Hope you enjoyed the comparison 😎 #SuperSafStyle Which is your overall pick? 🤔

overall goes to Iphone. Consistent .. the video, 24mp as standard and it is quite snappy , low light mode. Iphone wins easily. gonna have this as my second phone. I love my S22Ultra as a daily driver except for the just "good camera" and this Iphone is stellar.

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s23 ultra has long had 2x in portrait and normal

I'm curious. Its obvious these videos take a lot of work. Have you ever thought of doing a "behind the scenes" edition on how you make these camera comparison videos?

Definitely the Samsung S23 ultra! Even by mere viewing of the comparison shots u put up, it seemed pretty obvious that the Samsung samples were better. I was kinda surprised on many occasions when u said u preferred that of the iPhone. Had to watch the video again in 4k to be sure it wasn't a problem with my TV.

Also, the extended zoom feature in the Samsung s23 ultra is grossly underrated. It has helped me so much in identifying road signs, sign posts, plate numbers and reading objects at a distance my normal eyes can't see and saving me the stress of walking a longer distance.

Meh I’d say most phones with 25X can do this.

Omg the stress in having to walk! You poor thing!

Between these 2 there is no wrong choice honestly. I personally believe we’ve come to a point where the cameras are so evenly matched that it’s no longer a gap that’ll make one noticeably better than the other. That being said this video helped me make my choice between the 2 phones ( currently on a 14 pro max ) and I think id be giving the 23 ultra a go, the pics imo were slightly better and more of my taste while the 15 pro max has better video. I take photos more than videos so id lean more towards the ultra.

pictures - pixel, videos - iphone

​@@confusedgaming8010, both - Samsung

​@@confusedgaming8010🤣🤣🤣🤣

@@confusedgaming8010 not really, I’ve had every iPhone and pixel to date including the 7pro. The pixel always took the best photos and imo won year after year and was definitely the best camera for pictures in 2022 when it dropped but not in 2023. The 23ultra imo definitely wins this year for photos unless there’s some major update with the pixel 8 pro coming out soon

Just think 8k , 960 fps for slow motion,and also more storage etc in less price .

Thanks for the review, interesting to see as an s23 ultra user. At time of purchase I found slight edge to Samsung for photos and slight edge to iPhone for video. Seems iPhone have made further improvements. Ultimately, I'm really happy and I find the 10x zoom great for conferences and wildlife. Personally I would not zoom 10x in dark, but appreciate the thorough review and tests and was surprised at the quality of the 5x zoom despite preferring the 3x and 10x combo. I hope samsung add auto portrait mode as an update as that would be brilliant, but may be forced to wait until s24. For me I update every 3-4 years so time will tell 😎

Thanks Saf for the comprehensive review on the cameras. However, it would had been great to have some pics/video comparison of human subjects indoors. I've seen some reviews in which i15 doesn't fare that very well in medium to low light indoor situations. More comparison between the 2 cams on human subjects would be good to add within your review. On the following time frame of your review 5.55/7.30/14.30/18.45 I felt the dynamic range was rather off, making you look so artificially tanned. Just didn't seem natural, at least to me. I've also seen similar results on other reviews especially, when shots were taken indoors. Iphone 14 doesn't seem to have that issue. Hope, Apple will be able to fix this if indeed, ppl find it awkward. Once again, thanks for the review and more indoors please. Cheers!

As always I appreciate your camera comparisons so much for these devices. Nice to see that they are both awesome but in very different situations. I wish Samsung allowed slow mo and some of the other lenses to be used in more modes. It does look like their software processing is improving especially since say the Note 20 Ultra up to now. They fixed the focal length issues almost entirely for close ups on the S23 Ultra. I hated that my Note 20 Ultra has such issues when focusing on text since I often need to take photos up close of labels in telecom rooms or at user's office spaces for serial numbers or ports on systems and displays. I've been a Samsung user for a long time but I do want to test the iPhone for my next possible purchase when my S23 Ultra is old.

Use pro video mode set your frame rate at 30 or 24 turn shutter speed at 60 or 48 and in post walla!

For Samsung. Camera assistant settings that help: Adaptive Pixel - Reduce noise in low light shots by combining multiple lower-resolution frames into the final higher-resolution picture. Also: Quick Tap Shutter - Take pictures as soon as your finger touches the shutter button instead of when you lift it off.

Before I watch the video: thank you so much, I waited exactly for this comparison, before I will purchase the 15 Pro Max. I'm very curious about the video.

What did you decide?

