![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/i9mGO-bGp08/maxresdefault.jpg)
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra vs Google Pixel 5 vs iPhone 12 Pro Max: Camera shootout!
Smartphones,mobile tech,Android,mobile photography,mobile,iPhone,Pixel 5,iPhone 12 Pro Max,Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra,S21 Ultra,camera,camera comparison,smartphone photography,Samsung vs iPhone,iPhone vs Pixel,Samsung vs Pixel
Which top-shelf smartphone camera is best?
Read the originals:
Samsung: Galaxy S21 Ultra vs iPhone 12 Pro Max:
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra vs Google Pixel 5:
00:56 — Specs
01:25 — Daylight
02:31 — Detail
03:30 — HDR
04:54 — Low light
06:14 — Zoom
07:00 — Ultra-wide
07:34 — Portrait
Samsung, Apple, and Google have three of the best smartphone cameras in the game. Samsung is banking on its brilliant hardware, Google its stunning software, and Apple its continuity between lenses. We put the three flagship models from each company head to head to find out which phone is the best at taking photos.
Visit our website:
Check out our favorite stuff on Amazon:
Download the Android Authority App:
Listen to our Podcast:
—————————————————-
Follow us on social:
-
-
-
—
Affiliate Disclosure:
This post may contain affiliate links, when you buy through links in the description we may earn an affiliate commission. See our affiliate link policy for more details:
Follow the Team:
Ryan Thomas:
Joe Hindy:
Gary Sims:
#GalaxyS21Ultra #iPhone12ProMax #Pixel5
#Samsung #Galaxy #S21 #Ultra #Google #Pixel #iPhone #Pro #Max #Camera #shootout
Hey guys. Small clarification at 8:00 — I was referring to the S21 Ultra picking up the leaf stems as the result of having extra depth information. Thanks!
Zoom quaility and night mode Samsung is clear winner — everything else is mostly close with Pixel 5 murdering the S21 due to many lighting scenarios that make the S21 lean to heavily on its digital sharpeningtechnology. At times the “live’ processing of the scene seems to be too much for the S21 to handle without the image sputtering (especially) in slow motion and with fluid movement like waves and leaves in the wind.
Samsung overall is probably the better camera for extreme capability, but the Pixel is way more realistic and detailed in low light, portrait mode, and regular “everday” image capturing.
Samsung should be embarrassed that a phone 1/2 the price takes it to task so thoroughly. And, with BASIC photo editting software, the pixel images can be enhanced to be every bit as good, with minimal effort. Samsung = winner, but the pixel 5 is punching miles above its weight class. This was never about the iPhone for us, as we’ve left the cult long ago and have not looked back. Life without itunes is a better life.
6:07 i really cant beleave that this is all the pixel could get. i am having a pixel 4 and it does way better in such situations than what you have shown.
Google pixel is like something from 2010. Even its shitty sales speak volumes
Thank you for making this video!
🤩 S21 ultra looks great 👍
You should rename your site to ‘pixel-biased authority’, you are literally saying totally different things than my eyes can see
Why will u keep scene optimiser on and complain about it
The Ultra & 🍎 Max have caught Google with their panties down. The 🍎 video is the best hands down. The rest, the Ultra for my 💰🤑 is the best!
Apple sucks, I own an apple phone and it sucks, if you are in the market for a new phone, buy anything (Literally anything) but an iPhone
iPhone wins as always
“Samsung has taken the win in almost every category.” Say what?!?!?
I watched the video a few times and you seem to announce pretty clear wins to the Pixel in the categories of Daylight, Detail, and Portrait. 3 others go to Samsung (HDR, Low-light, Zoom) and you didn’t seem to state a clear winner in (Ultrawide). Color me confused.
Is it just me or am I the only one that finds it annoying that at 2:50 he’s like “we didn’t turn on the higher resolution mode” before saying “you’d expect the picture to have a better resolution
Honestly I dont trust all these reviewers anymore. Just go to a Best Buy and try the phones out yourself and choose which is best for you. The picture outside with the muddy road and the trees. No way the P5 had “the more pleasing colors”. And am a Pixel fan. All these guys are paid frauds. Also with the samsung why not turn off the saturation feature. Bias BS.
All this smartphone camera reviewers always thinks that more natural looking photos are just better. In real application NOTHING IS NATURAL! Every visual aid and media has gone through a TONS of post processing. Whatever is pleasing on the eye and catches Your attention is the BEST one ie. S21
All 3 phones is the best out you got more phones out there thats great in look amazing but Samsung my favorite
S21 Ultra photos r too bright, over saturated & unnatural. Pixel have the best true to life & natural photos.
I have always been an iPhone man but I enjoy these videos in order to learn a little technical specifications and just a factor enjoyable with the different photos and lighting in other ways to use your phone. I have the S 21 ultra on order and should have it in about 48 hours and I’m truly looking forward to experimenting and having fun. My 11 Pro Max will go on sale so here in a few months I’m sure I will have interesting opinion. You have a friend in Columbus Ohio🖐🏾!
IPhone is bumping up saturation more than Samsung in many cases.
Damn, I was thinking of moving to the Pixel 6 when it comes out but Samsung might still have the lead. An iPhone would be great to go with my mac, but every time I use one I’m just frustrated with the fact it doesn’t get all the simple things right that Samsung has mastered. Maybe it’s just user preference and familiarity though? Except my wife has had an iPhone for 3 years and can’t wait to move back to an android.
Pixal in pixal❤️
pixel is just awesome