Do you think the Exynos has improved this month? There seems to be less judders during the day video and also an improvement to Night mode. It seems the Snapdragon night mode got a bit worse or is it just me? It's still better at night than the Exynos overall though I'd say
É surpreendente ver como o Exynos tem melhorado, chegando a ganhar do Snapdragon em grande parte dos testes, porém acredito que a questão da temperatura é algo que não tem como se equiparar... talvez no proximo chipset da Samsung... mas muito interessante... parabéns pelo comparativo!
Thanks for the comparison! I was a bit frustrated to be stuck to the exynos version here in Brazil but it was reassuring to see that most of the gap between the two processors may be fixed by software updates as you've shown us on your amazing content. Cheers from Brazil!
for me . . . Daytime Video = 🤜🤛 Daytime Video Zoom = 🟦Exynos Duck = 🟦Exynos Daytime Photos = 🤜🤛 Daytime Photos Zoom = 🟦Exynos Daytime FCC Video = 🤜🤛 Daytime Video Ultra-Wide = 🤜🤛 Night Video = 🟥Snapdragon Night Video Zoom 3.0x - 4.0x = 🟦Exynos Night Video Zoom 10x = 🟥Snapdragon Night Video Ultra-Wide = 🟥Snapdragon Night FCC Video = 🟦Exynos Night Photos 0.5x - 1.0x = 🤜🤛 Night Photos Zoom = 🟦Exynos Temp = 🟥Snapdragon great on both 😁👍
For daytime photos without zoom The exynos only won in 2 photos for me the one with the shrubs and the grass field with the building behind it. The snapdragon was better in the everything else, it seems it didn't focus in the one photo of the violets but that's it. Better dynamic range look at the dark areas in the corners at 13:44, 14:26, 14:47, and at 14:53 look at the base of the brick structure the Snapdragon is consistently better exposed. It's a win in my vote.
Thank you very much! Yes I'll be getting the S22 for sure - whether it's the Ultra model I'm not sure - it depends how good it is overall. Thanks for watching! 💚
Exynos science color seems more natural also I noticed that the snapdragon gives an over-sharpen specially when zooming in but in night mode the snapdragon clearly wins. Overall, the gap after the updates is less.
Qualcomm definitely still has the edge in definition and colour ..It’s always marginal on today’s technology but the colours are stronger on the Qualcomm model..
Definitely getting there. Zoom past 3 or 4 at night it still is worse off but I'm not sure why you'd want to digitally zoom during the night that far anyway 👍
What i ve seen is how Exynos now super passed Snapdragon ,, specially at night !! weird ! but am happy as i ve the exynos version ! the Snapdragon day photos adds clarity and contrast to the scene that's crushes the blacks and shadows.,, at night video raises the iso thats why all blacks looks purple !! the 10x zoom night (shot) the exynos sharpness and dynamic range is very noticeable.. i like how slightly under processed the photos of exynos too ... Also haven't you noticed the stabilization of the video at 10x in daylight too the edge to the exynos ... this may update is a win win for exynos.
Great job man👍, if you could do a test for battery consumption, especially after the new updates, this will be a good idea for your content. My best wishes
Both night and day photos are very much on par when it comes to quality of details, with only slight contrast difference. It appears that Snapdragon produces slightly more color realistic photos in day, and Exynos in the night. This is very nice to see. Unfortunately, the video is stil superior on Snapdragon. In day, it clearly captures more detail(examples 3:23, 12:34), and the same thing goes for night, with Exynos slightly improving since the last update it seems. Snapdragon is just consistent across the board. You said in the past video that Exynos version is your daily driver. Since I plan on buying it sometime after the summer when the prices drop, I was wondering what would you describe your experience with it? Is it snappy, does it provide flagship experience? I noticed in the last video, when you opened reddit it lagged for a second. Is that kind of thing rare? These videos are just crazy good. Your dedication and the amount of work you put in is appreciated. I hope we get to see more videos like this.