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​@@zt9233Bought before watching this video and still exited for iphone 15 pro max. The diffrence is like 1 to 5% in for iphone like for samsung so thanks to the system ios i prefer iphone.

@@zt9233 Because I need it more for videos, I will go for the iPhone. Even the S23 is not bad at all.

@@loffamase9035 Me too, I prefer the video quality of the iPhone.

Coming from a primarily Samsung user, I'm honestly quite impressed with the iPhone 15 Pro Max camera. I do believe it's a bigger upgrade than what a lot of people give it credit for. I expected it to dethrone the S23 Ultra just like how every 6 months, a new iPhone releases, beating the latest Galaxy, and then a new Galaxy releases, beating the new iPhone and yeah I wasn't wrong lol.

Samsung have never beat Apple 😂 only in your world.

@@13R37T.G patawa ka s23 smash 14pro lets see when s24 came out and smash ur 15pro max again on camera test , go watch different tech reviewer not only one for you to see who wins

​@@13R37T.GFound the iSheep.

​@@13R37T.GThat's just in your delusional bubble. Objectively a new Galaxy gets compared and beats the iPhone then a new iPhone comes and beat the Galaxy and so on. That has been the trend

​@@13R37T.G you can't convince people tho 😢

Preordered the 15 Pro this weekend. While I won't be getting the 5x optical zoom I feel like I use it around the 3x range more often anyway, and I'm also really blown away by just how good the iPhone 15 Pro / Pro Max is at capturing photos and video in extremely low light!

Exactly, 77mm focal length is just more practical than the one on 15 pro max at 120mm.

@@Ali-te6lw so true you'll be only using the 5x in a field trip or some sort capturing animals or just being a creep

RIP

You won't regret the 15 Pro. Just shoot in Pro Raw.

I have the 11 Pro Max and although the images are not always the best, you can drastically edit it with other apps like LightRoom and get the same 15 Pro max look. So whatever each of these phones lacked, you can improve it with some manual editing. Software wise they are both equal to me so it comes down to which is physically nicer looking which Iphone handdown wins. All other phones just have a cheap look/feel design.

Thus havinbg to take that extra step everytime u take a photo. How many people does that or even have the exp to do that?

-SInce the September update the S23U also supports 2x lossless zoom as well as 2x portraits. -When shooting night photos with telephoto lenses, S23U will default to the main camera and use digital zoom (Auto lens switching is on), so actually you have been using digital zoom from the main lens. You can use Camera Assistant (it's now integrated in the camera settings) to disable the Auto lens switching... -When shooting night video, there is a visible stutter on iPhone - which is unussual. That obviously means that the iPhone lowers the FPS to soak up more light. That's why the video looks a bit brighter. There is an option in the S23U camera settings which enables Auto FPS - that helps in the low light somewhat...

Exactly. In addition, the S 23 ultra can add the portrait effect afterwards like the iphone does

Excuses:

​@@Schervinthey're actually right

@@Schervin facts

yea, I find it odd that the S23 Lowlight video is shyte there, unless othrewise he did not turn on those settings in the camera settings. Because I've been using my S23 Ultra for 6 months now, and I know this camera could very well see more in low light than my actual eyes can do.

Best comparison of the cameras in these two phones I’ve seen on YouTube! You’ve done an amazing job and I feel way better informed as to what I will be getting if I buy one. Great work Saf.

The aperture value is not noted on the Apple website for the 5x lens. However, one must multiply the crop factor by this aperture, say f/2.8, to get the full-frame equivalent. That might be around f/20. This would mean that depth of field is effectively infinity and that Apple is really applying computational photography to achieve the bokeh effect for the 5x lens.

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Yeah, but dont forget the S23's is 7.2 stops more than it's stated F4.9, which i cant actually find a chart that goes that high, but it is apparently f627 (ish), as the sensor is smaller than the iphone too, so it's about f4.9 + 7.2 stops. The bokeh effect might not be real, but you can see why in low light the 5x zoom on the iphone destroys the 10x zoom on the samsung. (Although I am not 100% sure on exactly whether that figure only relates to DOF measurements, or whether it is an indication of overall light transmission too). I would love to see if Samsung can either increase the sensor size, and open the aperture, or if they can try make a tetraprism 10x in the same way apple have.

I think the 15 pro max seems like it really improved on the low light video capabilities. I have the 13 pro and when I tried to video the night sky with it nothing came out and it was just black. Hopefully the 15 pro max is a significant improvement to that

Did you already have the possibility to compare? What’s your conclusion?

