yeah. but can tell he's an iphone fan, i think in general ppl are just a bit biased against samsung, its like they don't even consider it, but iphone and samsung have always been pretty balanced over the years
I just knew that the Samsung had better video stabilization and more saturation and blacker blacks. iPhone is more pale but can auto focus like a god and night mode is almost like day time
I knew right away the left side was iphone. Flatter images, warmer color, closer portraits, more detail on the ground in video. I think they should've taken more low light shots tho. That did kinda confuse me that either would have as much grain as the new Ultra did. As a Galaxy user myself, I have to say iphone has the more pleasing images overall, but I'd still go with the Samsung because of the additional features (zoom, macro, better slomo, etc...). And if I want better color, I could always adjust it in pro mode.
@@jonjoe89 yeah, I did too at the beginning. But the bad video stabilization and slow mo threw me off. But the dollar on the plant gave it all away at the end. But you still can't say this isn't the best camera comparison ever made.
The iphone tends to leave a cool tint on photos I Believe it has something to do with apples image processing, they try to focus on dynamic range more than saturation which in alot of cases can tend to look more detailed than photo processing that tends to oversaturate. Samsung used to be the main culprit for oversaturating photos which can look more pleasing to the eyes but in recent years it seems as though they have toned it down although you can still almost always see a warmer tint compared to apples photos which in my opinion looks more pleasing to the eye but less natural and I think a samsung almost always produces a better photo unless you are looking for a raw and natural picture, apple could take a page from Google's book when it comes to image processing @Okk Tkk
@@hdwblade you are very right it seemed as though he had just become a bit cocky and who's to blame him? He has one of the biggest tech channels on youtube however it is really nice to see him just address the viewers like the video was made for them instead of just showcasing what he is expiriencing with tech products or companies
@@rm-projects so true unfortunately. They make windows and android phones named with random numbers. They should've just scrapped it completely and stop making Nokias. Windows OS was so anti social when I had it years ago. It had old, out dated versions of Instagram, YT and WhatsApp
Lol I would appreciate if more reviewers did what Lew did, he didn't even try to guess which phone was which to choose his favorite phone, he just described what he liked and didn't like in each image.
@@Paradox81818 Exactly, take the name brand out of the image and you'll get to see the real quality each item has without the bias perception attached.
I knew it was the Samsung as soon as he said there was a blue tint to the image. But was so surprised the ultra had the smoother stabilization. I was confused after the beginning though. It was locked in at the macro shot though. While I just upgraded from an S9+ to an S21 Ultra, this just solidified my purchase ☺️
Currently on the same boat as you before. S9+, contemplating iphone or samsung. I was an iphone 3G user, then i updated i think 4S Apple iOS and my phone turned from beauty to the slowest, most hateful phone i have ever owned (i would take blackberry over an unusable iphone where it takes 10s upward to respond to any clicks). Have turned my back to Apple since this experience because they will do The Apple way or the high way..
@Floki Ab Typical comment from a blind sheep. Obvious flickering, flaring, color inaccuracy and inferior stabilization doesn't make him bias. I'm sure you even chose Samsung's photos in MKBHD's blind test. Lol
Same but I wasnt sure there. When he showed the closeup focus on the tree i was sure that on the right is the Samsung. But then I was shocked how bad the low light performance was. Something Samsung needs to fix fast.
There really is no need to buy a new device every single year. The only reason I even bought the S21 Ultra is due to the fact my S10 would no longer hold a charge and the charging port itself was completely shot. If that wasn't the case I would have kept my S10 for as long as possible. I believe an upgrade once every 2 year's is the smart choice. You notice the upgrades SIGNIFICANTLY more when you upgrade once every 2 year's. The S21 Ultra is by FAR the best phone I've ever used though...I have no regrets getting it.
@@Remmy0930 glad you're enjoying your new device. I had an iPhone 7 plus since early 2017 and it was still working. Only reason I switched up to another device was because the battery life of newer devices are what I really need. Other than that I was ok with the old iPhone
@@Remmy0930 I was so far behind and didn't even realize how far, please don't laugh at me, but I had an s8 plus, yes, I did say S8 plus. I just ordered the Note 20 Ultra, well my wife decided she wanted an upgrade too after seeing it, she wants my Note 20 Ultra, so I just ordered the S21 ultra because of the deal on Samsung's website, I added the watch to my order, thus leading me to this review of the S21 Ultra. I think I will be quite pleased with this phone in comparison to the good ole faithful S8 plus, which still works fine but figured it was time for a change.
So true... Only reason I'm going to upgrade in 2 months when my installment is up is because I have the LG G8X dual screen, and LG just announced being done with smartphones... So I'm sure app updates, support, etc will no longer be the same...
@ That actually doesn't matter. Countless videographers have detailed the benefit of shooting in 8k (or higher res) even if the final output won't be viewed on a 8k screen.
@ that's so cap bro, there are 8k displays, plus, recording in higher res than 4k is definitely gonna give better video quality even if the display's not 8k. Recording in higher res than 4k in general is anyways gonna be better, bruh
I thought Samsung was on the left the whole time also lol. This was shocking, I prefer the darker blacks on Samsung photos, but man those videos were shocking!
I thought that S21 was on the left too, but when I saw a photo taken by macro camera on the right, I realized which that photo was taken by S21, cause there's no macro camera on the iPhone.
Even before, During the Telephoto shot, Samsung has 3x and 5x Telephoto, Apple has 2.5x Telephoto. Right one zoomed in more, which Easily showed it was samsung. He was literally acting too much for the video
He keeps commenting on how the snow is still blue. Here in Alaska, snow is blue a lot in real life and it fully depends on the time of day and how overcast the skies are. You can clearly see here the skies are not sunny, and I would expect the snow to have a blue hue to it, so it's possible the blue is accurate.
