Hats off to you for actually choosing a winner. Most reviewers are reluctant to choose and say it’s up you the buyers personal preference. I’m so tired of this take. 👏👏👏
They do it because it comes down to personal preference I personally prefer iPhones that dosen’t mean I hate android phones and I like that there are multiple options
I think samsung wouldnt win against iPhone, as long as it's software optimalization wasnt as good as IOS, because what's the use of great camera, yet when we want to share it on instagram, or others social media, the picture gets worsen. What's the use of great soc, while after 3 years, it's speed tremendously slower than 5 years old iPhone. . I think software is important when we talk about flagship phones
@@carlitos.pascua well no its a 1080P display I have the ultra and you can play 4k videos. But still it's a 2k display you're not actually seeing 4k but it looks amazing nonetheless
I remember being stranded at night in an unfamiliar location and the battery life of my Samsung phone was at 7% I loved that I could switch my phone to Ultra save mode to use less apps and it gave me 30mins more battery life and with the option to use data and google maps to find my way still using less battery...that's what saved me that night.
I'm an android user and while watching the photos in the beginning I was about to admit I liked the look from the ones from the left a bit more but at the same time feeling guilty bc I thought those were from the iPhone. Then I realized I was wrong but also right cause I chose the android?!
@@fm6460 uh, so far, I honestly wouldn't say so. I was momentarily unnerved by a weird rattling sound I was hearing and was about to RMA, but after a brief bit of research, I discovered it's just from the auto-stabilization system on the camera, it's normal, it's actually intended to move around a little bit so that the motors inside it can stabilize it when the camera app is open. I would say my only genuine complaint about the phone is that it can get a bit warm, which isn't a unique problem, I just think phone manufacturers should start caring a little more about thermals especially when these devices are used all day everyday in any condition. It's not fun to feel a burning hot brick in your pocket just because you decided to show a friend a video out in the summer heat. Other than that, the phone has been really fantastic. The 120hz refresh rate is honestly something I don't think I can live without on any future phone, it makes using older phones feel terrible, the higher refresh rate is so much smoother. The battery life is not exceptional or surprising, but it is more than enough to last throughout a standard day for me, it only ever dips into something I have to actively think about if I start off the day doing something particularly heavy on it.
@@HyenaFox Thank you for the honest and helpful explanation. You touched on heating problems(one of my pet peeves) and I am really grateful to you now that i know what to expect. Assuming that the heating is mostly on the back of the phone, i hope that a case might cover it. Again, thank you!!!
@@fm6460 yeah, no problem! Yeah, the heat is definitely a pet peeve of mine as well, though I think it's comparable on the S21 to really any other phone because I feel like they're all around reasonably equal at handling it. To be honest though, I wouldn't say the phone gets hot or even really all that warm during standard use. During heavy use it can get warm, but if you're indoors or something, it won't ever really get hot at least in my experience. The problem is just that obviously, phones don't usually have the space for active cooling of any sort (I,e you can't stick a fan in a phone), so they're a bit like cold-blooded animals in that they're susceptible to the environment. If you use this phone out in direct sunlight for a while, it'll get pretty hot.
@@HyenaFox I see. That actually makes sense. I think I only considered heating due to heavy usage but the environment is also an important factor too. Never had that problem with my s8(3 years old) so I hope the s21 doesn't disappoint. I look forward to the 120 Hz and the overall camera!! Thank you again for replying to me, Seth Haycock-Poller, and have a great day!
I've had 5 android phones and 1 iPhone. My whole family has iPhone and are constantly nagging me to get one. So I definitely was contemplating it. Your video helped me decide to stick with Android. Thanks very much!!
@@noderzleadgen actually i wanted to buy a new phone and tryed iphone 13 and samsung s21 and the samsung os look better than iphone and had a smoother experience unlike other people think. The 120hz screen makes all the differents
@@primeministernico944 i really want both ios and android. I love having the apple ecosystem but androids are better in every other way. I want a phone with apple ecoystem as well as samsung One UI :(
What a Review. Best vs video I have seen to date. I just upgraded to the IPhone 12 as a 9 month sober gift to self. Now celebrating 11 months Sober 🎉🎂🥳 Can’t wait till one year 6/12/2020
And it will be better and less glitchy Android will prolly be first for most features but apple will always refine it and do it best It sucks but such is apple, they are slow but when they deliver it works sometimes that it not always but most of the time
@@Humiliated1234 you think really? Samsung did a great job an apply too, but i think Samsung do it better than apple, At Apple, you pay more for the brand than you pay for the device bro 😺😂
@@Bekki07 I only get an iPhone for its longevity and pay for 4 or 6 years while on Android I have to change every 2 years before it becomes laggy. And you have to upgrade and sometimes you pay more than you would if you just went apple
@@Humiliated1234 don't apple literally make there phones more laggy to make you buy another one and I've had my $290 android for 3 years and it works like when I just got it... have you ever owned an android?