On S23 ultra you can also apply portrait effect after the photo is been taken in normal photo mode. The only one condition is the phone recognize a face or faces. Then you are able to select one of the portret effects and the blur amount. I don't know if the normal camera captures portrait data but after that the phone AI give you the opportunity to apply portrait. Thank you for the video the both phones are amazing in my opinion is kind of a draw.

But that's all digital n looks fake. Nowhere as good as the iPhone one's

​@@what.are.you.doing.stepbroBut all portraits on iPhone are fake until 5x at least Samsung is real at 3x

@@TheXNoLimiTatioNx that's bs. Samsung one isn’t real. And samsung one looks faker and has worse edge detection

@@what.are.you.doing.stepbroYou are the one who is bs.

Great review. I was impressed how well the zoom on the iPhone 15 Pro Max kept up at 10x compared with the dedicated 10x zoom lens on the Galaxy S23, with it even being better in low light. I think Apple made the right choice to not go for the extreme zoom range but actually offer a good zoom range that is more usable in a wide range of scenarios.

10x telephoto doesn't work at night with the s23 Ultra, it was the main lens

​@@davidnaromal4720 Except that it was a 25x zoom which is definitely captured with low quality 10x lens

@@davidnaromal4720Right, that makes sense. But that does mean this 10x lens isn't suitable for such situations, which does make the 5x option more flexible in the iPhone.

@@davidnaromal4720isn't the whole point of their telephoto lens to shoot pictures of the moon? How tf does a lens not work at night?

Low light is the 240mm weekness. I think it's at up that way for space zoom.

There's been tons of discussion about 3x zoom on pro and 5x zoom on pro max regarding which one is better. Could you also make a video comparing the two zooms? Thanks!

Not everyone understands how much time these comparisons take. They are time-consuming and exhausting, especially when you need to nitpick the flagship cameras. Excellent work, Saf!

Hmm, that's the really bro, if you want to get paid thousands from one video, you need to put hard work in..

Exhausting no, time consuming yes.

16:04 - Goofy Ahh Run

Surprisingly neck to neck. You can’t go wrong with either one but if you have specific preferences like Saf, either phones can be better suited for your preferences. I think overall the Samsung does a better job overall. Maybe once Android have chip performance like Apple and better OS optimization Id definitely jump back in. That’s basically what made me jump back to iOS. Plus the shit battery I had on S21 Ultra.

19:06 The S23 ULTRA does have Continuous zoom function in the PRO VIDEO mode. Hey Saf, if you are making a detailed comparison video, then you should know this important information! ● If you go to the PRO VIDEO mode in SAMSUNG GALAXY S23 ULTRA, and then, if you slide the options where ISO, Shutter, EV, Focus, WB controls are, you will find the continuous ZOOM function. Love your videos as always. Do check it out and please give a Love reaction if you read my comment.

It's been 3 years since Samsung has added this feature.

​@EasypediaTech yes. Samsung is light years ahead.

Wow, what a great comparison video! Although I've already ordered my iPhone 15 Pro in natural titanium, this video is so comprehensive, with just about every possibility covered. Thanks for doing this. Subscribed.

Great comparison and you covered many important differences ! Another thing to note are the “bloated” files of the iPhone Pro Max. Also, IMHO folks are being too lenient with Apple’s claim of “7 lenses”, it is bonkers how far Apple pushed this marketing lie this year. Bloating is covered here: https://youtu.be/gzf2B72juCE?si=5t7o-lF4cMxBrjuB

I've seen that video but he is wrong in many ways, and he havent even tested the phone yet, so he was pretty much just making assumptions.

HTC did the the Portrait mode thing first. The HTC M8 had fantastic depth of field using larger pixels and had the capabilites for you to go back after taking rhe photo and add more depth of field, etc. I know apple gets a lot of praise, but HTC really did revolutionize smart phones. From speakers, audio quality, camera capabilities, video editing, first phone capable of playing music, using multiple cameras for better photos etc.

can you zoom between lenses in 4k60 video while recording or do you have to stop filming to switch lens?

On the 15PM you can do this now but the S23U is still only 4k30

@@TechHeadB Thanks, can you do it on the 15 pro non max?

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@@KevinTalbotTV The "normal" 15 Pro only has a 3x Zoom. Changing lenses during recording should be possible with both iPhones.

@@monsterchannel24it wasn’t possible on the 14pm ( for 4k)

Great review! I’m glad you touched on it a little… But I think Apple is very misleading when they say you have seven lenses. The iPhone has three lenses with the ability to crop due to a bigger sensor…for non-photographers I think it’s misleading for them to say you have multiple lenses.

