I have seen so many, I have switched videos. You are the real deal. I flip flop and now days, it's not so easy with esim. When I get a little discouraged, I look to you. You're the real deal. Happy New Year 🎊
Thank you so much for the kind words 🥰 great point on eSIM, haven't considered that as we still have the physical SIMs over here, but it's another barrier for sure! Honestly think there's a lot to be said about staying in an ecosystem, especially when family and friends are on that too. But as I've discovered, the benefits of having devices that are more useful outweighs the benefits of an ecosystem in my case. Happy New Year to you too, your comment made my day! 🙌🏼
In my mid-late 20s I was always surprised how people liked and used the Note series, it being a giant phone, moreover uses of the S-Pen seemed forced to me. Now, being in my mid 30s, I clearly understand the need of pulling something out and quickly writing down a business idea, work related tasks and overall life stuff. I'm honestly really looking forward to the S24U to upgrade from my S21. As for your videos, man, I honestly really look forward to each and every one. Some I have rewatched many times. Keep doing what you're doing.
oh thank you so much, that really means a lot! And yes, I am with you on that, the S-Pen definitely evolved now and it's so useful to get things done, for me especially when quickly editing photos for social media... and sometimes taking quick notes without having to type which is great. Have a fantastic 2024 and thanks so much for your support this year 🥰
thanks Wendy! Yes, I honestly think this is superior ot everything else I tried. I wish I'd tried the Sony and a few of the chinese brands but based on what I've seen, the S23 Ultra would still come out on top. Happy New year and thanks so much for all your support this year 🥰
I don't mind iphone being phone of the year. What I do mind is iphone being constantly called camera phone of the year by Yanks even though it *constantly* loses in blind camera comparisons, including the 15 pro.
It's the little multitasking features for me on the Samsung, like going into the edge panel and pulling out a calculator in pop up view while in my banking app, or dragging down on a live notification to reply to a quick message in pop up view and carry on with what I was doing. I am tempted by apple but have always been a note guy. Currently on the Z fold 5 can't wait for the S24U!
Absolutely! I never had the Note but really enjoyed what Samsung have been doing recently, so many features that I don't even use but every now and then I find myself feeling really pleased with the fact that the feature is there. It's the exact opposite of my experience on the iPhone which could be so much better if Apple just stopped drip feeding customers. Oh well, excited for S24 Ultra too and still loving the fold as well, Samsung really nailed it this year...
Rest assured my brother, we are in agreement with you..... Well I know I am. Lol. S23 Ultra is a phenomenal all-rounder by far. I just sold my 1TB and was just telling the guy who bought it that I'm definitely keeping the 512GB, when this video popped up. Great video as usual my friend. Much love and blessings to you and your family as we enter 2024. 🎉❤
For now, I would not go back to the iPhone. I enjoy the customization on my S23U so much. The iPhone would bore me if I switched back. I still somehow find the iPhone limiting. There's just more freedom with android. I also love my Tab S8U. I used to get a new iPad every year, but I have been using my Tab S8U for a couple of years now and still love it.
Excellent video. I am surprised you do this all by yourself. I agree with you about this phone. I absolutely loved that video where you are singing along with the video, and you are holding an iPhone and S23 Ultra, then you throw the iPhone behind your back, and it explodes! Lol. Best video of 2023!
I bought the 23u mid way through 2023 because of a crazy promo and got it for $200. Honestly, I was coming into it blind being my first note device ever and it has blew me away coming into 2024 very happy.
Everybody in my family that has an iPhone wanted me to be the one taking pictures this past Xmas. I have the S23U. They all admit the picture quality is much better.
Alex, your honest opinions are what make your channel the most valuable content that I look for!., my best wishes for this 2024!, your truest fan from Mexico!
