How are we feeling now after this video? Team iPhone 15 Pro Max or Team Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra?

I'm surprised how close they are to be honest. Samsung has done a really good job at closing the overall video gap. I am really disappointed that the new iPhone coating didn't take care of the lens flare issue this time around. The announcement of the new anti-reflective coating was the feature I was most excited about yet Apple is still behind Samsung there.

Damn, it's unbelievable how well the Galaxy S23 Ultra is holding up against the new iPhone 15 Pro Max.. Very excited to see what Samsung will deliver with the Galaxy S24 Lineup. It's promising. 👍

Still shocked that Samsung finally did really well with video on the S23 Ultra. Very happy about that. IPhone stilll beats it, particularly in low light footage, but it's never been so close.

just a tip for s23 ultra users.. just shoot in manual video at night.. it can control the noise really good :)

Try the pro video mode where you can adjust temperature, shutter speed, iso, etc, it's really cool what you can do there. Full HD even allows live colour grading

Great comparison, Danny! Thanks for doing this for everyone.

The problem I have when using an IPhone to record video when coming from a Samsung flagship is the unbelievable omission of pause record mode. Basic editing on the fly is so smooth on my S23 Ultra, but when I use my work colleagues 14 Pro Max for video I invariably end up with either an array of little video snippets or one overly long continuous boring video with too much walking around and nausea inducing panning and unwanted small talk. It is so irritating and unpleasant. My work colleague has tried third party apps to give his device this ability but they all come at a price and are not the perfect solution according to him.

Great video, as usual! If I'm not mistaken, when in low light, the S23 Ultra doesn't use the optical zoom - it uses digital. I think this is why the outcome at 9:05 is as it is. Not sure, but worth checking.

This was a great review! I appreciate your analysis and information.

Absolutely amazing comparison! thanks, really helps :D

I have a question, were high bit rate and HDR options on while testing the S23 Ultra?

You are the go-to channel when I'm looking for a video comparison. Keep up the great job.

Btw make sure to watch this video in 4K even if your screen is lower resolution. UKposts's 1080p bitrate is pretty bad so you'll get much more clarity even on an 1080p screen with 4K playback.

One of the best comparisons on this platform, great job again 👍

Danny for President 🙌🏼. No other camera review touches yours. As fas as i am concerned, you are the Gold Standard for Camera Test. Thanks for all you do

Great review! One thing for sure with the front facing capture is that Samsung has better noise cancellation and it's is noticeably different. Samsung has come a farrrr way otherwise and they have the optics and processing to beat Apple. Just a matter of time and software tweaking.

Great video! Love the low light videos

I love all of your comparison videos. I make sure to watch before upgrading to a new phone. Just a request if possible to have a comparison with the Huawei P60 pro also. Thanks!

Great review … thanks you

Thank you for sharing brother ❤

That's the reason why Samsung is thinking to change 10x 10mp optical to 5x 50mp optical. If they do things right it would be better all the way. Samsung has high ceiling but their tuning and optimization is needed more, also with the help of 8gen2 it was going better than ever. If they focus well in video for the S24u, they can bring the best smarthphone for video easily. Not to mention if High bitrate option was used, maybe it would've done way better. Also other videos proved HDR10+ to do really good from the S23u. It would've been interesting to see those test by Danny.

Really good comparision!

The ride was the perfect time to test action mode 😭😭😭 Thanks for the quality comparison as usual. You’re the king of this segment on UKposts.

Can you use picture style as white balance adjustment for both photo and video?

Damn you done this i love it.this will make my decision clearer.❤

One thing I have noticed is that on something's one will make the color a little darker while the other makes certain things slightly brighter and vice versa

Danny, the best camera comparison guy on the entirety of UKposts.. 💯💯

I have a Galaxy S23 Ultra and was waiting for the video reviews to see if I should pick up the Apple iPhone 15 ProMax. Your review and several other reviewers have convinced me to stay with the S23 Ultra. These two phones are so good and so close in video recording quality it's not worth having both. Thanks for saving me a pile of cash. Great review!

I love the videos on the S23 Ultra, I just wish that the overall exposure was slightly lower on daytime. Of course, it's a personal preference, and locking the exposure or editing it slightly afterwards usually does the trick (or using the pro mode, obviously). The feature I couldn't leave without, however, is the 8K: first, it allows you to zoom in the video after it has been shot (you can downscale it to 4K at any point, anyway), but also, it allows you to capture 33mp screenshots and make real photos out of them. Extremely useful in some situations when you want to have the perfect timing for a photo.

Brilliant video Danny! Any chance for a Pixel 7 Pro vs iPhone 15 Pro video test?

Now that's a video comparison.

In general, the two good phones do not show big differences at night. I see that the iPhone does not handle the reflection of light from the spotlights on the lens.

DANNY is The BEST..When it comes to camera comparisom,no one ever can get closer..No one can offer such amazing and detailed picture to picture comparison..Danny, we love you pal..Keep up the GREAT work.....

