**A Comparison of Video Quality: iPhone 15 Pro Max vs Samsung S23 Ultra**

As I sit here with my iPhone 15 Pro Max and Samsung S23 Ultra, both equipped with advanced cameras capable of shooting 4K video at 60 frames per second, I'm excited to put them head-to-head in a comparison test. The goal is to determine which phone produces better video quality, with an emphasis on both visuals and audio.

"I'm shooting this on the 15 Pro Max and the S23 Ultra 4K 60 on both," I begin, switching between the two cameras to demonstrate their capabilities. "Well, you be the judge come in the studio with me... it is a bit of a mess right now we're filming a TV video I do most of my work here although we've actually emptied the space currently cuz we did put that TV on there but we thought actually it looks better there so this is sort of mid project on another video." The camera shakes slightly as I adjust the lighting, highlighting the importance of a stable shooting environment.

"I'm going to switch between them you can see the little speaker icon... let me know which one you think sounds better and also looks better," I say, switching between the iPhone's built-in microphone and the S23 Ultra's. The difference in audio quality is noticeable, with the iPhone's sound slightly more crisp and clear.

"Actually if we sort of spin around this way change the lighting up Come a Little Closer I Get," I continue, experimenting with different angles and lighting setups to demonstrate each phone's capabilities. As I get closer to the camera, the visuals become sharper, showcasing both phones' ability to capture high-quality footage in various lighting conditions.

"This is the S23 Ultra shooting at 4K 30 FPS in its portrait video mode but now if we switch over to the iPhone this is Cinematic mode also at 4K 30," I explain, switching between the two cameras to compare their portrait video modes. While both phones can capture stunning portrait videos, there's a subtle difference in terms of aesthetics and overall quality.

"Both the S23 and the iPhone can shoot this sort of bokeh blurry video with both the front and the back cameras but there's been no real change to this mode this year on either phone and it does look good particularly in better lighting," I note, highlighting one area where neither phone has made significant improvements. "It would be nice if we could combine this with like Pro R or being able to shoot in log but sadly not anyway wish do you think look better cinematic mode on the iPhone or portrait video on the S23?"

**The Verdict: Portrait Video**

When it comes to portrait video, I find that the iPhone consistently produces better results. "Speaking of log excl elusive to the new 15 Pros is the ability to shoot in prores not only at 4K 60 now but also in a log profile which does mean you need to add a lot afterwards in your video editor but it gives you a wider color and dynamic range to play with," I note, referencing one of the key features that sets the iPhone apart from its competitors.

On the other hand, the S23 Ultra offers an impressive 8K resolution at 30 FPS, allowing for more flexibility when editing footage. Additionally, director's view, which lets you record and switch between three camera lenses on the back, is a convenient feature that the iPhone lacks. However, I find that the S23 Ultra sometimes struggles with oversharpening, particularly in low-light conditions.

**The Verdict: Video Quality**

In terms of video quality, I believe that the iPhone produces slightly better results overall. "I reckon the iPhones just a little bit more consistent particularly in good light portraits can also be sharper and look better," I conclude, highlighting one area where the iPhone excels. The ability to convert regular photos into stunning portraits is also a significant advantage.

However, I do acknowledge that the S23 Ultra has its strengths, particularly in low-light conditions. "I also say it's more versatile so you've got that nice three times Zoom for portraits but then you've got the 10 times if you want to just you know shoot for miles," I note, praising the S23 Ultra's zoom capabilities.

**The Verdict: Overall**

Ultimately, the choice between these two phones comes down to personal preference and specific needs. If you prioritize video quality and don't mind sacrificing some flexibility, the iPhone 15 Pro Max is an excellent choice. However, if you need a phone that can handle demanding video editing tasks or want access to advanced features like director's view, the Samsung S23 Ultra may be the better option.

**Additional Notes**

I'd like to give a shoutout to Arun Mr who boss's video, who recently compared cameras in a test. Unfortunately, he received feedback that his software wasn't up-to-date on his Samsung phone, which is an important consideration when evaluating camera performance. I've since updated my Samsung phone with the latest software, and it's clear that this has made a significant difference.

