Samsung S23 Ultra vs iPhone 14 Pro Max Long Term User Comparison! 

S23 ultra

S23 ultra ❤❤❤

Portland, JAMAICA in the Building!!!

I'm trying to figure out how to change my att esim into the 23 ultra. Did you have to go into an att store?

S23 Ultra, I sold my 14 Pro Max to buy the 23 Ultra and don't regret my decision. This S23 Ultra is in another level on technology.

You said it, status symbol which is not even worthy since it loses in most categories, even price...

@@yousefal-assaf2985 more expensive? It depends which country you’re in. Status symbol? I have never noticed this. Have you also considered brand loyalty and ease of use which is a big reason why people buy iPhones. But, they’re both great phones.

​@@yousefal-assaf2985 on europe is I phone14 pro max little cheaper thats s 23 ultra 🤔

@daverose5191 Has breaking away from imessage not been an issue with your spouse still using iphone? what about loss of airdrop and facetime? unfortunately there are several sacrifices you're forced to make. I don't see my wife ever giving up her iphone and over 95% of my frequent contacts use iphone so I feel pretty stuck.

@@justinbpriceI don't feel I made any sacrifices switching to Android. I have had no issues texting any of my iPhone friends including my spouse. We text each other just the same. Just the bubble color changed to green on the iPhones. But if I want the blue bubble again I can just create it. LOL! I can share photos and documents by link, QR code, OR even share directly by email, text, or direct download. As far as FaceTime, I don't do much of that. But if I did there is other options like Google which is cross platform. It is Apple that insists on being to proprietary right from the start. We had the first iPhone where they designed the ports where you had to buy their plug in earphones. That's Apple's marketing. There is a whole world out there besides iPhone.

😊what about FaceTime? What are u using to connect virtually other than zoom?

@@Bravowilly im using iphone and never used face time lol

​@@physicaltip FaceTime and iMessage sound cool in the beginning, then the interest fades out. All iMessage features that bring up the hype are later on not used. I never seen anyone use Memoji or anything to be honest

Thank you for this! I am getting the S23 tomorrow, but I go back and forth.. should I get the 14 pro max instead. But now.. I will give it a try! The S23 :)

and how is it @@Morfarhagen

why can't you use a eSim? isn't available or the phone itself has one sim?

Just wait scamsung will follow suit with esim.

same blud

That's impossible 😅😅😅.. Apple sheeps will never admit that the Samsung or any android whatsoever beats their overpriced rectangular piece of aluminium

Exactly

How when everyone around you is using an iphone.even Sharing files is a pain in the ass

@@Music-xp5wg that is really depends on where do you live

I used to think that too mate , and it is nice too be sure, but it is not everything. I own both platforms and was a galaxy note boy from the note 2 , ( and still use my note 9 today)but despite some of IOS being bloody annoying with some its little quirks at times , it does have some very good points , and I don’t give a shit about bubble colour, and in all honesty I still use my iphones (12 and 14 pro max )more like android phones😀, as for the walled garden that apple is famous for that some see as a downer , I actually think it is a good thing for some important reasons . For a start , anyone that’s downloaded app’s from googles play store has probably had experience with masses of annoying pop ups , and even some apps and even some android launchers have been found to be nefarious or decidedly dodgy for years . Having been on the dark side for heading for 3 years now , I have had no such issues with apples App Store , and have no problem getting stuff from it , while on the google play store I stopped downloading some years ago because of risk and a lack of confidence using it. In the end, both platforms have good and bad points, and when my old note finally dies I don’t think I’ll replace it with another galaxy , , as some of the features I bought my note 9 for you no longer get on the watered down S Ultra , the iPhone while being a bit behind in some areas still gets most of the basics right , nice loud speakers, nice screen, good performance, I actually use the mute button, so that’s handy while we still have it , MagSafe I initially thought was a gimmick turns out I use it every single day, Apple Pay works very nicely, the camera and video are still very good despite not having the best zoom , and in my use I get often a day and half before having to charge it. Also if my iPhone phone is on charge in the bedroom and I’m using my MacBook or iPad and I get a phone call , it comes through on both devices and I can just take the call like normal on either device . Again while apple does annoy the shit out of me with the odd IOS quirk , it has way more good points , and for those I like it.

