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Samsung in February launched the Galaxy S23 Ultra, its newest flagship smartphone. The S23 Ultra is a lot like the S22 Ultra, but it has a 200-megapixel wide-angle camera lens that supports 8K video capture. Given that the S23 Ultra is a direct competitor to Apple's iPhone 14 Pro Max, we thought we'd take a look at both smartphones to see how they compare.


The Galaxy S23 Ultra is a 6.8-inch smartphone with an OLED display, so it's fairly similar to the 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Pro Max. Samsung is using a pinhole cutout for the front-facing camera, though, so there is more available display area on the S23 Ultra since it doesn't have a notch. Both support 120Hz maximum refresh rates, but the smoothing looks more dramatic on the S23 Ultra

iphone-14-pro-max-galaxy-s23-ultra-leveled.jpg

Samsung is using a more squared off design with slim bezels, so these two smartphones don't look much alike. It has less curve on the display than the prior-generation model, and even though it's large, the flat display and the straight frame make it comfortable to hold. There's also an S-Pen stylus that can be used with it, which Apple does not offer. The S-Pen is handy for note taking, but it's more of a niche feature than something that is widely appealing to all users.

iphone-14-pro-max-galaxy-s23-ultra-rear-leveled.jpg

At the back, there's a triple-lens camera setup and Samsung has introduced a 200-megapixel wide-angle lens while the iPhone 14 Pro Max has a 48-megapixel lens. With high-end smartphones, it's often difficult to choose a clear winner in terms of image quality, and it comes down to a preference for the color temperature and built-in editing that smartphone manufacturers do.

s23-ultra-camera-comp-lake.jpg

When it comes to video quality, Apple's iPhones usually win out, but Samsung has made some improvements this year. The 8K video is impressive, and there are notable boosts in stabilization on the Galaxy S23. It's much harder to tell the difference in video quality between the two smartphones with the S23 Ultra.

s23-ultra-camera-comp-ikea.jpg

Main lens photos look fantastic on both phones in good lighting conditions, despite the difference in megapixels. You can choose from 50 or 200 megapixels when using the S23 Ultra, and you'll get more detail, but at the cost of storage space. The ultra wide lenses are also comparable, but Samsung is the clear winner when it comes to zoom capabilities. The Galaxy S23 Ultra has 10x optical zoom and up to 100x digital zoom, though it stops looking great after about 30x. Apple's iPhone 14 Pro Max tops out at 3x optical zoom, though that's set to change with the iPhone 15 Pro Max.

s23-ultra-camera-comp-keybank.jpg

Portrait mode on both smartphones is impressive. The S23 seems to do better with details in shots with people and it has better background blur, but it can be too soft. The iPhone is better at skin tone.

s23-ultra-camera-comp-portrait.jpg

At the end of the day, operating system preference matters much more than feature set for smartphones at this level. If you're an iOS user, you're probably not going to want to swap over to Android, and vice versa, regardless of how many eye-catching features are offered.

What do you think of Samsung's S23 Ultra? Which smartphone photos do you prefer? Let us know in the comments below.

Article Link: Video: Samsung's New S23 Ultra vs. Apple's iPhone 14 Pro Max
 
Article title is a bit misleading. I watched the whole video waiting to get to other comparisons, but it was just the cameras. Then I noticed the title of the video itself.

I love how the zoom capabilities are kind of an afterthought, but this is a huge differentiator. The comparison goes through all other aspects and is basically like "they are about equal, so pick which ever one you like", then at the end it's "oh yeah, there's the whole zoom thing, which I guess is neat, but yeah". Uh, it's night and day...
 
The S23 Ultra is impressive and happy with what I see in Video (finally) from them, and feel their outdoor light shots are quite impressive when it decides to saturate correctly. Been less impressed with the main wide camera in lower light, makes food and drink shots look either muted, or saturated to oblivion. Software updates should fix that hopefully.

For me Zoom isn't much of a thing, I have the standard Pixel 7, and an iPhone 14 Pro. I tend to use ultra wide or wide in over 90% of my shots, as they usually (not always) have the best sensor. I still feel zoom in most cameras (even iPhone) produce images that have more of a processed, mediocre quality similar to how point and shoot cameras do compared to a modern mirrorless.

But just my .02
 
50 Megapixel / 200 Megapixel... Howc? ? ?

Canon's €7k flagship (EOS-1D X Mark III) has a 20 Megapixel sensor
Nikon's €6k flagship (Z9) has a 45 Megapixel sensor.

Don't get me wrong, the sensors in current phones are amazing. 200 Megapixel in a phone sounds like some number magic, not the actual amount.
 