I really enjoyed this comparison, I do think its a tough call, between the s23 ultra camera and the iPhone 15 Promax. It comes down to other aspects that you may or may not like about the s23 u or the 15 Promax, in my view. The cam will not be a decisive point in your decision here

Love this !! Honest and unbiased comparison. Go Supersaf 🎉

In the S23 Ultra there is the option of installing the Gcam, which produces shots that are certainly better than Samsung's stock camera, especially almost you use the 10x camera (at night the difference is stark). I would be curious to see a comparison with the Gcam, but I know it is not for everyone.

There is a continuous zoom option on Samsung in the Pro Video mode which also is natively available on the S23 Ultra.

For the first time ever I was actually able to spot proper differences in these photos and videos! Really great comparison. That said, I’m truly shocked by the processing time on the S23 ultra.

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There was an edit on this comparison, if you have watch other videos of the s23U v 14pm You will notice the s23 UItra was why much better and now it's looking like the s22U 😂 this dude is an isheep

He used 12MP instead of 200MP dont u see the bias already?

@@banty3d546 This is vs 15pm not 14pm

@@PerfectMalcolm I made an example that shows this dude is clearly an isheep

Hi, @SuperSaf !! Please take into account that with the samsung s23 ultra you can also add the portrait blur afterwards. In the galery options you find it as "add portrait effect"

Yea but that's all digital n looks fake. Looks nowhere as good as the iPhone one's

@@yeti_369 with "all digital" they mean it uses AI subject recognition to apply the blur instead of depth information on the iPhone

I was hoping Apple would do this, put out a 5x optical but then make it crop in nearly as well as Samsung at its native 10x( using a bigger sensor, wider aperture) or better even in low light.

The S23 Ultra is pretty impressive considering it was realeased some 8 months ago.

8 months isn't a long time.

​@@mamamia601how is that not when a phone generation is 12 months ????....that's 2/3 rds of the phone genetation till a new one comes out

Very good video Saf. You were thorough and fair throughout the comparison. I got the iPhone but overall still thing Samsung is one step ahead when it comes to cameras. It’s been that way for years now.

I use an older version of both, personal and work. Both have their strengths, but neither is disappointing. Depends on the ecosystem you prefer. Nice comparison

Can you compare the iPhone 15 Pro (Comec with 3x Optical lens, not 5x)? So, the results would be slightly better when comparing 3x Portrait mode from iPhone 15 Pro vs. 15 Pro Max and S23. (15 Pro Max uses digital 3x Zoom not the optical zoom like S23 and 15 Pro). Thank you love your comparison videos as always! :)

This is the only comparison video we need to watch 🔥🔥 he always does so well! And so informative 🙌

Thank you Saf, for the hard work on this. Great comparison as always.

Great video thanks for putting it out so fast, how come you didn’t compare to the pixel (I’m guessing as you’ll wait to compare to pixel 8 in a few weeks) isn’t it typically top -3 camera phones? Would love to see it vs the pixels

The depth sensor feature where you can change focus was available in HTC One M8. I wonder why any company took so long to get this feature again.

Thanks SuperSaf, great video as always! If I can I'd suggest you to eventually upgrade this when the S23 Ultra will get One UI 6... Even if Samsung did great as is, the camera is getting so much better now. I'm on the Beta 3 and especially the digital zoom algorithms in between telephotos lenses improved big times! That said, keep up the good work!!! 💪🏼

Common man, software can only help up to a certain point, after that point you HAVE to have better hardware like CPU, lenses, etc. Maybe S24 Ultra might change some things, but when it comes to S23U, enhancements by just software will be minimal and barely noticeable.

Ehm sry the iPhone especially is the proof for Software optimisation at Photos... this is only the second gen of using a sensor far more then 12 MP

​@@iTheGeo😂😂😂 you're literally talking about how Apple runs its cameras

​@@soul-the_argonaut5211right? Guess not everyone is aware of why the iPhone gets so much praise for its photos regardeless if there are other phones with better lenses/hardware

@@southsidexD lol I don't think you understand the argument here but okay 😂

I just think Apple made a mistake on the Pro Max by trading the 5x for the 3x. 3x just seems so much more practical as well as having the 10x on S23 Ultra. I ended up getting a 15 Pro for a work camera because as cool as it is for iPhone to get a 5x zoom in late 2023, I didnt want to lose that 3x.

