The Evolution of USB and Charging Technology: A Game-Changer for Smartphone Users

One of the most exciting developments in recent years is the adoption of USB-C technology, which has made it possible to plug in really any USB-type-c accessory and have it work seamlessly. This has been a major game-changer for smartphone users, as it eliminates the need for multiple charging cables and makes life much easier. With the ability to carry one cable that can charge both the iPhone and the 23 Ultra, users no longer have to worry about which charger to use with their device.

The iPhone and Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra: Iterations of Previous Models

When it comes to new smartphone releases, many fans are eager for a radically different design. However, this is not always possible, especially when it comes to flagship phones that are released every year. Instead, manufacturers like Apple and Samsung focus on incremental improvements, such as faster processors, better cameras, and optimized battery life. These changes may not be revolutionary, but they do make a significant impact on the user experience.

For example, the iPhone 13 to iPhone 15 Pro Max is a case in point. While the design of these phones has remained largely unchanged, there have been some notable upgrades, such as the A15 Bionic chip and improved cameras. Similarly, the Samsung Galaxy S21 to S23 Ultra has also seen some significant improvements, including faster processors and better displays.

The Importance of Battery Life

One area where both the iPhone 15 Pro Max and the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra have impressed is in their battery life. The A17 Bionic chip in the 15 Pro Max has been able to deliver incredibly fast performance without any noticeable slowdowns. Similarly, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 in the S23 Ultra has been a revelation, delivering fast performance and never experiencing any stutter or lag.

In terms of battery life, both phones have delivered impressive results. The 15 Pro Max has had no issues with battery life over its four-day testing period, while the S23 Ultra has also impressed with its ability to last for several days without needing a recharge. This is especially important when it comes to heavy users who may need their phone to power through multiple tasks and activities throughout the day.

The Role of Display Technology

Another area where both phones have excelled is in their displays. The 15 Pro Max features a stunning 6.7-inch screen with a 2796 x 1290 resolution and 2000 nit max brightness, making it perfect for watching videos or browsing the web. Similarly, the S23 Ultra boasts an even larger 6.8-inch screen with a 3088 x 1440 resolution and 1750 nit max brightness.

While both displays are incredibly impressive, there is one area where Samsung's display has slightly edged out Apple's: brightness. According to the reviewer, they noticed no significant difference in brightness between the two phones' screens, but the Samsung display simply looked better to them. Ultimately, this is a matter of personal preference, and users will need to decide for themselves whether they prefer the iPhone's display or the Samsung's.

The Future of Smartphone Design

One thing that's clear from both the iPhone 15 Pro Max and the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra is that smartphone design is becoming increasingly sophisticated. With features like always-on displays, biometric authentication, and massive batteries, these phones are setting a new standard for what we expect from our smartphones.

Ultimately, the choice between these two flagship phones will come down to one thing: which operating system do you prefer? For Apple fans, the iPhone 15 Pro Max is sure to be an attractive option. However, for those who value the flexibility of Android and the features that come with it, the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra is the way to go.