**Conclusion**

In conclusion, both the iPhone 15 Pro Max and Samsung S23 Ultra are capable phones that can produce high-quality video footage. However, based on our comparison test, I believe that the iPhone is slightly ahead in terms of overall video quality, particularly when it comes to portrait videos. That being said, the S23 Ultra has its strengths, including impressive zoom capabilities and a more versatile feature set.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enso for the past few weeks I've been carrying the 15 Pro Max and the s23 ultra in my pocket to try and figure out which has the best camera system because until we can test the pixel 8 Pro versus these guys and until we see the new s24 Ultra which is probably going to be the end of January I reckon these are the two best camera phones you can get right now now I'm going to actually put my glasses on for this test because in previous camera comparisons I have been described as completely blind so hopefully these will help and just to confirm no I have not been sponsored by either Apple or Samsung and straight away this is going to be a tough one like here with Mrs Tech chap the iPhone is clearly better at least to my eyes more natural colors the exposure how it handles the highlights on her face and her clothes but then here the Samsung's handling the tricky lighting a whole lot better both on the fluffy pink seats the neon sign on the right significantly more detail and less blown out highlights so I wi for Samsung there but then here they both do a fantastic job orbe it with subtle differences in color and contrast so my point is you can't go wrong with either but also it's it's easy to cherry pick samples from one or the other to sort of prove one is better than the other and I'm obviously going to try to avoid doing that today I've taken over a thousand photos with these for this comparison and I won't show you them all because we'll be here all date but I'll show you a good few and at the end of the video drop a comment saying which one you think comes on top okay let's get the specs out of the way first and we've got four lenses on the Samsung including two zooms a three times and a 10 times with a 200 megap Main camera versus three lenses on the 15 Pro Max with just that one five time zoom and a 48 map main camera although this year with the 15s Apple now combine a full resolution 48 map shot with a pixel Bin 4 into one 12 megap giving us this new higher quality 24 megap photo and in my review of the 15 Pros I did find this year's camera offered more detail better dynamic range and its handling of brighter areas thanks to the new smart HDR 5 processing and also how their deep Fusion Tech now works with night mode shots and portraits so less noise and hopefully less shutter lag although I I would say the biggest upgrade is probably their next Generation portraits as they call it so now you can take a regular photo and if there's a little f- stop icon it will capture the depth information so you can turn it into a portrait afterwards which is very Nifty now of course this is new for iPhone but not new for Android and on the s23 ultra you can go to any photo tap the little edit button at the corner and then add portrait effect and it works reasonably well and you can change the blow intensity but you can't change the focal point you can't switch to a different subject at the back of the scene for example and the quality is fine but it doesn't always work both here with Mrs Tech Chap and then in another example with myself it doesn't recognize any faces in the scene which is a bit frustrating so for turning a photo into a portrait I think it is a clear win for the iPhone and it just means you have one less thing to think about should I shoot a photo or a portrait just take a photo now turn it into a portrait afterwards but comparing a proper portrait photo so taken in portrait mode on both phones The Edge detection is solid on both but I think the iPhone wins you can see on the Samsung it hasn't detected the rail track under his arm and it's also cut off some of the sort of whispery hairs on Dan's very impressive beard here and also separately there's a big color difference I mean I would say the cooler background on the Samsung is more true to life of this sort of 600 p.m. evening shot but his face is not pink so it's a much more pleasing photo from the iPhone although this one is a tougher call the Samsung's brighter with warmer tones and is a touch sharper around her face although not on her clothes the jacket looks a bit softer both are very good but there are significant differences okay so let's take a step back from portraits and just look at overall picture quality and I've taken all of these just with the regular camera app you do of course also have the option to shoot in raw as well as that their full resolution so we got 200 megapixels on the s23 48 on the iPhone and the advantage of this is you get a higher resolution so more detailed shot giving you more room to crop in and also with raw you have more room to edit the colors the shadows and the highlights afterwards in post the downside is you get much bigger file sizes and you also lose some of the processing that these phones would do automatically to improve the photo although that actually