I agree. so maybe the iPhone was over normalizing the color balance. either way, you can adjust either phone in their settings, so its not a game changer for me.
Yeah, when the 2 snow colors are compared side to side the talking blueness makes sense.... just talking about blue snow being a problem, I agree, Dude is in the office too much.... good video overall though, I enjoyed it.
Not really the portraits and the macro gave it away because as the Samsung has a way of going macro and in portraits it can't go as close as the iPhone as the Samsung cant use its telephoto camera for the portraits where iPhone can
Both phones cameras are amazing, deeply impressed and did not expect Samsung s21 to finally be this good on camera category.Makes me think for my next generation phone choice.Very curious about the next Iphone, they better do a damn good job to convince me to stick with Iphones.Because Samsung gets better and better , making bigger and more daring steps than Apple’s Iphone.
@@johny9567 well, yes, they both take Raw photos.Between the two its easy choice.For Apple users Iphone, for Google Android users definetly Samsung. And for the ones with money to throw , both.
i think it more has to do with the environment. even though im a samsung user, i still think the iphone would take better video in MOST cases. it's just in this case, which was snow, it just couldn't handle it. tbh im still in shock how much better the samsung was in video compared to iphone here lol
I think its the snow. The light bouncing up from the ground really messes with the iphone videos while Samsung's tendency to over saturate ruined the snow photos.
And also it was obvious at the portrait pictures, the samsung can do portrait only in the wide camera, but the iphone can do it in the 2,5x telephoto camera, at this moment i knew the right is samsung and the left is the iphone
@@HectorMartinez-zl7iy Well The a14 chips are still throttling since release. So no point in complaining about Snapdragon when Apple can't even fix it either, but we will see if Qualcomm can somehow magically fix it
@@keysaucin9157 that's because most of those people have an outdated idea/perspective of how Android phones perform. Especially from 5 to 6 years ago. I literally see people bashing Android by comparing a cheap $200 Android phone to a $700 iphone. Lol.
Yes this was by far the best test I've seen and forcing myself to not jump to the comments to see which was which was fun. Seeing him review it unbiased and trying to pick out what phone was what by what it was doing was great and going back over it after knowing what phone was what was fun
People in 60s: we will have flying cars that will get us to the moon and back in 40 minutes Reality: People in debt watching comparaison of two phones that are more expensive than their liver
@@teroare96 The 12 Pro Max has night mode as well. It can look good in the right setting but also very noisy and overall gimmicky. Regardless, that picture used in the comparison should not be a reason for anybody to talk about the iPhone 12's low light performance because as somebody who owns one, it is GOD AWFUL. More so with video, but crushed shadows or grain - take your pick.
A lot of people don't understand situations where you might use a 100x at a campground where I wanted to check on my daughter to make sure she was still at the playground I came out of my camper zoomed into 100x and was able to see her and recognize her face perfectly without ever having to walk it is absolutely amazing how far you can reach out and touch
@Axiomatic -_- Pain So a person who randomly insults someone on the Internet without any apparent reason, is calling others 'braindead'. I suggest you go check up your tumor with your doctor asap, kid.
@@aslam_9407 Expensive? Something that doesn't even cost $1200 isn't exactly what I'd call 'expensive'. Besides, you seem to have a great IQ with your ability to judge someone and deduce them not depicting a very particular trait based solely on one statement.
@@vervetech9395 i think both stabilizations are good on different scenarios. The 108MP main camera has a huge margin to crop and stabilize using only software. The stabilization on the iPhone on the other hand is more subtle, some sort of gimbal stabilization but without the rotation. With the iPhone you can do shots similar to a gimbal using your bare hands because the sensor can do thousands of micro adjustments per second. But they still micro adjustments, they cant fix sudden movements like the samsung. And the super stabilization on Samsung works for FHD, while the iPhone stabilization works on 4K too. So depends much on what you want or need to do.
I have the s21 ultra and can confirm the camera is damn impressive, even over my old s10+ it's light-years ahead, also in just general smoothness of operation, doing any day to day task is super snappy and the screen is gorgeous
If you dont mind me asking, if you shot a video on your s21 ultra cam and then upload it to instagram story, does it affect the quality of the video? Cuz Im contemplating on which to buy and iphone is a lil bit ahead because of its third party camera app use. Thank you if you ever respond
@@rexzreyes4897 not quite sure on that one, I'd say if there's a option to upload exisisting images as ig story you'd get full quality, like basically take ur pics with samsungs camera app then transfer those to ig story, but going through the app there's no camera sdk support on Android so the quality will take a hit
I definitely thought the left side was samsung the whole time just knowing some of the differences between the cameras in general, but damn was I shocked to find out it was iphone. I definitely preferred most of the samsung photos and videos better.
Same tbh the first few pictures were amazing and I thought it was iPhone. Then that video where the snow foot prints were gone on samsung and the low light photo got me so disappointed. IPhone really stepped it up. But as an s21 ultra user I hope it was just the user for those photos and I really doubt the low light mode is that bad on Samsung I need to test it better but Samsung is amazing with the camera
The snow flicker in the iPhone led me to give overall video to s21 but photos and detail of them definitely go to iPhone.. he was even saying it through the video that’s why he was shocked
Yeah it was so weird cause the in the snow the iPhone had so much more detail while the Samsung didn’t (which should’ve been the other way). With video’s, the iPhone was struggling with the exposure and flickering (which also never happens to the iPhone meanwhile the S20 last year had major video problems). The iPhones usually have a more real life look with the colours but Lew said the dark green jacket looked more real on the Samsung. I figured out which one was which when I saw the night mode cause iPhones have recently been dominating flagships in nightmode. And also I figured out which was which because of the Samsung has the macro lens (and yes that was the macro lens because whenever u go close to an object the main camera switches to the macro lens automatically).