I absolutely agree with you, I've been lucky enough to own the Samsung S 23 ultra for the last seven months, like you I'm an Apple user too... I think this was truly the first Android that I really appreciated more than an iPhone almost below all points of view, unfortunately the camera, despite the space zoom and the excellent quality of the videos, never really convinced me when it came to point-and-shoot photos... Too much saturation and artificial sharpness, I was forced to often shoot in Pro mode, the usefulness of seizing the moment with a smartphone was somewhat lost... In the end I resold it for a sum not much lower than what I spent to buy it, and I returned to Apple, with IPhone 15 Pro Max, with which I am obviously satisfied, I consider it a great device... Although, having tried the S23 Ultra, I am perfectly aware that in addition to Apple, there are probably even better smartphones from some points of view... But evidently, for me it wasn't still time to change definitively... Congratulations for your work, you are really competent and honest, and it is a pleasure to watch and listen to your videos...😊👋
I can't argue on the best phone for 2023. I personally didn't regret ditching iPhone for S23Ultra. I love every bit of it. 😅 Thank you, Alex for all the honest videos you made this year. Looking forward for 2024 contents. Happy New Year! 🎉
I have a limited budget so am never going to go for a flagship phone, but I find your channel not just fun but helpful in looking at alternatives. Thanks Alex for great content in 2023 and looking forward to more in 2024.
Try to get a trade in deal or promo from your carrier. You could even pay it off monthly so it's not all at once payment. I got my s23U for $200 usd but I do understand if that is even still to expensive for a device.
Great video again Alex! Well done and I totally agree with you. Now waiting for the 24 Ultra 😊. In the meantime I wish you and your family a happy new year 🎉 stay safe and looking forward to your content next year.🙏☀️👏
android video quality is FAR superior when using the motioncam app, it lets you shoot literal raw video, which takes up a bit more storage but the detail you get is completely insane, you can check some comparisons people have made where it completely destroys prores on the iphone
I've been using Samsung Notes since back when people rediculed its size. The S23 Ultra is an Amazing device. I'll be trading it in for the S24 in a few weeks.
You are correct! They are always kissing Apples ass. They love their free trips. No matter how good the competition is, they gloss over the features and praise the iPhone for its strengths.
Nice video Alex great content, I really admire you for changing over I really find it hard to change I’m so used of apple . Happy New Year Alex to you and yours hope 2024 will be good for you 👍😎
I really enjoyed watching your videos this year very helpful in many ways. Sans March of this year when I purchased the Samsung S23 ultra I am still using it and loving it coming from Apple since the 3GS which I still own. Looking forward to seeing your videos in 2024 and Happy New Year. Eddie from Kentucky USA
Well Alex, I bought the 23 ultra because I wanted to get away from ios wich I think, now in 2023 is behind android. I was almost ready to give up on s23 ultra because I couldn't find a good smart watch. But now I found galaxy watch 5 pro, it has a really good battery life wich is important to me. Thank you for a great 2023, really nice videos, I wish you a great 2024. PS. Can't wait for the s24 ultra😊
Keep up the good work Alex. I find your videos always well balanced and honest. Looking forward to seeing your work flourish in 2024. Best wishes from New Zealand.
This is a guy you can TRUST ❤he is honest and you can feel it. 🤙 @apple should hire this guy to help them be a better company he’s ideas 💡 are better then Apples
Just got an S23 ultra 256 yesterday coming from 10 years of every single iPhone. The volume buttons being on the other side is killing me. Using it with no screen protector or case for a few days
The s23 is a mini computer in you're hands, i can't say that about any other phones out there. I have been a Galaxy user for years and that's three first time i said to myself that Samsung nailed it this time. Snapdragon 8gen 2 is a beast and the battery life is also great which surprised me honestly. I want expecting Samsung to ever release a flagship phone with such great battery life
Things that we android users actually want in iOS are: -A proper file manager -Better connection with windows to browse files in iphone. -sending photos directly as documents. -Actually turning off wifi and Bluetooth by just clicking on the wifi and Bluetooth toggles in control center. -Seperate volumes for media and ringtones. -Sideloading apps.
Alex, thank you very much for your channel. I'm right now sheep of Apple ecosystem (iP 14 pro, iPad Pro M1, AWU, ...) for 2 years but I am decided to switch back to Android. Your videos help me with that decision a lot, especially video about fold 5 and garmin epix 2. Wish you the best New year and please keep up your great work! :)
I switched to the Fold 4 after watching your series of videos on it. I am also a lifelong iPhone user but I did dabble in Android along the way. I really appreciate the perspective you bring to the tech review category. It is refreshing!