The Verdict

In conclusion, both the iPhone 15 Pro Max and the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra are incredible smartphones that offer a wealth of features and improvements over their predecessors. While they may not be radically different designs, these phones have taken incremental steps forward in terms of performance, battery life, and display technology. Ultimately, the choice between these two flagships will depend on your individual preferences and needs. But one thing is for sure: both phones are sure to deliver a top-notch user experience.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enof course this video is sponsored by betterhelp look at Android phones you can make a checklist of things that they had that the iPhone didn't USB type c better Zoom fast charging High refresh screen widgets and now Apple's slowly been I mean very slowly the checking off each of those boxes culminating with what we have now with the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max and it seems that we're at the point now or really the only difference between the iPhone and Android flagships this finally just the operating system let's compare the iPhone 15 Pro Max versus one of the biggest Android flagships going right now the Samsung s23 Ultra that's now I know these phones came out months apart I wish they came at the same time we'll revisit this when the s24 ultra ultimately hits the market but as always it will not be a cop-out we will declare a winner thank you that seems that Apple likes to you know tease us a little bit uh when it comes to camera specs especially when you compare with the iPhone had to other Android phones on the market particularly like those from Samsung so Apple has had a solid main cameras like for years but the other cameras very far behind it took years to add Ultra wide and even though the telephoto's been around since the iPhone 7 the most that we ever had was three times contrast Samsung's gone the opposite direction they've been delivering phones with tons of cameras on the back and their Ultra phone starting with the s20 ultra had a hundred times space suit grants it looked like an oil painting but it was there assuming you weren't taking a picture of the Moon which looked beautiful but whether that was actually useful like it's hard to say but at least you had the option and you had Zoom levels up 200 didn't have to go all the way up Samsung's offered many different focal lengths including three times and 10 times but now the iPhone has bumped that to 5x which is 120 millimeter equivalent and Samsung's packing a three times and a 10 times optical zoom but numbers don't mean everything so This lends us to a blind test so look at these pictures can you tell which one was which look for the Hallmark things that you think you know look for contrast levels like how Poppy and Punchy colors are look how it handles the greens look how it handles clouds can you tell which is which in case you were wondering a is the s23 ultra B is the iPhone 15 Pro Max and so while Zoom is iPhone's newest camera feature that doesn't mean it's through the end-all be-all here at all like for a lot of people including myself the main camera sensors where you like live and breathe and sort of most of what we're going to be using Samsung is bringing in just the absolute heat here here with a 200 megapixel main camera Apple just recently upped their main camera from 12 to 48 megapixels and that alone like a huge jump but 200 is obviously another level can you actually see the difference or is this just like marketing one weird thing about these cameras do is turn off the highest resolution by default so 15 Pro Max shoots 24 megapixel photos out of the box s23 Ultra shoots 129 pixel photos out of the box and when in a default mode both these cameras really shoot great photos and I spent a lot of time this year more than any other year using Samsung phones particularly the s23 ultra and I really loved the camera quality now on the s23 ultra I just I thought everything looked beautiful in all fairness I'm not doing a lot of editing on the phone I think when you need more data I think what the iPhone is giving you gives you more ability to edit after the fact but for pictures straight off the phone I still just love what Samsung is doing I can't quantify it but I tend to gravitate to what those pictures are but that is ultimately going to be a personal choice before I go on I do want to take a quick break and tell you about this video sponsor better help I know the verses side of the phone debates gets real heated people get like big feelings when it comes to what phone other people decide to choose but in the grand scheme of like life that is a very small choice and I've been pretty vocal in the past about dealing with kind of crippling anxiety that I have throughout the day it's manifested in insomnia and really things that are small decisions or small things tend to weigh on me really really heavily something I've struggled with really since I started technobuffalos you're having responsibility of people relying on me for their livelihoods something that is really scary being a single family income is also really scary one of the ways that I've dealt with it and one of the best ways to deal with any anxiety or things you have in your life is talking to a professional and a service like better help has made that process so easy most importantly made it really affordable it's a better help was firstly completely online all remote and takes all the worries of insurance out and also it's incredibly affordable you answer a few questions and in a few days you are matched therapist that perfectly suits your needs and if that