S23 Ultra vs iPhone 14 Pro Max vs Pixel 7 Pro - The ULTIMATE 2023 Flagship?

if you're looking for a new smartphone today these three are the very best options right now the new s23 Ultra the iPhone 14 pro Max and the pixel 7 Pro but which one is the overall best choice well we have 14 different categories from looks all the way down to Value to find out the winner of each category gets three points the second place gets two and the third place gets one but before all that I want to give a quick shout out to our sponsor jackery the world's leading Innovative and green outdoor Energy Solutions provider or in jackery later in the video starting off with the looks these phones look very different you see the Samsung has this more squared off look then the pixel is more rounded and then the iPhone is even more rounded now there's also a big difference when it comes to their backs with Samsung you get this super stealthy black look with the camera modules just sitting on top of the back with the iPhone the black is technically more of like a gray and by the way these phones actually change their color based on how the light hits them so in some cases they will look gray in other cases they would both look very very dark and basically black of course we also have the famous camera Island on the iPhone and then we have the pixel which has a shade sort of like in between the two um if you take a look at them from a specific Angle now the pixel is unfortunately the only one without a frosted glass back so fingerprints will be very visible on this but I do really like the camera visor on the pixel and yes even though looks are very subjective my personal favorite one is the s23 ultra and that's because it is super minimal the back feels extremely smooth way smarter than the iPhone and I don't know it just looks very futuristic with this curved glass around the edges and this full screen design super thin bezels it looks as if you're simply just holding a screen so Samsung is the winner which means that it gets three points then the iPhone which gets two and then the pixel gets one because it doesn't have the frosted glass now when it comes to the durability the iPhone is the most durable one here we got a stainless steel frame on the iPhone versus polished aluminum on the pixel and the Samsung I did actually drop my iPhone 14 pro Outdoors on asphalt and aside from a few tiny marks it is perfect and the iPhone also has the highest water resistance of up to six meters for 30 minutes compared to 1.5 on the other two and I have actually used previous iPhone models and Samsungs and pools before sea water as well and they were totally fine although I do not recommend anything other than fresh water as assault from the seawater and the chlorine from the pool water can actually deteriorate the water seals over time oh and none of their warranties actually cover water damage so do keep that in mind now even though the Samsung doesn't have a stainless steel frame it does use armor aluminum which is more durable than the pixel standard aluminum frame and it also features Gorilla Glass victus 2 for up to a 2 meter drop resistance on asphalt rather than 1.8 on the pixel with Victor Swan Apple uses ceramic shield on the iPhone which they claim to be very durable but at the same time they don't really give us any numbers but do remember that all of these numbers were given in lab conditions in the real world when you drop any of these they would very likely break as the asphalt isn't really smooth there's plenty of bumps and outer factors that could influence all of that all in all iPhone first Samsung second pixel third now when it comes to comfort that is definitely the pixel it has the most curved frame also the frame sticks out a bit more compared to the display which still gives it a great grip and the pixel is also the lightest out of the three now the Samsung has a more squared off frame it's still grippy just not as comfortable as the pixels and then we have the iPhone which has the most squared off frame basically flat and it is definitely the most uncomfortable and also the heaviest out of the three in fact even though the s23 ultra is noticeably wider than the iPhone 14 pro Max it feels more comfortable in the hand because of that more rounded frame first place pixel second Samsung third iPhone now when it comes to the display this is a tricky one because if we just consider the immersiveness then the winner is the s23 ultra and that's because it's got the biggest screen at 6.8 inches versus 6.7 on the other two it also has the smallest camera cutout compared to you know the dynamic Island on the iPhone which is massive and it's also got a higher HDR our brightness for when you're watching HDR content not only that but the s93 ultra since the display is a bit more squared off and a bit wider we can also see more content on the screen as you can probably tell than on the pixel and the iPhone on the pixel in the Samsung you can also set a custom DPI and get even more stuff displayed on your screen as opposed to the iPhone then if you do a lot of reading in bed at night then Samsung has a feature called extra dim which is a lifesaver as it literally dims the minimum brightness even further to make it very easy for you to read now the iPhone kinda has this too it's just that you have to go into the accessibility options to enable this so far it looks like Samsung has the best display but the iPhone does have one advantage and that is the outdoors brightness which is significantly higher this can be up to 2000 nits Outdoors compared to 1750 on the Samsung and 1500 on the pixel and in that case the iPhone is not split brighter than the other two they all have a 120hz refresh rate panel as well as an always on display although Samsung version is way more customizable so I guess it depends on what you need the most do you need more outdoor brightness or do you need more screen space and extra dim at night