The detail thing is strange that's for sure. I agree at 3:23 and 12:34 the Exynos looks worse but then at 12:37 the Snapdragon looks worse (the ground). It appears to happen during movement more than anything so perhaps next time I'll try some more still videos and see if there are big differences. A gimbal would help I think but that isn't such a realistic demonstration for what most people would experience. This month's speed test I was shocked how the Exynos performed to be honest. I think it just happened to be a bad moment for the Exynos as I've never seen apps open that slowly before (I tend to do a test run or two before doing the final recording). It was also the first time the Snapdragon has beaten it in the Internet speed test which again was surprising. Even COD on both took forever to start loading the stage which again, didn't happen during the 'dry runs'. Opening Reddit now (and Netflix was another one where it seemed to lag) I cannot get to replicate the lag so I guess it was just have a bad moment like I say. I have seen some lag sometimes when trying to quickly go in to the camera (or out of it) from the lockscreen but during normal daily use it's been absolutely fine. Coming from the S20 Ultra it's a very big and noticeable difference that's for sure.
Great, The snapdragon videos are better hands down, but on photo mode, both are about the same sometimes I find Exynos color balance and sharpness being better overall. Thanks for the vid.
The main reason it'd be hard is because of the videos not being the same location each time, it'd make it difficult to compare. It's a cool idea though. I think the main differences from now on will be improvements in Night mode as day time is pretty good now 👍 I could in theory downgrade back to an earlier ROM but would ideally need 2 of each phone to do a side-by-side comparison of the old and new versions.
Another fantastic comparison video and exynos does look like it's improved especially on low light and glad Samsung are putting effort in. One to maybe test is 8k video as I find it judders on playback(exynos) but seems to be better when video stabilization is off your thoughts?
Thanks very much. I haven't actually done any 8K recording yet as I have nothing to play it back on to test it properly. I'd also need to clear up some space on my Exynos as I only have the 128GB model 😅 Have you tried playing the video on a computer to see if it's the phone struggling to play back the file or if it's the actual recording that's juddering?
@@AndroidAddicts I've only done basic tests and attempts to use the advertised 8k snap and outdoors in sunny weather its sharp and clear when the camera is fixed on something but as soon as you try to move seems to lag so I drop down to 4k 60fps just wanted to see if anyone else had some experience I have not tried on 8k TV or computer
Thank you once again for the comparison I've noticed: - 0.5x video is sharper/better on Exynos - 1.0x video is sharper/better on SD - I still don't like how exynos handles the blue saturation from the sky in both photo and video - too much in my opinion. - SD has still more shadow detail in both photo and video One question: the red color/hue is still different between the two- at least in video. How was the real red color for your eyes from that one red building? Was it more like the SD or more like the exynos?
@@xforx8672 Yes there is a difference and this was also in visible in last month's video (ruclips.net/video/_OSh6QubQ1A/видео.html watch from 03:30). I'm not there currently so it's hard to say without going back and having a look but you can see a photo of the place here: goo.gl/maps/BiwvEsktUNEZh8Lp6 The red is quite red where the paint hasn't been chipped away and I believe the colour is more correct on the Exynos - what do you think? Will have to pay more attention to it next month 👍
@@AndroidAddicts Yes, i also think the red on the exynos in this example looks better. Snapdragon looks a little more pink? But interesting to see there are differences in color reproduction. Anyway thx, really appreciate your effort and looking forward to your june update Video ☺️
Yes it looks much more pink on the Snapdragon - I'm glad you agree. Now that summer is coming it should be a bit easier to get a wider variety of colours so I'll try and remember that building for June too 😉👍
The temperature during the way was around 15 or 16 degrees (nice and warm for us 😅). During the stress test it was a bit cooler - probably around 14 but then dropped to about 11/12 degrees when it started raining. Look up Thermal Monitor in the Play Store for the temperature widget
the only thing that i dont like is the slight stutter during the video recording, it happens alot on my S20FE5G, i want samsung to focus mainly on optimising the camera app
Very interesting results from the video.. detailed and informative.. ✌🏻 Can you also please try some Gcam for these phones.. and also some stock vs gcam comparisons.. oversaturation might get improved in Gcam shots.
Thanks very much for watching! Gcam isn't officially supported on either of the S21 variants at the moment but I might try FilMiC Pro in a future video 👍
@@AndroidAddicts Thanks for replying. I don't think there will be people buying Filmic pro. Though it will be a good video to watch. I still think trying various Gcam mods will be a better option to see how good of a change it brings for free😅
Good compression, looks like the SD is more power efficiency and its translate to Battery temp. For next it will be nice if you will add the Battery % at the start and the end of the test.
@@AndroidAddicts is the heat something to worry about? i live in a hot region and my exynos model consistenly stays at 36-38 degree celcius on being inside the camera app. On normal usage its chill around 32-34 ( yes thats considered cool in my region ) but the phone does feel a bit warm to the touch even though the actual temps are fine. Any thoughts on this? Will the thermals improve with updates?
