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Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra vs iPhone 11 Pro Max Camera Test Comparison

May 29, 2021
- Hey guys, Saf here at SuperSaf TV, and welcome to the long-awaited SuperSaf style

camera

comparison

. This time between the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra and the iPhone 11 Pro Max. You guys know the drill, we're going to

test

every aspect of the

camera

s, front, back, video, audio, images, low light, everything. Look for the audio icon in the corner of the screen. So we're using the front cameras right now, 4K 30 frames per second, see how it looks. Now what we are going to do is

test

the stabilization with this wind. Then walking. Now, let's go ahead and run. (runs) Let's try 4K at 60 frames per second and see what the stabilization is like. (wind blows) (runs) Now we are reviewing the video camera test, so initially it was pretty much 4K 30 frames per second.
samsung galaxy s20 ultra vs iphone 11 pro max camera test comparison
So let's see where the dynamic range is here, let's test the stabilization now. So let's walk a little, move on, (run) (wind blows) Now we can switch to the

ultra

wide angle camera while shooting. So (wind) and now we're going to test that stabilization with the

ultra

wide angle camera. (wind blowing) (runs). (wind blowing). You can also try zoom. So we have a two-fold optical zoom. We have a fivex optical zoom on the S20 Ultra (Wind). so we can't get much closer to the S20 Ultra compared to the iPhone Pro Max. (wind) Both cameras are also capable of filming in 4K at 60 frames per second. (wind) So let's test the stabilization in 4K 60, so run (run) (wind) seriously, I assure you in these camera

comparison

s. (wind) Now for this test, we will test the stabilization at 1080P.
samsung galaxy s20 ultra vs iphone 11 pro max camera test comparison

More Interesting Facts About,

samsung galaxy s20 ultra vs iphone 11 pro max camera test comparison...

