iPhone 14 Pro vs. Galaxy S22 Ultra: Camera Showdown

The iPhone 14 Pro and Galaxy S22 Ultra have some of the best phone cameras.
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To put these phones to the test, I took the same photos with both phones in a variety of scenarios and lighting conditions. Watch as I compare the results side-by-side.

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iPhone 14 Pro vs Galaxy S22 Ultra: We Put Their Cameras to the Test

00:00 Intro
00:30 How the phones will be tested
00:53 iPhone 14 Pro specs and tech
01:36 Galaxy S22 Ultra Specs and tech
02:07 Camera test: Sunny conditions
02:28 Camera test: Zoom
03:08 Camera test: Portraits & Portrait mode
03:27 Camera test: Night mode
03:46 Camera test: Macro mode
04:05 Camera test: Ultra wide shots
04:26 Camera test: RAW photos
05:36 Camera test: Video stabilization
05:58 Which one do you like?

[JakeSDN]

The Samsung’s built in camera app has a Pro mode that let’s you shoot in RAW and adjust a variety of settings only available in 3rd party apps on the iPhone. The Expert RAW app gives you more granularity over shooting RAW images.

[gp]

The S22 Ultra has improved significantly with recent updates, especially camera, would be wise to re-do once S22 Ultra gets Android 13 in a few weeks

[weekendwarrior]

Samsung one ui 5 is supposed to drastically change the camera quality.

[dandan]

Around 4:20 When she said the colors on the trees look more vibrant and colorful in the tree photos on the iPhone...LOL WUT

[TSunderground]

the iphone wins this is the only word we here when cnet do a tests lioke this, ....

[BruceLeeRoy]

A 6 minute video hardly details the camera battle between these two. MrWhosetheBoss and SuperSaf does an excellent showdown between the two, the S22U does a great job with certain modes but gets destroyed in video and front facing.

[chrisfriends]

My Note10+ is just as good as these phones.

[jasontungjw]

Is nobody gonna talk about the dust that has accumulated near the camera lenses of both phones lol

[JoyStickJester_]

So Galaxy S22 Ultra is better... Got it

[ehdyn]

Iphone looks like a really good camera, Samsung looks like cell phone pictures.

[leibmoshe]

I have a Samsung, but there is no comparison or personal opinion here. Both cameras were tested by the only reliable source... DXOmark and the iPhone surpasses the S22 ultra by light years.

[VEGANSAM]

Love her veins...
Great contrast with her hair & top.

[HishamHossain]

A company like CNET can't afford to buy a new Samsung phone for comparasion? it's so odd to see smashed phone in comparison video in a channel like CNET, just saying

[jeetdeshmukh]

Pink hair looks so good on her. Great review too

[markkeller]

It appears the Samsung has warming tones that the Apple.

[nathanlester]

I'm generally not impressed with the S22 Ultra.. if one were to ask me, I'd say try them both before you buy.. then again, I get bored quickly so maybe that's why I'm waiting to move up already...

[michaelbevan]

O hello Ms! I found no deep difference between these and this is just because of color difference.

[NationofTyros]

Just bought the 13 pro max over the 14 pro max.
That punch out is horrible.

Just make a smaller notch.

[suzettecalleja]

I don't have an Apple, but if I was going to pick one over the other hands down the Apple has better color. Apple has true whites the Samsung has a yellow ting to its photos.

[aaronshaw]

The flash on the s22 ultra is Good no body use it can't allways say I phone camera is better when you can use the flash on the s22 ultra and pictures come out good lol just sayin