I have a question. I strongly consider buying s21 ultra (exynos ver.), but I'm a bit afraid about its throttling and temperatures during playing games and making video calls. As I'm still a student, the vast majority of lessons I have via google meet(due to covid ofc). I wonder if s21 ultra will allow me to participate in a few hours of lectures in a row? Can I count on the lack of overheating errors even with the charger plugged in when google meet is on, or it's hard to say? Best wishes :)
You should be absolutely fine plugged in and on a Google Meet call. There were some overheating issues in the Feb update but these were thankfully resolved in the March update
Hi Android Addicts, thank you for all the work you're putting on comparing these two versions! Two quick questions if I may: 1) why no love for 4k60fps, both front and rear cameras? I've heard there's some picture quality loss compared to 4k30fps, it'd be nice to see the difference; 2) you mentioned in one of your past videos that your main device is the Exynos - any particular reason why? Thank you and keep up the great work!
Hi there thanks very much, glad you're enjoying the videos. In reply to your questions, see below: 1) There are a few reasons I haven't done a 4K60 comparison video. I believe most people will be shooting in 30FPS as that is the default it comes out the box. I'm also not doing any action shots or extreme sports so 60FPS wouldn't be that beneficial for just walking around. I don't think it's possible to compare 30FPS vs 60FPS in the same video as you'd have to export the video to RUclips in its lowest FPS value. Please correct me if I'm wrong though! I haven't heard that there's a difference between the quality but it would be interesting to know if that's true I agree. 2) Yes that's right. In the UK I can only officially get the Exynos variant. I'm part of the "Samsung Upgrade Programme" where I just get a new phone each year and pay a small monthly fee. This is the first year I've actually done a comparison between the Exynos and Snapdragon variant as I saw there was so much fuss about how bad the 990 was (which I completely agree with - it was awful). As I don't get sent any phones by companies I just use my own money to buy a phone and then usually sell it on afterwards. I've decided to keep the Snapdragon though as it's quite interesting doing the comparisons. So I guess a quicker answer would be I can get the Exynos 'cheaper' than the Snapdragon 😅👍
@@AndroidAddicts Hi, thank you for your swift reply :) understood on point #2, and lucky you for having both versions to compare! On point #1, my bad, I didn't consider the implication of exporting to RUclips. Thank you again!
The Snapdragon version of this phone in my country is much more expensive than the Exynos version and my priority for buying this phone is not to heat the phone in games and camera.please help me to choose one.
Sadly they both have pros and cons. One heats in games (Snapdragon) and the other in camera (Exynos)... I'd probably go Snapdragon overall as long as it isn't too much more expensive
Awesome video thank you!! but stupid question here, what's the best way to transfer files from the s21 to a MacBook? I understand apple doesn't read the android device by default?
@@AndroidAddicts thank you for the video and great work But i think for heating test you should do a new video ( stress test with 3d mark ( wild life stress )
@@AndroidAddicts yes because I honestly am undecided whether to buy it or not. and in stores they only sell the exynos version. when I wanted to know how things were seen by an expert like you
I've been very happy with my Exynos and I used it as my daily phone. There are things the camera is nice at but others where the Snapdragon is better. Aside from Night mode, you'd only ever notice the day time differences when comparing side-by-side so I wouldn't worry about it 👌
Horrible performance with the 4K video on the Exynos model. Had a Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra with an Exynos processor for a couple of days and then returned it, because my old Samsung Galaxy S10e captured much more detailed 4K/60 videos than the S21 Ultra.
Exynos actually seemed nicer in zoom; less oversharpening and less ringing. Though other times it seems to have less detail Both still seem to have stutters and neon colours at times Edit : Exynos suffers at night in video
By neon colours do you mean when the sun hits the lens? Yes the Exynos at night still isn't brilliant but sadly the SD has now gotten a bit worse too. Hopefully next month this'll be fixed.
I do like that idea but yeah, sadly that would just be too difficult to put together. I'd have to record the same videos and photos every time and that's just not feasible really. The change of seasons would also affect things too much and make it almost impossible to replicate each month. It's just a case of watching last month's video and seeing if you can spot any improvements between them. Currently it's mainly the Night mode which is seeing the biggest changes between each update
@@AndroidAddicts But why does the exnos and snapdragon distinction matter that much for the camera?It seems like they can be used interchangeably as the camera difference is negligible. The camera software is what has the greatest impact. I can tell you my 21 ultra takes way more natural looking pictures after the recent update. If you had not updated one of yours, it would have absolutely showed a big difference.
could you display temps all throughout your testing i.e even during taking photos? cause i really wanna know if snapdragon also feels a bit warm on camera app.