therapist doesn't work out for you it's not a fit no worries no hard feelings they can match you with somebody new better help has taken sort of the stress and worry about talking to somebody professionally out made accessible to anybody sometimes it's hard to find a therapist where you live hey there's not available or you can't find a good match better help has taken every single pain point out of that process and made it really easy and simple to better yourself and sort of talk about things that are holding you back in your life and if you want to give better help a shot I think everybody needs somebody to talk to just go to betterhelp.com rettinger you get 10 off your first month of therapy all the links again will be down below it's not the iPhone's got more zoom it is much closer to what Samsung is offering well Samsung does have more zoom at 10 times so in 10 pixel compared to the 12 megapixel of the iPhone and the same goes to the s23 Ultras three times the camera that was confusing so you're making compromises really with both camera systems what impressed me with the iPhone camera system is actually the digital zoom up to 25x so my son's 10th birthday well this weekend we took the whole family to Disneyland and I had just gotten the 15 Pro Max I took some camera samples so you can see what it looks like from 0.5 to 1 to 5. I even see what it looks like when I go all the way to 25. this sign is still very very readable I imagine a lot of you might not even have known that it was a digital Zoom here they put out what was doing with that Max 25. it's surprisingly usable I wouldn't blow it up and print a big picture of it but to capture something quick and looked at on your phone or social media came away really impressed with the main cameras you get great results with either camera unless you're planning on blowing these images up to print the resolution is really not that noticeable how long and Grandpa took a big step though and the camera is with video mode now I can record anything external which is really really cute and these are big was me taking videos on your phone much more professional and now usable if you're trying to combine video clips from like a like a quote real camera and an iPhone these new features come in incredibly handy and we've actually used iPhones and shoots plenty of times before but we couldn't shoot in prores because a few minutes would fill up a quarter of the phone but now we can record to external ssds we can use this even more in certain professional settings in times when it doesn't make sense to have our big Studio cameras having a run and Gun device like the iPhone has been really easy and now it's going to be and you can see the quality be even better and all fairness is point the ultra take some of the best videos on the Android side of things but it's still not quite to the level video only that Apple has delivered and there are some great features here too you got AKA recording but it still very much looks like a phone well the iPhone is starting to pushing the boundaries a little bit more camera aside I think one of the biggest pain points of the iPhone has been USB type c really just like not having it this is been something I think everybody's been clamoring for for years and quite honestly something I didn't think we were ever going to see I thought we were going to get a portless phone for Apple ever gave us USB type-c thank the European Union because now we've got it on these phones and while it's not Thunderbolt speeds we are getting USB 3.2 speeds which again which enables being able to plug in really any USB type-c accessory and it will work being able to carry one cable has made life a lot easier I think for a lot of people ultimately will make life easier for a lot of people being able to now have the same charger to charge both the iPhone the 23 Ultra it's just really nice ports aside both of these phones are iterations of their previous versions s22 Ultra looks very similar ts23 Ultra 15 Pro Max it's very similar to the 14 pro Max but with the titanium the iPhone has a noticeably different feel in the hand because of the weight this is where I get very conflicted somebody who like reviews phones want to see something new every year I want a radically different design but I guess it's not fair to expect that year over year I think where you should see changes is skipping a generation so on the iPhone side iPhone 13 to iPhone 50. Galaxy S21 Galaxy s23 and those phones still look very similar but you do see changes and I guess year to year that's the changes are all about they're a little bit faster cameras are slightly better better optimized for battery life for performance they're slow steps I think ultimately lead to a bigger picture these are also very very powerful phones here so the a15 pro Max is Rockin a17 Pro which may have some heat issues that is still kind of yet to be seen s23 Ultra has a very capable Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 that I became really impressed with the more I used it incredible for battery life never had any stutter issues just these bet processor was an absolute screamer in everything uh that I threw at it at this point 2015 Pro Max for about four or five days so I can't really comment too much on battery life yet certainly better than my 14 pro Max but the script on how it can perform over six or seven months uh is yet to be written especially with some sort of thermal issues that might be going on the rest of the specs think that matter a lot is screen so 15 Pro Max is 6.7 inches it's got a 2796 by 1290 resolution 2000 nit Max brightness it's got a 4400 milliamp hour battery and 27 watt charging and of course it's got magsafe built in