Love seeing the comparison videos, but honestly they are both great cameras. iOS fans are going to be happy with the iPhone and Android fans are going to be happy with the S23 Ultra

Ios users want Samsung 🤣🤣🤣

@@AGK.0 lol NO!

​@@AGK.0lol you'd be absolutely shocked how many of my samsung friends were waiting for the USB-C iPhone 15 lineup to finally switch to Apple.

-Since the September update the S23U also supports 2x lossless zoom as well as 2x portraits. -When shooting night photos with telephoto lenses, S23U will default to the main camera and use digital zoom (Auto lens switching is on), so actually you have been using digital zoom from the main lens. You can use Camera Assistant (it's now integrated in the camera settings) to disable the Auto lens switching... -When shooting night video, there is a visible stutter on iPhone - which is unussual. That obviously means that the iPhone lowers the FPS to soak up more light. That's why the video looks a bit brighter. There is an option in the S23U camera settings which enables Auto FPS - that helps in the low light somewhat.You can also change the location of the focus and add it after taking the photo In settings, you can speed up capture, and there is Expert RAW that enables you to better control the pro settings.

Some people,where trashing apples camera specs prior to being released , but it looks like Apple did a pretty decent job , but in all honesty, you would not complain about having either device , they are both pretty good. I have the 14 pro max, and you can see improvement with the 15 , but I think in ideal conditions the 14 still takes pretty good video and happy snaps.

I've been using S23 ultra since it got launched. Very happy with everything it got..❤❤

Thanks for all your detail tests. My take is cameras on both phones are great. Just buy what you like as a phone, not a camera. You wouldn't notice differences in most cases unless you look for them. If fact, vast majority of users won't even care about the small differences in picture quality.

Good comment

Very well said

Absolutely spot on!

Agreed

There are some pretty huge differences in quality on the video and photos are still noticeable. The Samsung was better in exactly 1 normal photo and 1 audio clip, plus the 10x regular light shots. Otherwise, the 15 Pro Max clobbered it and it wasn’t close. Plus, Pro RAW is still vastly better than any of the RAW images an Android can take, and I like to edit most of my photos so that’s a huge plus.

Great comparison! I'm going for the iPhone this year but there's no doubt in Samsungs tech. And remember, their S24 is just around the corner, cannot wait to see what they do!

Agreed 💯

My 2 favorite smartphone brands are Samsung and iPhone. I've had the S23 Ultra, a beast of a smartphone overall that I think is better overall than the iPhone 14 pro max. But now I'm more convinced of the iPhone 15 pro max overall. But of course they are close to each other, it's all about the little things that make a difference.

S Pen, USB C 45 W, 120Hz screen : Are we considered as 'little' thing?

I dont tgink thats a big upgrade. Especially since its only been couple days since released there might be issues with it. Better you wait. And the battery is worst than the 14 series

@@farishakim6759 I almost never used the S pen. 45 watts is barely faster than the 25 watts, I tested with my 25 and 45 watt Samsung charger. Apple also has a 120hz screen on the iPhone pro max.

Going to be interesting to see what Samsung will do with the S24 Ultra because this new iPhone really stepped up in every aspect. Much better camera balance with all the lenses vs Samsung. iPhone is definitely the video king without a question. I have the S22 Ultra and I hate that I can't switch to different cameras while in 60FPS mode. Whatever camera you use to start the video is the camera you're stuck on. Plus the shutter lag is super annoying and the camera transitions is not smooth. Apple is starting to impress me more and more.

Everything is solid. To contrast for the last one, the audio comparison. I like the iPhone's wide and dynamic sound when it comes to listening to the audio. With the S23 Ultra it sounded slightly muffled and like the EQ was completely trashed when they process the audio. Less crispy voice, less shine to the tone. But that is the cost that comes with noise cancellation and it sounds like this is software noise cancellation which tends to suck. Can be improved if you import it into software and edit the eq of the attached audio independently and re-merge them but dude come on 💀.

I would love to see this kind of comparison with the new Pixel 8 Pro coming out vs the Iphone 15 Pro Max overall amazing video!

This video is sooo well made! I loved it! You were super precise! I was shocked to discover that iPhone zoom sometimes it can also be better than the one on the Samsung S23 Ultra, I wasn’t expecting that tbh. S23 Ultra did really good but I think that for the majority of the things you showed iPhone wins. What a great phone Apple created this year!

They release great phones every year, most of them. Competition its high. I dont know why some keep pointing the damn zoom, when you show someone a photo you dont need to zoom and even if you do I can assure you that with these amazing cameras majority wont notice a difference unless they are fanboys lying to themselves. Also we dont print 6 meter wide photos using mobile phones cameras.