Wow, I'm actually shocked - I was SURE that it was the other way round! Definitely went back and forth on which look I preferred, but in the end I liked the S21 Ultra more the the 12 Pro Max overall. Thanks, this really helped me make up my mind!
Very close comparison, this video is probably the best side by side comparison I've seen. I was able to guess correctly but only after seeing the image stabilization kick in on the 4K video. Good job guys! 👏🏽
i think it more has to do with the environment. even though im a samsung user, i still think the iphone would take better video in MOST cases. it's just in this case, which was snow, it just couldn't handle it. tbh im still in shock how much better the samsung was in video compared to iphone here lol
Easily 1 of the best all around TH-cam videos ever. This was absolutely perfect on all levels and you crushed it bro. I have both and I love my Samsung a ton more than my iPhone but they are both amazing cameras to have in my pocket. Keep up the great work!!
Holy shit this was off, I'm actually a bit disappointed in the iPhone, like the stabilization, the video thingy and the colors, this was a clear win for the Samsung, like tbh it literally looked like the 11 pro would have better camera...
I was very surprised too because when I tried shooting video on my iPhone I thought the stabilization was amazing, in this video it’s like mid-end phone :/
@@ChuckNorrisFake I had a s20 and it made my pictures look very saturated. I just don’t understand why Samsung is copying apple and trying to be just like apple.
@@ella8047 No they aren't , cuz samsung is better and it looks more expensive , good quality , good battery , good camera quality = the price , I tried iphone myself and my experience with it was so bad I liked samsung more , iphone is good for people who need the phone for business
When he fell in the samsung it is like he didn't fall at all. Weird. Also, I thought the right side was the iPhone the whole time! Interesting comparison indeed. I am going with the samsung.
It's gotta be planned on the back end some how. It only makes sense. They all benefit from releasing the same type of videos because they'll all get recommended to us!
And waste money doing it. You can still have a flagship level device 3 generations behind because every new release is so minor incremental it’s not even worth the difference.
We have to appreciate that the testing environment was really really difficult. It gave both phones a harsh time to process and either go for the best exposure or for the most detailed photo.
iPhone 12 Pro Max or Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra?
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*_SAMSUNG SMART FRIDGE_*
Always Samsung... Always Samsung. Please let me win one
iPhone for the status
Samsung💚
This is exactly what a smartphone camera comparison should look like
I want more of it
Cuz Lew of course 😎
check out MrWhoistheboss and supersaf videos.. they are the best in camera comparison
Can a loc come up in yo crib?
S21 ultra man .
This is the most balanced we’ve ever seen Lew. He seemed to have no bone to pick. Just gave his thoughts. 10/10.
100% Agreed with Andrew Ward
Agree
Need to buy a camera if we are comparing pictures and videos from smartphones
Absolutely agree, great video and best comparison video of the bunch
yeah. but can tell he's an iphone fan, i think in general ppl are just a bit biased against samsung, its like they don't even consider it, but iphone and samsung have always been pretty balanced over the years
This is the most honest comparison review ever made. I was so confused.
I just knew that the Samsung had better video stabilization and more saturation and blacker blacks. iPhone is more pale but can auto focus like a god and night mode is almost like day time
I knew right away the left side was iphone. Flatter images, warmer color, closer portraits, more detail on the ground in video. I think they should've taken more low light shots tho. That did kinda confuse me that either would have as much grain as the new Ultra did. As a Galaxy user myself, I have to say iphone has the more pleasing images overall, but I'd still go with the Samsung because of the additional features (zoom, macro, better slomo, etc...). And if I want better color, I could always adjust it in pro mode.
@@MrE_ Don't forget the skin smoothening. Lol
@@jonjoe89 yeah, I did too at the beginning. But the bad video stabilization and slow mo threw me off. But the dollar on the plant gave it all away at the end. But you still can't say this isn't the best camera comparison ever made.
Samsung and Apple has to collab for a perfect phone
I love watching things I can't afford.
So relatable
Your gonna be a bum
Your whole life if u keep it up
😂😂😂😂😂
Just finance the phone lol, I got my s21 ultra and pay 50 bucks a month for it,
Imagine not affording a phone lmfao. Up your game kid
The way He is explaining it felt like he was explaining a crime scene, every bits and bobs closely. Love your work man
Every bit of bobs and vegana
Cuff
Even the music adds to the crime mystique
TH-cam is addiction
The echo in the studio when he said "woooow" for the 8k vid I love it
yeah same here
that intonation when you really impress someone
Ikr!!!
This video feels very genuine again, much like his older content. Very appreciated
Yes! I stopped watching for a while because the showmanship took over. Glad to have Lew back.
I was getting sick of the Apple pandering.
He made all the photos from the iphone 😂 none of this blue snow is samsung, look iphone makes snow blue on videos..
The iphone tends to leave a cool tint on photos I Believe it has something to do with apples image processing, they try to focus on dynamic range more than saturation which in alot of cases can tend to look more detailed than photo processing that tends to oversaturate. Samsung used to be the main culprit for oversaturating photos which can look more pleasing to the eyes but in recent years it seems as though they have toned it down although you can still almost always see a warmer tint compared to apples photos which in my opinion looks more pleasing to the eye but less natural and I think a samsung almost always produces a better photo unless you are looking for a raw and natural picture, apple could take a page from Google's book when it comes to image processing @Okk Tkk
@@hdwblade you are very right it seemed as though he had just become a bit cocky and who's to blame him? He has one of the biggest tech channels on youtube however it is really nice to see him just address the viewers like the video was made for them instead of just showcasing what he is expiriencing with tech products or companies
While I’ve always been a iPhone fan and only ever had an iPhone, I can ALWAYS appreciate the Samsung’s camera. No hate over here.
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This is how phone communities should be, no hate, just preference
I preffer iphone but i dont hate samsung users
@@svis6888 exactly
I knew it had to be the S21 Ultra on the right, as soon as the dollar bill showed up.