A long time iPhone torn between the S23 Ultra (on a different sim) and a Pixel 8 Pro. Have been playing with Android and must be honest that trying to decide which Android device to go with and leave the Apple ecosystem.
I love my Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra so much that I'm still in the "Honeymoon Phase' 1 year later! Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 👑 most definitely phone of the year 2023
I bought the iphone 15 Pro Max and the entire apple ecosystem for 6 months and hated it. Wth is wrong with the iPhone that it can't upload a video on multiple social media apps simultaneously? I hated the apple ecosystem and went back to Android. Sold it all and bought the one Plus Open and a Windows laptop with the Intel ultra chip. SOO happy to be back ❤
I dual wield an S23U and iPhone 15 Pro Max. I like them equally and carry them with me wherever I go. My iPhone is an iMessage/Facetime + work apps device, whereas my S23U is 100% entertainment & photography focused. I personally don't the get multi-tasking angle for these types of devices that android users go on and on about every time a comparison video pops up though. Even on desktop I'm a full screen apps power user - just use lots of keyboard shortcuts and avoid taking my hands off they keyboard to navigate or work between two apps using a mouse/trackpad. So "multi-tasking" is never going to be a selling point for any device for me. And the truth is that most people I know feel the same way. Hell, 8 of the Android devs I know all use iPhones and just complain about bad notifications nonstop. When I ask them if they care about multitasking they all rattle off some version of the same "multi-tasking is a myth" mantra.
He said it 100%..too many people glued to Apple 🍑 when they have so little to offer. My s23 ultra been top notch since day 1 and its just gotten better and better everyday..Great Job Samsung 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾🔥🔥🔥
Switched to an s23 ultra in august from a poco f3. There has been a huge difference in camera, software, and battery. One UI is so much better and more refined than MIUI. My poco f3 had to get sent back for repair(part of the warranty so free) at the start of the year when it started blacking out randomly every hour. Xiaomi seems unreliable. Ive been very happy with the s23 ultra and probably wont upgrade anytime soon.
Hi! Galaxy S23 ultra is yes, a powerful phone, but too heavy and big for my hands. My favorite is actually the Sony Xperia 1 V, I got to try it for a while, unfortunately I can't buy it myself, this phone still costs 1399 euros in Estonia. So that I can just dream about it. I absolutely love the compactness of the Xperia 1 V in my hand and the cameras which in my opinion seem to beat even the newer iphone, the Xperia has a beautiful screen and overall a beautiful phone for me! And I love that the Xperia has MicroSD and Audio Outputs. Maybe someday I will get this phone, dreaming is still free! Nice video, thank you for the video! Have a nice winter, here in little Estonia it is still very cold and there is thick snow on the ground, although in the meantime, for a few days there was also wet weather. ☀️
Great sensible and reasonable material on this video, thanks! Speaking of ecosystem, how did you transfer your Apple notes to other phones, and what cloud service you switched to from iCloud?
It has been an all-rounder. The greatest victory of S23U lies in the fact that every new flagship that got released throughout 2023 was compared to the S23U for the "Phone Of The Year" Title; and no Phone could beat the Galaxy S23U's all-round capabilities!
My s22 ultra is so phenomenal I may not upgrade. I want too but dont see a real benefit as I didn't the s23u but looking for good reasons to do so and there isn't, battery has gotten even better after 1UI6 for me crazy battery life. I had a few months after 5.1 I believe it dropped but I was still getting good battery 6-8 now it's much better. Not a photographer but the devices after this doesn't blow this phone away very similar and the same for the rest of the hardware. AI is cool but still new so not a reason for me. I reserved and if the differences are warranted I'll do it but currently I have one of the best devices on the planet so let's see what they can do, there's tons of things they can but will they
Apple wants everyone to have each piece of their ecosystem to perform different tasks. If you could truly multitask on a phone or a tablet, you wouldn't need a MacBook!
Honestly the Iphones colours are better on the camera. And Samsung is having trouble with shutterlag. So there are times when you miss the oppertunity to get a clear shot. And to text on the Iphone is smoother and smarter. The only downside is the lack of numbers on the keyboard when texting compared to Samsung which shows the numbers from the start. But the display is better on the Samsung hands down. Overall Samsung is more free and you can tweak it the way you want and download music directly on the phone.