may be a good thing for you and I would also recommend the expert raw app for the s23 ultra you can download this for free from the Galaxy app store this is made by Samsung but it's weird that you have to download separately although it then does become integrated within the regular camera app and this gives you a whole lot more options for tinkering with the camera and actually getting the most out of this but let's talk about Zoom because aside from the USB cport and the action mod button and the a17 pro chip the main headline most interesting upgrade I would say with the 15 Pro Max is this jump up to a five times optical zoom compared to the regular three times that you still get on the smaller Pro well let's go through the full focal range with each phone starting at 0.5 times so the ultra wide both 12 megapixels both 13 mm f2.2 and with the same 120° field of view although definitely oversaturated colors on the Samsung here though now moving up to the main lens so 24 mm on both although the iPhone 15 Pros do now let you uh change that to 28 or 35 mm equival to a 1.2 times or 1.5 times and then actually set that as the default option if you do prefer that focal length although again here with the sky calm down Samsung then we have the three times telephoto with the s23 ultra and I've pinched in on the iPhone to match it and as magical as Apple's fancy cropping and processing is it can't match a proper dedicated lens so between three times and 4.9 time zoom it's a win for the s23 ultra but then moving up to five times the 15 Pro Max is back in the game with its telephoto lens now the Samsung is digitally cropping in from its three times and it becomes much softer and less detailed versus the iPhone so for five times up to 9.9 times Zoom the iPhone comes out on top but then you know what's coming next we hit 10 times where the s23 is second zoom lens kicks in and retakes the lead although I'm surprised how well the iPhone's keeping up and actually if we crop into a massive 25 times on both the most the iPhone will allow although the Samsung will go all the way up to a ludicrous 100 times Al that's complet completely unusable it's a clear win for the s23 ultra but it's not terrible for the iPhone clearly the s23 is still the longrange zoom King much crisper a lot less noise although the 15 Pro Max is a big step up for iPhone users but it is kind of disappointing given how the s23 which costs the same as the iPhone pretty much gives us four lenses and we're stuck with just three on the iPhone yes the five times is much better for longer range Zoom but then you're losing out a little bit at 3x which some people really like the focal length of for portraits and still can't match the long long range Zoom of the Samsung so the Samsung is definitely more versatile but I do want to give Apple credit for how smooth and much more seamless zooming in and out can be for both photos and crucially video now for the first time on the 15 Pros you can actually switch between all lenses from the ultra wide to the five times at 4K 60 whereas you're stuck at 10 times on the s23 ultra unless you drop down to 4K 30 and even then we're still looking at much smoother transitions on the iPhone but in terms of taking photos in good light or of people like in portrait mode I do lean towards the iPhone I think it's just more consistent generally it handles the colors in the scene a bit better and also handles the dynamic range the Samsung is just more inconsistent the colors are often oversaturated and it can still be a bit too contrasty so you lose some information in the darker areas again a lot of this is also personal preference and you can tweak these photos afterwards and as evening approaches you can see with this photo shot inside the taxi there's a pretty dark difference between them you can see how well the iPhone handles the bright sky in the background and also the darker foreground of the car but then as light Fades and we head into darker and trickier lighting it becomes a closer call and actually I do find myself leaning towards preferring the Samsung have a look at this here in front of the Matilda show in seven dials in London and your eyes are first drawn to the much brighter iPhone shot but it's too bright and actually looking at the Cambridge theater sign the Matilda poster the street lights the s23 has done a much better job at handling those bright highlights the iPhone also just looks a bit oversharpened like the cobbled brick road but in its favor I would say the iPhone in most lighting situations does have less shutter lag it's faster to take the picture similarly here with Mr Tech chap holding two ice creams I believe one of those will be for me uh the iPhone looks like someone's turned the Clarity up way too high and also the contrast we lose a lot of that subtlety in her darker clothes it's a similar story of the s23 doing a better job at handling those sort of highlights and working with the stronger colors the downside of this amung is it's quite a bit noisier particularly if you look at the dark sky you're getting a proper tour of London in this video and despite the new anti-glare coating that we apparently have on the 15 Pros I'm still seeing more lens flare and glare on the iPhone oh damn that is a pretty big difference okay