I had samsung button phn. Then bought j7 2016. 2020 may 9, m31. 2021 april 11 s21. Samsung lover is a samsung lover. Apple mi8 be better. Bt one who uses samsung doesn't even think of othr phn😁😁
It's behind, yes, but pretty close to it. The exynos is actually a bit ahead in battery life and in a few games but snapdragon is a bit better for cooling and better in heavier games. IMO not a big enough difference to discard the Samsung for exynos
@@medicalh7990 The new exynos is matched with AMD RDNA tech, capable of ray-tracing and all of that good stuff... Huge leap for samsung, hope they keep those numbers up
The s21 has a ugly cheap looking design in the back though I couldn't pay around 7,8 Hundred dollars for something that looks like that the iPhone looks and feels a lot more premium not to mention the a14 blows that Samsung out of the water
In camera test that u told us to choose , I was like ; oh A in better I know It's apple , How they do this... Then I figure out A was S21 And I was happiest man alive!! :DDDD
Remember this is a compressed file on youtube and the images were added in to the video. Also, it can depend on the screen you watching it on. But in all fairness, in a blind test (with the real photos0 people go for the brighter photo as proved by Marques over and over again. I went for A on some and B on others. However, video, there is no competition between the two. This S21 is amazing though
Believe it or not , a high refresh rate is a dealbreaker for me. No matter how stronger your silicon is, being limited by just how many times your screen can refresh, makes the other phone look smoother than ever.
@@justanotherhomosapian The refresh rate indicates how often the display can update in one second. ALL Iphones have a refresh rate of 60 times per second (60hz). The Samsung can do 120hz, this is twice as often than the Iphone. This is why almost everything on the Samsung looks much more fluid even if the Iphone have a stronger CPU.
I love android too, the only I dont like in android is the os too much running apps cannot be killed. By task manager it is frustating when the phone is 3 to 4 years old too much files in it. The performance is affected. I hope latest android remove the bloatwares like ios.
That Samsung Dex tho. Really a game changer! They might not create their own "ecosystem", but they do make Windows their Ecosystem by working closely with Microsoft.
@@zimnium1 Yes. Just like when seeing Samsung Gallery (thru the previous Samsung Cloud) are smoothly sync with Microsoft OneDrive, make me believe that Samsung x Microsoft could make a wonderful duo in the future.
Thanks for the comparison Jon! I had to reluctantly part with my faithful partner, the IPhone 8 plus. 3 years of excellent service. My phone carrier kept bugging the heck out of us for a device upgrade. We were given a choice of IPhone 12, and Samsung S21. I gave my wife the iPhone 12, and I took the Samsung in a coin toss. Back to Android for me! So far, this phone has not ceased to amaze me. Her phone is great, do NOT deny that! However, the triple cameras take superb pictures, the UI is buttery smooth, and the battery lasts all day and a half. Yes, this Android phone is silky smooth, and a pleasure to use. Feels strange to be back, to be honest with you. I like the phone, and am willing to learn more about what it can do. All the best!
@@yashwantrout3810 that's good enjoy ur phone man and the battery life does it make any difference from 60 to 120hz? And since it has 1080p display do u get more fps if u emulate games?
@Music Releases same samsung also has like a massive advantage in battery life the iPhone 12 has a 2900 battery and the samsung s21 has a 4000 battery drastic difference
@Music Releases I absolutely agree with you! My wife and I were always airdropping pics all the time. I switched back to Android, and she stayed with iPhone.
I was waiting for my bus and I unlocked my s21 with my fingerprint and some kid with a iPhone 7 looked at me and said "why are you poor iPhone is better" and I'm like what?
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@@FatNorthernBigot Oh I know :) I didn’t take it as such. Was for the other comment. 👍🏻 Also, just to be clear. This is Jon's channel, I just work with Jon. But we all care for the channel all the same.
@@RA-lh9uh is this the first time you use samsung? if yes, you'll have good user experience.. Samsung have the most fluid UI on android smartphone and the feature is really plenty.. plus you choosed the flagship one.. it's will remain fast till the next four years.