For the initial video test, I'm curious to know if "Voice Isolation" was enabled on the 15 PM. Standard mode picks up quite a bit of background noise but if you enable it on the iPhone, I think the audio would have sounded about the same on the S23 Ultra. Nevertheless, it's great to see that both phones overall are amazing. Really can't go wrong with either choice these days

I have both phones but I admit the iPhone 15 is a bit better. Only in low light the iPhone color balance is way off. When not moving around the S23 has great video, sharpness and colors. But moving it becomes a bit blurry.

Always include low light video and changes from light to dark. It's a very common real world scenario. Thanks!

I have S22ultra & I m very happy with it, planning to upgrade to either 15pm or S24ultra.

Samsung really nailed it the stability rocked

The only conclusion I have after watching this video is that night video is still pretty bad on both phones.

One of the very few UKpostsrs that explain in detail their view and conclusion. Thank you Danny. And thank you for separating the video comparison from the photo comparison. At 1:14 you were wondering why the rocks are clearer on the iPhone. I believe it is because Samsung was focusing on the wooden fence directly in front of you. I think this is something that happened a few times. I don’t know the algorithms used to find the point to focus at. A question: had Auto FPS been activated on the Galaxy? I think the quality is so good on both that it alone is no longer the main aspect for choosing one over the other. However, the lens flares on the iPhone are still destroying the night videos. This is for me a reason not to use the iPhone for videos at night. Btw., the rides in Magic Kingdom are the best use-case for Director’s view of Galaxy: I have so many videos with my kids on roller coasters with a split screen showing the ride and the reaction of my kids at the same time … this is simply priceless!

Finally tests at 4K 60FPS. Never understood the 30 FPS tests.

Very Good review

I'm hopeful for Samsung to release a software update to improve the noise on my s23 Ultras video

I would prefer a bit less sharpness on Samsung. But as title says, yeah are pretty close in more scenarios! Thanks for your effort! 👏

It’s interesting, they’re great with some camera settings but struggle with others. Let’s nail this already!!

It's a pretty meaningful video as a s23 Ultra user. I'm very satisfied with the new 15 Pro Max because it's not much different. I'm really looking forward to the s24 Ultra. I enjoyed the video.

This is amazing to have video comparison only

Samsung was almost always behind Apple in terms of video but with the s23 ultra they kind of caught up to the 14pro series. The 24 ultra will hopefully level the playing field. In terms of photos, there never will be a clear winner as there are too many ways available to capture the same photo on the s23 ultra that making a vs video simply doesn't do it justice. The camera assistant app and the expert raw also plays a major role which most youtubers tend to neglect. In any case you achieve almost any photo you want if you use a tripod with any of these phones. The major difference maker is video and apple once again pulled ahead. Lets wait and see what the s24 ultra does.

Good comparison

god bless your family nice to find time while working and spend time with the family respect ❤

Here is a list of the features samsung has that should be recognized... get some popcorn, probably idk: 120hz 7-8hrs screen time on one ui 6 beta 4 Remove animations completely Highest brightness for a long time Split screen Samsung dex (turns phone to pc) Action button (apple gimmick) Tap on back of phone for stuff 30x zoom on base model alone 8k 30fps on base model alone 1080 960fps base model alone Pro video with 21:9 size Portrait video that's tweakable Comes with 4 months yt premium Comes with adobe lightroom Customizable speed for shutter New 2x optimized mode one ui 6 Live home and lockscreen wallpaper Charge other phones even iphone Extra dim modes for battery Performance modes for preference Gaming hub that monitors temp Internal cooling feature Type c Punchhole display Super steady mode (gopro look) Bixby AI call(scares scammers) Developer mode option Super Useful Device Control Fully customizable home screen Fully customizable lock screen So many widgets You can increase ram from storage One-handed modes Pop up modes Swipe gestures In screen fingerprint Face recognition Smart lock features Secure folder features Battery optimization settings Auto restart settings Easy downloads Easy transfers from cameras Raw formats Hdr10+ video and screen High bitrate recording Quick launch Color pallete for phone Spen for ultra Water resistance - swam in springs Barely fingerprints on back Durable build Confident design and sleek Dolby atmos sound + gaming New emoji look Swipe gestures and button options Edge lighting for notifications Ai tools for camera Recording studio Timelapse creator for landscape pics Makes pictures portraits after shot 4k 60 fps front camera Directors View - all angles at once Lost phone feautres Encryption features Lock features Smart view Samsung internet Ai translate Ai shop - looks for item in camera Custom call backgrounds and chats Super fast charging 1 hr tops 0-100 GUYS THERES SO MANY MORE FEATURES BUT I NEED A BREAK😂🍿🍿I'll be back but take over in the comments for now with what i missed

Thanks 🙏

Between the 23Ultra and 15PM there is no wrong choice. Both are so close that there is no noticeable gap in camera performance unless held side by side and even then it’s debatable on both sides. You’ll get a great camera on both although id say the iPhone is slightly better at video while the ultra is slightly better at photos. It really comes down to if you’re a Samsung or Apple fanboy, as someone who fanboys over both ultimately I rarely take videos so the ultra is more suitable for me although I love the Apple Watch ultra to the moon and back

Which software on Samsung one UI 5.1 OR 6 beta?