There’s really no excuse for Apple on this. Samsung is winning when it comes to camera. Apple just slow-rolls their camera tech out to milk as much money as possible out of us with their “best ever” claims.

I’m an Apple fanboy as much as anyone here really, but I have to be honest iPhone 15 better step it up, with the zoom specifically.

Android and iPhone hardware get more alike by the day, so Apple needs to stay ahead to differentiate themselves.
 
Looking forward to better zoom on iPhone. It’s honestly pretty useless as of right now. Too many artifacts and smudges that look like it was taken on a 5 year old iphone (not zoomed)
Some people are never happy. We all have the right to our own opinion; we don’t all have to think the same. if you’re not happy, fine but don’t complain about us not thinking the same as you...... because we all have our own opinions. Like it or not.
 
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Samsung in February launched the Galaxy S23 Ultra, its newest flagship smartphone. The S23 Ultra is a lot like the S22 Ultra, but it has a 200-megapixel wide-angle camera lens that supports 8K video capture. Given that the S23 Ultra is a direct competitor to Apple's iPhone 14 Pro Max, we thought we'd take a look at both smartphones to see how they compare.


The Galaxy S23 Ultra is a 6.8-inch smartphone with an OLED display, so it's fairly similar to the 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Pro Max. Samsung is using a pinhole cutout for the front-facing camera, though, so there is more available display area on the S23 Ultra since it doesn't have a notch. Both support 120Hz maximum refresh rates, but the smoothing looks more dramatic on the S23 Ultra

iphone-14-pro-max-galaxy-s23-ultra-leveled.jpg

Samsung is using a more squared off design with slim bezels, so these two smartphones don't look much alike. It has less curve on the display than the prior-generation model, and even though it's large, the flat display and the straight frame make it comfortable to hold. There's also an S-Pen stylus that can be used with it, which Apple does not offer. The S-Pen is handy for note taking, but it's more of a niche feature than something that is widely appealing to all users.

iphone-14-pro-max-galaxy-s23-ultra-rear-leveled.jpg

At the back, there's a triple-lens camera setup and Samsung has introduced a 200-megapixel wide-angle lens while the iPhone 14 Pro Max has a 48-megapixel lens. With high-end smartphones, it's often difficult to choose a clear winner in terms of image quality, and it comes down to a preference for the color temperature and built-in editing that smartphone manufacturers do.

s23-ultra-camera-comp-lake.jpg

When it comes to video quality, Apple's iPhones usually win out, but Samsung has made some improvements this year. The 8K video is impressive, and there are notable boosts in stabilization on the Galaxy S23. It's much harder to tell the difference in video quality between the two smartphones with the S23 Ultra.

s23-ultra-camera-comp-ikea.jpg

Main lens photos look fantastic on both phones in good lighting conditions, despite the difference in megapixels. You can choose from 50 or 200 megapixels when using the S23 Ultra, and you'll get more detail, but at the cost of storage space. The ultra wide lenses are also comparable, but Samsung is the clear winner when it comes to zoom capabilities. The Galaxy S23 Ultra has 10x optical zoom and up to 100x digital zoom, though it stops looking great after about 30x. Apple's iPhone 14 Pro Max tops out at 3x optical zoom, though that's set to change with the iPhone 15 Pro Max.

s23-ultra-camera-comp-keybank.jpg

Portrait mode on both smartphones is impressive. The S23 seems to do better with details in shots with people and it has better background blur, but it can be too soft. The iPhone is better at skin tone.

s23-ultra-camera-comp-portrait.jpg

At the end of the day, operating system preference matters much more than feature set for smartphones at this level. If you're an iOS user, you're probably not going to want to swap over to Android, and vice versa, regardless of how many eye-catching features are offered.

What do you think of Samsung's S23 Ultra? Which smartphone photos do you prefer? Let us know in the comments below.

Article Link: Video: Samsung's New S23 Ultra vs. Apple's iPhone 14 Pro Max
For me the Samsung is an ugly square brick, much like most Androids, as to the photos, it's all a personal preference, the reality is none are perfect, some are better on the iPhone & some better on the Samsung, the same can be said about Google Pixel.
S23 Ultra is better than the S22 and a good phone for an Android, but buyers need to beware of unscrupulous reviewers bigging it up above the iPhone and also remember in 6 months, they'll be a brand new iPhone 🤣
 


Samsung in February launched the Galaxy S23 Ultra, its newest flagship smartphone. The S23 Ultra is a lot like the S22 Ultra, but it has a 200-megapixel wide-angle camera lens that supports 8K video capture. Given that the S23 Ultra is a direct competitor to Apple's iPhone 14 Pro Max, we thought we'd take a look at both smartphones to see how they compare.