​@@Music-xp5wgI could rant about how this is easier... but I don't think apple users brain can handle any type of load on their brain... so I wont

I have an iPhone too and it’s annoying when iPhone people blame android for green bubbles. It’s purely Apple making it that way. And Apple has gaslit users into thinking it’s androids fault lol I’m thinking of getting the 23U as a 2nd phone. It’s been years since I’ve had android and I’m curious again 😂

@@joemichael5155 I’ve had the 13 for a year but I am more a android user and it’s just to limiting for me and everything is a subscription. And I agree many iPhone people not including you are very ignorant and think apple is always in the right and anything not apple sucks

Most places in the world don't even use messages but use WhatsApp

@@robmalcolm8042 tbh the same can be said for android users whenever an apple user says anything good about an apple product but I see where you're getting at.

@@user-xn3uf9qe8l no most but everywhere except the US i am apple fanboy i tried iMessages with my iPhone friends but i still prefer to chat over telegram

I find the 23 and 23 ultra to be ugly. The Note 20 ultra was better looking.

​@@chrisx5127cool

Don't go for s22..they have heating issues and all those issues are fixed with S23 series.

I use both they are both great phones

​@@gurnealsingh2012 I'm planning to buy one of them next week and since you have used both of them, can you give me your honest suggestion which one should I go for I've never used an iPhone device ever neithet any android flagship device all that I used were budget range phones. I just want a device which is good in almost everything and which seems like a long term one. Which one should I buy in both of them?

Scamsung the ultra

​@@beyondwilline3634 fresh take considering apple is overall more expensive

I felt the same when i switched from iphone 4s to s3. Big difference in screen quality and camera resolution was higher

Yeah mate , also the magnify feature on the S pen is super cool too 😉. Although Apple does have some not bad vision features and enhancements too I have to say.

When I lost my beloved Note5 I got the S7 Edge. Great phone. I just traded my Note8 in for the S23 Ultra. It is a wonderful device💯

Yeah, I totally agree with you, but it's because apple products works with nothing else than apple that it works so greatly. For example, Samsung watch can work with every android phone, being Huawei, Pocco, etc, And Iphones. With the apple watch, you lose a lot of perks if you have an android phone. So it's kind of easy to make a seamless integration when you only have to make it work with your own products.

is this true mate?

@@Taitea_____ absolutely! For wildlife photography and a lot of landscape photography, 10-30x zoom is the minimum preferred lens. When you have a phone that has a 10x optical zoom (not digital) it's game changing. The 30x hybrid zoom is really great as well.

@@heeeydevon8262 my main dilemma is how long will it last, same as iphone or shorter

@@Taitea_____ when I was out in Australia, we left the airbnb at 7am, turned on GPS for transit and walking all day, took around 400-500 photos and 75-100 videos, checked bus times, restaurants, etc, and would come back around 11pm with around 15% to spare. So with VERY heavy usage (since we used GPS all day) it was an all day phone.

Let’s not even get into Samsungs video camera. Huge flop.

I am just like you, was debating between the 2, but Iphone 14 Pro Max has only 6gb of RAM, while the s23u have 12gb.... and for the same price. Also you get the same autonomy for the s23u while it having a stylus inside, thats a plus, and less of a gimmick than the "island" thingy that apple has, which I don't even know what it does, and that 200MP camera compared to the 50MP the Iphone has, damn

Same! But I got the 512gb 12gb ram.

And the need to buy icloud if u want to have more memory

@@muhdyusrisulong4214 it is $0.99 per month for 50gb of iCloud storage. Bro….

@@honaldjason dude 50gb only? For people that dont have anything to do, maybe it enough for them. But not for me

Use an iphone and samsung for 3yrs. You’ll know the difference that u chose wrong mobile 🤣

IKR? I remember when iPhone got the always on display, my friend was like "and that's why apple's better than android" I was like bruh, 7 year old feature.

What are the pros and cons of using each in your experience? Currently bought a s21 Ultra and loved it in every way, but i'm also very curious about the apple system despite the limits.

True...most other reviewers overlook this fact or they don't know about it...

​@gouthamkrishna7574 they know about it, but talking about it doesn't bring them the same amount of money as talking about the apple Ecosystem does. That's why you'll find a hell of a lot more iPhone content on you tube, rather than Android/ samsung content.