s23 Ultra 6.8 inch screen with a 30 88 by 1440 resolution 1750 knit Max brightness 5 000 million power battery 45 watt charging and s-pin and that 27 watt to 45 watt charging might not seem like a lot but the more you use these phones you notice that difference I love when I plug in my s23 old Channel but it tell me how long it would take to get to full that time was usually very small even when the phone was was empty using a 45 watt charger it is very noticeable how much faster the s23 ultra charges on the flip side we've got sort of fast charging for Apple uh on with 27 Watts but it's got magsafe makes me wish that she too was out and shipping on phones natively that would be really nice to have I didn't notice the brightness difference between the two phones although the iPhone does get a little bit brighter it's my eye though and I know Samsung makes the same screens the Samsung's display just looks better to me I can't quantify it I don't know why it just looks better if I see these phones in a vacuum 100 100 times I will still pick the Samsung display but I really just again that part is personal preference both these phones are very similar they've got always on displays biometric authentication you could pick if you want the fingerprint reader or you want face ID they've got giant batteries inside and this is what is exciting about this video I think for the first time with the iPhone Flagship and one of the Android flagships you're not sacrificing features going iPhone now it's just which OS do you prefer and I think that is absolutely awesome that's when really we get full choice and not talking foldables I'm talking slab phones what Samsung is doing for a phone that's now I guess this point over halfway through its life cycle versus a flagship phone and just came out a mirror days ago it's really impressive how well Samsung phones have held up over that course of you know the half a year I love having the S Pen option built into it I love the fast charging I love the display the video and obvious situation looks good enough to me if OS is what matters to you you already know what choice you're going to make if OS doesn't matter to you that much I think you're getting more with s23 ultra you are at the 15 Pro Max but I'm going to wager probably already know which one you want to pick upof course this video is sponsored by betterhelp look at Android phones you can make a checklist of things that they had that the iPhone didn't USB type c better Zoom fast charging High refresh screen widgets and now Apple's slowly been I mean very slowly the checking off each of those boxes culminating with what we have now with the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max and it seems that we're at the point now or really the only difference between the iPhone and Android flagships this finally just the operating system let's compare the iPhone 15 Pro Max versus one of the biggest Android flagships going right now the Samsung s23 Ultra that's now I know these phones came out months apart I wish they came at the same time we'll revisit this when the s24 ultra ultimately hits the market but as always it will not be a cop-out we will declare a winner thank you that seems that Apple likes to you know tease us a little bit uh when it comes to camera specs especially when you compare with the iPhone had to other Android phones on the market particularly like those from Samsung so Apple has had a solid main cameras like for years but the other cameras very far behind it took years to add Ultra wide and even though the telephoto's been around since the iPhone 7 the most that we ever had was three times contrast Samsung's gone the opposite direction they've been delivering phones with tons of cameras on the back and their Ultra phone starting with the s20 ultra had a hundred times space suit grants it looked like an oil painting but it was there assuming you weren't taking a picture of the Moon which looked beautiful but whether that was actually useful like it's hard to say but at least you had the option and you had Zoom levels up 200 didn't have to go all the way up Samsung's offered many different focal lengths including three times and 10 times but now the iPhone has bumped that to 5x which is 120 millimeter equivalent and Samsung's packing a three times and a 10 times optical zoom but numbers don't mean everything so This lends us to a blind test so look at these pictures can you tell which one was which look for the Hallmark things that you think you know look for contrast levels like how Poppy and Punchy colors are look how it handles the greens look how it handles clouds can you tell which is which in case you were wondering a is the s23 ultra B is the iPhone 15 Pro Max and so while Zoom is iPhone's newest camera feature that doesn't mean it's through the end-all be-all here at all like for a lot of people including myself the main camera sensors where you like live and breathe and sort of most of what we're going to be using Samsung is bringing in just the absolute heat here here with a 200 megapixel main camera Apple just recently upped their main camera from 12 to 48 megapixels and that alone like a huge jump but 200 is obviously another level can you actually see the difference or is this just like marketing one weird thing about these cameras do is turn off the highest resolution by default so 15 Pro Max shoots 24 megapixel photos out of the box s23 Ultra shoots 129 pixel photos out of the box and when in a default mode both these cameras really shoot great photos and I spent a lot of time this year more than any other year using Samsung phones particularly the s23 ultra and I really loved the camera quality now on the s23 ultra I just