Zesty Ahh + Goofy Ahh Run = 16:04

Ultra s23 has been out for a while now and can still hold it's own with pro max 15. I am very impress by that but really hope ultra s24 can be on par or even beat iphone in terms of video. Great comparison btw. Thanks!

If your definition of “a while” is half of a year. They are half a year apart, which means the S24 will come half a year after the iPhone 15.

The S24 Ultra is gonna be a beast.

@@thundergato84 That's what they said with the 23 and it came out to be an utter shit

@@The-fs5wn its coming out on February

@@j.a.3138you are saying shit. Tho I’m an iPhone user but s23ultra is a badass phone. I’ll take it over 14pro max

10:37 If I want the ability to go up to 10x zoom, I'm choosing the S23 Ultra instead. It has the 10mp 10x periscope lens, so I'd rather go for it. Especially since it takes only one click on the S23 Ultra and on the iPhone you have to use the slider to go to 10x.

The overall camera experience on the s23ultra is better, but my biggest complaint is samsung's image processing is the worst of the big 3. The white balance always seems off on mine, the greens always appear more yellow, and I think with good lighting the s23 has the best camera, but in general, it's the worst as far as image quality. In video same thing, the video is good but appear soft and flat compared to the more vivid and contrast iPhone and pixel. I struggle to find consistency with with in the camera with my s23 ultra, which is the biggest head scratcher because it literally has the most amazing hardware and it's like you know the potential is there, just hard to reach that potential 6/10 times.

For some reason, almost all the s23u photos look better to me except the night zoom. I believe that making shadow areas brighter/whitish, does not always make the image look better always. It needs to maintain a balance. On the other hand iphones videos are great

I agree (as a photographer) the shadows lower contrast makes it look washed out

I thought I was the only one

Yea same. Been learning photography for the past year and I must say I prefer the s23u.

You always make the best camera comparisons ever. I admire the excellence of work you do. You're the best.😊 @SuperSaf

Honestly, both of them are great cameras. It's just comes down to which operating system and ecosystem you prefer.

The iPhone is clearly better , you will be downgrading if you go android

​@@dadillonfulBS.

@@dadillonful Absolutly not, Men going from Android to Iphone is downgrading, Imaging being free to do what ever you want, and customize the phone the way you want, and then go and buy a phone where the company (Apple) tells you how to use the phone, and have very little stuff you can customize. I used Iphone 4 and SE and then bough S9. I Was insaned about the Screen Quality then (The iphone in 2018 had very bad screen ), the customization was amazing and still until now, the stability of the software was very good (the IOS is very good as well). Do not forget that S23 Ultra came out feb 2023, compared to Iphone 15 Pro Max. A more fair comparison would be when the S24 Ultra is released.

​@@dadillonfulabsolute tosh lol. Each to their own!

I wish more people thought like this. I’ve had the best of the best Samsung and the best of the best iPhone. I like them both an I think they are great phones. iPhone is just my preferred OS and ecosystem currently! I like the simplicity of the OS and everything just works together better for me! 🍻

I have no intention of buying a phone at all this year BUT I MUST WATCH SUPERSAF!!!!!!!! 🎉😂😎

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Awesome video! I loved it 😍. My iPhone 15 pro max should be arriving by the end of the week and I am excited. On the other hand, I never “hated” android side of the world and will give Samsung credit where the credit is due. As someone else said in the comments, you can’t got wrong with either phone . They are both wonderful and get the job done. I most likely will stay with Apple because it is just something that works for me personally.

I think the XDR on the iPhone is a good idea. It makes the sky shine brighter and brighten the picture without ruining it. I have the same feature on my Oppo Reno 10 Pro Plus

Would be great to see the shutter speed and iso settings for the low light photos. Great video though!

Very detailed camera comparison as always.

Thanks! 👍

The fact that you got to zoom that hard to see the differences just shows how good both phones are and it's just a matter of personal preference while choosing one or the other but at the end of the day they both great phones

Using iPhone is like you're trapped inside a jail. Being an iPhone user from the first iPhone ever this year finally I switched to android and it honestly feels absolutely amazing. Now the possibilities are endless like flip, foldables stylus and many more. Now I can breath peacefully and do what I want. 😊

It's a tie and the fact that S23 ultra available at way affordable price sounds like a steal deal🔥

I needed a battery test!! This was sooo perfect and in-depth 👌🏻 I think I choose iPhone this year... there is something about it, I liked it better most of the times

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It has come to a point where the camera itself isn't the issue anymore, rather the app itself, how smooth it is, how user-friendly, what style do you like more regarding colours etc.