@@gouthamkrishna7574 To be fair, apple's got the highest end ecosystem. Their VR, watch, computers, etc. are all AT LEAST mid-high end with better battery life. And it syncs so seamlessly. They have better transparency and noise canceling, they have higher end headphones (which I wouldn't buy even if I was in the ecosystem, but I imagine that matters to a good amount of people). I prefer android, I absolutely love my S22U, but I also don't want to deny where Samsung/google can improve.

I was debating S23 Ultra or the new Sony xperia v. Only reason why I would choose Sony is 4k HDR 120hz. It also comes with 12gb ram and true optical up to 10x zoom, after that it become both true and digital

14 pro max has 120hz screen, you didn't know? 🤡

@@Dann-xo9ql Call an ambulance, Danny's ODing on copium again.

Or how much zoom it can do😂 Or how many MP the camera is, People care about different stuff really. And imessage is more than just a color.

@@vikinnorway6725 I didn't say iMessage as a whole I said a blue text bubble. And I don't pick my phones based off the stuff you listed but they are fare more important than a blue text bubble imo. I understand others are different just in my pov it's weird someone would do that.

​@@vikinnorway6725 sure it is buddy, sure it is. We know what company you work for...

@@kaorrif.1229 saw some one saying a few years back the pixel sucked because it was only 12 mp and they had a phone with 48 so it was alot better. Reality it was not. Pixel takes great pictures

​@@vikinnorway6725 Pixel is Shite

We see when it comes to sales 😂😂😂😂

​@@Alan20065 sales doesn't equal a better product

​@@Alan20065 ok epel fanboy

​@@damn2796 imagine using android in big 2023😂😂

@@BigDeyum so?

Same here. I was debating on whether buying my first iPhone or upgrading from my old galaxy a51. I've seen the s23ultra. Researched it. And now I own one. I love my s23ultra. It's an awesome phone. Couldn't be happier.

Samsungs ecosystem is far better than apple's

@@akg.jr18 yeah... No

Everything was good till you said other devices, The watches, earbuds, and laptops are better in their way, the watches have a more watch-like feel, cause of the screen, and weight (depending on what option u get). The displays are equal, both almost 4k, high nits, and very large displays. Earbuds are both equally good with, sound quality, and battery life. Did not mean this to attack you in any way just putting my knowledge of Samsung to the little amount of knowledge I have about Apple, but I did look some things up for comparison, hopefully this helps your pov of samsung.

@@Chris-su5kx Samsung has some great smartwatches. The problem is at the top end. Simply nothing beats the Ultra watch. When the comment was made there the best samsung watch was the Watch 5 Pro. The 6-series are out but there isn't a 6 pro yet. And compared to the Watch 5 Pro it is really a no brainer. The Ultra has features that the 5 Pro simply doesn't have like the siren, emergency call when you get into an accident, a sensor to measure the depth when diving and so on. In the cases of similarities the Ultra has much bigger and superior speaker and also better microphones. Apple smartwatches are generally considered to be some of the best when you measure things like when you sleep or your hearthrate. So at the top-end is where Samsung lacks. In laptops Apple is simply superior. When it comes to performance in general. IIt is well known that Apple uses their own chips. These chips are based on ARM instead of x86. Laptops are mobile devices and for all devices that are not stationary ARM is superior. The advantage in battery life is simply undeniable. MBs can last several times longer and the more intensive the task is the longer it lasts. Moreover this translates into less heat. Ofc if you have less wattage you have less heat. This means that Apple not only leads in the top-end performance but also can sustain that performance. Windows laptops are simply unable to sustain performance for too long especially slim and light machines. Again this is more of an Intel/AMD problem but unless Samsung start making their own chips that's their problem as well. Earbuds are generally equal.

@@ulikemyname6744 Very true things that i didnt know, once again i have little to no knowledge on apple so thank you for this info, For the apple laptops only thing that i could say is that windows would have over it would be gaming, variety, and upgradeability. Battery is def one the most things a laptop would need to focus on to the specs they are giving/have with the model, def can say apple has that tucked in and well aware they are superior on the OS helping not use ALLOT of power and able to last 1 to even 2 days depending on how much you use it, higher end windows laptops usually do cause of the power hungry gpu and cpus now. And I wonder how the new watch 6 classic, dont think its much better accept ram and it being classic, but hopefully the 7 will get it par or at least much better with features and small little random options that could help a specific person like with the depth feature you said. I did see a video of the watch 6 that they improved the sleep functions and I think some workout functions so hopefully they will keep improving in this. Sorry if i seem jumbled in my words and sentences lol have hard time writing stuff like this.