so we're shooting on the front camera Sofie camera 4K 60 video using the internal microphones on each of course this is actually BC Power Station in London this is the old control room which they turned into a cafe but just looking at the screen side by side you'll have to tell me in the comments how they look and also how they sound dealing with the background music also I'm holding these at arms length you can see that's my sort of position right now and side by side you're getting a lot more in the frame on the iPhone so a wider field of view which I do like what do you Reon so both phones have a 12 megapixel camera up front and while there's been no major Hardware changes this year for either of them the iPhone does benefit from improved processing the next gem portraits so you can also turn your selfie into a selfie portrait and we also get all the same Pro res HDR and log options albeit with its smaller sensor so for selfie photos I'd say it's pretty even but for video I reckon the iPhone comes on top but what about video quality well I'm shooting this on the 15 Pro Max and the s23 ultra 4K 60 on both and well you be the judge come in the studio with me it is a bit of a mess right now we're filming a TV video I do most of my work here although we've actually emptied the space currently cuz we did put that TV on there but we thought actually it looks better there so this is sort of mid project on another video but I'm also using the inbuilt mics for both of these I'm going to switch between them you can see the little speaker icon so let me know which one you think sounds better and also looks better actually if we sort of spin around this way change the lighting up Come a Little Closer I Get way too close which one of the two looks and sounds F then we have portrait video this is the s23 ultra shooting at 4K 30 FPS in its portrait video mode but now if we switch over to the iPhone this is Cinematic mode also at 4K 30 and both the s23 and the iPhone can shoot this sort of bokade blurry video with both the front and the back cameras but there's been no real change to this mode this year on either phone and it does look good particularly in better lighting it would be nice if we could combine this with like Pro r or being able to shoot in log but sadly not anyway wish do you think look better cinematic mode on the iPhone or portrait video on the s23 now speaking of log excl elusive to the new 15 Pros is the ability to shoot in prores not only at 4K 60 now but also in a log profile which does mean you need to add a lot afterwards in your video editor but it gives you a wider color and dynamic range to play with a very Nifty Pro feature whereas on the s23 we have the ability to shoot in 8k at 30 FPS so you could crop into the frame after and still retain a lot of detail plus we have extras like director's view which lets you record and switch between three of the camera lenses on the back and if you want also incorporate the selfie video which is a cool feature although I can't say I've ever actually really used it because most of the time if I want these more pro video options I'll fire up a bit of filic pro or the Black Magic Camera app so in conclusion I reckon the iPhones just a little bit more consistent particularly in good light portraits can also be sharper and look better I do prefer their nextg portraits and the ability to convert a regular photo to a portrait the iPhone also usually gives us slightly more natural colors and better dynamic range again in good light and I still think the iPhone comes out on top just in terms of video the downsides of the iPhone are that can be quite oversharpened particularly in low light and too contrasty we still get some lens glare and we do still only have three lenses compared to four whereas the Samsung I find better in low light particularly with dynamic range and details and textures i' also say it's more versatile so you've got that nice three times Zoom for portraits but then you've got the 10 times if you want to just you know shoot for miles and also video is solid even in low light with Samsung they've definitely come a long way in the last couple of years downsides with the Samsung sometimes it can be bit oversaturated and also in good light sometimes weirdly overblown and sort of too bright so despite my glasses you are very welcome to completely disagree with everything I've said and I would love to know which phone you think won this test overall in the comments below so if I was going to be really annoying I would say this is a complete tie everyone wins but personally if I could only have one phone in my pocket I would probably go with the iPhone but that's just me I also want to make a mention of uh Arun Mr who boss's video who did a fantastic camera comparison recently but he got some feedback that the software he was using on his Samsung phone wasn't up to date and interestingly as someone who also has two Samsung phones here one of them hasn't updated since January the other one has got a September update uh obviously they're both corcom chips we don't have to worry about xnos anymore but that's really interesting so I don't blame him at all the One phone simply does not show any more recent updates but hopefully my little video also gave you some insight as well