@@primordial7486 that would be great. i had 3 sony xperias and i just looooooove sony but they do not sell in slovenia anymore so i have to pay in cash which i dnt have because of covid now so i will buy MY FRIST samsung and it will be S21. my first sony lasted more than 3 years, second lasted 2 but i broke the screen so it was my fault, now the last one is also 3 years old and the microphone is not working anymore so.... if that samsung goes over 2 years i will be happy
I made the mistake on iphone 12 release. It's absolute garbage. I could write a list of how annoying, incompatible, and glitchy iphone ACTUALLY is when you're doing more than just watching youtube and texting. TERRRRIBLE now I have to pay off 600 dollars, so I can trade it in towards the s21 at samsungs website lol
Haha I kinda feel the same. I had an S21+ for a few weeks coming from an iPhone XS. Definitely miss Google integration, material design, notification system, the list goes on tbh. Only reason I came back is because of iMessage tbh. Which in the grand scheme of things isn’t worth it.
Iphone is just ugly with that horrible notch and big bezels. I don't understand how some people think that looks good. How? Also, Iphone video stabilization is not as good as Samsung.
4:00 the s21 has a 3x hybrid zoom and 30x digital, it is hybrid because the telephoto lens itself is actually a 64mp 1.2x optical zoom camera and it is cropping to make the 3x zoom at 12mp, this option gives poor results in low light, I can also confirm because I have a s20 and they both carry the same camera hardware. Its the s21 Ultra that had 10x optical zoom*
Actually the S21 and S21+ do not have an optical lens. It's a 64MP 1.1x lens. In pretty lame terms, zoom is all digital but because it's high mega pixels you are able to have higher quality in bright environments. Fact that Samsung defaults the zoom to 3x does not make it optical
I've been with Samsung since the S4 and I'm currently on the S10 but I think this may be the first time I switch to iPhone. The S21 is a beast but I'm realizing more and more I never used my phones to their full potential. I do the bare minimum on mine and don't really customize it outside of using Textra as opposed to Samsung messages and I've never been more than a point and shoot guy with pictures. The only thing potentially stopping me is 120hz refresh rate and how One UI 3.0 lays out notifications.
Did you switch? I bought the iPhone 13 and was waiting for it to come. Went to the apple store to see the phone in person and the selfie camera was awful! Made me look so bad. I cancelled my order and purchased the s21 instead.
For me it's got to be the S21 and that's not just because I prefer Android. It's more about the extra versatility of the 3 lens camera and telephoto feature and the general design of the camera module and how it integrates into the phone seamlessly. Also the display, don't let the lower res 1080p screen sway your decision, that 120hz refresh rate makes the display and user experience silky smooth and far superior. I was initially sceptical about the lower res display on the s21, I came from the s10 which has a much higher res but side by side my concerns were answered, the difference is so minimal there is no significant difference, you would be hard pressed to notice the difference in everyday use. I have a recent side by side comparison video s21 v s10 on my channel. Secondly about the display, I much prefer the subtle pinhole cutout selfie camera than the huge chunk of gouged out slot missing from the display on the iPhone 12, it just looks clunky! Battery capacity is obviously much better on the s21. Maybe the 120hz refresh rate screen negates any advantage here over the iPhone but that can be switched off. A lot of the choice is personal preference, for me I prefer the rounded off edges than the flat sides of the iPhone. There may not be much difference in performance but that extra RAM in the s21 8gb compared to the 6gb in the iPhone makes me sleep a little easier..... A bit like having a v8 engine in my car rather than an inline 6. 😁 Both fast enough though. Negative things for me, no charger, this applies to both, when I sold my s10 obviously my old charger went with it, which technically left me without one, luckily my wife has the s20 with a charger, so I can use that, still a little inconvenient though. No micro sd card slot, that was a big issue for me as I like to have the ability to expand my memory. I had 128gb in my s10 and had a further 128gb memory card in it to store all my photos and video, now I'm back to 128gb which feels like a backward step and quite restricted, I'll have to backup more often, another inconvenience.
loved this, the s21 cameras really are amazing. if only social media would be able to handle its media & cameras the same way it does with iphone (i'm looking at you instagram).
@@Crushher32 I think when you look at apple they only have one camera app, one os and that's it, while android phones have tons of other stuffs, different os, camera apps, skins on top of skins and instagram simply isn't just gonna optimize their app for each of those phones. If you're using instagram a lot does this factor make you wanna switch to apple?
