Galaxy S21 Ultra - Exynos vs Snapdragon. 

Nice work! Thanks for making this one

A few important clarifying notes for the video: 1. I'm told that Antutu readings of temps are not accurate, so next time I'll use a different app, but equally, Exynos is definitely hotter so the point still stands. 2. For the photo samples, scene optimiser was on for both phones (there was one shot of the screens where it looked like it was off on one of them, but for the photos themselves it was 100% on for both) 3. Having now seen some other tests of these two online, there is a large variance of results. Some people find Snapdragon mostly ahead, some people find Exynos slightly ahead. I can only report on my findings, and I have rechecked since this test, with similar results, but I think given the variation we see, the main takeaway should be, to not dismiss the Samsung phone's this year just based on them having Exynos Chips. While they may not be as good as the Snapdragons, they are a definite improvement over last year. 4. I've added a tweet here which summarises the latest situation with these two chips: twitter.com/Mrwhosetheboss/status/1358772300582178821 To see why you should never buy a Rugged Smartphone: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-J1sIZguHwp0.html

You know what Samsung should do to both comfort the customers and promote their products? They should release both Snapdragon and Exynos versions of their next phone to all areas in the world, but just make the Exynos version a lot cheaper. This way, customers have a choice.

Peak Performance 0:16 Sustained Performance 3:26 Cameras 5:28 Battery Life 7:27 AI Computing 9:01 Network Speeds 9:46

Snapdragon: Who are you? Exynos: *You but hotter*

Arun the type of guy who keeps the phone in fridge

Thank you so much for this objective comparision! You answered all my questions. The differences in camera performance is HUGE, when you look at details, colors and dynamic range.

This is a great video. Please continue, this style of making videos. Very calm and straight to the point. No unnecessary and useless editing tricks like your new videos tend to have. I'm sorry if this comes across as rude. This video is a very superior quality video than any of your newer ones.

The worst thing for me is I’ll end up paying more in the uk for a worse version of the phone.

Samsung, please stop the regional bias

Thanks for this video. Your objectivity in running this processors comparison is a rare virtue on the Internet, and a valued prize for all your followers. I would get the Snapdragon over the Exynos any day of the year. The Exynos is a requirement for Samsung, for their brand standing, and for not enriching Qualcomm any further; but my impression is that the Exynos has been cobbled together without the time to achieve the same efficiency of the Snapdragon; but it will - eventually. I do expect the same pattern of events to develop with the new Tensor chip from Google; because optimising a processor requires from five to ten years - especially the microcode (algorithms) for internal resources allocation; which is, in this case, what keeps the Exynos much warmer than necessary.

Wow... This was very much informative. Loved this content.

They should sell the Exynos variants in them cold countries.

samsung : "all phones are equal, but some are more equal than others" -George Orwell

Taking the leap from S7 egde to S21 ultra less then a week ago, i could really care less of which chipset my phone has😄 Unboxing was so surrealistic and the excitement turning it on unimaginable! I'm in love again😍

Good to see Samsung is actually improving exynos. Version 2 of exynos 2100 have much less heating issues. But still snapdragon is far better and they should consider launching both the variants in every large country atleast.

Funny that a lot of "tests" so far were saying that Exynos trashed Snapdragon. Thank you for this proper in depth review, specially throttle performance and camera comparison.

This makes me look at the Exynos like a rookie boxer who just landed a few good punches against an experienced one but still lost the match.

Loved this video! Hoping for a similar for the new s22 series!

very informative video, damn good job!

Today's word: Bodacious - Excellent, Attractive, Admirable.

This is something I never thought about. The sustained performance is more important than peak performance. Good stuff

Very informative video. I learned alot

Thanks Aron! Wish the rest of the world could easily order the snapdragon version. It is not that easy to pay the extra, and have very limited warranty for buying overseas. However seeing the exynos 2100 closing the gap so intensively is insane!