Yeah same
Absolutely
Same 😂
Viji
Yeah
No matter who wins, I still can't afford either.
Most people can't.
@@atishghosh glad to know I ain't the only one lol
You can it depends how many years you will pay off for it.
lol same here
Britaina
Still lovin NOKIA 3310
LOL
Your choice but Nokia is boring and not innovative anymore so ya
@@rm-projects yeah
Im still loving my normal mind spec android
@@rm-projects so true unfortunately.
They make windows and android phones named with random numbers. They should've just scrapped it completely and stop making Nokias.
Windows OS was so anti social when I had it years ago. It had old, out dated versions of Instagram, YT and WhatsApp
As an iPhone user, the S21 is so amazing. Had me questioning myself with every test
Me too I just switched from the 12pro to the ultra I’m praying I won’t regret it
@@daniellenewman9849 You won’t
how was the transition?
@@dwilfred923 I use them both to be honest
Both great devices but the iPhone is what I use as my main
I just switched from iphone to Samsung S21 ultra. it's best phone.
This video felt like an episode of Sherlock Holmes.
No u feel like sherlock Holmes......
Sherlock Phones
Hahah yesss
@@justjoseph99 that would be an epic youtube channel name
Thick
*Most reviewers biased until they do a blind test* 😂
Lol I would appreciate if more reviewers did what Lew did, he didn't even try to guess which phone was which to choose his favorite phone, he just described what he liked and didn't like in each image.
@@Paradox81818 EXACTLY
@@Paradox81818 Exactly, take the name brand out of the image and you'll get to see the real quality each item has without the bias perception attached.
PARADOX 818 exactlyyyyyyyy
@@Paradox81818 FAKE as usual
my eyes watching both of the clips:
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Haha i just realized that
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I knew it was the Samsung as soon as he said there was a blue tint to the image. But was so surprised the ultra had the smoother stabilization. I was confused after the beginning though. It was locked in at the macro shot though. While I just upgraded from an S9+ to an S21 Ultra, this just solidified my purchase ☺️
Currently on the same boat as you before. S9+, contemplating iphone or samsung. I was an iphone 3G user, then i updated i think 4S Apple iOS and my phone turned from beauty to the slowest, most hateful phone i have ever owned (i would take blackberry over an unusable iphone where it takes 10s upward to respond to any clicks). Have turned my back to Apple since this experience because they will do The Apple way or the high way..
@@JoeRightHere good one
Me too. Feom 9 plus to s21 ultra🖐
The presentation
The comparison
The visuals
The details
Even the background music
Enjoyed every second of it
Hats off 👏
im a samsung user and im actually surprised the iPhone lost in video.
Me too
Same me too now who's crying now
@Floki Ab biased doesn't like flickering?
@Floki Ab Typical comment from a blind sheep. Obvious flickering, flaring, color inaccuracy and inferior stabilization doesn't make him bias.
I'm sure you even chose Samsung's photos in MKBHD's blind test. Lol
@Floki Ab what does what people say have to do with it? Have you actually watched the video and seen those two recordings side by side?
I knew it was Samsung straight up after they showed the guy falling with the extra smooth stabilisation.
yeap same lol
Unbelievable stabilization of Samsung.
Same but I wasnt sure there. When he showed the closeup focus on the tree i was sure that on the right is the Samsung. But then I was shocked how bad the low light performance was. Something Samsung needs to fix fast.
@@TheShilence I heard that there's an update coming for that but I can't be sure
@@sixthvolcano9883 hope so. I am thinking about buying the S21 Ultra but I am waiting for prices to drop.
I knew Samsung was on the right when he used the Macro lens.
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same iPhone sucks at this but tbh i would never need it xD
I think I've outgrown wanting the most expensive phone on the market... I won't even lie
damn right i think il get the iphone XR lol
There really is no need to buy a new device every single year. The only reason I even bought the S21 Ultra is due to the fact my S10 would no longer hold a charge and the charging port itself was completely shot. If that wasn't the case I would have kept my S10 for as long as possible. I believe an upgrade once every 2 year's is the smart choice. You notice the upgrades SIGNIFICANTLY more when you upgrade once every 2 year's. The S21 Ultra is by FAR the best phone I've ever used though...I have no regrets getting it.
@@Remmy0930 glad you're enjoying your new device. I had an iPhone 7 plus since early 2017 and it was still working. Only reason I switched up to another device was because the battery life of newer devices are what I really need. Other than that I was ok with the old iPhone
@@Remmy0930 I was so far behind and didn't even realize how far, please don't laugh at me, but I had an s8 plus, yes, I did say S8 plus. I just ordered the Note 20 Ultra, well my wife decided she wanted an upgrade too after seeing it, she wants my Note 20 Ultra, so I just ordered the S21 ultra because of the deal on Samsung's website, I added the watch to my order, thus leading me to this review of the S21 Ultra. I think I will be quite pleased with this phone in comparison to the good ole faithful S8 plus, which still works fine but figured it was time for a change.
So true... Only reason I'm going to upgrade in 2 months when my installment is up is because I have the LG G8X dual screen, and LG just announced being done with smartphones... So I'm sure app updates, support, etc will no longer be the same...
That 8K video of the guy walking at the end was something you would see out of a movie. Beautiful lol
Check out my s21 ultra vs Iphone 12 Pro max Review and one Plus 8 pro
Do you have an 8k display? No i think not
@ That actually doesn't matter. Countless videographers have detailed the benefit of shooting in 8k (or higher res) even if the final output won't be viewed on a 8k screen.
@ yeah my brother has a 8k monitor 👍
@ that's so cap bro, there are 8k displays, plus, recording in higher res than 4k is definitely gonna give better video quality even if the display's not 8k. Recording in higher res than 4k in general is anyways gonna be better, bruh
That video format is amazing! It even makes you uncover your own bias
I thought Samsung was on the left the whole time also lol. This was shocking, I prefer the darker blacks on Samsung photos, but man those videos were shocking!