Great camera comparison as always Saf I always make sure to watch these every year since 2014 :D

I'm a lifetime android users. Ever since the moto Droid came out. I been planning on doing YT/TT and have been debating on the 23ultra or 15pm. You have made the decision much easier for me. :) Thank you!

S23 ultra still manages to keep up really good with 15pro max , I wonder how good the s24 will do then 👀

Have been watching your camera comparisons from years, great work as always!

I still care about zoom more so the S23 Ultra for me -- but damn, the iPhone 15 Pro Max is still very impressive!

Hey Saf, can you explain how the ability to turn any shot into a portrait shot after the fact on the new iPhone is different than what's available on a pixel? It's been a while now that I've been able to take any shot and apply portrait blur and adjust the depth and blur of that effect after the fact. Is the iPhone doing something more that I don't understand?

Yes, iPhone is using depth mapping data captured by multiple lenses to create bokeh for portraits. This information is automatically collected now without portrait mode being selected. Other phones that offered this post editing bokeh were just trying to make a “cutout” of the subject matter and then blur the rest.

@@Iamsam526 sounds right. I know that other phones with multiple lenses do this as well when portrait mode is selected, including the pixel. So it sounds like the big difference is the iPhone detecting when portrait mode would be useful and automatically collecting the depth data. But realistically that extra info really only helps make a more accurate cut out. No matter how you slice it, the portrait mode on smartphones is relying on computational smarts. And I got to say even my regular photos that I later add the portrait blur to really don't look any different than if I had used the dedicated portrait mode.

@@Iamsam526 The other thing I was kind of wondering is whether the motion photos are still captured when the iPhone automatically collects this depth information.

@@CaseyDarwinYea I’m not sure of all the technical details on how things work but I’m sure Samsung and other companies will be implementing the same dual camera post production bokeh effects soon…It seems like a legit step forward for phone photography.

Yes, you can now have Live Photos with Portrait Mode. Also the iPhone has a LiDAR Scanner dedicated for depth info

That ultra macros (and ultrawide) are amazing! Great comparison, as always!

My absolute favorite camera comparisons. You really shine at these.

As a Samsung fan, Apple has really updated their photo quality compared to 14 pro max (which in comparison with the s23 ultra, was so bad). Good job.

Damn bro your camera comparison are really next level.

Great comparisons—I’m going with the 15 pro! Everything comes down to preference.

Keep in mind that the 5× camera exists only on the Pro MAX, not the Pro, it has the 3× telephoto (which in my opinion is far more practical, I would rather have a 5× digital zoom than a 3× digital zoom).

How much did Samsung AND Apple pay you to say this? 😛(great vid dude)

$1.50 each 😂 (Thanks man)

I'm using S23 Ultra and I can add portrait effect to the pictures after I take them so I see you focus so much on that point in the iPhone but didn't mention it in the S23 Ultra. However, I liked the video and I was waiting for this comparison to see how my king will stand against what's known as the Camera master haha, Best Regards Safwan.

Yeah, I noticed the same thing. I feel like they don't take time to know the nitty-gritty of other phones, like they do with iPhone

​@@OkwasiaBiNti100% bro...

Yes! I dont know why tech vloggers do not mention this you can change focus everytime you take a shot on portrait mode on the native app and even photo only thru galaxy enhance x

Gets invited to the apple event, has the apple watch and a mac, how biased is Saf? Neglects to mention blur effect after the shot on the S23, I suppose it is an extra step, says night time shots are better on the apple view finder but personally that dark a situation you can judge it enough if required just by pointing in general direction, kind of expected his conclusion, optics on Samsung are always going to win out over digital zoom, as always it's an eco system choice both are good depending on which OS, can't be too harsh on apple can get blacklisted,

when it comes to camera comparison, I Always prefer supersaf. Honest and detailed comparison is here. Thank you Saf brother. 🙏🏻

Thanks for the comment

@@SuperSaf Welcome Brother 🙏🏻.

Man,S23U is insanely good even till now 😮

That iPhone 15 Pro (max) is really putting the bar high with the new 24MP default, better videos encoding, LOG format etc I’m sure that Samsung gonna compete with that with the S24 Ultra but still We can finally play around with the iPhone without just being a point an shoot That’s great

That shutter delay on the s23 would drive me insane. Great camera but that alone would grind my gears every time I opened the camera and wanted to snap quick shots

It's honestly not as bad as he showed in the video lol. Even my S20 FE isn't that slow, and S23 Ultra makes this one look potato. Obviously, night photos take more time coz the sensor needs to let in a lot more light. Also, you do have the option of turning the slow processing off, Saf just forgot to show it in this video.