Because the industry has super low variable cost, huge market, and really fast to obsolete (meaning big profit), so they can focus the money on R&D like no other product
me and my mother upgraded to the S21+5G with Bixby assisstant, super fast chargers, and glass coating to help it's already durable screen, I myself have added 2 Clouad save apps to the one that was allready included in it
S21 is so cool looking, why would you feel bad for getting rid of a phone that has a horrible notch and thick bezels on the front... from the front, Iphone just looks ugly and horribly outdated
S21 series- If u change phone every 1-2 years. iPhone 12 - If u keep your phone for 2+ years and iPhone 12 series has more 5g bands than entire s21 series.
@@prasadchavan7995 I don't think so... my iphones have not lasted me well, also Iphone used to convince people that they didn't need 4G because their 3G was faster than 4G... it's a crazy company
Pricing was not really addressed correctly. Samsung is offering the S21 at $100 with their insane trade deals. Plus, the trade is an instant credit and not a refund that occurs weeks later.
@@jithudavis6459 Check their website. S21s are going for, in the US, $100 after trade-in for current phones and $250 for year old phones. And, you get the discount at the time of purchase, unlike other trade-in offers where you pay in-full and get a refund credited back to your method of payment.
The pricing was addressed correctly. That’s the retail price of the s21. Most people aren’t trading in a $700 value phone for this so it’s more inaccurate to say it’s $100
@@keefyboy agreed with their trade in pricing being way lower than anyone and the instant credit is awesome. The retail price he mentioned is technically correct. Most people getting an s21 are probably not getting the $700 trade credit that you mentioned is all I was referring to
You also forgot to mention that the base iPhone 12 only comes in 64GB (base S21 in 128GB) and also the huge and outdated bezel on top aka notch. I know it's for face recognition, but idc, it still makes the screen uglier.
But “OS“ should be an important factor,, because its what the user is experiencing daily. Having said that,, I love the new Samsung S21 and the flat display finally.
I don't like flat displays the curved displays are just very artistic and futuristic to look at. I mean atleast one should get something that separates it as now mst sd card are gone I don't want curved screen to go too.
@@Causeimbored1 Yes but I would have been even happier if it had mst sd card charger in box and headphone jack. Well I just have to stick to my S10+ it seems.
Just to be clear, he says in the video that the S21 has 10x Optical zoom and 30x digital. It's actually only 3x optical and the rest is digital zoom, only the S21 Ultra has the 10x optical. Great video though.
The S21 has 1.1x optical zoom, not even 3x!! The "tele" camera simply has a higher resolution, so that at 12M Pixels, the digital zoom is "loss free" up to 3x. If you look at it, the main has 24mm equivalent, and the tele has 29mm equivalent focal length. This is virtually the same focal length..
@@Pidrittel thanks a lot for your comment! I have a S21, but I was confused why all photos look so bad with that 3x, I'm so pissed that here, in my country, Samsung promotes this as a optical 3X tele lens, I can't wait to get a refund and buy something that doesn't lie to me, hello apple! Finally i'm giving you a try, lol
You can get a mixed color s21 ultra if you buy direct from samsung. Went for the phantom black and samsung black leather cover for it which has a cool kevlar look on the camera part.
I just changed from the IPhone 12 to the S21 5G, and honestly the battery experience on the Apple was vastly superior. Apple was no stress for 2 days easy and fast charging was amazing. The S21 barely makes it through the day and takes a LOT longer to fast charge. Anyway, I've always had Samsung since the beginning and prefer Android over IOS, but all these people saying battery life is comparable are crazy (or on the payroll).
i went from an Iphone 12Pro Max to the S21. The thing with the S21 is that there are so many options in settings, you can turn off background tasks and turn on Adaptive Battery, this makes a big difference. i find the battery just fine and i have alot of apps and games.
@@saptarshimozumdar1657 I use a wallet case, so I've never used the always on display. To be clear, the s21 battery is not much different to the batteries I had on my various previous Androids (mostly Galaxy's) and it's ok. It's just nowhere near as long lasting as the Apple. Basically, the s21 gets me at best 24hrs between charging, where the Iphone 12 was confidently 48hrs.
What irks me the most is there were people saying the fingerprint scanner (particularly on the back of the Google Pixel devices) is more handy than facial unlock. That not because something is new means it's better. Now, because of a pandemic, and face masks, people are giving fingerprint scanners their deserved respect.