I thought everything looked beautiful in all fairness I'm not doing a lot of editing on the phone I think when you need more data I think what the iPhone is giving you gives you more ability to edit after the fact but for pictures straight off the phone I still just love what Samsung is doing I can't quantify it but I tend to gravitate to what those pictures are but that is ultimately going to be a personal choice before I go on I do want to take a quick break and tell you about this video sponsor better help I know the verses side of the phone debates gets real heated people get like big feelings when it comes to what phone other people decide to choose but in the grand scheme of like life that is a very small choice and I've been pretty vocal in the past about dealing with kind of crippling anxiety that I have throughout the day it's manifested in insomnia and really things that are small decisions or small things tend to weigh on me really really heavily something I've struggled with really since I started technobuffalos you're having responsibility of people relying on me for their livelihoods something that is really scary being a single family income is also really scary one of the ways that I've dealt with it and one of the best ways to deal with any anxiety or things you have in your life is talking to a professional and a service like better help has made that process so easy most importantly made it really affordable it's a better help was firstly completely online all remote and takes all the worries of insurance out and also it's incredibly affordable you answer a few questions and in a few days you are matched therapist that perfectly suits your needs and if that therapist doesn't work out for you it's not a fit no worries no hard feelings they can match you with somebody new better help has taken sort of the stress and worry about talking to somebody professionally out made accessible to anybody sometimes it's hard to find a therapist where you live hey there's not available or you can't find a good match better help has taken every single pain point out of that process and made it really easy and simple to better yourself and sort of talk about things that are holding you back in your life and if you want to give better help a shot I think everybody needs somebody to talk to just go to betterhelp.com rettinger you get 10 off your first month of therapy all the links again will be down below it's not the iPhone's got more zoom it is much closer to what Samsung is offering well Samsung does have more zoom at 10 times so in 10 pixel compared to the 12 megapixel of the iPhone and the same goes to the s23 Ultras three times the camera that was confusing so you're making compromises really with both camera systems what impressed me with the iPhone camera system is actually the digital zoom up to 25x so my son's 10th birthday well this weekend we took the whole family to Disneyland and I had just gotten the 15 Pro Max I took some camera samples so you can see what it looks like from 0.5 to 1 to 5. I even see what it looks like when I go all the way to 25. this sign is still very very readable I imagine a lot of you might not even have known that it was a digital Zoom here they put out what was doing with that Max 25. it's surprisingly usable I wouldn't blow it up and print a big picture of it but to capture something quick and looked at on your phone or social media came away really impressed with the main cameras you get great results with either camera unless you're planning on blowing these images up to print the resolution is really not that noticeable how long and Grandpa took a big step though and the camera is with video mode now I can record anything external which is really really cute and these are big was me taking videos on your phone much more professional and now usable if you're trying to combine video clips from like a like a quote real camera and an iPhone these new features come in incredibly handy and we've actually used iPhones and shoots plenty of times before but we couldn't shoot in prores because a few minutes would fill up a quarter of the phone but now we can record to external ssds we can use this even more in certain professional settings in times when it doesn't make sense to have our big Studio cameras having a run and Gun device like the iPhone has been really easy and now it's going to be and you can see the quality be even better and all fairness is point the ultra take some of the best videos on the Android side of things but it's still not quite to the level video only that Apple has delivered and there are some great features here too you got AKA recording but it still very much looks like a phone well the iPhone is starting to pushing the boundaries a little bit more camera aside I think one of the biggest pain points of the iPhone has been USB type c really just like not having it this is been something I think everybody's been clamoring for for years and quite honestly something I didn't think we were ever going to see I thought we were going to get a portless phone for Apple ever gave us USB type-c thank the European Union because now we've got it on these phones and while it's not Thunderbolt speeds we are getting USB 3.2 speeds which again which enables being able to plug in really any USB type-c accessory and it will work being able to carry one cable has made life a lot easier I think for a lot of people ultimately will make life easier for a lot of people being able to now have the same charger to charge both the iPhone the 23 Ultra it's just really nice ports aside both of these phones are iterations of their previous versions s22 Ultra looks very similar ts23 Ultra 15 Pro Max it's very similar