Only if you use 200mp, there's no lag on auto mode with the latest update

Overall the iPhone takes the win for most people...that is until the S24 is released, then we'll have another dual. In the next comparison I would like to see some shots w/ a little bit of action; maybe dogs or children playing so we can see how bad the shutter lag is w/ the S23 Ultra.

It’s amazing what Apple are able to deliver despite being inferior with the hardware/technical figures. It goes to show that it’s more of a battle of software as opposed to hardware in this moment of time.

And integration. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Samsung focus on parts

@@PSy84 absolutely. As individuals pieces Samsung may be leading but Apple have mastered the puzzle. At one point I remember everyone solely focusing on figures but now it’s about performance.

Thank you for this comparison. I wanted to buy the iPhone 15 pro Max to find the Apple ecosystem, but I will keep my S23 Ultra because at the photo level it is far ahead of the iPhone!

Nice. Cool to see the s23 still holding it's own. Would love to see the new Sony Xperia 1 V vs the new iPhone.

It launched 7 months ago this year it should hold its own. Cameras are mostly the same on flagships nowadays. 15 pro max did great

You have to update the s23 to the latest version as the camera got many improvements including the 2x

You need to do a full comparison of the HEIF Max 48mp on the 14 Pro vs the HEIF Max 24mp or 48mp on the 15 Pro. Both use the same main sensor and specs for the main Wide lens so it would be a good comparison.

Ion these comparisons everyone always misses the fact that sometimes one phone will over expose an area or underexpose but that’s just user error, as you’ve most likely tapped somewhere els on the screen maybe the sun if everything is looking a bit dark or if the photo has over exposed areas you’ve most likely clicked to focus on a shadowed area

It's important to keep in mind that all of these photos are SOOC. If speed and convenience are your goal for photos, you might prefer the S23. If you have knowledge of photo editing (Lightroom) and like to take more control of your final photos, then you may prefer to shoot raw with the i15. Just my two potatoes worth. :)

I agree. While I can bring in photos from S23U and edit in Adobe the RAW from my i14 Pro Max is easier to manipulate because I do not have to do as much color correcting and with the i15 getting ACES support and the ability to plug into to external camera monitors for studio Apple has really stepped up the camera games, from a professional use perspective.

Samsung has delay in photos when you click the shutter. iPhone is real time

​@@PSy84everything can be adjusted in settings, my friend. Things are never as cut and dry as they look.

Throughly enjoyed this detailed comparison. Thanks a lot 🙏

Hello saf always great to see ur videos from India. U always do a lot of hardwork on making a Camera comparison between samsung latest flagship vs iphone latest flagship every year . U r consistent also. Love to see every videos but i do not usually comment . Great work, amazing and unbelievable comparison. Ultimately i am so impressed with u today. Thanks a lot for giving me so much happiness.

How do you intend to break this duopoly? Which other cameras outside these 2 are comparable? You have done a great job in this comparison however. It's properly informative.

Good review! Very sad that Apple refuses to get close to the Galaxy with a great telephoto camera. With the s24 Ultra, Samsung will have put Apple behind with four models in a row. I use my s21 for shots of deer and foxes in the woods behind our house, my kids performing in school events, beautiful cloud formations or mountain views and, yes, the Moon. Apple strategy is to dribble out upgrades. I'd hoped to get the 15 Pro Max to sync with my MacBook Air M1 and iPad. (I also have an old iPhone SE.) But I'm leaning towards waiting another year to see if Apple finally comes through.

Iphone clearly won this test. And samsung is going to use 5x and 50mp next year. Reportedly, the S24 Ultra will feature two zoom lenses: a 10 MP 3x zoom camera, and a 50 MP 5x zoom lens. The 50 MP sensor on the 5x zoom lens is said to have a 1/2.52-inch size and 0.7μm pixels.

Honestly, the s23 ultra has shown me how much contrast the iPhone 15 is using the s23 ultra look a lot more natural to me. I remember when samsung could never come close to the iPhone in camera comparison, the iPhone time is over in having the best camera in the market

That's true iPhones camera has always been better but the price matters and often times iPhone adds fake colours that don't really fit unless you're planning on uploading it to Ur IG