The problem with Android phones is that they don’t carry their worth. I can’t even get AUD $1,000 for my S23 Ultra, and I paid close to AUD $3,000 for it. I paid roughly the same for my iPhone 14 Pro Max, and was able to sell it for AUD $1,800. Android phones just don’t have the brand power that Apple has. Samsung and Google especially, need to invest more in influencer marketing to make them the new “it phones”. Having an iPhone is seen as being “wealthy” and “cool”. I died inside when someone with an iPhone SE tried to tell me their phone was far superior to my s23 Ultra, simply because it was an iPhone. I had to restrain myself from smacking them upside the head.
I think the trouble is Apple have a brilliant ecosystem and they know it, as such they really aren’t putting any effort beyond lip service into any of the individual devices. Sure the phone is ok, and the watch isn’t bad, macs are good and their laptops are worthy. But no one thing on its own is “brilliant” because they know they don’t have to be. Let’s hope Samsung, Google, et al don’t fall into the complacency trap like apple have
Pixel 8 pro has better haptics, more natural photos, easier feel in hand. IPhone 15 pro max has better video recording. But... The s23 ultra is still overall better
I would exchange my s23 Ultra in a heartbeat for a 15pm. Maybe even for a 15 plus model. Don't get me wrong, the 23u is a great phone, but it is impossible to take good photos of moving subjects. I throw so much away and my 11pm didn't have that issue. Plus I just like simplicity, a phone just has to work. And when I want to make a payment online or at a store, it often fails. I never had issues with my iphone. The only issue with apple is their pricing. They don't do deals or sales. Not even when they announce a new model. They just drop the former pro max so that model in NL is more expensive then the 15pm. Which is a shame. Also, why do I have a 512 gb phone and for it to use Google storage which fills up after 15gb and it won't make any backups anymore without purchasing google storage. That's just 🤯 it seems like work to know this phone. So now I have all the storage ij the world but a new phone that no longer makes backups. Or I'm just too much of a noob. Maybe a lil bit of both One thing this device doesn't disappoint at is its battery. It's great even for heavy usage.
At this point if a phone only has one screen it's not for me. So now I have the OnePlus Open and the Zfold 5 and I love both of them for different reasons. Honestly I can't choose between them but if I had to pick one I love OneUI but the cameras on the OnePlus 😅
Yes, definitely a reference in smartphones for me. There's never been anything quite so good and I think even Samsung will find it hard to improve on it. Excited for the S24U soon!
I love your videos, I really think the quality of your videos deserve much more, however, I think that’s because of the attention span which your videos do not quite focus on. I get bored fast honestly, you can check whether that’s just me in the analytics section of your channel😅
Of course US RU-vidrs always will lift a US produc; just look at stats where iPhone is used the most: USA. One thing I experience is VERY, VERY, VEEERY much "underspoken" is Samsung's DeX. DeX literally turns your phone to a computer, and it's there the multitasking is key. Where is the Use Case for DeX, well say you work in a bank (like I) with Security policies that you cannot bring your laptop with you byt not the phone. Well, the phone is your computer, you just need a DeX dock and BT mouse/kb and you're set. Install Good Lock, increase the resolution, and you're set to sail. Of course, mention DeX to an iUser and they'll say "o, iPhone has that!"; NO, screen sharing is not DeX! However, to the point that some apps are smoother on iOS, that's to the vendors to address, and for a reason they don't want to do that. That being said, I will upgrade my s23 Ultra to s24 Ultra. Please continue your excellent work.
I feel the same way I’m struggling to leave but I also really hate the fact that I basically rent my phone and give Apple $45 every month to have Apple services and when I think about it if I switch to Samsung I get a lot more features, and I don’t have to pay Apple money for Apple One services And my only regret would be losing an Apple Watch Ultra which I really enjoyed but besides that think it’s a wash.
Can you please tell me the extra services you need when you have a Samsung phone. 📱 like for example with my iPhone 📱 15 Pro Max I pay $38 a month for Apple One. Curios what the differences are?
@@nelsonstillmatic8881I don’t understand your post. If he picked the iPhone, why would I congratulate him if I don’t agree? Or are you saying I’d blow smoke up his butt regardless of what he picked? What did I miss?