So
@@realtay9446 Right? Who cares about Damiens thoughts lol.
spoiler 😐
I thought that S21 was on the left too, but when I saw a photo taken by macro camera on the right, I realized which that photo was taken by S21, cause there's no macro camera on the iPhone.
@@SirEggscellent rude lol
Spoiler: You know which phone is which 100% when they showed that macro shot.
That was the moment man everyone knew iphone can't take a close shot.
Even the portraits. iPhone clicks protraits with telephone lens. So the pics are zoomed in compared to others.
Even before, During the Telephoto shot, Samsung has 3x and 5x Telephoto, Apple has 2.5x Telephoto. Right one zoomed in more, which Easily showed it was samsung. He was literally acting too much for the video
Well even he would have got it but then the video will not be interesting anymore
@@Divyesh18 3X and 10X on the ultra now
When a phone has more ram than your pc
Im sorry what?? How bad is ur ram?
@@ImagineWagonss less than 12gb dawg so either 4 6 or 8 lol
Yet it still sucks with optimization and keeping apps open lmfao
@@muqxxt well im talking about internals not the actual size of the phone. Soldered ram on the board basically does not take that much space at all.
@@dovydas6789 u guys are so smart
He keeps commenting on how the snow is still blue. Here in Alaska, snow is blue a lot in real life and it fully depends on the time of day and how overcast the skies are. You can clearly see here the skies are not sunny, and I would expect the snow to have a blue hue to it, so it's possible the blue is accurate.
I agree. so maybe the iPhone was over normalizing the color balance. either way, you can adjust either phone in their settings, so its not a game changer for me.
Not yall making excuses for the lame 12 pro max.
Yeah, when the 2 snow colors are compared side to side the talking blueness makes sense.... just talking about blue snow being a problem, I agree, Dude is in the office too much.... good video overall though, I enjoyed it.
@@xaeway22 bruh you cant even make a Nokia so your the lame one here
@rapid jack for me it was 102
I’m an iPhone user and this changed my mind on the camera the Ultra was excellent!
Many imposters are here 😂
@@testrun961 ikr? Sounds sus.
what iphone 5 ??
Comparing 2020 model vs 2021 nah..
Wait until iPhone model came out, a 2021.
@@kevindamerr I think you're definitely a fanboy
This is the best way to do the comparison.Ensures no one is being biased.
I think probably this is the first time he's comparing any two mobiles...in a while.......
Probably was trying to figure out how to do it without being like the rest of TH-camrs. And I think he nailed it. This was epic.
Bin
This just proves that there will be no jack of all trades or clear "best" and each phone is amazing and specific things.
Nope. The s21 ultra is the jack of trades.
@@MArora-ew6wg shut up
You mean "This just proves there will be no headphone jack on either". 😅
Nah apple sucks
@@munk2711 shut
4:43 That exposure flickering on the iPhone (left) is just unacceptable.
why is it still there, its been 3 generations and they still havent fixed it 😒
That’s the sensor you bimbo it’s suppolsed to do that when it’s on camera, you can’t see it with the naked eye
Recycling
they have always had this problem. knew it was an iphone in an instant after seeing that
Can that be because of HDR converted to SDR?
Everyone was so excited that they forgot about the front camera 😐
I wouldn't know for sure until i saw your comment.
@F**СК МЕ - СНЕСK МY РR0FILЕ stfu
Front camera is for narcs
I expect pro users to care less about the front cams...otherwise they'd pick Oppo
@@arctixilva1620 they would pick iphone for app support and lower quality loss
holy shit that was the trickiest camera test of the year already
Not really the portraits and the macro gave it away because as the Samsung has a way of going macro and in portraits it can't go as close as the iPhone as the Samsung cant use its telephoto camera for the portraits where iPhone can
@@bongapercival2398 ye they macro shot was stupid for them to use that gave away everything
Both phones cameras are amazing, deeply impressed and did not expect Samsung s21 to finally be this good on camera category.Makes me think for my next generation phone choice.Very curious about the next Iphone, they better do a damn good job to convince me to stick with Iphones.Because Samsung gets better and better , making bigger and more daring steps than Apple’s Iphone.
@@cipri198zero not to mention you can also take the camera into pro setting and alter the view to get a better picture
@@johny9567 well, yes, they both take Raw photos.Between the two its easy choice.For Apple users Iphone, for Google Android users definetly Samsung. And for the ones with money to throw , both.
iPhone: we have the best camera 📷
Samsung: hold my beer 🍺
samsung; we have the best soc
Iphone :hold my eight inches
Kinda sounds dirty
very original of you...
Lew : "better photos on iphone and better videos on samsung"
Arun : "better photos on samsung and better videos on iphone"
Me : (confused noises)
It's a preference thing imo and it shows. Both are fantastic
@@DG1AZ3 But they were drastitically different in this test here... Just weird how two people can get such different results.
i think it more has to do with the environment. even though im a samsung user, i still think the iphone would take better video in MOST cases. it's just in this case, which was snow, it just couldn't handle it. tbh im still in shock how much better the samsung was in video compared to iphone here lol
Just wait for MKBHD test
I think its the snow. The light bouncing up from the ground really messes with the iphone videos while Samsung's tendency to over saturate ruined the snow photos.
It was pretty easy to guess, samsung has macro in the wide camera, iphone doesn't.
The close up was regular lense not ultra wide
@@jerrywest3316 well unless they made sure of it, it switches automatically to the macro in the wide as soon as your close enough.
And also it was obvious at the portrait pictures, the samsung can do portrait only in the wide camera, but the iphone can do it in the 2,5x telephoto camera, at this moment i knew the right is samsung and the left is the iphone
also the stablizing
can a loc come up in yo crib?
This was like Phone CSI lol loved it!