The Galaxy S23 Ultra is a 6.8-inch smartphone with an OLED display, so it's fairly similar to the 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Pro Max. Samsung is using a pinhole cutout for the front-facing camera, though, so there is more available display area on the S23 Ultra since it doesn't have a notch. Both support 120Hz maximum refresh rates, but the smoothing looks more dramatic on the S23 Ultra

iphone-14-pro-max-galaxy-s23-ultra-leveled.jpg

Samsung is using a more squared off design with slim bezels, so these two smartphones don't look much alike. It has less curve on the display than the prior-generation model, and even though it's large, the flat display and the straight frame make it comfortable to hold. There's also an S-Pen stylus that can be used with it, which Apple does not offer. The S-Pen is handy for note taking, but it's more of a niche feature than something that is widely appealing to all users.

iphone-14-pro-max-galaxy-s23-ultra-rear-leveled.jpg

At the back, there's a triple-lens camera setup and Samsung has introduced a 200-megapixel wide-angle lens while the iPhone 14 Pro Max has a 48-megapixel lens. With high-end smartphones, it's often difficult to choose a clear winner in terms of image quality, and it comes down to a preference for the color temperature and built-in editing that smartphone manufacturers do.

s23-ultra-camera-comp-lake.jpg

When it comes to video quality, Apple's iPhones usually win out, but Samsung has made some improvements this year. The 8K video is impressive, and there are notable boosts in stabilization on the Galaxy S23. It's much harder to tell the difference in video quality between the two smartphones with the S23 Ultra.

s23-ultra-camera-comp-ikea.jpg

Main lens photos look fantastic on both phones in good lighting conditions, despite the difference in megapixels. You can choose from 50 or 200 megapixels when using the S23 Ultra, and you'll get more detail, but at the cost of storage space. The ultra wide lenses are also comparable, but Samsung is the clear winner when it comes to zoom capabilities. The Galaxy S23 Ultra has 10x optical zoom and up to 100x digital zoom, though it stops looking great after about 30x. Apple's iPhone 14 Pro Max tops out at 3x optical zoom, though that's set to change with the iPhone 15 Pro Max.

s23-ultra-camera-comp-keybank.jpg

Portrait mode on both smartphones is impressive. The S23 seems to do better with details in shots with people and it has better background blur, but it can be too soft. The iPhone is better at skin tone.

s23-ultra-camera-comp-portrait.jpg

At the end of the day, operating system preference matters much more than feature set for smartphones at this level. If you're an iOS user, you're probably not going to want to swap over to Android, and vice versa, regardless of how many eye-catching features are offered.

What do you think of Samsung's S23 Ultra? Which smartphone photos do you prefer? Let us know in the comments below.

Article Link: Video: Samsung's New S23 Ultra vs. Apple's iPhone 14 Pro Max
Ps. 3 things that should be a priority on iPhone is to sort the zoom lens, over exposure and the flares in night mode oh and the sticking out camera bumps....personally I'd rather the thickness increased than to have that bump getting bigger and bigger
 
Article title is a bit misleading. I watched the whole video waiting to get to other comparisons, but it was just the cameras. Then I noticed the title of the video itself.

I love how the zoom capabilities are kind of an afterthought, but this is a huge differentiator. The comparison goes through all other aspects and is basically like "they are about equal, so pick which ever one you like", then at the end it's "oh yeah, there's the whole zoom thing, which I guess is neat, but yeah". Uh, it's night and day...
I always make a big deal out of the zoom as well....but I rarely use it, like 95% of phone users 🤣
 
Where are the originals? Like ya’ll can talk about megapixels and photo/video quality all day but any thumbnail as small as the ones you choose to share pretty much look the same.
As they would anywhere else they were posted 🤣
 
It's pretty difficult to compare the photos given the odd choice to use the purple/blue background colors in the article. It gives the appearance that iPhone photos are darker and Samsung photos are brighter and MORE BLUE, lol. Just an odd graphic design choice given the subject matter.
 
There’s really no excuse for Apple on this. Samsung is winning when it comes to camera. Apple just slow-rolls their camera tech out to milk as much money as possible out of us with their “best ever” claims.

I’m an Apple fanboy as much as anyone here really, but I have to be honest iPhone 15 better step it up, with the zoom specifically.

Android and iPhone hardware get more alike by the day, so Apple needs to stay ahead to differentiate themselves.
You're partially right about Apple , the reason I didn't upgrade my 13pro, was because the differences were just not that big, however before you start believing a load of fake reviews on the S23u, I suggest you watch the blind photo comparison between 14 Pro, S23u & Pixel 7Pro, done recently by Maxtech on you tube 😊
 
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