iPhone 12 Pro Max vs Samsung Note 20 Ultra- 4k Camera Comparison By MW Technology

Hey, what's up folks, what's going on, this watch hope you guys are all doing well, and today we're going to be doing a head. Smartphone camera comparison between two of the best smartphone cameras on the planet. Right now we're talking about the iPhone 12 Pro max versus the Samsung Galaxy note, 20 ultra we're going to be taking a look at the steels capabilities. The video capabilities, but kind of concentrating on the main wide camera and on the iPhone 12 Pro max is actually a unique feature in the fact that the main sensor is actually larger than the standard iPhone 12 lineup in the fact that it's 12 megapixels, but it has a pixel size rating of about 1.7 microns across now. On the note 20 ultra, we have a 108 megapixel stills capability, which gives it a pixel size rating of about 0.8 microns across certainly a lot smaller than the iPhone which might give the iPhone a little of an edge up in terms of low light performance. But we'll have to be the judge of that later on in our test now.

Another key uh distinction on the iPhone is that we have a sensor shift technology so instead of the heavier lens element used for optical stabilization, the actual imaging sensor moves from x y-axis apple says that this will resolve in both smoother looking video and also uh higher capabilities in terms of stabilizing your stills shots in uh night mode, and things like that. So we'll definitely take a look at that. We'll take a look at the 65 millimeter telephoto cameras that are both of these both have five times optical zoom, from the widest to the most telephoto uh camera, and both have a 12 megapixel ultra-wide cameras both can do 4k at 60 frames per second, and we'll go through uh, some sharpness examples, color rendition, the HDR capabilities, as well as the video in both good lighting and poorly lit conditions kind of at nighttime. So, if you're interested in finding out which camera reigns supreme, this is a perfect video for you and let's get right into it. Okay, so let's go over some side-by-side examples to give you guys in terms of what I'm experiencing out of both cameras in terms of sharpness.

Let's take a look at some outdoor examples here we have this board infographic at a park and, as you can see generally, the iPhone has a higher kind of contrast ratio. You have a very bright bright and a darker dark and text area and zoomed out. It looks great. You really can't see any big sharpness differences between the 108 megapixel camera that we have on the Samsung, but once we start to zoom in that 12 megapixels versus 108 megapixels becomes definitely more apparent where we can actually read out all the ultra fine details in the text, and it's quite legible, unlike the illegible text on the 12 megapixel camera on the iPhone. So in scenarios like this, where you need to zoom really in close to actually read fine text or to get more details about your shot, this is where the note 20 is going to really shine and outperform the iPhone.

Now, at the same vantage point now, switching over to the telephoto cameras, we can kind of see the same kind of trend where the note 20 ultra is actually rendering out sharper text details, and it's super legible and the pixels don't really fall apart as much as we see in this particular shot on the iPhone 12 Pro max now. Here's another good example of where the Samsung is a little sharper than the iPhone on the trees and river. In the background of this shot, you can see that things are a little sharper and better defined and in the foreground you can see that this broken off tree branch is clear: has better details preserved on the Samsung as well compared to the iPhone? Now the same trend kind of follows when you go indoors here we have this IKEA bookshelf and again zoomed out. It looks great on both smartphones and in fact, at times the iPhone looks a little sharper because of the higher contrast setting out by default. But once we start to zoom in and take a look at this uh hanging tag in this glass compartment, you can actually read the fine text on the note 20 versus on the iPhone the pixels kind of fade out, and it becomes considerably more blurry and illegible again now move forward.

Let's take a look at the portrait modes on both phones now uh. Taking a look at this shot of myself. You can see that the node renders out again sharper overall details. The contrast level is actually a little higher than the iphone kind of renders things out a little more neutral, which definitely can have its bonuses. If you're looking for a more subtle, more flattering, look, especially in facial features and skin textures.

That could be definitely a good thing and in terms of the separation between the subject and the background, both do a relatively good job of replicating that fake lens blur both effect, both on real-life subjects and artificial ones such as brother feet that we have over here, as well as the t800 now move forward. Let's take a look at some landscape. Photography shots in HDR mode now on the iPhone. The trend is fairly high, contrast ratios, but it still does a great job of preserving all the details and the highlights and shadows and the note on general looks a lot more neutral, a lot more natural and that could certainly be a benefit in the sense that it uh more realistically interprets the scene that you're, looking at with the naked eye versus the iPhone likes to kind of exaggerate things and make them look, possibly better uh what they are in real life. Take a look at this example of this mountain sunset scene.

