Wow u would think an iPhone could take macro photos. Apple has some catching up to do in certain areas.
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iPhone 12 Pro Max Unbox Theraphy - Galaxy S21 Ultra vs iPhone 12 Pro Max
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Got a 12 Mini today, it's a beast to say the least...
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That little champ is a beast, congrats.
As usual Samsung still has no idea, overheating left right and centre. 🤦♂️😂
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Holy crap that's insane numbers for that little iphone
The A14X Geekbench 5 benchmark around 1634 for single core and 7220 for multicore. The past next generations A series CPUs always benchmarked about the same as the previous AX versions. This means the A15 will benchmark around what the A14X does. That is a significant advance in performance for a low power CPU.
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I’ve made my choice. It was tough. I think the S21 has a great camera system which in some ways betters the iPhone but it’s all about the whole package and the ecosystem. I’ve upgraded to the 12 pro max and it should be here on Monday.
I wouldn't buy a Samsung now anyway, they will tank 30% within a month or so. Better to wait.
That’s true but you can get good trade in deals and free gifts like the buds pro if you upgrade early.
you reckon the next iPhone chip A15 will hit 7000 plus in multi core. big ask.
You're in a for a treat, battery life is out of this world, LiDAR sensor does wonders for portrait photos. What colour did you get that bad boy in.
Part of the SD888 upgrade is the integration of the 5G modem (vs separate modem on the SD865).
Really worried about these overheating issues, especially on the Exynos. My country is an exynos country, and Samsung is starting to over-markup their pricing like Apple, meaning more than the US MSRP. The S21+ base is $1150 here, contrary to the advertised $999 USD. And Samsung actually assembled the phone here locally, so no excuses on any tariffs/import duties.
Part of the SD888 upgrade is the integration of the 5G modem (vs separate modem on the SD865).
Really worried about these overheating issues, especially on the Exynos. My country is an exynos country, and Samsung is starting to over-markup their pricing like Apple, meaning more than the US MSRP. The S21+ base is $1150 here, contrary to the advertised $999 USD. And Samsung actually assembled the phone here locally, so no excuses on any tariffs/import duties.
How's the return policy over there? hopefully if you run into any issues you'll be able to get a refund.
The exynos 2100 isn't off to a good start in Australia, especially on the ultra, a lot of people have been complaining about heat issues, some saying the phone gets to hot to hold, a few said they can't use the camera for to long without the phone saying it needs to cool down, especially when shooting 4K 30-60fps videos, also some concerns over battery life, one person lost 10% battery while browsing the internet for 5 minutes.
I got gold 256GB. I was thinking about space grey because my MacBook and iPad Pro are space grey but my Apple Watch and iPad mini are gold.
I’m coming from a silver 11 pro max. Same storage size.
Few people I know have the gold 12 pro max, the frame is absolutely stunning, others have the graphite also looks stunning, couldn't help myself once I saw that pacific blue bad boy, knew I had to have it. 🤦♂️😂 silver was my second option.
Can't go wrong with either colour this year, apple has done a amazing job this year.
Yeah that’s why I can’t really consider a samsung phone. I take lots of pictures of my kids and the note 10+ took lots of blurry pics. Well i have other reasons too lol
Boredom lol Habit lol Curiosity about the cameras, FOMO over 5G, wanting to try the MAgSafe charger.
I’m sure you will upgrade for 12s max too lol. Least you know when you do sell it the value will still be really good. I know some here we’re able to sell their 11 pro max for £600-700 easily
If Apple sticks with a 6-core A15 then it could be a more modest performance upgrade. The A14X is a 8-core CPU.
What's surprising in this video is the ram problems the s21 ultra is having. Look at re opening of the apps , you would think the s21 ultra would hands down win, but the iPhone kills it . Weird
Memory management on the S21 not looking good. Samsung always thinks more gets them more to offset deficiencies they have in their phones. Can’t use more CPU cores anymore so now it’s more RAM or gazillion MP cameras.
It was interesting how the reviewer was touting the double tap on the side button to open the camera app. To bad he does not know about back tap on the iPhone, can use it to single back tap to open the camera app.
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What’s crazy is that I saw another Youtube video where the RAM management on the S21 Ultra was fine and no issues. It’s crazy how different some of these review videos are from each other. I own the phone but haven’t had any issues with RAM at all.