We don't credit arun enough for the research and effort he put in his videos. We just see the final work. Mad props and love from Amsterdam

Samsung: "Exynos is back" Exynos: Haha heat go brrrr

This is a much needed comparision . Thank you for this production

What a effort, Amazing work brother.

"a sub to the channel would be..." "Indubitable" Here you go Arun...I gave you an extra word. Would be pleased to hear my word in any video.

This is how a "Review" should be. Not just reading the specifications and giving verdict

Very good review! Thanks!

You really did a great job, this video was shocking helpful, thank you! But now I got a serious question: S21 Ultra was better than the iPhone 12 Pro Max, but is the European version with the Exynos 2100 still the winner against Apple?

Phone being hot has its pros, like a back up toaster or hand heater in winter.

Exynos is finally getting better Arun: *no.*

Great material. Thanks!

My experience with the battery life on the Exynos variant of Galaxy S21 Ultra has been horrendous. I sent multiple error reports to Samsung using the Samsung Members app, but they said the battery life I'm getting for my usage is standard. This is REALLY disappointing because back when I was using an iPhone 11 Pro, I was easily getting a full day (sometimes two days!) out of the battery. I got rid of the iPhone because it was very uncomfortable to hold in the hand, it didn't have picture-in-picture mode (you couldn't have chat heads floating on top of your screen, you didn't have the edge display menu that you can slide in from the side on your Samsung, and you couldn't multitask), it didn't allow the option to upload and back-up everything automatically to Google, it didn't allow for voice activation of Google Assistant, it didn't have USB-C charging, it had a massive notch up top which was super annoying, it didn't allow me to download files from my Google Drive, and the GUI looks like it was made for kids in the age range of 6-10. But I have to say, the battery was incredible, and the camera experience was fantastic (except for low-light portrait mode photos). If Apple were to fix all of these (I'm even willing to put up with the childish GUI and the lack of customization options), I would switch to the iPhone in a heartbeat.

Samsung : Exynos is back! Qualcomm : Yes. Back to the same issues.

This comparison turned into a *ritual* that must have to be performed every year!

Amazing Job! Tks!

Great comparison! Interesting video as always. Keep safe, my favorite tech guy. =)

Samsung: Exynos is back See Mrwhosetheboss test Samsung: Just pretend like we didn't say anything

*_is it just me or anyone else been waiting for this for a long time_*

Your stylish and informative analysis always sticks me till the end of every video. Thanks for such a wonderful review.

Wow the production quality 👏 👌. My goodness nice touch is the red chip was always on the right and blue always on the left you even took into account the camera and flipped the devices in your point of view many times but to us is still oriented the same. Had to like and subscribe and as i typed this you asked me to in the vid so imma sub on another acc too 🤣

I can't stop laughing when the cat is typing "Now listen here you little sh..." 😂😂😂

Exynos phones should be 20% cheaper.

Great content mate😉

You should run those WiFi tests one phone at a time. Your router determines which phone to prioritise when both are requesting data transmission.

Qualcomm: *We did it again boys, we did it again*

He just rickrolled us in the outro This guy's dedication to rickroll us is amazing

very nice and professional test . thx

Loved this!💯❣️👌

Mrwhosetheboss giving temp measurment in Fahrenheit *people in the US "I'm gonna like this video"

7:24 ""Now before you start writing up" I would completely ignore the fact that this cat has a laptop more expensive than my phone + laptop + bank balance

well explained| I really appreciate your efforts

I used to have the galaxy S20+ with the infamous Exynos 990 and it fried itself within 9 months of use! It would idle at 42-44°C

*Exynos is like that one guy who can run fast but has very less stamina*

Europe: pay more get less. That is fair.

damn you're simply phenomenal 🔥🔥🔥🥳

this video is uploaded on my bday :) thank you very much sir

"Bodacious" I'm convinced Arun has hired a secret employee whose job is to find new words to put in every vid.

How to cool a phone Normal People: Stops using phone for 3 hours Arun: Let's use the refrigerator!!