for my usage the iPhone's extra brightness came in super handy 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first week of sales starting from uh February the 16th now in terms of video recording um this is quite tricky because they all have advantages and disadvantages when it comes to the sheer quality the iPhone is definitely the best the footage is super clean Super high-res very smooth you also have prores for even higher quality the Night video looks great it's just amazing then the pixel is also very good not quite as good as the iPhone but still very good and you can also use all lenses when shooting 4K 60 video which the other two phones cannot do and then the s23 ultra which definitely has the poorest dynamic range with lots of sharpening but it can do 8K 30 the only one out of the three honestly in terms of social media they're all good enough but if you want to do some editing and achieve some super impressive results then that's where the iPhone really stands out in fact Marquez even shoots all of his videos on the autofocus Channel using an iPhone entirely first place iPhone second pixel good quality in that 4k60 lens which is awesome and then third Samsung as most people won't really care about 8K now when it comes to photo taking if you're an everyday user then definitely go with the pixel as the pixel has just some amazing image quality and image processing so every shot that you take will automatically look good all the time but if you are an amateur photographer then definitely go with the s23 ultra as it's got everything in one package 10x Zoom macro an amazing Ultra wide amazing night mode yeah it's just so good overall the iPhone is also really good but sometimes it does blow out the highlights quite heavily and its ultra light is just not as good as the other two its Zoom range is lower than the other two 3x compared to 5 and 10. so yeah in reality the pixel and the Samsung look amazing at 10x and they're the ones that you should probably go for but do check out or detailed camera comparisons if you want to learn more about all of these cameras but really basically first place Samsung as it's got everything into one package second place pixel as it's great for everyday shots and night shots and third iPhone as in slow light is not that great and the processing still has some issues now inches of performance if you care about raw performance then the iPhone is definitely the fastest then the Samsung and then the pixel but you probably won't be doing benchmarks all day so in terms of how they actually feel they're all super fast and they all feel crazy crazy fluid a couple of small things that I've noticed on the pixel being the least powerful it does take the longest when it comes to processing photos and sometimes I have noticed that some apps do take a bit longer to load the iPhone is pretty much super fast all the time the management is okay not the best with six gigs of RAM but you know still okay and the s23 ultra has been super fast all the time like the ramage month is just amazing you can go back to apps that you've opened like days or even weeks ago and they would still be loaded in the background so just awesome awesome performance and the animations don't feel just as smooth as on the iPhone so Samsung has definitely improved those and it could also be thanks to the ufs 4 different old storage that's now the fastest storage out of all of these three phones so first place s23 Ultra seconds iPhone and third pixel now when it comes to the software experience this one's quite tricky because they're all very different so I'm gonna tell you about my experience using all three so the iPhone is definitely the most limited there's still no side-by-side multitasking which is really frustrating when I do need it but the most frustrating thing to me is for example when I open a link in Twitter it opens the app on the App Store instead of you know the actual Twitter app and when you tap open in the App Store it will open Twitter but not in the link that I wanted to open it if you get it so iOS still cannot figure out external links I also experienced a lot of software glitches I've had storage issues where my storage was constantly full a friend of mine had the same issue too and a bunch of you guys on Twitter I've also had breaking issues at launch uh yeah I haven't really had anything major like this on the Android side for quite a few years I guess the bright side is that Apple still has the best software support Samsung and Google Now offer you about three to four years of software updates compared 35 with apple on the other hand the pixel is super fun to use it's got a very clean UI it's also very simple but at the same time way more capable than the iPhone is the external links work perfectly Google assistant is also way smarter than Siri and side-by-side multitasking is an option here and then Samsung is by far the most capable one like for example you can have folders in the app drawer itself and then keep your home screen organized you also have a ton of quick toggles for activating various features on your phone you can also have a secure hidden folder you could also run multiple instances of the same messaging apps we also have Dex we have the Expert Plus app which is just incredible for raw and that's built in unlike on the iPhone and the pixel where you have to get third-party apps for that you also have the edge panel for pinning your most used apps so yeah you have so many time saving features with the Samsung so first place s23 Ultra second place pixel third place iPhone but what makes each phone unique well let's take a look at the unique features of each when it comes to the iPhone of course the most unique one is the dynamic Island although to be honest it is mostly a gimmick there's no actual use to it on the right side we do have Siri shortcuts which are very powerful if you know how to use them and then there's also face ID which