We can see a greater level of contrast on the iPhone, as well as deeper colors, higher contrast and more drama and dynamics in the cloud details and textures in the sky versus the Samsung note.20 ultra is definitely a little. More neutral certainly doesn't have the brighter brights or the darker dark, but does a great job of preserving all the details, uh, both in the highlights and shadows, while not exaggerating too much in terms of the telephoto capabilities outside uh. When we zoom in to this particular shot on the iPhone, we have an again higher level of contrast, ratio, a lot of details and information in the clouds. The image is slightly noisier than what we encounter with the note 20 ultra, which uh preserves a lot more shadow details and a definitely a cleaner overall looking image with finer details that can be rendered out a little more clear in the distant background. Furthermore, I did a lot of tests in night mode doing a lot of nighttime photography, and I was super impressed with both phones, the level of details that they can render out in a scene that has a very minimal amount of a visible light.

A shot like this would pretty much be impossible without a DSLR camera and a high quality tripod. But thanks to machine learning enabled predictive algorithms that stabilize your long exposure shots, we can have nights cape photography, capabilities on smartphones that have very minimal amount of noise and do a great job of preserving uh and expressing what you see with the naked eye now in terms of which one looks best. Certainly, the iPhone 12 Pro max is the best low light uh photography camera, because it has the larger sensor on the iPhone a lineup, but it does tend to crush the blacks a little more. We have better shadow details on the Samsung note 20 ultra, that's not necessarily because it has a superior lens and sensor combination. It's probably due to the fact that the contrast levels set a little lower than the iPhone which tends to want to emphasize the highlights and blacks to make things a little more poppy, especially on the smaller smartphone screens.

But when we start blowing things up, you'll actually notice that we have more details preserved, especially in the shadows on the note 20 ultra now in terms of sharpness. A good example is, or we can see, that the front of the door and the windows are slightly clearer and better defined on the Samsung than the iPhone. The iPhone still looks great, but when we start to zoom in, you can see a little more refined edges and all the fine, crevices and smaller details are better preserved on the note 20 ultra compared to the iPhone another thing that I notice and although this happens on both cameras depending upon the specific scenario that you're shooting in, but you'll notice that there's this outer glow and kind of boom effect that you get out of a certain light fixture on the iPhone and that kind of outer glow effect is less apparent. On the note 20 ultra most of the time, you can still get it. It depends on the specific scenario and how the ISP process your particular shot, because there's a lot of post-processing going on over here, but generally it does a better job of representing again what your eye sees in real life move on.

Let's talk about the 60 frames per second 4k video, capturing capabilities. I did notice that uh the Samsung definitely likes to over sharpen things at times and as a result of that, there is more noise apparent in the footage and the iPhone is generally cleaner, smoother looking and, although you might not be as sharp at times. I do definitely prefer the look of it a little more to the Samsung and the big advantage is certainly uh. The uh stabilization system, thanks to the sensor, shift technology uh built inside the shots uh when you're, using it handheld or with even a Steadicam. A rig of some sort is definitely going to look smoother and certainly handheld.

The footage coming out of the iPhone is uh way, better uh and smoother than of the Samsung note 20, ultra optical stabilization system. Furthermore, we do have adobe vision, 10-bit video, capturing capabilities on the iPhone, and that will give you the advantage of getting a little more details preserved in the highlights and shadows where you can bring those details out and do a little more post-production with it. You can potentially have a higher bit rate on the video as well, but in terms of general video distribution, uh. Looking at the Samsung note, 20 ultra HDR video footage compared to the iPhone. I really don't see a big advantage in terms of getting more details out of the shadow and highlights even out of the 8-bit footage out of the Samsung so for most purposes, you're not going to see that benefit coming from the iPhone, but you are going to see less overall noise and better low-light performance in video.

That is definitely a big advantage on the iPhone uh. The Samsung pretty much looks terrible in a low-light nighttime scenario when you're using the video at 4k resolution, 30, fps or 60 fps, it's pretty garbage, there's a lot of lens flaring issues with the phone as you can see over here, and although the iPhone does have it too, the image is way clearer and definitely a lot more usable. But really I like guys, that's really it uh. As a summary, I would say that, in terms of stills capabilities, the note 20 ultra is probably my preference, but from a video standpoint I think the iPhone 12 Pro max is a clear winner. The videos are a little softer at times, but generally the color rendition is really nice, and it's a lot cleaner uh image, especially when you're shooting in a lower dimly lit conditions where the note 20 ultra really struggles in a video mode compared to the iPhone 12 Pro max.

So that is pretty much my opinion thus far in terms of stills. The note is better in terms of video. The iPhone is better. Definitely love to hear your thoughts, if you haven't done so already make sure you're subscribed to the channel, because we're also going to be coming out with a battery life comparison between the two to determine, which is the best smartphone uh from a battery life standpoint, as well as we're going to be doing an ultimate uh battery life. Comparison test coming out very, very soon, so make sure you have post notifications turn on like this video, if you haven't done so already and subscribe again big.

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Source : MW Technology