Thats because you upgraded from a 12 pro max. You need to compare the 14 pro max with the New S23U.

Wtf are those work hours my dude??

@@asianstud7 yeah i had s23 ultra and 14 pro max decided to give s23 back its not even a good phone LOL iphone 14 pro max is beyond better when it comes to battery life and gaming of smoothness and updates etc.

@@asianstud7 ok??

@kamaster1011 yeah man. Don't be so confused!!

The 15 will absolutely smash Samsung 😂 the 14 pro max will still vastly outlast s23 ultra iphones always do 😂

@@Dann-xo9ql anyone who uses that emoji in a RU-vid message is a child. A child who has clearly never used an android.

Bro apple purposely trashes iPhones 🤣🤣

IPhone 15 will look the same and be just as boring.

Apple will never catch up to samsung, All cell phone manufactures gets their cell phone parts from samsung including Apple....Samsung is the king of the cell phone technology mountain. Sorry bud get use to it

Same !!!. I had the galaxy a51 before. Love my S23ultra.

Go with the Z Flip. Great size.

Get S23 plus It a monster

Comparing to pro max the s23 ultra is easy to hold

You are dead wrong in this case. That large screen on the S23 ultra is incomparably better than that of any other smartphone right now.

No te gusta tener una gran pantalla dinamic amoled X2 a 120 hz con 501 ppi?

You like Samsung a lot huh

Scamsung ❤

I ain't into the whole "ecosystem" stuff, but Samsung does make great, trustworthy products💯

@@beyondwilline3634scamsung haha apples logo sums it up half eaten apple means your getting half the experience for the full price apple sheep 🐑 😘

@@Chris34720 at least apple’s ads are nothing like those cringeworthy, desperate samsung ads 💀 when apple fucking got rid of the brick, samsung did it too like wtf

I'm the opposite I have a samsung galaxy s10+ and might switch back to iphone

@@ethanv310 You are way behind. Comparing the S!0 to a S23 is mute.

Your phone life will literally pass after 3years you wouldn’t get any update camera will definitely die after a couple of months wrong choice brother

@@namclin5246 which one of us has the wrong choice

@@chuckyz2 got my phone back in 2020 so had to wait 2 years till the upgrade

Sounds like you are on a different timeline. In my video I showed video clips of my iPhone 11 Pro Max which got insane battery life for the time

@@ShaneSymonds ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KRrsIp1kNtc.html here is a video for your reference from mrwhoistheboss. The s20 was put to 120hz and 2k settings and u can put to 1080 setting as well which mrwhoistheboss did not do in this video yet the iphone barely managed to slightly go over the s20 and there are other videos where people put the s20 at full HD 1080 and iphone was 2 hours battery life behind. So what exactly are u talking about. And oneplus beat all smartphones in that test. Unless like other iphone reviewers you guys dont know yet as of today the resolution and refresh could have been changed in s series.

Also i remember iphone was stuck with full HD resolution for years, whereas every other brand had 2k displays. And yet oneplus huawei every other brand lasted more with battery than iphone 13 and older models.

I had the s21 ultra.. the s23 ultra is leaps and bounds ahead with everything..

How did you get used to not having a back button? Swiping left to right is a pain in the butt

Did u regret it i have a note 8 and im a life long android user considering switching to the 14 pro max was it worth it

Come on tho be realistic. iPhone would eventually have battery issues within about the same time frame. It’s just a matter of how long it takes but using the same phone eventually you need a new battery.

@@Mn_-mu9vz it’s alright I got a iPhone 13 for a year and I’m mostly android user. But it’s not better. Just a few pros to it but I feel android is a lot better iPhones are very limiting. And multi tasking is terrible on them.

Thanks for watching and thanks for the heads up!