Do you think there is difference between s21 exynos and s21 plus exynos camera performance? I know it's the same setup but i think there is a quite noticeaable differences and they are in favor of s21... I own an s21 plus exynos and would like to see a comparison between them.. Thanks.
@@AndroidAddicts thank you for you reply.. i really hope that this is true but when i compare my 21+ with a friend's s21 i see more details in picture And also in gsmarena pboto comparison per example i can notice a difference Also m.gsmarena.com/piccmp.php3?idType=4&idPhone1=10626&idPhone2=10625
Colours look a bit more saturated on Snapdragon version. Not sure whether it's exactly true to life though. I personally like more neutral colours of Exynos. Overall camera quality difference is negligeble.
It's very small differences during the day I'd agree. I'll try and be more descriptive in the next update and describe what I'm seeing with my eyes compare to what's on the screens
Forget about Exynos n Snapdragon.. in which park did you shoot that 4k footage ? Whoa so beautiful nature ❤️ and plz mention the framrate of 4k footage too sir 👍
It's not just you... it's a fact that the SD video is still sharper than the Exynos especially the ultrawide. Can't believe Samsung have shafted us yet again this year with an inferior smartphone in the UK.
I see no difference certain situation snapdragon is better others exynos was. Videos with bright light and 3x night time was better on the Exynos. Photos at night clearly better on the Exynos especially the zoomed ones. Go and watch again lol
Thanks for the video. I have been wanting to see this comparison for ages. One reason I hate Samsung is that they charge the same price for the inferior exynos chip in UK. Might even cost more than in the US if you convert the currency. After saying all that I am watching on a pixel 5 haha
The Pixel 5 is a great phone and the camera is truly amazing 👍 Sadly due to tax and other boring stuff, we will always end up paying more than the direct conversion from USD.
@@AndroidAddicts So far I am really loving the Pixel 5. I had Pixel 2 before then when the contract ran out I just took over my wife's S10 (she wanted it cos it was pretty lol) I skipped the Pixel 4 as I hated the be forehead and now finally ended up with Pixel 5. Pretty good deal at roughly £530 with my contract included
The snapdragon is better overall but the exynos has improved by alot omg 😲but the snapdragon is just slight better in day time and zoom and night video especially but exynos caught up lol
Man I'm deciding this week which version of the phone to buy. Considering gaming performance, camera and battery life. Snapdragon version here doesn't come with Samsung warranty tho. Do you think it's worth it? Or better stick with the Exynos? Cheers! Already subscribed
I personally find Samsung phones very reliable so I wouldn't be too worried about not having a warranty. If you play lots of games then Snapdragon is still the one to go for 👍 Thanks for subbing!
@@TheUltrasrbenda The snapdragon recording was recorded in significantly lower res, at 480p. I'm pretty sure this played a strong role in battery drain during the stress test.
Have a look at the end of the video to see a temperature test I did when recording video. During normal camer usage I didn't measure the temp but will do so next time 👍
I didn't like the fact that the exynos got so much warmer. I guess it also means higher energy consumption. It would be cool to also report the battery status while shooting ;)
On the horizontal side-by-side test the tops of the phones were touching each other (plastic cases on each phone) so that caused a noise during recording sadly
It's just too hard to do (unless you can think of an easy way to do it?) I'd have to walk the exact places and have the same weather each time to make it a fair test and I'm just not sure that's possible
Exynos clearly is brighter but its back and forth on each image but not much between them. Overall the Exynos performed better. 10.0x zoom the snapdragon was grainy but much better on Exynos so don't agree with you there. Exynos has improved and slightly better than snapdragon.