I think by comparison of both the phones one thing is for sure that Apple has given new life to one year old Samsung S23 ultra.

Awesome comparison! But you should've done more 1080p footage at night instead of gojng 4K all the way. Realistically, how many people shoot at 4K all the time?

How do you hold 2 phones at roller coaster? With grip? Not afraid they fly off if with just hand? Last time I handd hold my iPhone SE 1st gen and I can't keep lift it up because of the force!

Great performance from both but i prefer the S23 ultra. I cannot deal with the overheating issues and the fragile glass body of the new iPhone 15 pro max

Love it

Great review. Apple is great for photography but being so close s23 ultra all the way due to multitasking capabilities and other areas of being a Smartphone that excels at other tasks especially multi-tasking. If Apple is 10 in camera the ultra is 8/9 so an allrounder with better value.

this is what i needed, ahhh😀

It’s pretty impressive to see that the iPhone’s 10x digital zoom is nearly identical to the S23’s 10x optical zoom.

The iPhone went from green chat bubbles to green dots in video. Proof that Apple is a granny smith

when you upload the vids to your computer do you find either laggy? i was comparing 15 vs s21 and the 15 videos on the macbook were laggy and choppy!

Please do a S23 ultra and Pixel 8 Pro camera test when the time comes.

Could you please make a test of stabilisation on iphone15 pro max with ultra wide lens in low light? 🙏🏽

I am not stupid to buy an iPhone at this price. I will change from iphon 11 to S23 ultra

Pretty close. And since I prefer the Galaxy over all that's a good thing.

Aside from the noise in black sky, i actually prefered S23Us videos and color science

It's pretty close whereas in some other youtubers videos iPhone was leagues ahead! Thanks for this honest review

Can you do a review on the Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 cameras?

Im glad i picked the iphone 15 pro max, THANK YOU! ❤️🙌🏼

Other than appearnt noise on the Samsung i kinda like the colour science. That clearty on the digital zoom by iphone though... Samsung need to increase aperture of periscope lens...

Fun fact: since the OneUI 6.0 update you can actually switch between 1x and 2x lossless zoom while recording in 4K60. In order to do so, you have to select 1x first, then pinch in to zoom. As soon as you hit 2x, the resolution clears up. You can even pinch in to 2x, start recording and pinch back to 1x while recording! You can`t achieve it regularily by selecting 2x lens.

Do a comparisons with S23+, Cuz it have different lenses ;⁠)

The Green dots is a feature...

Heyy it is Danny time. Let's get into the video

Best at canera comparisons!

Please turn on pro mode on s23 ultra and get impressive night mode video

The lens flare is horrible in the iPhone, for a flagship that is. I can't stand it because it totally makes you forget about the colors, the detail because the flares are there, in your face!! Totally makes the video look like crap at night when there are light sources or in the day when sun is shining strong. Waiting for the Pixel 8 Pro in 2 weeks to decide.

I'm waiting to see how close the Pixel 8 gets in video to the iPhone.

Thanks danny your the best man I prefer S23ultra colours profile at night over iPhone it's true better than Samsung in noise but I much prefer the colours it's darker and warmer near to realistic.

Hopefully the s24 ultra fixes low light video and improves the night mode

Nice

10x on both phones seems to be the limit, anything above that is pretty much unusable quality wise. Even 10x is pretty much pushing it.

great street photography cameras

I like the S23U more

I love both the phones tho my main sim is on the iohone 15 pro max i always took my s23 ultra with me. To me they are exactly the same . I love them both. I think people are drawing a false dichotomy regarding the two. I live with them both. Camera : both are great Low light : both are great Video: tho people think iphone is a bit ahead but to me the s23 ultra video is as good as the iphone . Only in low light video iphone stand out

S23U 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Danny, Thank you So Much! I came across your videos because I want to invest in the best phone cameras to make pics & vids of food for my business. All the tech language is still new to me.. After watching your very informative videos.. I’m still indecisive! 😅 Please help! Which do YOU recommend based on your professional experience is best for social media production? Cos I thought 200mp would be better than 48mp! But clearly I have no idea! 🤷🏻‍♀️

6:40 i love samsung take on this scenario, looking luxurious and more prettier overall plus this is true to life right? Hoping samsung to keep this while improving noise reduction even more

Apple really fixed the mistakes from the iPhone 14 Pro Max.

please do a 15 vs 15 pro vs 14 pro comparison

Wow that lens flare on the iphone cannot be ignored can it

for video id choose iphone anyday anytime but for overall usage and productivity and bang for buck id go with s23u

Please test pixel 8 against iPhone 15 and Samsung s23 camera comparison 🙏

I was all set to purchase the iPhone 15 Pro. I've never had an Apple phone but all my friends say they were the best over anything Samsung. Now I'm not so sure! There were good and bad point between both phones...so now it's going to be really hard to choose. Do either of the Brands (apple or Samsung) put out new updates that might fix some of the issues they both had? I appreciate your assistance.

super close, very few months from now and the samsung s24 ultra will be out, I really think it will have a much better performance than the s23 ultra and even the Iphone 15 pro max

S23 took it for me. 👌🏾