Camera Showdown! Galaxy S21 Ultra vs Note 20 Ultra

Over the past six months, Samsung has released two headlining flagships. The Note 20 Ultra back in August, and the S21 Ultra a few weeks ago.
We were curious to see how the two compared in terms of cameras. Due to its more recent launch, the S21 Ultra has a higher price tag, but does that translate to higher quality?

So let the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra versus the Galaxy S21 Ultra camera comparison begin!

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[video timestamps/chapters]
0:00​ Intro
0:36​ Hardware
1:42 Daylight with the main camera
2:32 Daylight zoomed shots
3:50 Daylight ultrawide snaps
4:17 Low-light photos
5:23 Low-light zoomed photos
7:24 Portraits and Live Focus
8:28 Selfie shots
9:29 Videos during the day
11:06 Videos when the light gets low
12:05 Stabilization
12:57 Selfie videos
13:33 Conclusion

[TechnoGenuine]

The camera quality will get better overtime with updates as it always been the case for Samsung Galaxy flagship devices

[Soto-Tech]

They look very close to me 99% of the times.

[RubenNeves]

I think the 5x on the note its a good compromise, and the fact that it has expendable storage is a big deal

[jaminoes_]

If this was a review by an Apple fanatic, of an Apple phone, everything would be "just perfect". This is why I like these reviews instead.

[shaaz]

The performance which you have mentioned is snapdragon or exynos version?

[Nixer]

hello i boght s21 ultra before 2 weeks do you think they will improve camera details and colors with updates in feature??

[metagamerx]

This is a great comparison. I'm so torn on what to do for my next upgrade. I have an upgrade available and on Spectrum Mobile. They only carry the S21 Ultra 5G and currently the Note 20 Ultra. With it being 6mos since the Note 20 Ultra release, and not knowing for sure whether or not there will even be a Note this year (since they made the S21 compatible with Spen) -- also I wanted the ZFold2 but not available on Spectrum at the moment (if ever) - This year is the first year I don't know which way to go. Using a Note 10 Plus now. I do like my expandable storage, I am using the 512GB version with an SDXC 512GB card. LOTS of storage for Netflix downloads videos 4k @ 60FPS and my personal music collection.
(FYI: I have no budget restrictions on a new model)

[robinmhelnelson]

Are you comparing both exynos or both snapdragon? Please add this on your future video on samsung because they have different isp thanks

[Funkmasterflex.]

Hi, could you please show us some charing stations for multiple Apple products including iPad Pro?

[dannybishop]

6 months later and 6 camera updates has made both these phones better compared to back when this video was filmed .

[pakss]

Looking great can u do a camera comparison between Samsung s21 plus vs Samsung s21 ultra ?

[kaiokaio]

How did it happen to make your pictures shots in Bulgaria, Sofia city.

[amereido]

thanks my beautiful love
It was a wonderful explanation

[MatadorShifter]

So it's impossible to take macro photos with the Note?

[samirgandhi]

Why is there alternate relationship between my wallet and phone prices 🤔

[lukasdvorok]

I would love to see S21 Ultra vs MI 10 Ultra camera comparison. Since MI 10 Ultra now costs almost half price of S21 Ultra.

[drstrr]

Great in-depth comparison, but please keep the background music where it belongs... in the background. At times it was very distracting.

[victorkreig]

Not bad music choice, nice job
Also whoever's idea it was to go more with buildings to display the complexity of the camera's ability deserves a high five

[DogHairDontCare]

"Many uses for 2x zoom"

You mean like when I can't read the menu when i try to order my food so I hold my camera up, snap a photo of that menu on the wall, and zoom in? Yeah I'm zooming in more than 2x LOL

[Photo]

It's personal preference, but the extra telephoto on the S21U helps a lot.