1.8 aperture on the iPhone in low light shot ?
Great Comparison!! Nice that you chose to take some critical tricky shots.. Subscribed after the first video.. Kudos !
Stereo microphone isn't good if you are recording voice or if it's low quality and integrated like the iphone. Mono microphone sound can be converted to infinite channels. If you want good stereo sound recording, use binaural microphones (in-ear for your phone) Stereo micrphone's can be good when it's a large and good quality one. Iphone stereo microphones sound trash.
I'm a huge samsung fan but iphone xs max is quite awesome 👏 👏
Honestly personal choice a couple of the iPhone ones your liked i preferred the note the one at the end with your cat better on the note could see face detail better. I will laugh if people pick punchy colors of the Max as not to long ago people used to bag on Samsung for being to saturated. But when Apple does it it's ok
The punchy colours are annoying sometimes, though it's probably offset by the fact that now phones have better ability to not blow out highlights. Would be good if there was an option for natural colours...
Interestingly, the Note seems to go for natural colours, but the regular Galaxy S9 is closer to the iPhone in terms of saturation applied.
Ikr! Nothing more hypocrite than an iSheep
I was thinking the exact same thing. Many people with iPhones would tell me my photos were too saturated and not natural enough for photo editing on a computer. Now Apple is over saturating pictures and they prefer the pictures that way. O well.
Yes exactly well said , but it is always like that always excuses for Apple and it is "innovation" even if they are 3 years late.
i know thats why i loved samsung photos cuz of the punchy colors though people hated it. now iphone does it and everyone loves it.
I prefer Note 9 pics
iPhone these days are so oversaturated
Lol of course you would.
I see you everywhere in youtube videos praising samsung.
@@aurangzebbaloch8014 He praises the better phone , simple as that 🤷
Aurangzeb Baloch well not too long ago people bagged on samsung for punchy colors. now iphone does it and everyone loves it. sooooooooooo
@@garretts431 exactly 2 years back
When iPhone 7 plus was closest to reality and samsung was punchy
They were praising apple at that time i was also using iPhone 7plus but 8plus,X started saturation trend and with extra benefits compared over iPhone
I made switch from 7plus to Note 9 Yellow spen😁
Overpriced af
this is a GREAT review of the 2 phones. I appreciate this very much and gave a thumb up. once again thank you
Really good vid, mate! Keep it up! I like the audio of the note 9 better..
*iPhone Xs Max (My personal opinion, take it as you wish)*
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Blur: Acceptable, could've been better tbh.
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Photo Quality: Loving it !
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Audio: Meh, expected a lot better for that price.
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Video Quality: Really nice ! I love the image stabilization, although, the samsung did display a higher framerate, as i noticed (correct me if I'm wrong)
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As for the Note9, i really like the detail on the samsung (and iPhone, don't get me wrong)
*Final conclusion, those 2 smartphones have their qualities, now depends what each person prefers, no need to hate each other for liking something different. :D*
i think the video footage from the iphone is not 60fps
The 4k60 on the iPhone looks so choppy.. Like 4k30, whereas it's so smooth, true 60fps on the note9 (especially when the car drives by) how come?
A would say Samsung with this one
I would say that would be pretty biased even after seeing the video but no problem all good ..
to each their own
I think i’ve watched different video😂
Doca Fella then you what you see in real life , you want to ignore whats real
Bias
I'm n android fan; however iphone xs max is better.
You should re-do this comparison soon when Note 9 has had the camera update. In Germany Note 9 is about to get major camera software update (N960FXXU2ARI9) which will role out world wide. It will improve HDR accuracy, brightness, even less noise in low light and better facial exposure in direct sunlight.
To my eyes, the real 4K@60fps only comes from Note 9, the XS Max one looks like 30fps.
A little bit more saturated color on XS Max is a giant understatement.
I'm baffled by the side to side movement in video stabilisation shot it looks like the Note is being shaken when most other reviews show it to be super stable, very strange. I think much of the answer to which stills camera is best depends on your own personal skill and needs. The Note looks more natural and a quick lightroom mobile edit would sort any issues out but if you like selfies the iPhone is probably a better phone. The iPhone isn't really a direct competitor tho as it has no pen and the price point with maximum storage is way higher than the Note. You can buy the Note with a fast charger included and expand the memory to 512gb for about £400 less than a 10s Max
What a great video thank you. Exactly what us consumers need to make a better informed decision on what product to buy. Aside from operating systems and different manufactures it all comes down to the camera. I currently have a note 8 and I have been thinking about getting the IPhone Max. Based on the photography alone I personally like the photos on the iPhone versus the note 9. Both are extremely well operating systems. I think I will give the iPhone a try. Thank you for this and well informed video.
Glad it helped 👍😊
8:42 ok fyi,the xs max has a more closer blur couse its on a more bigger aparture,thats why the background blur seems to be more closer,thats why theres an option to change the aprature so the user can change the range of depth of the blur.