@@AndroidAddicts Oh really great, that is, the standard S21 of the Snapdragon version with RAM 8 is really very powerful in running everything and running games with Max graphics ? Really great, good luck . 💙💙💙
@@AndroidAddicts Excuse me, I have a few more questions, first of all, is your Exynos 2100 version 256/12 ? The second question is whether the May update has been released for all S21 versions such as the S21+ and S21 Ultra ? And the last question, do you think the Exynos version is worth buying and has a higher quality or the Snapdragon version ? Sorry, my questions have increased, thank you for your answer 😀💚💎💚💎💙💎💚💎💙✨
Hi sorry for the delay. My Exynos is 128GB 8GB. The updates get released at different times around the world. My Snapdragon got it on the 1st May but my Exynos on the 12th May...Check the Sammobile.com firmware section to see various releases. They are a day or two behind sometimes though
while zooming in one can clearly see how superior snapdragon processor is with the clarity. it sucks to own a exynos variant here in India, Especially after paying close to 1460$ (106000.Rs) for 12gb 256gb variant.
I'll let the audience decide which looks better. My preference might not be the same as others. I tend to like more saturated photos but I know a lot of people don't like that.
I did ask Samsung if they have a release schedule for their updates but apparently they don't 😢 Hopefully it'll be available soon, just keep checking every morning because mine doesn't auto check reliably 👍
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Do you think the Exynos has improved this month? There seems to be less judders during the day video and also an improvement to Night mode. It seems the Snapdragon night mode got a bit worse or is it just me? It's still better at night than the Exynos overall though I'd say
I think the snapdragon night mode got a bit worse
É surpreendente ver como o Exynos tem melhorado, chegando a ganhar do Snapdragon em grande parte dos testes, porém acredito que a questão da temperatura é algo que não tem como se equiparar... talvez no proximo chipset da Samsung... mas muito interessante... parabéns pelo comparativo!
Snapdragon's camera is more refined day and night
Sir, is it after the update?maybe they enhanced the camera after update
It is significantly better ... the difference is very little in determining color correction
Thanks for the comparison! I was a bit frustrated to be stuck to the exynos version here in Brazil but it was reassuring to see that most of the gap between the two processors may be fixed by software updates as you've shown us on your amazing content. Cheers from Brazil!
Thanks very much for watching! 💚 Greetings to Brazil from the UK!
for me . . .
Daytime Video = 🤜🤛
Daytime Video Zoom = 🟦Exynos
Duck = 🟦Exynos
Daytime Photos = 🤜🤛
Daytime Photos Zoom = 🟦Exynos
Daytime FCC Video = 🤜🤛
Daytime Video Ultra-Wide = 🤜🤛
Night Video = 🟥Snapdragon
Night Video Zoom 3.0x - 4.0x = 🟦Exynos
Night Video Zoom 10x = 🟥Snapdragon
Night Video Ultra-Wide = 🟥Snapdragon
Night FCC Video = 🟦Exynos
Night Photos 0.5x - 1.0x = 🤜🤛
Night Photos Zoom = 🟦Exynos
Temp = 🟥Snapdragon
great on both 😁👍
Great effort in your ratings there, thanks 😎👍
No 🧢. Facts
For daytime photos without zoom The exynos only won in 2 photos for me the one with the shrubs and the grass field with the building behind it. The snapdragon was better in the everything else, it seems it didn't focus in the one photo of the violets but that's it. Better dynamic range look at the dark areas in the corners at 13:44, 14:26, 14:47, and at 14:53 look at the base of the brick structure the Snapdragon is consistently better exposed. It's a win in my vote.
@@MarvoloRiddle I agree the snapdragons video is so detailed
One of the best tech channels! Thanks for all your comparisons! I hope you get the S22 Ultra too when it's coming out!
Thank you very much! Yes I'll be getting the S22 for sure - whether it's the Ultra model I'm not sure - it depends how good it is overall. Thanks for watching! 💚
Exynos science color seems more natural also I noticed that the snapdragon gives an over-sharpen specially when zooming in but in night mode the snapdragon clearly wins.
Overall, the gap after the updates is less.
Qualcomm definitely still has the edge in definition and colour ..It’s always marginal on today’s technology but the colours are stronger on the Qualcomm model..
Appreciate the amount of time and effort spent to come up with this comparison video. Subscribed.
Thanks very much 😊👍
I particularly found the exynos superior in all photo situations, but in video the snapdragon is superior.
Love this videos, really great job. Thanks for such a high quality content!
Thanks for watching - glad you enjoyed it! 😊👍
It appears that finally the exynos's camera is on par with its counter part finally...