to the 14 pro Max but with the titanium the iPhone has a noticeably different feel in the hand because of the weight this is where I get very conflicted somebody who like reviews phones want to see something new every year I want a radically different design but I guess it's not fair to expect that year over year I think where you should see changes is skipping a generation so on the iPhone side iPhone 13 to iPhone 50. Galaxy S21 Galaxy s23 and those phones still look very similar but you do see changes and I guess year to year that's the changes are all about they're a little bit faster cameras are slightly better better optimized for battery life for performance they're slow steps I think ultimately lead to a bigger picture these are also very very powerful phones here so the a15 pro Max is Rockin a17 Pro which may have some heat issues that is still kind of yet to be seen s23 Ultra has a very capable Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 that I became really impressed with the more I used it incredible for battery life never had any stutter issues just these bet processor was an absolute screamer in everything uh that I threw at it at this point 2015 Pro Max for about four or five days so I can't really comment too much on battery life yet certainly better than my 14 pro Max but the script on how it can perform over six or seven months uh is yet to be written especially with some sort of thermal issues that might be going on the rest of the specs think that matter a lot is screen so 15 Pro Max is 6.7 inches it's got a 2796 by 1290 resolution 2000 nit Max brightness it's got a 4400 milliamp hour battery and 27 watt charging and of course it's got magsafe built in s23 Ultra 6.8 inch screen with a 30 88 by 1440 resolution 1750 knit Max brightness 5 000 million power battery 45 watt charging and s-pin and that 27 watt to 45 watt charging might not seem like a lot but the more you use these phones you notice that difference I love when I plug in my s23 old Channel but it tell me how long it would take to get to full that time was usually very small even when the phone was was empty using a 45 watt charger it is very noticeable how much faster the s23 ultra charges on the flip side we've got sort of fast charging for Apple uh on with 27 Watts but it's got magsafe makes me wish that she too was out and shipping on phones natively that would be really nice to have I didn't notice the brightness difference between the two phones although the iPhone does get a little bit brighter it's my eye though and I know Samsung makes the same screens the Samsung's display just looks better to me I can't quantify it I don't know why it just looks better if I see these phones in a vacuum 100 100 times I will still pick the Samsung display but I really just again that part is personal preference both these phones are very similar they've got always on displays biometric authentication you could pick if you want the fingerprint reader or you want face ID they've got giant batteries inside and this is what is exciting about this video I think for the first time with the iPhone Flagship and one of the Android flagships you're not sacrificing features going iPhone now it's just which OS do you prefer and I think that is absolutely awesome that's when really we get full choice and not talking foldables I'm talking slab phones what Samsung is doing for a phone that's now I guess this point over halfway through its life cycle versus a flagship phone and just came out a mirror days ago it's really impressive how well Samsung phones have held up over that course of you know the half a year I love having the S Pen option built into it I love the fast charging I love the display the video and obvious situation looks good enough to me if OS is what matters to you you already know what choice you're going to make if OS doesn't matter to you that much I think you're getting more with s23 ultra you are at the 15 Pro Max but I'm going to wager probably already know which one you want to pick upof course this video is sponsored by betterhelp look at Android phones you can make a checklist of things that they had that the iPhone didn't USB type c better Zoom fast charging High refresh screen widgets and now Apple's slowly been I mean very slowly the checking off each of those boxes culminating with what we have now with the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max and it seems that we're at the point now or really the only difference between the iPhone and Android flagships this finally just the operating system let's compare the iPhone 15 Pro Max versus one of the biggest Android flagships going right now the Samsung s23 Ultra that's now I know these phones came out months apart I wish they came at the same time we'll revisit this when the s24 ultra ultimately hits the market but as always it will not be a cop-out we will declare a winner thank you that seems that Apple likes to you know tease us a little bit uh when it comes to camera specs especially when you compare with the iPhone had to other Android phones on the market particularly like those from Samsung so Apple has had a solid main cameras like for years but the other cameras very far behind it took years to add Ultra wide and even though the telephoto's been around since the iPhone 7 the most that we ever had was three times contrast Samsung's gone the opposite direction they've been delivering phones with tons of cameras on the back and their Ultra phone starting with the s20 ultra had a hundred times space suit grants it looked like an oil painting but it was there assuming you weren't taking a picture of the Moon which looked beautiful but whether that was actually useful like it's hard to say