I have s10+ too! Trying to decide between 14 pro max and s23 ultra. I've never used iphone before

Facts. Note 5 is the GOAT💯

Phone you meant s23 ultra is pretty good I have a few androids and iPhone 13 and iPhone 12 Pro Max and s23 ultra and the s23 is really nice and huge improvement over the s22

Which one has better battery

Hey,have you seen comparisons of the s23 Ultra's and the 14PM's speakers? They're pretty close,so iphone leading in speakers might come to an end

@@javplayzgamez8325 hmmm yea, I mean Samsung speakers are just as loud almost, but what it ME is just the bass and clarity of iPhone speakers. Trust me I miss torrenting and downloading emulators. When Samsung’s fold or ultra has the specs I like on apple I will go back haha I can do without iMessage

@@Nathan-qn4pc you could use the EQ setting on the s23 ultra to help strengthen the quality. Eg tuning to make a deeper bass but I get it when Samsung makes those changes the products will really shine. Stuff like iMessage and facetime are things apple uses to connect everyone, basically making them feel like they don't want to leave or that they can't get out of the ecosystem or that they'll be lost without those things. But as an overall phone it's just what it has to offer, just your preference. Depends on what you like

Fold 3 5g user here. Yesterday, I opened my fold and my screen literally cracked, just by opening it. The inside screen is no longer usable and my quoted repair cost is $470. I've been using it since release. I'm leaving the fold family and going back to the normal form factor (ultra)

With snapdragon 8 gen 2, 100mp camera like s22 ultra and improved hinge, the upcoming fold 5 which will be released in august is definitely worth it ❤

I think the extra features of the S23U shine through when you need it. I travelled around Australia for a few weeks and a lot of the wildlife you can't get too close to (due to conservation laws). I was able to get a tonne of close up videos and shots of crocodile feedings, Dingos, snakes, spiders, landscapes, etc. The battery kept up with me all day as well. It got to the point where several people in our groups asked me to shoot their content for them. These are features I almost never use at home, but to see how useful it was on a trip that I needed memories of was priceless

@@heeeydevon8262 yeah I'm just gonna stay with the s23u got a defender pro case and gonna keep it as my long term phone, I would probably regret it if I switched

Strange to hear that, my S23 Ultra has been nearly flawless, and I actually have issues with my iPhone 14 Pro Max with its screen going black on its own and RU-vid videos can't switch to landscape enough to the point it is annoying

me, my friend, my gf , 3 collegs of mine and my dad has the s23 ultra, ZERO problem. so u clearly has a faulty one or something haha

​@@SiV3rTs1 does 23 ultra have a bright screen I have s20 fe wanna upgrade

@@dorate100 The screen and brightness is AMAZING. i changed from 14PROMAX , and they say that phone is bright hahha. LOVE the s23ultra. and im 1000% u will LOVE it to!

@@SiV3rTs1 found it for 750 so gonna snag it!!!

Better than fake moon pictures

@@JAY-bb7ycnd better Face ID instead of smuggy fingerprint reader

@@CashCollecta there’s literally nothing samsung does better than apple. battery life, camera, size and options, display, everything. iphone does better.

@@JAY-bb7yc pictures ain't fake, keep crying lol.

@@CashCollecta that fingerprint is better, faster and convenient.

well, s23 ultra can do everything that i phone does, plus it has super zoom camera, dex, spen etc. great performance, battery life. apart from a slightly weak haptic motor I see almost no weakness to it.

​@@sercan272727 will it give stability in the long run??

@1971 mukit there is no stability issue with top tier flagships. People prefer iphones for some non existing reasons. They are really not superior to phones of same price . They are just one of the brands making phones, its personal preference really. You can't go wrong with any of the top mobile phone manufacturers.

I am a hardcore IPhone user but if Apple does not at least add a 10x zoom it will be goodbye. The one iOS advantage for me as a musician is the availability of music specific apps that work on all my iOS devices.

​@@mukit1971 absolutely yes, i still got my old s8 that has like 6 years now and it works pretty fine, now i have an s20fe5g but i'm planning on getting the s23u soon, Samsung's doing great since the s8 series

The S23 Plus might be more your speed I highly recommend checking it out

Get the s23 plus then, it costs less and does everything the ultra can except for a few things, but the important stuff is all there

Get the iPhone 14 Pro. I had a Galaxy S10 for almost 3 years. I loved that phone. But recently got the iPhone 14 pro and I don’t think I will go back go to Android anytime soon. Smooth interface. Reliable. UI never crashes and I have yet to launch an app that crashes. I prefer the more natural colors of the iPhone too.

@@Piranha5150We are talking about Samsung, nobody want's an iphone.

@@vaastafraja5685 apple sales disagree ya fandroud