We have super stability on the S20 Ultra, which should help, so let's go ahead and run. (runs) (wind blowing). The only feature we have on the S20 Ultra is 8K video, so now we switch to 8K video (wind) and we're at 4K on the iPhone 11 Pro Max. We now have a pretty cropped 8K, that's something I'm definitely noticing at the moment, but the details should be much sharper now. I'm not sure if you have 8K stabilization, but let's go ahead and try it anyway. So we walk and we go and we run. (runs) (wind blows) (walks) Now one of the things you can do is crop a lot more because this video is in 4K, in 8K at 24fps you can crop it a lot more and hopefully see a lot of detail. .
samsung galaxy s20 ultra vs iphone 11 pro max camera test comparison
Just a quick low light video test, so the spooky sounds are seriously coming from here. (wind blows) Those of you interested, (wind blows) there is no live video. (wind) Testing autofocus on the iPhone 11 Pro Max, very, very fast. Same test on the S20 Ultra and it's definitely slower. Yes, it takes a little time to concentrate. So that was the video. Now before we get to the images, a few quick things. First of all, if you haven't already, make sure to subscribe and hit the bell icon. That way you won't miss any future SuperSaf-style camera comparisons. I cover all the latest flagship devices here on the channel.
samsung galaxy s20 ultra vs iphone 11 pro max camera test comparison
And now let's see what we're working with here on these two devices. So they both have a similar camera, we should say. We have a main camera, we have an ultra wide angle camera and then we have a telephoto camera. But there are many, many differences here. The ultra-wide cameras have the same resolution, but we have much more resolution on the S20 Ultra. The main camera is 108 megapixels. Now you're going to shoot at the default 12 megapixels and that will allow you to combine nine pixels into one and give you better images. And it also has a larger sensor size overall.
The telephoto camera, again, has a high resolution and will also give you much more optical zoom, five times optical zoom and up to a hundred times digital zoom. So this will be quite interesting. And you also have eight time-of-flight cameras on the S20 Ultra to help you with depth information. And one last thing to mention is that all the images you see were taken in automatic mode. I have not modified any of the settings. There is a pro mode on the S20 Ultra if you are interested in checking it out. I also left the scene optimizer enabled, this is to replicate the experience that most users will have.
Let's go to the images. First, we have an exterior image of the main camera and both work very well here. We do have color differences, but this is to be expected. Now, in this particular image, I shot at 108 megapixels to show you what it's capable of. And if we analyze both images at 100%, you can see that we have much more detail in the S20 Ultra shot. So it's really nice to have if you want to capture all those details. Now remember that the images will be best optimized for software processing at 12 megapixels. And this is what the S20 Ultra is set to by default.
So in the future we will limit ourselves to 12 megapixels for the best optimization. But just to show you the power of 108 megapixels. Now, the other thing we have on the S20 Ultra is that zoom. So if we maximize the optical zoom, we have two magnifications on the iPhone 11 pro max, we have up to five magnifications on the S20 Ultra. You can see that we can get much, much closer to the S20 ultra. The iPhone 11 Pro Max reaches a maximum of 10 times the digital zoom, and if we compare it with the hybrid zoom we have in the S20 Ultra, which uses both optical and digital zoom, you can see that we have a much cleaner image.
This signal is sharp and clear, while the iPhone 11 Pro Max, due to not having more than two optical zooms, has quite a few problems here. It is very, very interesting to see this zoom. Now, taking a look at these shots, we'll go back to the main camera shots, but again, if we look at the zoom, the maximum optical zoom, the iPhone 11 Pro Max twice versus five times, once again, coming in. much closer on the S20 Ultra. And on the S20 Ultra, you can go up to 100 times. This is 30 times, now 30 times, and it still produces some very useful images.
We maxed out at 10X on the iPhone 11 pro max, so it's interesting that you still get some good shots at 30x. Now Samsung has been calling this 100x space zoom and I'm going to be honest with you, at 100x, you're not actually going to get an image that you can share on social media or anything like that. Yes, you can do it, but just because you can doesn't mean you should, and this can be useful in certain situations where you want to read a signal that is very, very distant or something, but on a practical level, I think 30X is the maximum at which you can still get something, something usable.
Anything above that is, yes. Now let's back up and go back to this image which was taken with the main camera, and now I was deliberately shooting towards the sun, just to test the dynamic range and here, I have to give it to the iPhone 11 Pro Max. If you look at the highlight areas, they've been kept similar to what we have on the S20 Ultra, but if you look at these shadow areas, we have more detail in those shadows compared to the S20 Ultra. This is quite interesting, I like the image of the iPhone 11 Pro Max here.
Now, if you use the ultra-wide camera on both devices, once again, the dynamic range is much better on the iPhone 11 Pro Max. The clouds still remain and we still have details on the shadows, whereas on the S20 Ultra, some of the cloud areas have disappeared and some of those shadows have been removed. This is quite interesting because the Note 10 Plus had great dynamic range on the ultra wide camera so I'm not sure why this is on the S20 Ultra, maybe they need to release more software updates but currently as it stands , the iPhone 11 Pro Max for ultrawide is performing much better here.
Now I wanted to test this even further. So I came back out into a dynamic and complicated green situation. And here, once again, from the main cameras, the iPhone 11 Pro Max performs better. There's a bit of haze from the sun, which I don't like, so I'd call it a draw, but when we switch to the ultra-wide camera, the iPhone 11 Pro Max once again has better dynamics. overall range. And I prefer this image of the iPhone 11 Pro Max compared to the S20 Ultra. Now let's move on to some portraits, obviously a mode that is very, very popular.