I actually do prefer over a fingerprint reader now the s23 ultra's most unique feature is of course the S Pen but for me this is also a gimmick like I almost never use it and that's because writing is always slower than you know typing and I rarely sketch I guess it's good for signing documents but I already have my signatures pre-saved so I don't really have a need for it although I can't see the use for some people you also have Bixby routines which are very powerful and also very similar to the series shortcuts and then the pixel has some unique features for the general public like magic eraser which allows you to remove objects and people from a photo with ease a photo on blur which allows you to increase the resolution of blurry photos actually works like magic but I think my favorite feature of the pixel is just a haptics this phone has the best typing experience I've ever used on any other phone so because of this I'm gonna give the win to the pixel that keyboard is just amazing second place Samsung and then third place iPhone when it comes to the speakers I'll let you guys listen first [Music] [Music] so I gotta say the Samsung and the iPhone sounded very similar the pixel was definitely the quietest so between all of these I'm gonna give the point to the Samsung which was a tiny bit louder than the iPhone and a tiny bit punchier so for the first time Samsung phone has better speakers than the iPhone now in terms of the ecosystem apple is the best choice here they have a wide variety of products the iPhone the iPad Apple watch MacBooks iMac airpods homepod Apple TV just loads and they all work extremely well together you have things such as universal copy and paste you can use your iPad as a monitor for your Mac you can use the keyboard and the trackpad of your Mac onto another Mac it can also hold your iPhone close to your homepod to send music directly and easily yeah loads of stuff like this however Samsung's ecosystem is actually very close to Apples today they also have tons of products the Galaxy watch the galaxy book the Galaxy Tab their Smart TVs they also have Universal Copy and Paste now in fact you can even control your Samsung phone directly from your Galaxy book so yeah very close to Apples actually it's just that Apple still has a few more products and just a tighter integration between them now the pixels ecosystem is definitely the poorest as in they do sell the pixel watch and the pixel Buds and the Chromebooks but the Chromebooks for example have no special integration with the pixel as they're web-based however the advantage when it comes to the pixel is that uh for example The Nest Hub can be used with any Android device including an iPhone so Google's ecosystem is open same goes for the Samsung whereas Apple's ecosystem is closed so you need to use their products to take full advantage of everything that they have to offer so first place iPhone a very close second place Samsung and then third pixel now when it comes to charging the fastest charging is found on the s23 ultra we have 45 watt fast charging which brings you to about 50 in just 22 minutes compared to 30 minutes on the other two so we have 23 Watts on the pixel and then 20 officially on 27 unofficially on the iPhone but the biggest inconvenience to the iPhone is that you have a lighting Port as opposed to USB type c on the other ones now if you you prefer wireless charging then the pixel has the fastest wireless charging at 23 watts compared to 15 on the other two however you will need to buy pixel's own wireless charger to achieve those speeds and you will also need to buy Apple's own Max save to get to the 15 watt wireless charging where Samsung is 15 watts with basically anything Samsung and Google also offer you reverse wireless charging for charging your earbuds and your smart watch however the pixel won't be able to charge the pixel watch unfortunately social charging first place Samsung second pixel third iPhone now to compare the battery life we'll be doing a detailed battery test where I'm going to travel to London for a whole day and then document the whole trip and my whole experience when using the phone so do stay tuned for that but until then ztec here did a battery drain test and the iPhone 14 pro Max lasted for 10 hours and 27 minutes the s23 ultra lasted for 10 hours and 8 minutes and the pixel 7 Pro lasted for 9 hours and 36 minutes so based on this the iPhone is the first second Samsung third pixel and in terms of the value the iPhone 14 pro Max costs 1100 for the base 128 gigabyte of storage model and by the way it's impossible to find any discounts on this the S3 Ultra on the other hand does actually cost more at 1200 but it also comes with double the storage at 256 and if you pre-order it right now using the links below you also get five 12 gigabytes of storage instead of 256 and 12 gigs of RAM instead of 8. also Samsung prices do tend to drop in the upcoming months but then the pixel 7 Pro now costs 600 at Best Buy it used to be 900 but now it is 600 half the price of the s203 ultra and that's what 12 gigs of RAM although 128 gigs of storage and if you want to get more great deals do tap on the YouTube shoppable cards down below so value-wise pixel 7 Pro first then the s23 ultra and then the iPhone 14 pro Max so in conclusion adding all the points the iPhone 14 pro Max got 27 the pixel got 24 and the s23 ultra got 33. of course that they each excelled in different areas so at the end of the day it is really up to you to see which areas are the most important ones for you and if you find out then do let us know in the comments All In All I think you'll all be very happy no matter which phone you pick as these are all some outstanding options I'm Daniel this is off Tech and I'll see you guys in the next one it's enough Tech signing out cheers foreign [Music]

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Length: 16min 50sec (1010 seconds)

Published: Thu Feb 16 2023