I've had little problems using the facial recognition on the Iphone 12 with a mask. I have found that if I slip my nose out of my mask, it can recognize my face just fine.
@@armyofone3616. Setting up the S21 now. Its fantastic. Android is easily the equal to ios maybe better. Only thing i dont like is the fingerprint scanner doesnt want to work with a glass screen protector. But the same apps on both platforms are equal for the most part. Gestures on the Galaxy are almost the exact same as ios 14. If you are used to ios, one UI is almost the same. Very little to zero learning curve. I am shocked on how good this phone is. Wow.
@@chelious1973 Why do you need another phone for business?? You're going to walk around with 2 phones in your pocket?? There is google voice app for a 2nd phone number
@@patrick553 . I need a Android phone and ios for development. Secondly the phone was given to me by my job. No I don't walk around with two phones. Yes I know you can have two numbers on one phone. 😉 The iPhone and ios each have two imei.
I thought that the iPhone 12 was A and the Galaxy S21 was B. I was surprised to see that it was the opposite. The S21 took the better night mode shot and the better beach shot (the sand definition is better on the S21, and that large shadow isn't there at all on the 12). I will say that the clouds looked a bit nicer on the 12 in that photo, but that's about it.
@AqUa Turtlez Android OS while great, is not quite as streamlined and optimized for the particular hardware as iOS. Google does not really know what hardware companies who license the OS are going to use so it is just not possible to tightly integrate the software and hardware the way Apple does. The upside to Android is of course a level of customizability and choice of configurations that will never exist for iPhones.
@AqUa Turtlez If, in some mirror universe, it was possible to install Android OS on an iPhone, even my 12 Pro Max would struggle since the OS and other apps would require more memory than the phone has to run well. The A14 is a very fast chip but the Snapdragon 888 deserves all of the praise it is getting too. I did not mean to imply that Android phones are not optimized, only that iPhones are more optimized out of necessity. Apple is determined to provide similar or better overall performance on a device with half or sometimes even a third the system memory.
I’ve used both phones , iPhone has better display , more crisp and better colours , 120hz display on the s21 just drains the battery and really can’t notice.iPhone has better battery, at the end of the day android is just very frustrating compared to the polished clean and crisp iOS experience.
I’m switching to the S21 from my iPhone 11. I ordered it yesterday. I’m a little nervous going to android (Apple user since 2010), but I’ve only heard good things about android so far! Hopefully I’ll like the new OS system 😅
@@BaderAhmed05 The S21 is great! I haven't had any issues with it since getting it. I'm really glad I made the switch to Android tbh. It's performing way better than the 11, and I really like how everything is so customizable and user friendly
I've had the 11 pro, now the s21... Uhmmm no hate to samsung but iphone is just different in so many levels especially the software and performance. My s21 heats up pretty fast just by opening the camera app and yeah it can run games but not close to how smooth gaming performance iphones have
Planning switching to 12 Pro Max from Galaxy Note 10 Plus as my first ever iPhone 🙂 ... skipping S21 Ultra ... Sacrifice: Vanced RU-vid, Cinema HD, Gboard voice typing, 'go back' navigation, pulling down notification panel, comprehensive file manager etc ...😥 Looking forward to: reliable day to day photos and videos, genuine clean os, 5 years of software support, sturdy build with flat screen and steel frame (hate curved screen 😤) I prefer: battery over 120hz, ease of use over customisations, consistent camera over zooom & fun features. But still I fear being enslaved by IOS ☹️
I thought A was Apple until I saw the skin tone. I’m actually pretty surprised. I knew Android could take good pictures but usually they look a little weird next to iPhone pictures. The only things keeping me from going to android is the fact that I’m too lazy to switch, don’t want to spend the money, but mostly because androids have good cameras but when using them in apps they always seem to look funky. My iPhone handles Snapchat well, but my moms galaxy s10 looks pretty low quality, even though her actual camera isn’t that bad, when using Snapchat. And it’s the same for pretty much any app using the camera. I also just like iOS a bit more. I’ve had androids before, and they were definitely cheaper ones that don’t really compare to current phones, but while using other peoples new androids I still just prefer iOS a little more. I do really like the android displays though, and I wish iPhones would take some notes on that, and same for the finger scan. I also take quite a lot of videos, so I like my iPhone taking nice videos. Either way both are good options, but I already have the 11 and don’t plan switching until it’s no longer usable. I also have so many friends and family with iPhones that there’s added benefits with the ways we can communicate or send things that Apple to android can’t do.