thank you so much for watching guys if you enjoyed this then a like And subscribe would be fantastic uh and give me a thumbs up as well for these glasses first time I've show them on camera and I'll see you next time right here on the tech chatso for the past few weeks I've been carrying the 15 Pro Max and the s23 ultra in my pocket to try and figure out which has the best camera system because until we can test the pixel 8 Pro versus these guys and until we see the new s24 Ultra which is probably going to be the end of January I reckon these are the two best camera phones you can get right now now I'm going to actually put my glasses on for this test because in previous camera comparisons I have been described as completely blind so hopefully these will help and just to confirm no I have not been sponsored by either Apple or Samsung and straight away this is going to be a tough one like here with Mrs Tech chap the iPhone is clearly better at least to my eyes more natural colors the exposure how it handles the highlights on her face and her clothes but then here the Samsung's handling the tricky lighting a whole lot better both on the fluffy pink seats the neon sign on the right significantly more detail and less blown out highlights so I wi for Samsung there but then here they both do a fantastic job orbe it with subtle differences in color and contrast so my point is you can't go wrong with either but also it's it's easy to cherry pick samples from one or the other to sort of prove one is better than the other and I'm obviously going to try to avoid doing that today I've taken over a thousand photos with these for this comparison and I won't show you them all because we'll be here all date but I'll show you a good few and at the end of the video drop a comment saying which one you think comes on top okay let's get the specs out of the way first and we've got four lenses on the Samsung including two zooms a three times and a 10 times with a 200 megap Main camera versus three lenses on the 15 Pro Max with just that one five time zoom and a 48 map main camera although this year with the 15s Apple now combine a full resolution 48 map shot with a pixel Bin 4 into one 12 megap giving us this new higher quality 24 megap photo and in my review of the 15 Pros I did find this year's camera offered more detail better dynamic range and its handling of brighter areas thanks to the new smart HDR 5 processing and also how their deep Fusion Tech now works with night mode shots and portraits so less noise and hopefully less shutter lag although I I would say the biggest upgrade is probably their next Generation portraits as they call it so now you can take a regular photo and if there's a little f- stop icon it will capture the depth information so you can turn it into a portrait afterwards which is very Nifty now of course this is new for iPhone but not new for Android and on the s23 ultra you can go to any photo tap the little edit button at the corner and then add portrait effect and it works reasonably well and you can change the blow intensity but you can't change the focal point you can't switch to a different subject at the back of the scene for example and the quality is fine but it doesn't always work both here with Mrs Tech Chap and then in another example with myself it doesn't recognize any faces in the scene which is a bit frustrating so for turning a photo into a portrait I think it is a clear win for the iPhone and it just means you have one less thing to think about should I shoot a photo or a portrait just take a photo now turn it into a portrait afterwards but comparing a proper portrait photo so taken in portrait mode on both phones The Edge detection is solid on both but I think the iPhone wins you can see on the Samsung it hasn't detected the rail track under his arm and it's also cut off some of the sort of whispery hairs on Dan's very impressive beard here and also separately there's a big color difference I mean I would say the cooler background on the Samsung is more true to life of this sort of 600 p.m. evening shot but his face is not pink so it's a much more pleasing photo from the iPhone although this one is a tougher call the Samsung's brighter with warmer tones and is a touch sharper around her face although not on her clothes the jacket looks a bit softer both are very good but there are significant differences okay so let's take a step back from portraits and just look at overall picture quality and I've taken all of these just with the regular camera app you do of course also have the option to shoot in raw as well as that their full resolution so we got 200 megapixels on the s23 48 on the iPhone and the advantage of this is you get a higher resolution so more detailed shot giving you more room to crop in and also with raw you have more room to edit the colors the shadows and the highlights afterwards in post the downside is you get much bigger file sizes and you also lose some of the processing that these phones would do automatically to improve the photo although that actually may be a good thing for you and I would also recommend the expert raw app for the s23 ultra you can download this for free from the Galaxy app store this is made by Samsung but it's weird that you have to download separately although it then