but at least you had the option and you had Zoom levels up 200 didn't have to go all the way up Samsung's offered many different focal lengths including three times and 10 times but now the iPhone has bumped that to 5x which is 120 millimeter equivalent and Samsung's packing a three times and a 10 times optical zoom but numbers don't mean everything so This lends us to a blind test so look at these pictures can you tell which one was which look for the Hallmark things that you think you know look for contrast levels like how Poppy and Punchy colors are look how it handles the greens look how it handles clouds can you tell which is which in case you were wondering a is the s23 ultra B is the iPhone 15 Pro Max and so while Zoom is iPhone's newest camera feature that doesn't mean it's through the end-all be-all here at all like for a lot of people including myself the main camera sensors where you like live and breathe and sort of most of what we're going to be using Samsung is bringing in just the absolute heat here here with a 200 megapixel main camera Apple just recently upped their main camera from 12 to 48 megapixels and that alone like a huge jump but 200 is obviously another level can you actually see the difference or is this just like marketing one weird thing about these cameras do is turn off the highest resolution by default so 15 Pro Max shoots 24 megapixel photos out of the box s23 Ultra shoots 129 pixel photos out of the box and when in a default mode both these cameras really shoot great photos and I spent a lot of time this year more than any other year using Samsung phones particularly the s23 ultra and I really loved the camera quality now on the s23 ultra I just I thought everything looked beautiful in all fairness I'm not doing a lot of editing on the phone I think when you need more data I think what the iPhone is giving you gives you more ability to edit after the fact but for pictures straight off the phone I still just love what Samsung is doing I can't quantify it but I tend to gravitate to what those pictures are but that is ultimately going to be a personal choice before I go on I do want to take a quick break and tell you about this video sponsor better help I know the verses side of the phone debates gets real heated people get like big feelings when it comes to what phone other people decide to choose but in the grand scheme of like life that is a very small choice and I've been pretty vocal in the past about dealing with kind of crippling anxiety that I have throughout the day it's manifested in insomnia and really things that are small decisions or small things tend to weigh on me really really heavily something I've struggled with really since I started technobuffalos you're having responsibility of people relying on me for their livelihoods something that is really scary being a single family income is also really scary one of the ways that I've dealt with it and one of the best ways to deal with any anxiety or things you have in your life is talking to a professional and a service like better help has made that process so easy most importantly made it really affordable it's a better help was firstly completely online all remote and takes all the worries of insurance out and also it's incredibly affordable you answer a few questions and in a few days you are matched therapist that perfectly suits your needs and if that therapist doesn't work out for you it's not a fit no worries no hard feelings they can match you with somebody new better help has taken sort of the stress and worry about talking to somebody professionally out made accessible to anybody sometimes it's hard to find a therapist where you live hey there's not available or you can't find a good match better help has taken every single pain point out of that process and made it really easy and simple to better yourself and sort of talk about things that are holding you back in your life and if you want to give better help a shot I think everybody needs somebody to talk to just go to betterhelp.com rettinger you get 10 off your first month of therapy all the links again will be down below it's not the iPhone's got more zoom it is much closer to what Samsung is offering well Samsung does have more zoom at 10 times so in 10 pixel compared to the 12 megapixel of the iPhone and the same goes to the s23 Ultras three times the camera that was confusing so you're making compromises really with both camera systems what impressed me with the iPhone camera system is actually the digital zoom up to 25x so my son's 10th birthday well this weekend we took the whole family to Disneyland and I had just gotten the 15 Pro Max I took some camera samples so you can see what it looks like from 0.5 to 1 to 5. I even see what it looks like when I go all the way to 25. this sign is still very very readable I imagine a lot of you might not even have known that it was a digital Zoom here they put out what was doing with that Max 25. it's surprisingly usable I wouldn't blow it up and print a big picture of it but to capture something quick and looked at on your phone or social media came away really impressed with the main cameras you get great results with either camera unless you're planning on blowing these images up to print the resolution is really not that noticeable how long and Grandpa took a big step though and the camera is with video mode now I can record anything external which is really really cute and these are big was me taking videos on your phone much more professional and now usable if you're trying to combine video clips from like a like a quote real camera and an iPhone these new features come in incredibly handy and we've actually used iPhones and shoots plenty