P.s Aslo if you think the note 9 can have this option as well.its actually diffrent,the note 9 has an option to only lower the opacity of the blur,the xs/max can change depth which means the option to choose the range and blur of a photo.
Note 9 cameras 📸 overexposed,WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY Samsung.
Audio sound note 9
Night selfie 🤳 note 9
Day cameras X’s Max
Front camera X’s Max
Portrait X’s Max
Video X’s Max
More saturated pictures X’s Max
Natural and realistic cameras X’s Max
Yes Samsung got the catfish camera lol
Saturated and natural? You gotta be kidding me, iphone takes more saturated photos but note 9 wins when it comes to taking natural photos
Cheong Keng Seng whatever you wanna call but the iPhone camera is more to to life
Lol, more saturated and natural don't go together
WGACA so what do you call the note 9 camera because it make images way to bright and make the skin smooth like you put on make up or something
Be interesting to see how the OnePlus 6 compares tbh as I didn't find either of these two phones to be very impressive at all. Did a lot of photos of Vancouver on my OnePlus 6 in similar light conditions and got better results I feel. Can't wait to get back there I might add!
You are great at pointing out the good & bad in photos!
Personally, I think the Note does much better with selfies. I like the natural look when it comes to selfies. The iPhone made your face look red & fake LOL. I do like the performance of the iPhone camera better when it comes to landscapes, except for those errors you pointed out that were just strange (the area that didn't blur under the lamp, the edge detection & the flower detail). I was SO SURPRISED @ the lowlight photos because I thought there was a huge difference in the iPhone's lowlight camera...it is SO MUCH BETTER! I thought Samsung's camera was supposed to be unsurrpassable 😂
No more low light shots???
For me, audio goes to Iphone. Stereo recording is amazing thing (do you guys listen songs in mono or stereo, what is better?), audio compression(big + for iphone) because if you are recording live concert or jamming band, where is much loudness, compressor do his job(there is no cricketing and crackle) and perfectly drops down that loud noise to normal audio. As a professional musician i prefer Iphone, and RTA(eq spectre) works perfect when I am using it over his built in microphone. My coleague have samsung s9 and when he records playing music(concerts), audio is ok, but you can hear that peak noise and crackle(because of loudness)...
That is my opinion and expirience :)
I'm not a fan of either the *Galaxy Note 9* or the *iPhone Xs Max* when it comes to cameras (I'm not tryna say they have bad cameras), *I'm a huge Sony Xperia fan when it comes to cameras.* But both of these phones take good pictures.
Can you do a camera comparison including the *Xperia XZ2 or XZ2 Premium* and possibly the *Xperia XZ3* please?
Are you from Knutsford mate ?
IT IS FINISHED IPHONE XS MAX WINS.. IPHONE REVENGED
Best comparison video mate but what about pixel 2 vs iPhone Xs ?
I will wait and do a comparison with the Pixel 3 👍😊
ASBYT agreed but the new pixel will cost around £900 when the actual is £500 and still a choice for a lot of us on lower budget.
Audio on the Note 9 is much better. The iPhone the colours looked warmer and it is much sharper. I have the One Plus 5T and took a couple pictures with it and the iPhone 10s Max and I thought the One Plus was much better. I suspect the one Plus 6T will beat it hands down. I don’t it’s notch and very expensive price for the iPhone. Great video as usual
I noticed the lens flare on the Max yesterday when I was out shooting. Looked pretty bad.
Why does the iphones video doesn't seem to be on 60fps??
Great comparison but unless I missed it it does not show night-time shots and from what I have seen the note 9 is noticeably better in low light due to the wider aperture. For daytime shots, I generally prefer the better HDR of the iPhone but in many shots there was no noticeable difference between them.
I think your comparison sometimes was wrong. Some of the photos you said were better on the iPhone were actually better on the Note. I think it is difficult as everyone's perceptive is different. The colours again as you say depends on the person whether you like false colour on the iPhone or natural colour on the Note. Low light was about even the first one was better on the iPhone the others not much in it. Overall I preferred the Note 9 but it is preference as they are both good. Your reviews are great as your always to the point and do not talk a lot of dribble like so many other people on their reviews. Brilliant thank you.
Steve L im crying seeing samshits crying😹
One of the points that puts me off from new phones is the ease by which you can upgrade all your info from one phone to the other. I mean your apps inclusive of passwords and WiFi passwords from the many places you’ve accumulated. How easily is this done? I have a 6S and it was a pain to do so it’s put me off trying to do it again unless they have resolved this issue. Any comments?
It's extremely easy to go from iphone 7 to Note 9.
Front facing camera angle is important. Narrow angle is no good. Cause your background is not seen. To memorize where you go.
Although the iPhone XS Max audio is better than the mono audio seen in the X, I think the Note 9 still has a bit better audio quality. When you were walking with the front camera recording the video, that seemed very close on audio. It is surprising to me that the Note 9 is the less saturated one now, but it did blow out the sky or part of the subject in some of the shots. Both show we still have room for improvement in phone cameras, but they're still quite good.
iPhone's Max camera is slighty better in many different ways, and imagine iPhone has no updates yet still has the ios from the box! great video mate!