does become integrated within the regular camera app and this gives you a whole lot more options for tinkering with the camera and actually getting the most out of this but let's talk about Zoom because aside from the USB cport and the action mod button and the a17 pro chip the main headline most interesting upgrade I would say with the 15 Pro Max is this jump up to a five times optical zoom compared to the regular three times that you still get on the smaller Pro well let's go through the full focal range with each phone starting at 0.5 times so the ultra wide both 12 megapixels both 13 mm f2.2 and with the same 120° field of view although definitely oversaturated colors on the Samsung here though now moving up to the main lens so 24 mm on both although the iPhone 15 Pros do now let you uh change that to 28 or 35 mm equival to a 1.2 times or 1.5 times and then actually set that as the default option if you do prefer that focal length although again here with the sky calm down Samsung then we have the three times telephoto with the s23 ultra and I've pinched in on the iPhone to match it and as magical as Apple's fancy cropping and processing is it can't match a proper dedicated lens so between three times and 4.9 time zoom it's a win for the s23 ultra but then moving up to five times the 15 Pro Max is back in the game with its telephoto lens now the Samsung is digitally cropping in from its three times and it becomes much softer and less detailed versus the iPhone so for five times up to 9.9 times Zoom the iPhone comes out on top but then you know what's coming next we hit 10 times where the s23 is second zoom lens kicks in and retakes the lead although I'm surprised how well the iPhone's keeping up and actually if we crop into a massive 25 times on both the most the iPhone will allow although the Samsung will go all the way up to a ludicrous 100 times Al that's complet completely unusable it's a clear win for the s23 ultra but it's not terrible for the iPhone clearly the s23 is still the longrange zoom King much crisper a lot less noise although the 15 Pro Max is a big step up for iPhone users but it is kind of disappointing given how the s23 which costs the same as the iPhone pretty much gives us four lenses and we're stuck with just three on the iPhone yes the five times is much better for longer range Zoom but then you're losing out a little bit at 3x which some people really like the focal length of for portraits and still can't match the long long range Zoom of the Samsung so the Samsung is definitely more versatile but I do want to give Apple credit for how smooth and much more seamless zooming in and out can be for both photos and crucially video now for the first time on the 15 Pros you can actually switch between all lenses from the ultra wide to the five times at 4K 60 whereas you're stuck at 10 times on the s23 ultra unless you drop down to 4K 30 and even then we're still looking at much smoother transitions on the iPhone but in terms of taking photos in good light or of people like in portrait mode I do lean towards the iPhone I think it's just more consistent generally it handles the colors in the scene a bit better and also handles the dynamic range the Samsung is just more inconsistent the colors are often oversaturated and it can still be a bit too contrasty so you lose some information in the darker areas again a lot of this is also personal preference and you can tweak these photos afterwards and as evening approaches you can see with this photo shot inside the taxi there's a pretty dark difference between them you can see how well the iPhone handles the bright sky in the background and also the darker foreground of the car but then as light Fades and we head into darker and trickier lighting it becomes a closer call and actually I do find myself leaning towards preferring the Samsung have a look at this here in front of the Matilda show in seven dials in London and your eyes are first drawn to the much brighter iPhone shot but it's too bright and actually looking at the Cambridge theater sign the Matilda poster the street lights the s23 has done a much better job at handling those bright highlights the iPhone also just looks a bit oversharpened like the cobbled brick road but in its favor I would say the iPhone in most lighting situations does have less shutter lag it's faster to take the picture similarly here with Mr Tech chap holding two ice creams I believe one of those will be for me uh the iPhone looks like someone's turned the Clarity up way too high and also the contrast we lose a lot of that subtlety in her darker clothes it's a similar story of the s23 doing a better job at handling those sort of highlights and working with the stronger colors the downside of this amung is it's quite a bit noisier particularly if you look at the dark sky you're getting a proper tour of London in this video and despite the new anti-glare coating that we apparently have on the 15 Pros I'm still seeing more lens flare and glare on the iPhone oh damn that is a pretty big difference okay so we're shooting on the front camera Sofie camera 4K 60 video using the internal microphones on each of course this is actually BC Power Station in London this is the old control room which they turned into a cafe but just looking at the screen