Gino
Haha, even the music.
whats that?
yes
Oh my god its a bot battlefield
Loved how you went back to evaluate the photos knowing which phone shot what. Great video!
Believe me, it’s high time these brands start to respond to comments here because these videos influence shopping choices
Together we are Strong
@@daveinstlouis7296 apes together strong
Not possible
Everyone else : Galaxy S21 Review
UnboxTherapy : Galaxy S21 vs iPhone 12
Mrwhostheboss also did a 21 vs 12 lol
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@@Yuzashii mrwhoistheboss did a camera comparison video. Mrwhoistheboss reviewed the phone 1 week earlier
@@abdullah-almashud8882 they both did camera and video and all that review ... i watched both very much the same but by diffrent people.
Jdn
Just pre-ordered the S21 Ultra and I'm not dissapointed with the camera
Do a throttling test and post it on YT. Early sd888 devices have heat and throttling problems
@@michaelhazellful So do the new iPhones
I pre-ordered it too I'm so hype even added on the s-pen
@@davidlegkodukh6969 He meant the SnapDragon 888 chip that comes in the latest flagship android phones since is a new chip it might need optimization
@@HectorMartinez-zl7iy Well The a14 chips are still throttling since release.
So no point in complaining about Snapdragon when Apple can't even fix it either, but we will see if Qualcomm can somehow magically fix it
Enjoyed the video. To me, it basically shows both phones have really good cameras. It just comes down to personal preference.
I really like how the stabilization of the Samsung is really good.
Yeah if it's really not using the stabilization setting too that's extremely impressive.
Everything about the Samsung is really good
@@theofrustus3170 yea truee
@@theofrustus3170 Everything except for that low light photo. That was unacceptable
@@bankspeete1057 agreed
15:03 That "WOW" made me feel like in the quiet woods in the video
It gave me goosebumps
I don’t think people understand that Android has come a long way. This isn’t the early 2000’s anymore people 😅
I swear they still tryna compare they LATEST phones to android shit from literally the early 2000s
@@keysaucin9157 that's because most of those people have an outdated idea/perspective of how Android phones perform. Especially from 5 to 6 years ago.
I literally see people bashing Android by comparing a cheap $200 Android phone to a $700 iphone. Lol.
Right! I don't get why people still sleep on Android.
Someone walked by me while I was holding my S20 in hand and asked me "Is that the new iPhone?"
@@JustSoftea I have a s10 plus and someone asked me if I had the new iphone lmao.
i liked the samsung more tbh although wish pictures in the dark weren't so noisy
i own it and my only compaint is the night mode.
@@chancemcclendon3906 same but a touch up in photoshop does the trick
He never does any bull shit. Always to the point and up to the mark. Honest and so entertaining. Loved this video.
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I think other reviewers would do a blind test, as well. That was enjoyable.
Yes this was by far the best test I've seen and forcing myself to not jump to the comments to see which was which was fun. Seeing him review it unbiased and trying to pick out what phone was what by what it was doing was great and going back over it after knowing what phone was what was fun
Never thought I would pick a Samsung over the iPhone, but those cameras are worlds apart. These videos are great. Thanks for making them.
I REALLY liked this testing method PLEASE KEEP DOING IT!
My opinion was doing a combo:
Left, Right, Left, Right 😂
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@@sunshine294 🤣
Can't believe that Samsung is 4 times more RAM than my PC
@yugi yugi you meant "!=" ?
my Dell XPS still 8GB Lpddr 3 ://
Ouch.....
Because androind optimization is GARBAGE
@Jordan Palmer I guess you really pronounce it ANDROIND.
This has to be one of the best videos I've watched on TH-cam
Wow, initially, I thought the left hand side was Samsung, it's an all round win for the S21 Ultra for me, definitely getting it later this year
I knew instantly from the first photos because iPhones are notorious for always being too cool.
@@CommanderCodey iphones are not cool samsung are cool 😎👍🏻
@@igorz3551 i guess you are blind
@@Hornetclaw PHONE IS PHONE
Idioot how does samsung better when this video is proof that iphone is lot better
The 8K "wow" was the best! :))
People in 60s: we will have flying cars that will get us to the moon and back in 40 minutes
Reality: People in debt watching comparaison of two phones that are more expensive than their liver
🤣🤣🤣
Damn, that hurt!😂😂😂 but I'm the exception with no debt😂👀
Unoriginal
You got a cheap liver my friend. A healthy liver can be sold for around 550,000$ just saying
Well we do have Electric Cars now so that's something
The moment u said right has macro and left doesn’t u should have already got ur answer dude
Macro photography was the biggest spoiler. Anyone could have guessed it from that.
Or the fact samsung always has a cooler color. If you take a picture of snow it always gives off a blue hue on Samsung.
Bet he knew at least by macro. But that doesn't make a good story, does it. Haha
Yup macro and potrait mode was turning point......that point even guessed it right
@@Edgar.55 iphones also has cooler tones sometimes in my real usage, i was so confused throughout this video
Bring back pagers life was less stressful and people were actually acting like normal people
This is genuinely the best comparison/blind test that I’ve ever seen! Excellent job!
8:25 I'm not an iPhone fan but man that low light picture was so bloody perfect.
You have a night mode on samsung and everything will be like daylight. Search it up
@@teroare96 you dont want nightmode to "turn night into day". You want a visible night
I was surprised by this too! Has anyone experienced the same problem yet?
Ik right, coming from a samsung user
@@teroare96 The 12 Pro Max has night mode as well. It can look good in the right setting but also very noisy and overall gimmicky. Regardless, that picture used in the comparison should not be a reason for anybody to talk about the iPhone 12's low light performance because as somebody who owns one, it is GOD AWFUL. More so with video, but crushed shadows or grain - take your pick.