Im exited for the Oneplus comparisons!!♥
cant wait for those. 😊🙌
On the portrait pictures from the iPhone I feel the result might look better if you change the F-stop to a somewhat higher value. It seems that on these shot a very low F-stop number was used, making the background blur rather strong. For instance on the shot of you cat at 10:20 the background blur on the iPhone is much more significant than the blur on the Note 9 image. As a result the edge doesn't look as good in the iPhone image. The same goes for the flowers shot at 8:43.
Issues with edge detection on portrait shots is something you see with *all* phones that have this mode. With the street light you found a case where the iPhone didn't do so well, but if you take enough shots you will also get instances where the Note will not get it right. Both do however do get more consistent results than the Pixel 2 though. The Pixel is far worse with messing up the fore- and background separation.
Dude where are you taking these shots? These are amazing photos
I give the edge to the iPhone in the picture department cause the note 9 over exposes the whites sometimes. With the super slow motion feature on the Note 9 u don't have to wait for movement so it can start recording. U can go to settings and change it to record whenever u hit the record button.
Awesome review!! Greetings from the Philippines!
Nice video tomato-head.
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Amazing video, great job!! Please do more camera comparisons :)
Selfies, IPhone. Recording IPhone since It is 4K 60 fps for 10 minutes and I record from 2-9 minutes
Great Comparisons...The Audio is definitely better on the note.... when you flipped it around to the front camera...then it sounded like the iPhone sound was better...Got to give them selfies too the iPhone...and the note is way sharper on the night shots 👊👍
Shows how many videos I've missed 🙁 I just noticed your cool chair...NICE❗👍
It does help if you clean the Note 9 lens... Never seen so much lens flare anywhere on the Note 9 or my S9+.
video stabilization: Iphone
rear camera: note 9
portrait mode: iphone (due to high dynamic range where as samsung is completely covered in white with that red figure)
front camera: iphone (due to high dynamic range where samsung is blue to green on sky)
low light: note 9
Audio: Note 9
overall: note 9
conclusion: Iphone is better when it comes to HDR and also with video stabilization but still samsung wins because of less saturarion where iphone is over saturated
this is just me bois no hate peaze! ✌
Wow i dont get it. The first half of the video I had to give it to the XS. But the second half was all Note 9. I did expect iPhone to take the win but the Note surpised me. Especially the audio and video quality, much more stable imo on the Note. IPhone colours are great at times, but there are also times where it is a bit too saturated. People will also have opposing opinions on the zoom for each camera.
What a honest guy !!!
Definitely XS Max overall. Audio is better on note 9. Quality, Sharpness is better on XS Max. Edge detection should be worked on but that’s my only real criticism to it. I personally prefer the saturation on the iPhone but I guess its preference. Also, the great thing is, if you are buying a phone just for the camera, you could get the XS for cheaper and have the exact same camera module
The iPhone in the video looks more stabilized but more blurry than the note 9, nice video
You've done a great job sir, but i just can't decide which one i want 😫
Samsung loses the camera fight, most notably in the video end. The super slo mo mode is cool but the even it seems antiquated due to the fact video plays at normal speed until movements detected at varying times. The iPhone’s over saturation surprised me due to Apple usually sticking more towards the natural colors and Samsung favoring the over saturation. Shockingly flipped in 2018 models. Over all the iPhone takes a better picture though with the Samsung failing in several lighting situations. Although the Samsung is cheaper and still takes a decent photo given certain environments and lighting.
Look at the photos of the Note 9 in low light, lol.
Prefer the videos, audio and low-light images on the Note but prefer the HDR and image quality on iPhone.
Iphone photos look better but their colors are too oversaturated. It s a serious issue.
Here in Japan when you're inside the train almost all people are busy looking at their phone and I can say that 90% of them are using iPhone.
Do we take photos only during the bright daytime? Remember thanks to variable apertures on the note 9 you get much better photos in the dark.
I phone XS Max OMG camera and photography
Last night when we tried to take pictures in the club ( lounge) with black, blue, violet lights, the iPhone xs max couldn’t perform well. On my friend’s note 9, it looked really nice. I’m an Apple fan but it really failed in this light setting.
Amazing video! Look forward to the comparison with Pixel 3 haha
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Note 9 wins for me. The blur feature on the Apple is poor which is important. Note 9 handles it brilliantly. Natural colours on the Note 9 are good. They both generally produce good pictures. I like the slow motion on the Note 9.
Guy's why the note 9 selfie camera is so bad when you move a little bit the hand? Can someone help me please?
Aside from the zoom or magnification I wish you were more precise in your positioning as many clearly were not the same.
My score:
Note 9 = 95
iphone XS = 96
Excellent comparison! Many thanks
Glad you found it helpful mate! 👍