And here, both devices work really well. Edge detection is excellent. Colors in general are also very good on both devices, a little here or there. The interesting thing is that if you look at the area between my arm, this has been blurred on the S20 Ultra, not the iPhone 11 pro max. Now this should be thanks to the time of flight sensor. It's not a perfect blur, but it's there, whereas it's not on the iPhone 11 Pro Max. Now, this portrait shot was excluded at 2X, which is optimal, but both devices allow you to take portraits at 1X.
And here again, they are both doing very, very well overall. I would say there are some differences in dynamic range. I prefer the dynamic range on the iPhone 11 pro max, there's a bit more detail in the clouds in the background while there's a bit more pop on the S20 Ultra. Also, if you look towards my jeans, there is more detail in the shadow areas of the iPhone 11 Pro Max. But again, if you look at the area between my arm, the S20 Ultra managed to blur that, while the iPhone 11 Pro Max didn't. Another portrait once again at 2X, both doing well.
I slightly prefer the colors of the iPhone 11 Pro Max here. while we are getting a slightly yellow tint on the S20 Ultra. This time they both missed a spot between my arm, which is interesting. However, they are both doing quite well. Now I really wanted to try lighting in a complicated situation. This is in direct sunlight and the iPhone Pro Max performs much, much better here. The S20 Ultra has really washed my face, it looks very yellow, there are also some highlights that have disappeared on my forehead, while the iPhone 11 Pro Max is doing a much, much better job in terms of colors, and it is also This Maybe I managed to get that piece between my arm.
Now moving on to 1X portraits, here again, the colors hands down win over the iPhone 11 Pro Max, but the edge detection is better on the S20 Ultra. If you look at my hair, a lot of it has been cut, so the iPhone 11 Pro Max cut my hair, while the S20 Ultra kept it much better, as did that section, again in the middle. my arm. So it looks like the iPhone 11 Pro Max, better with colors in general, and the S20 Ultra better with edge detection, thanks to the time-of-flight sensor. This is something we've seen trending among Apple and Samsung devices for a long time.
Now let's move on to the low beams. I know many of you are also interested in this section, so this photo was taken without fancy settings, just point and shoot, and both of those things don't work very well here. However, as soon as we used the respective night modes on both devices, they both worked much, much better. The iPhone 11 Pro Max. It has a brighter image, but I prefer the S20 Ultra's image overall. If we go to 100%, you can see that we have much less noise and the image is sharper on the S20 Ultra. Maybe it's thanks to that larger sensor.
Another low-light image works well overall here, but if we look closely, I once again prefer the S20 Ultra's image here. It is a sharper tide. Some of the most notable areas. where we have those lights. They have held up better and also have less overall image noise compared to the iPhone 11 Pro Max. Another low light image and both are going very, very well, but the S20 Ultra has more details, if we look especially towards the tree area, more details have been maintained there, compared to the iPhone 11 Pro Max. It's also a cleaner image. And this is quite interesting because the iPhone 11 Pro Max. it only did a three-second night mode, while the S20 Ultra did something. like a night mode for eight to 10 seconds.
So you would think that. There would be a little more movement. on the tree by the wind, for that longer time. But it seems like you're not only using a longer exposure, you're also doing a lot of other software magic, which is definitely working in your favor. And here I prefer the S20 Ultra. Now, using the Max optical zoom, in low light on both, they both seem to be performing pretty decently. We can see this signal quite clearly and that's pretty good. I can't really pick a winner among these. because the zoom is very, very different between the two.
However, when it comes to the ultra-wide camera in low light, it's a clear win for the S20 Ultra. And that's because on the iPhone, for some reason, they don't have night mode for the ultra-wide camera. So, you get a very usable image on the S20 Ultra, while on the iPhone 11 Pro Max, this image, I mean, is just not usable. You can barely see anything. So this is definitely something I would like to see on the iPhone 11 Pro Max, in the future perhaps via a software update. Now a final low light image, so it was taken in low light.
The iPhone 11 Pro Max actually has a much brighter image, but has more noise, compared to the S20 Ultra. And now let's move onto the selfie. So initially in this selfie, they're both doing pretty well overall. I can't really find a big winner between these two. Now the S20 Ultra has 40 megapixels, from the front camera. By default, you'll shoot back around 10 megapixels to get those four megapixels in each. And if we switch to the 40 megapixel camera, if you look at the bottom, you can see that you lose some of the processing that you get with 10 megapixels. So that software processing, you're going to sacrifice a little bit of that. when you shoot at 40 megapixels.
But of course you'll get them with 40 megapixels. many more details. So if we crop to 100%, you'll be able to see more pores on my nose. And you can see all the gray in my beard. I'm not sure if you want that much detail, but generally speaking you're going to shoot at 10 megapixels. But if you want, you can shoot at 40. This image was taken indoors, but with very good lighting coming from outside. Here, I think they're both doing very well overall. However, the colors are not right on both. So the iPhone 11 Pro Max makes me look too orange, while the S20 Ultra makes me look too white.
So I would say that my actual skin color, as you can see here, is somewhere between these two. However, they are both doing quite well. And the iPhone 11 Pro Max is also a bit wider compared to the S20 Ultra, which is interesting. Now, if you use the portrait mode of the front cameras. On both devices, they both work very, very well. Edge detection is really good. Once again, we have that color difference. There now appears to be some smoothing of the skin on the S20 Ultra. This despite the fact that beauty mode is disabled. So it seems to be something that is there by default, something that I personally don't like.
