The Best Smartphone for Filming in 2023: iPhone 14 Pro vs Samsung S23 Ultra

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Looking for the best smartphone for filming? Check out this video comparing the iPhone 14 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra! Both phones offer advanced camera features, including 8K video resolution, cinematic mode, and HDR 10+. The iPhone 14 Pro boasts a triple-lens camera system, improved Night mode, and advanced editing capabilities. Meanwhile, the Samsung S23 Ultra offers a quad-lens camera system with a periscope lens for even greater optical zoom. Watch this video to find out which phone is the best choice for your filmmaking needs!

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00:00 Intro - iPhone 14 Pro vs Samsung S23 Ultra Video Comparison
1:18 Settings and Possibilities (Change White Balance, ISO,..)
2:06 Detail and (Over)sharpening
2:54 In Body Stabilisation (which one is smoother?)
3:55 Cinematic Mode vs Portrait Video
4:56 Dolby Vision HDR vs Samsungs HDR10+
5:49 Lens Comparison (Field of View)
7:00 Macro Lenses Compared
7:25 Front Facing Cameras
8:02 File Sizes
8:56 Low Light Performance (Surprising Results)
9:38 Slow Motion Comparison (240fps vs 960fps)
10:27 Natural Shallow Depth of Field
11:11 Conclusion - The Best Phone 2023 for Filming

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[alaasandouqah]

7:30 the S23 ultra has 12mp front camera not 10.

[camajise]

S23 in a dark indoor situation takes amazing videos with zoom. thats something no other phone does. just remember to set the volume buttons to zoom in and out smoothly.

[rufus]

I'd love to see a redo of this after the big camera update that's soon to be released for the S23U!

[philippe.D]

Correction @7:30 samsung has 12 mp front facing camera

[benivanceamuzicacrestina]

Hi, I am using windows 11, and I would like to use a smartphone for my YouTube videos with a nice cinematic look, but I am not sure which is best for me ?
Any sugestion please ?
I don't mind to switch to iphone if needed and able to import the videos to my windows pc.
Please let me know what do you think.
Many thanks, Paul

[mikedimond]

Never considered the file size before thought theyd be the same. That would affect the gb size and cost of phone as well at that point

[LongCaoOfficial]

Everything is ok except the natural DOF test. The Iphone sensor size is 1/1.28 inch. And S23 ultra is 1/1.3 inch. They are almost the same size. So The difference in dof should be very minor. I've test both and the dof is almost the same.

There must be something wrong with your dof test. They could not be that big difference :D

[VelvetRevolver]

@ 11:01 to achive this on the S23 you need to use "Portrait Video" Mode.

[djoni]

Obviously another Apple fan. Making comparisons favoured towards the iPhone

[highestvirtue]

When I eecord video in 60fps and put it in a 30fps timeline does this still allow me to slow down tbe video and use a spwed ramp in post? Also dies taking lots of video with the Samsung clog up the memory on the phone and cause the phone to function slow?

[AakarshanB]

The front facing of the s23 literally looked like the color graded video of your DSLR and you still said iPhone captures more "true to life" colors. iPhone is just flat, looks better, makes people look more beautiful but that's about it. Ultra looks more true to life as in what a human eye sees. IMO ofcourse.

[neiljohntolentino]

I have s10plus and iphone 12 pro max and planning to upgrade whether 23 ultra or 14 pro max... im.into filiming now... do you think 14 pro.max has better video quality.. s23 is great but there is something in s23 videos from vloggers that making it not good in the screen. When you pan is it shakey compare to iphone?

[theupdatesuredeal]

You would have a waited for ongoing camera update on s23 ultra

[RandoTechInfo]

Was looking forward to this and it didn't disappoint. Well done and thank you!

[Luckytime]

Awesome, file size comparison is very useful. I saw many other videos but this is really unique

[pdcorlis]

Well done! A very fair and thorough comparison. I wonder what kind of periscope lens we will see on the next iPhone this fall. Probably not 10x but a solid 6x or 8x would be a big step as long as the sensor size and stabilization are up to Apple’s rigorous standards…

[ibanez]

At final.. If you have to choose one of them for making vidéos with the best quality it will be which one ? S23 or iphone ?

[knightswatch]

Doess samsungs raw video have less sharpening just like raw photos? And is t as same as iphone?
And also is the 8k video better in terms of quality detials and less sharpening than iphones 4k?

[Rishabsanjaywebsite]

iPhone doesn't have OIS on ultra wide lens