of times before but we couldn't shoot in prores because a few minutes would fill up a quarter of the phone but now we can record to external ssds we can use this even more in certain professional settings in times when it doesn't make sense to have our big Studio cameras having a run and Gun device like the iPhone has been really easy and now it's going to be and you can see the quality be even better and all fairness is point the ultra take some of the best videos on the Android side of things but it's still not quite to the level video only that Apple has delivered and there are some great features here too you got AKA recording but it still very much looks like a phone well the iPhone is starting to pushing the boundaries a little bit more camera aside I think one of the biggest pain points of the iPhone has been USB type c really just like not having it this is been something I think everybody's been clamoring for for years and quite honestly something I didn't think we were ever going to see I thought we were going to get a portless phone for Apple ever gave us USB type-c thank the European Union because now we've got it on these phones and while it's not Thunderbolt speeds we are getting USB 3.2 speeds which again which enables being able to plug in really any USB type-c accessory and it will work being able to carry one cable has made life a lot easier I think for a lot of people ultimately will make life easier for a lot of people being able to now have the same charger to charge both the iPhone the 23 Ultra it's just really nice ports aside both of these phones are iterations of their previous versions s22 Ultra looks very similar ts23 Ultra 15 Pro Max it's very similar to the 14 pro Max but with the titanium the iPhone has a noticeably different feel in the hand because of the weight this is where I get very conflicted somebody who like reviews phones want to see something new every year I want a radically different design but I guess it's not fair to expect that year over year I think where you should see changes is skipping a generation so on the iPhone side iPhone 13 to iPhone 50. Galaxy S21 Galaxy s23 and those phones still look very similar but you do see changes and I guess year to year that's the changes are all about they're a little bit faster cameras are slightly better better optimized for battery life for performance they're slow steps I think ultimately lead to a bigger picture these are also very very powerful phones here so the a15 pro Max is Rockin a17 Pro which may have some heat issues that is still kind of yet to be seen s23 Ultra has a very capable Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 that I became really impressed with the more I used it incredible for battery life never had any stutter issues just these bet processor was an absolute screamer in everything uh that I threw at it at this point 2015 Pro Max for about four or five days so I can't really comment too much on battery life yet certainly better than my 14 pro Max but the script on how it can perform over six or seven months uh is yet to be written especially with some sort of thermal issues that might be going on the rest of the specs think that matter a lot is screen so 15 Pro Max is 6.7 inches it's got a 2796 by 1290 resolution 2000 nit Max brightness it's got a 4400 milliamp hour battery and 27 watt charging and of course it's got magsafe built in s23 Ultra 6.8 inch screen with a 30 88 by 1440 resolution 1750 knit Max brightness 5 000 million power battery 45 watt charging and s-pin and that 27 watt to 45 watt charging might not seem like a lot but the more you use these phones you notice that difference I love when I plug in my s23 old Channel but it tell me how long it would take to get to full that time was usually very small even when the phone was was empty using a 45 watt charger it is very noticeable how much faster the s23 ultra charges on the flip side we've got sort of fast charging for Apple uh on with 27 Watts but it's got magsafe makes me wish that she too was out and shipping on phones natively that would be really nice to have I didn't notice the brightness difference between the two phones although the iPhone does get a little bit brighter it's my eye though and I know Samsung makes the same screens the Samsung's display just looks better to me I can't quantify it I don't know why it just looks better if I see these phones in a vacuum 100 100 times I will still pick the Samsung display but I really just again that part is personal preference both these phones are very similar they've got always on displays biometric authentication you could pick if you want the fingerprint reader or you want face ID they've got giant batteries inside and this is what is exciting about this video I think for the first time with the iPhone Flagship and one of the Android flagships you're not sacrificing features going iPhone now it's just which OS do you prefer and I think that is absolutely awesome that's when really we get full choice and not talking foldables I'm talking slab phones what Samsung is doing for a phone that's now I guess this point over halfway through its life cycle versus a flagship phone and just came out a mirror days ago it's really impressive how well Samsung phones have held up over that course of you know the half a year I love having the S Pen option built into it I love the fast charging I love the display the video and obvious situation looks good enough to me if OS is what matters to you you already know what choice you're going to make if OS doesn't matter to you that much I think you're getting more with s23 ultra you are at the 15 Pro Max but I'm going to wager probably already know which one you want to pick up\n"