And I don't know if I could give up the iPhone's video quality for anything else. Features like Airdrop and iMessage have made the user experience more seamless. While there are aspects to the S23 Ultra that I appreciate, like brighter and more colorful images, better video stabilization and incredible battery life, there are advantages to having an iPhone that go beyond specs that'll likely keep me in the Apple ecosystem for a while. It's been fun to revisit a world I've abandoned and compare the iPhone I have now to the one I could've had if I'd stayed in the Galaxy family. Those camera bumps on the iPhone 14 Pro feel a little excessive. Still, I'm glad the legacy of the retired Galaxy Note series lives on. There's not much I want to write by hand, and I can just tap the screen for pretty much all functions. The S Pen on the Ultra is a fun extra, though I never found myself reaching for it. The Ultra is a breath of fresh air because the cameras don't stick out as much, so it wobbles less when you set it down. Let's be honest: the iPhone's camera bumps are ridiculous. With the iPhone, you can still sense each step being taken, and there's a lot more movement. Even walking down the stairs, the footage is incredibly smooth, as if you're using a gimbal. One area where the Ultra is a clear winner is with video stabilization. It also does a great job of blurring the background, but objects and people look a little less defined than they do on iPhone. Samsung has its own Cinematic mode equivalent, called Portrait video. ![]() ![]() Cinematic mode makes subjects pop and lends a more professional look to my content. The colors are more natural and the images sharper. Since switching to the iPhone, I've seen an uptick in the quality of my videos. Given the popularity of TikTok and Instagram Reels right now, video is a huge focus for both Apple and Samsung - and also important for folks like me who take a lot of videos. Abrar Al-Heeti/CNET Does the Galaxy S23 Ultra beat the iPhone at video? If you look closely, you'll nice the iPhone blurs the bridge and sides of the glasses, while the Ultra doesn't. The picture on the left was taken with Portrait mode on the iPhone 14 Pro, while the one on the right was taken with the Galaxy S23 Ultra. You can adjust the iPhone's camera settings and play around with things like contrast, tone and color temperature, and even mimic photography styles on the Galaxy (and vice versa), but I do wish the iPhone just automatically adjusted for things like shadows a little better. The Ultra's softness and brightness also make for more flattering selfies. An image of the sky on the Ultra will look nice and bright, while on the iPhone, there might be distracting shadows under clouds. Shadows on the iPhone are often a bit too harsh and give some images a darker overtone. ![]() Overall, I appreciate the softness and brightness of photos on the Ultra. In another image taken outdoors, the sensor removed a few too many highlights, so it was harder to see detail and make sense of what's going on. Not all moments are made for a 200-megapixel sensor, though. A picture I took of a decorative teacup emphasizes the intricate floral design and gold trim and another image of a Klay Thompson mural shows vivid blues and yellows. ![]() The 200-megapixel sensor on the Ultra punches up color and detail even more.
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