As Samsung user, i immediately know that the s21 is on right side, needless to say, im judging it on 144p for saving my internet quota
Lmao
Same, and I use an s10 Note+ still. The one that absolutely gave it away though was the grainy night shot.
Me too I figured it out right away
Same same lol I swear from the very first ultra wide photo I could easily tell thr Samsung is on the right with the sharpening
Me too. When will samsung fix their camera for low light photo. This aint 2010 lol
A lot of people don't understand situations where you might use a 100x at a campground where I wanted to check on my daughter to make sure she was still at the playground I came out of my camper zoomed into 100x and was able to see her and recognize her face perfectly without ever having to walk it is absolutely amazing how far you can reach out and touch
The 100x on mine is crazy cool
Me: Watching phone reviews that I cannot buy
Imagine being so broke you can't buy something that barely costs $30/month
@Axiomatic -_- Pain So you're the one trolling here and calling me a troll? Great logic 👏🏻
@@Tom_Stevens617 u may be able to pay your so expensive phones but i doubt u have a punch of integrity 🤡
@Axiomatic -_- Pain So a person who randomly insults someone on the Internet without any apparent reason, is calling others 'braindead'. I suggest you go check up your tumor with your doctor asap, kid.
@@aslam_9407 Expensive? Something that doesn't even cost $1200 isn't exactly what I'd call 'expensive'. Besides, you seem to have a great IQ with your ability to judge someone and deduce them not depicting a very particular trait based solely on one statement.
the image stabilizer was a big difference when he fell, very surprising the iphone 12 pro max looked like that with the inner body stabilization
Sensor shift has its advantages but Samsung has mastered software stabilization since they started quite earlier.
@@vervetech9395 i think both stabilizations are good on different scenarios. The 108MP main camera has a huge margin to crop and stabilize using only software. The stabilization on the iPhone on the other hand is more subtle, some sort of gimbal stabilization but without the rotation. With the iPhone you can do shots similar to a gimbal using your bare hands because the sensor can do thousands of micro adjustments per second. But they still micro adjustments, they cant fix sudden movements like the samsung. And the super stabilization on Samsung works for FHD, while the iPhone stabilization works on 4K too. So depends much on what you want or need to do.
I suggest no one watch this video, this dude is crazy.
I have the s21 ultra and can confirm the camera is damn impressive, even over my old s10+ it's light-years ahead, also in just general smoothness of operation, doing any day to day task is super snappy and the screen is gorgeous
If you dont mind me asking, if you shot a video on your s21 ultra cam and then upload it to instagram story, does it affect the quality of the video? Cuz Im contemplating on which to buy and iphone is a lil bit ahead because of its third party camera app use. Thank you if you ever respond
@@rexzreyes4897 not quite sure on that one, I'd say if there's a option to upload exisisting images as ig story you'd get full quality, like basically take ur pics with samsungs camera app then transfer those to ig story, but going through the app there's no camera sdk support on Android so the quality will take a hit
Can't wait coming today
U had a s10+
And ur calling it an old phone
😂
Wow rich people
@@om9.8dclash81 I upgraded from s20+ 🤔
I definitely thought the left side was samsung the whole time just knowing some of the differences between the cameras in general, but damn was I shocked to find out it was iphone. I definitely preferred most of the samsung photos and videos better.
Yeah true iPhone is better
@@gamingpro908 she just said Samsung is better tho lol😂
Same tbh the first few pictures were amazing and I thought it was iPhone. Then that video where the snow foot prints were gone on samsung and the low light photo got me so disappointed. IPhone really stepped it up. But as an s21 ultra user I hope it was just the user for those photos and I really doubt the low light mode is that bad on Samsung I need to test it better but Samsung is amazing with the camera
@@ohyea2k oh no hon the iPhone is so much better lol😘
The snow flicker in the iPhone led me to give overall video to s21 but photos and detail of them definitely go to iPhone.. he was even saying it through the video that’s why he was shocked
I was thinking Samsung left and iPhone right almost the whole time especially during the video.
@@Bull1Music Homie learn how to type in 'English' not jibberish!
Yeah it was so weird cause the in the snow the iPhone had so much more detail while the Samsung didn’t (which should’ve been the other way). With video’s, the iPhone was struggling with the exposure and flickering (which also never happens to the iPhone meanwhile the S20 last year had major video problems). The iPhones usually have a more real life look with the colours but Lew said the dark green jacket looked more real on the Samsung. I figured out which one was which when I saw the night mode cause iPhones have recently been dominating flagships in nightmode. And also I figured out which was which because of the Samsung has the macro lens (and yes that was the macro lens because whenever u go close to an object the main camera switches to the macro lens automatically).
@@0mniVerse777 What did he type lol..
Your haven’t seen enough camera comparisons then
me tooo
I felt the same way he did and was shocked at the results. I went back and forth. Good video man. It shows how beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Wow, I'm actually shocked - I was SURE that it was the other way round! Definitely went back and forth on which look I preferred, but in the end I liked the S21 Ultra more the the 12 Pro Max overall. Thanks, this really helped me make up my mind!
I also was sure that iPhone is on the right LOL
@@awdadwadwad1723 ikr with the warm colour and some other factor...but when it come to videos...it kinda blow it away
True iPhone is better
@@awdadwadwad1723 true the iPhone still is better bro
@@kiro253 true the iPhone still is better tho in the camera overall
Very close comparison, this video is probably the best side by side comparison I've seen. I was able to guess correctly but only after seeing the image stabilization kick in on the 4K video. Good job guys! 👏🏽
Finally, Samsung won in the videography 😯😮good job Samsung! Show the world who's the leader
Hdn
Samsung is always better and its actually affordable
@@farazali2516 fun fact...the s21 ultra is more expensive than the 12 pro max
@@farazali2516 we r talking about s21 ultra not cheap ones
@@Kafuixx samsung’s quality has better than iphone now
*Lew
Photo: Iphone wins
Video: Samsung wins
*Literally every other tech youtube
WHAT! Is he in a Parallel Universe?