Thx for this video !!!!

your insights are very much helpful for all the consumers.

Snapdragon: Why are you without a coat in such cold winter? Exynos: I suffer from hot flashes

Many years ago, i was dreaming to buy a phone with color screen in it, calculator, snake and ability to use mp3 as a ringtone to be happy! Today we are discussing which phone is faster in synthetic tests and i dont know, will higher results make me happy same way or not.

Need more videos like this!!

The best comparison I have ever seen, take love from Bangladesh

Me: ahh no rick roll today Me during the outro: listen here u little sh....

US version S21 : SAMSUNG rest of the world: SCAMSUNG

I have been using s21 plus exynos for 2 months now. I switched from my s20 snapdragon. And all i can say im very happy with its performance, battery life and thermal. I just switched off adaptive refresh rate and that solves the thermal issues

Those thumbnail colours looks sick🔥

“if you enjoyed this video consider subscribing” samsung ceo in tears: i don’t think i will

Shouldn't there be a warning on this video saying "Don't put an overheated phone in the refrigerator"? ;)

Super nice quality vid, thank you! I love how you work scientifically correct and smart, wow! And laughed so hard at 07:25 😂😂😂 Still, I am a bit skeptical when it comes to the imaging aspect... The pictures of the Pumpkin Spice e.g. could have had a different iso / aperture time and therefore come out differently. Have you checked images metadata always, to see if they match 100%? It feels to me it is less the quality of the images, but more the Exynos had sometimes different focus points / and therefore different iso / aperture / brightness settings. At 06:20, when you 10x zoomed onto the flower on the table, the exynos was darker in the shadows, but also the leaf right behind the flower (the texture, bones of the leaf) had a better contrast on exynos. thank you again, all the best, cheers!

Excellent commentary 👍👍

Samsung should stop promising to bridge the gap. It makes this hurt even more 😭😭😭

Battery life is gonna drop in the exynos verision much quicker than the snapdragon in a long run due to the higher temperature.....

great review!

just what I was looking for thx

Imagine going into Arun's house and finding two phones chilling in the fridge 😂

Exynos has become better! Arun: NO!

We need a 2024 version of this video ASAP!

I thought this video wouldn't have a rickroll... Until i re watched the outro. Damnit aurun! Always finding ways to rickroll us. Good job 😁

Rickrolled at 10:38 amazing arun !

Arun searching the web be like: "What's another word for brilliant?" *Bodacious*

thaknks for ur honest opinion...👏

Great video 👍👍👍 🙂🙂🙂

Samsung watching this video: Oh man, he has done it... 😡 Thanks for the likes.

This guy's voice is so soothing he should start a bedtime story channel..

Thanks for the video, when I was looking at the S20 my girlfriend got the slightly cheaper 4g version which suited her budget at the time. When I eventually broke my phone I was going to look at the S205G for the Snapdragon chip but didn't get that as an option for the S21 line which is what I ended off going with in the end. Little disappointed to find this info out between the two chips although I'm wondering just how much this is going to be affecting my daily use and more importantly the battery life :L

You're one of the best reviewer I've ever seen!

7:42 Snapdragon chips are so good they can recharge themselves. Stop arguing over this wtf

Waiting till the day when Mrwhosetheboss runs out of synonyms.

Thanks for making this video.

This very important video for me Love from Bangladesh ❤️❤️❤️

Me: sees rick astley dancing in the corner of the outro

Tenet: Red= Forward Blue= Reversed Mrwhosetheboss: Red= Snapdragon Blue= Exynos

Have just tested both, Snapdragon loads a lot faster and it was clear from the very beginning that it's better but I bought the enoxys vervion because it was black. The snapdragon version was silver which I dislike. Not a big deal.

I don't understand why we must only get the Exynos option in the UK. My previous LG phones snapdragon but did suffer from overheating, so that was the caveat from owning them. Especially the G6 which actually burned out whilst it was mainly idol with general use in between after a years use.