One thing you should keep in mind. is that on the iPhone 11 Pro Max, it is cut out. When you are taking this portrait. With the S20 Ultra, you have the option of having that crop or you can also use portrait mode, for a wider field of view. So, overall though. The iPhone 11 Pro Max is wider, it doesn't have the option to take a wide selfie when you're in portrait mode. Now, this is another opportunity. that I took, and this is something I noticed on the S20 Ultra, which sometimes tends to soften things, especially when you have a complicated dynamic range.
If you look down at my jacket, things are very soft, whereas on the iPhone 11 Pro Max they are much sharper. I also prefer the overall colors of the iPhone 11 Pro Max. However, the edges are better on the S20 Ultra. If you look at my jacket, my head, because that has been applied better on the S20 Ultra. So overall, I would prefer the iPhone 11 Pro Max. And it's something I did notice in terms of the smoothness of the S20 Ultra's processing. Now low light selfies. So it's tricky here, because the S20 Ultra is much brighter, but it also has this kind of yellow cast, which I don't really like.
The iPhone 11 Pro Max isn't as bright, but you get much better colors. Both now have a front flash, and here the S20 Ultra seems to be performing much better. It is a brighter, sharper image, I like the colors better. So the S20 Ultra's front flash works much better here. And one thing I didn't realize was that the S20 Ultra also has night mode from the front camera. So I thought, "Let me go ahead and try this." Here's a shot in the dark and the iPhone 11 Pro Max, a little better in terms of colors, but has a brighter image than the S20 Ultra.
But then you can use night mode from the S20 Ultra's front camera, which gives you much, much better results. However, I think in situations like this, it's probably best to use the front flash, which I think does a much better job. Good. So there was a lot to overcome. Now let's talk about my conclusions. So, I have to say they both have done it. Excellent cameras in general, both the images and the video are very well done. And these are some of the best smartphones out there. But of course there are certain areas. where the S20 is better.
And there are certain areas where the iPhone 11 Pro Max is better. And there where I would say it is practically a tie. So let's initially talk about images. I thought the iPhone 11 Pro Max had better overall dynamic range. The S20 Ultra has more detail, thanks to that 108 megapixel resolution. In my opinion, the S20 Ultra overall had better low light images and it seems that way... Thanks to that larger sensor size and also the fact that you have the ultra wide camera with night mode. Whereas on the iPhone 11 Pro Max, you can't really use the ultra-wide camera in low-light situations.
But in good lighting, I prefer the iPhone 11 Pro Max's ultra-wide camera, thanks to the better dynamic range. Again, I'm not sure why this is on the S20 Ultra. I expected it to be much better, coming from the Note10 Plus. If you want me to do a super bold style camera comparison between the S10 Ultra and Note10 plus, definitely let me know in the comments below. Now when it comes to zoom, of course, it's a clear win for the S20 Ultra. You have much better hardware for zoom capabilities here, so you'll be able to get much, much closer to your subjects, compared to the iPhone 11 Pro Max.
For portraits, it's the typical story. It's been the same story. during the last generations. The iPhone with the best colors for portraits, the Samsung with the best edge detection. So I think it will all depend on your personal preference. I would call it a tie overall. Now, when it comes to video, this is where things are very, very interesting, because you guys know that the iPhone 11 Pro Max is, overall, my favorite smartphone video camera. The S20 Ultra brings AK to the table. Now there are a few things you should know about AK, yes it is great to have and it is super sharp.
But you won't get the same stabilization. It's giving you a pretty bountiful harvest. So I think AK will only be used in specific situations. Maybe if you're filming with a tripod, maybe if you have a Gimbal or something like that. That's when I think the AK will be really useful. But when it came to regular 4K footage, I liked both. I think the iPhone 11 Pro Max was a little more stable. from what I could see in 4K. the S20 Ultra was more stable at 10 ATP, because it has a super stable level. But it was also super soft.
So you get super stable images, but also super smooth images. Then I do not know. It's nice to have that stabilization there. But from what I saw, it was very, very soft, which is something I don't like. The iPhone 11 Pro Max. It had better autofocus. I think that was very, very clear. It was faster, Samsung has been really good with dual pixel autofocus. I don't think the S20 Ultra has dual pixel autofocus anymore. So, it is definitely slower compared to the iPhone 11 Pro Max. But I found that the S20 Ultra was better for low-light videos. Very interesting, some wins for the iPhone, some wins for the S20 Ultra.
However, for front-facing videos, I'll have to give the edge to the iPhone 11 Pro Max. I think they were both pretty good in terms of dynamic range, but the iPhone 11 Pro Max was a bit wider and was also stable throughout, even in 4K 60 frames per second, you don't have stabilization in 4K, 60 frames per second. on the S20 Ultra. For selfies, now I'd say it's a bit attractive overall. The iPhone 11 Pro Max is wider, but as soon as you get into portraits, it's not as wide anymore. The S20 Ultra is wider. The S20 Ultra has more resolution, but in certain situations it can be very, very soft.
And as for the colors, I would say it's neither here nor there. The iPhone made me look too orange. The S20 Ultra made me look too white. So I would say it's kind of a middle ground. For audio, I'd say it's a bit engaging too. I would let you go back and listen in detail, but I listened a few times. and I think the audio is excellent on both devices. That's what I think anyway, what do you guys think? Be sure to leave a comment below. Let me know which one you preferred overall. Now, if you want to see images taken on many different devices, be sure to follow me on Instagram.
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