I know, makes no sense.
Was thinking the exact same thing but I still think that the Iphone video is in another league
@@blakeweitzman6345 Based on this test. The Samsung obviously wins video. More stable. I USE the iPhone 12 Pro Mac btw.
Not this time!
i think it more has to do with the environment. even though im a samsung user, i still think the iphone would take better video in MOST cases. it's just in this case, which was snow, it just couldn't handle it. tbh im still in shock how much better the samsung was in video compared to iphone here lol
When he did the close up shot of the dollar, that gave it away for me. I knew samsung had the better shot. Great review! 👍
Easily 1 of the best all around TH-cam videos ever. This was absolutely perfect on all levels and you crushed it bro. I have both and I love my Samsung a ton more than my iPhone but they are both amazing cameras to have in my pocket. Keep up the great work!!
When phones are getting 16gb ram and my phone still has 16gb storage :")
😂😂😂😂
Same here
I still have 4gb ram on my laptop 😅
Goddamn same here 😂
Be grateful, i still holding my 8gb rom phone since 2017 lol
When a phone has as much ram as a gaming pc
I kinda knew which is which...
I'm going for the Samsung too this time.
Hd
Yes I agree unless iPhone makes some improvements
Holy shit this was off, I'm actually a bit disappointed in the iPhone, like the stabilization, the video thingy and the colors, this was a clear win for the Samsung, like tbh it literally looked like the 11 pro would have better camera...
Yeah I always thought iphones shot good video. But I guess not.
I was very surprised too because when I tried shooting video on my iPhone I thought the stabilization was amazing, in this video it’s like mid-end phone :/
@@jankohut7354 yea I know, I've always preferred the iPhones camera, but this time I was very disappointed
Exactly my thoughts. Like it's always considered iphones to have the best videos. The video was an eye opener.
Blue snow.....
I was always an Android guy and I'm still one to this day. Though, congrats to Apple for getting so close on camera specs.
I think Samsung has a better camera but iPhone has a better processor
@@biggiebopbrain2927 Yes but only just a bit better besides both phones are crazy overpowered
@@DE-cj9pt very true
Apple was sweating the whole time watching this.
iPhone wins
@@ChuckNorrisFake I had a s20 and it made my pictures look very saturated. I just don’t understand why Samsung is copying apple and trying to be just like apple.
@@ella8047 in what way is samsung trying to be like apple?
@@ella8047
No they aren't , cuz samsung is better and it looks more expensive , good quality , good battery , good camera quality = the price , I tried iphone myself and my experience with it was so bad I liked samsung more , iphone is good for people who need the phone for business
iPhone 💪👍🇵🇹
Unbox therapy 2days later: WHY YOU SHOULDN’T BUY THESE PHONES💀
Good one
Mean back pedal.
Hook
When he fell in the samsung it is like he didn't fall at all. Weird. Also, I thought the right side was the iPhone the whole time! Interesting comparison indeed. I am going with the samsung.
Me too
I thought it was very easy to see becuase of the focusing and coloring
@@Theismadsen. not really that much even he had a hard time telling the two apart he even said do lol
@@mrgrump2534 yeah but am not him, i have studie everything about there cameras and it was (for me) easy to see the different
@@Theismadsen. o ure one of them never mind have a good day bro 😎
Best Cell-Phone Camera review I have ever seen! Well Done!
Yup because it was unbiased🙏🏽💪🏽
The fact that all the three tech youtubers released the video at the same time!!
It's gotta be planned on the back end some how. It only makes sense. They all benefit from releasing the same type of videos because they'll all get recommended to us!
@@Truevined it is because of the Samsung embargo. They can only release certain information after some time.
@@Truevined there are always reviewer embargos. Even movie reviewers are subject to this
@@hrhrmhrm5630 that is good to know. Makes sense :))
you must be new, welcome to tech youtube.
I mostly picked the S21 ultra, can't believe Samsung cameras have got so much better. Gonna start vlogging through an S21 ultra for sure.
i thought the right was the iphone the whole time until the macro camera
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You can't be a Samsung fanboy and not know the right wasn't the Samsung. lol
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The dollar bill photos gave it a way for me. LOL
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Tip: On a Samsung device just go into pro mode to adjust your settings if you want something more like the iphones softer tone.
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Thanks bud
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- Can't be done on the normal modes?
Whoever came up with idea of this comparison style is a legendary 🙌 👏
These have been done for years
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Man we’ve reached a point in smart phone where it doesn’t matter which phone you get. You’re going to get a great phone!
True
you better get a great phone when paying 1k+
And waste money doing it. You can still have a flagship level device 3 generations behind because every new release is so minor incremental it’s not even worth the difference.
this comment right here deserve an award for its positivity
@@kishanrajeev who gives a shit
We need more of these videos for the newer models.. this one was a classic.. especially in the winter/snow background
We have to appreciate that the testing environment was really really difficult. It gave both phones a harsh time to process and either go for the best exposure or for the most detailed photo.
That's why they chose this environment
The fact that you said Samsung wins
Made my day
Same bro
Kind of sad that something like this makes your day. But just imagine the dislikes if he subjectively liked the iPhone more
@@philipprudolf8302 just imagine the number of likes from isheeps if the iphone won
@@philipprudolf8302 everyone has their preferences
@@philipprudolf8302 always appreciate the little things in life
Dude, that music!!. It's like an intro to a Hollywood movie. Bravo!!
Is it the Hunger Games theme song??
The background music keeps on playing which is so cool.
Yeah but no one knows what it name
This is one fantastic video! I don’t give TH-cam video much likes but this one deserves two thumbs up!
This is the most thrilling camera test ever
Seriously! Enjoyed every second
Samsung take the W. First time i saw Iphone take an L😳🥵. And the camera of the S21 looked like a movie bro
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