Samsung S21 ULTRA vs iPhone 12 Pro MAX - MIGHTY Head to Head Comparison Match - Who Wins?

My head to head comparison of the Samsung Galaxy S21 vs Xiaomi Mi 11 - including specs, features, cameras, performance, overheating and lots more. Scored like a football match.
#SamsungS21Ultra #S21UltravsiPhone12ProMax #SmartphoneComparison
#iPhone12ProMax

Time Stamps:
00:00 Intro
00:22 In my hands!
00:35 Side by Side Specs / Price
01:10 Round 1: Box & Accessories
01:38 Round 2: Design & Build Quality
03:03 Round 3: Screen Quality
05:31 Round 4: Processing Power
06:52 Round 5: Sustaining Performance.
07:40 Round 6: Internal Disk Speed Test
08:38 Round 7: Comparing Android vs iOS
10:15 Round 8: Primary Camera Test
15:13 Round 9: Speaker Sound Test
17:32 Round 10: Battery & Charging
18:52 Final Score
19:03 Conclusion

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G:

iPhone 12 Pro Max

S21 Ultra Specs:
6.8” AMOLED X2 120Hz Display, 516ppi
1440 x 3200 / WQHD+ / Gorilla Glass 7 Victus
IP68 Rating
CPU: Snapdragon 888 Octacore 2.9Ghz
12GB LPDDR5 RAM
128GB Internal Storage (UFS 3.1)
MicroSD Slot: NO
Quad Rear Cameras: 108 MP + 12.2 MP + 10MP + 10MP
Camera Front: 44MP
Wifi 6, 5G, BT v5.2, NFC
Android 11
In-display Fingerprint + Face
Stereo Speakers
5000 mAh / 25W Fast Charging
15W Wireless Charging (+Reverse)
8.9mm Thick - 227g
No Audio Jack
No Charger in Box

iPhone 12 Pro Max Specs:
6.7” OLED 60Hz Display, 458ppi
2778 x 1284 / FHD+ / Ceramic Shield
IP68
CPU: Apple A14 Bionic 3.1Ghz
6GB LPDDR4 RAM
128GB Internal Storage (NVME)
MicroSD Slot: NO
Triple Rear Cameras: 12MP x 12MP x 12MP
Camera Front: 12MP
Wifi 6, 5G, BT v5.1, NFC
iOS 14
Face ID
Stereo Speakers
3687 mAh / 20W Fast Charging
7.5W Wireless Charging
7.4mm Thick - 226g
No Audio Jack

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[David-echs]

When you done the camera test against the iPhone, did you make sure the colour setting in the Samsung was set to natural colour? Usually Samsung's over colour everything and I was pleased to see now you have the option in the Samsung to take natural colour looking photos. I would then like to see the comparisons?

[solaawodiya]

Thanks for the amazing review cos you really took your time. I just have a couple of questions. For the Samsung camera, did you use the 108 megapixel raw photo camera or the 12 megapixel binned camera? Because the 108 megapixel looses dynamic range when activated. Also for the speaker, was the Doubly Atmos turned on for the Samsung? I'm asking because it does have an effect on it's speaker quality when turned on.

[GottaGeek]

Did you adjust the thermal profile? Galaxy labs allows you to change the settings so it will throttle when you choose.

[GiancarloPereira]

Samsung is a brighter display however you need to be under sunlight to turn that thing up.

[frantisekfurstenceller]

Both are great, , but I'm an android guy, , I have the s21ultra and absolutely love it!

[oumitmoumin]

When you played the track Dolby Atmos at Samsung was on or off?

[samkperv]

The iPhone's nice, but I'll have to give it to Samsung this year..👍🤝

[paulhill]

Both are great phones but I like the Samsung best.Thanks for the info.👍

[alexandrupantea]

unfortunately the camera test was a bit flawed. first of all your images looked really out of focus, not sure why, or how you managed to do that. second, that 108mp sensor is useless if you just show the photo. it's performance would have become obvious if you zoomed in the final photo for a crop, since it is there where you truly see the real amount of detail captured by it. otherwise it works like a normal 12mp.

[dionk]

literally, all your shots for the Samsung were out of focus

[ducktape]

3:55 thats a w for samsung no? Kinda sounded like you pefered a brighter lowest

[TechMIAMI]

Main Camera test has been won by galaxy 21 in most camera comparisons from many different reviewers on YouTube

[zuhayrzainuddin]

Now I have iPhone 12 pro max 512gb gold colour and I used 3 months. All performance so great when I am using and no lagging and speaker sound is loud and great detail. The most interesting for me is the lidar camera and the excellent video recording. No other smartphone can match my Iphone in night mode pictures except Samsung s21 Ultra.👍👍👍

[SGKTV]

That camera on the S21. Major Major, Go!
😂

[donalcotton]

Out of curiosity Samsung main sensor can output 12MP downsampled images, could you compare both main sensors at the same resolution to see if there is a difference?

[mistastevens]

In my opinion, you shouldn't have used the 108 mp on the s21. I think that the regular settings work the best for Samsung

[cezzarmicu]

Why use 108mp though. Use the pixel binned 12mp like how it's supposed to be on the s21U.

[CarlosWillis]

The iPhone seems to have a slight yellow hue to its white screen

[TamimTech]

Did you shoot in 108mp mode because the HDR won't be as good

[zedc]

Great and informative video. Keep it up. @2:40 though, only the front display has Ceramic Shield. The rear glass of the 12 Pro/Pro Max utilizes the same optical PVD coating glass as the iPhone 11 Pro/Pro Max released back in 2019.