side by side you'll have to tell me in the comments how they look and also how they sound dealing with the background music also I'm holding these at arms length you can see that's my sort of position right now and side by side you're getting a lot more in the frame on the iPhone so a wider field of view which I do like what do you Reon so both phones have a 12 megapixel camera up front and while there's been no major Hardware changes this year for either of them the iPhone does benefit from improved processing the next gem portraits so you can also turn your selfie into a selfie portrait and we also get all the same Pro res HDR and log options albeit with its smaller sensor so for selfie photos I'd say it's pretty even but for video I reckon the iPhone comes on top but what about video quality well I'm shooting this on the 15 Pro Max and the s23 ultra 4K 60 on both and well you be the judge come in the studio with me it is a bit of a mess right now we're filming a TV video I do most of my work here although we've actually emptied the space currently cuz we did put that TV on there but we thought actually it looks better there so this is sort of mid project on another video but I'm also using the inbuilt mics for both of these I'm going to switch between them you can see the little speaker icon so let me know which one you think sounds better and also looks better actually if we sort of spin around this way change the lighting up Come a Little Closer I Get way too close which one of the two looks and sounds F then we have portrait video this is the s23 ultra shooting at 4K 30 FPS in its portrait video mode but now if we switch over to the iPhone this is Cinematic mode also at 4K 30 and both the s23 and the iPhone can shoot this sort of bokade blurry video with both the front and the back cameras but there's been no real change to this mode this year on either phone and it does look good particularly in better lighting it would be nice if we could combine this with like Pro r or being able to shoot in log but sadly not anyway wish do you think look better cinematic mode on the iPhone or portrait video on the s23 now speaking of log excl elusive to the new 15 Pros is the ability to shoot in prores not only at 4K 60 now but also in a log profile which does mean you need to add a lot afterwards in your video editor but it gives you a wider color and dynamic range to play with a very Nifty Pro feature whereas on the s23 we have the ability to shoot in 8k at 30 FPS so you could crop into the frame after and still retain a lot of detail plus we have extras like director's view which lets you record and switch between three of the camera lenses on the back and if you want also incorporate the selfie video which is a cool feature although I can't say I've ever actually really used it because most of the time if I want these more pro video options I'll fire up a bit of filic pro or the Black Magic Camera app so in conclusion I reckon the iPhones just a little bit more consistent particularly in good light portraits can also be sharper and look better I do prefer their nextg portraits and the ability to convert a regular photo to a portrait the iPhone also usually gives us slightly more natural colors and better dynamic range again in good light and I still think the iPhone comes out on top just in terms of video the downsides of the iPhone are that can be quite oversharpened particularly in low light and too contrasty we still get some lens glare and we do still only have three lenses compared to four whereas the Samsung I find better in low light particularly with dynamic range and details and textures i' also say it's more versatile so you've got that nice three times Zoom for portraits but then you've got the 10 times if you want to just you know shoot for miles and also video is solid even in low light with Samsung they've definitely come a long way in the last couple of years downsides with the Samsung sometimes it can be bit oversaturated and also in good light sometimes weirdly overblown and sort of too bright so despite my glasses you are very welcome to completely disagree with everything I've said and I would love to know which phone you think won this test overall in the comments below so if I was going to be really annoying I would say this is a complete tie everyone wins but personally if I could only have one phone in my pocket I would probably go with the iPhone but that's just me I also want to make a mention of uh Arun Mr who boss's video who did a fantastic camera comparison recently but he got some feedback that the software he was using on his Samsung phone wasn't up to date and interestingly as someone who also has two Samsung phones here one of them hasn't updated since January the other one has got a September update uh obviously they're both corcom chips we don't have to worry about xnos anymore but that's really interesting so I don't blame him at all the One phone simply does not show any more recent updates but hopefully my little video also gave you some insight as well thank you so much for watching guys if you enjoyed this then a like And subscribe would be fantastic uh and give me a thumbs up as well for these glasses first time I've show them on camera and I'll see you next time right here on the tech chat\n"