Definitely getting there. Zoom past 3 or 4 at night it still is worse off but I'm not sure why you'd want to digitally zoom during the night that far anyway 👍
What i ve seen is how Exynos now super passed Snapdragon ,, specially at night !!
weird ! but am happy as i ve the exynos version !
the Snapdragon day photos adds clarity and contrast to the scene that's crushes the blacks and shadows.,, at night video raises the iso thats why all blacks looks purple !!
the 10x zoom night (shot) the exynos sharpness and dynamic range is very noticeable..
i like how slightly under processed the photos of exynos too ...
Also haven't you noticed the stabilization of the video at 10x in daylight too the edge to the exynos ...
this may update is a win win for exynos.
Wow! Thanks to your hard and detailed work to compare between these 2 phones.
Cheers from Indonesia! Yeah we are also Exynos based country..
Thank you very much! Greetings to Indonesia from the UK! 😊
Wow great video! For me it will be intersting to see a battery drain test betwen the EX and SD variants on may update.
Thanks very much. And yes, I've started planning a 'proper' battery drain test so hope to have one up soon 👍
This videos are awesome! Thank you for this!
No problem 😊👌
I believe more in a series distribution of the devices due to the lenses and sensors than in real differences between the processors.
Great job man👍, if you could do a test for battery consumption, especially after the new updates, this will be a good idea for your content.
My best wishes
Thanks a lot 😊👍 I'm working on how to do the battery test so will hopefully get it done this weekend if possible 👌
Finally, the Exynos has closed down the gap with the Snapdragon to the point that whatever difference there remains is negligible.
Thank you for this. Hope things keep improving with time.
You're welcome, thanks! I hope too, I think there was a bit of a dip in the April update but things have picked up again this month at least 😅
Nice comparison. Thank you for taking my request into consideration. Good job.
Thanks for the idea! Note that the battery drain was around 17% for Exynos and about 13% for the Snapdragon 👍
Sehr guter Vergleich! Nur weiter so, halte uns nach jeden update auf dem laufenden.
Lasse natürlich ein ABO da!!
Vielen Dank. Ich werde im nächsten Monat wieder aktualisieren
How about making a video showing if there's a difference between the 2 models in snapchat and instagram ? That would be amazing.
Thanks.
Both night and day photos are very much on par when it comes to quality of details, with only slight contrast difference. It appears that Snapdragon produces slightly more color realistic photos in day, and Exynos in the night. This is very nice to see. Unfortunately, the video is stil superior on Snapdragon. In day, it clearly captures more detail(examples 3:23, 12:34), and the same thing goes for night, with Exynos slightly improving since the last update it seems. Snapdragon is just consistent across the board.
You said in the past video that Exynos version is your daily driver. Since I plan on buying it sometime after the summer when the prices drop, I was wondering what would you describe your experience with it? Is it snappy, does it provide flagship experience? I noticed in the last video, when you opened reddit it lagged for a second. Is that kind of thing rare?
These videos are just crazy good. Your dedication and the amount of work you put in is appreciated. I hope we get to see more videos like this.
The detail thing is strange that's for sure. I agree at 3:23 and 12:34 the Exynos looks worse but then at 12:37 the Snapdragon looks worse (the ground). It appears to happen during movement more than anything so perhaps next time I'll try some more still videos and see if there are big differences. A gimbal would help I think but that isn't such a realistic demonstration for what most people would experience.
This month's speed test I was shocked how the Exynos performed to be honest. I think it just happened to be a bad moment for the Exynos as I've never seen apps open that slowly before (I tend to do a test run or two before doing the final recording). It was also the first time the Snapdragon has beaten it in the Internet speed test which again was surprising. Even COD on both took forever to start loading the stage which again, didn't happen during the 'dry runs'.
Opening Reddit now (and Netflix was another one where it seemed to lag) I cannot get to replicate the lag so I guess it was just have a bad moment like I say. I have seen some lag sometimes when trying to quickly go in to the camera (or out of it) from the lockscreen but during normal daily use it's been absolutely fine. Coming from the S20 Ultra it's a very big and noticeable difference that's for sure.
Why does the phones 'processors' play such a huge part in image quality? I thought it would of been the quality of the lens and accompanying software.
Thank you very much! Appreciate your work!
Glad it was helpful!
Zoom video especially 10X is so much more natural and realistic looking on the Exynos!
True glad someone else agrees
Exynos zoom leaves the image blurred... how is it better than Snapdragon? HAHAHAHAH
Great, The snapdragon videos are better hands down, but on photo mode, both are about the same sometimes I find Exynos color balance and sharpness being better overall. Thanks for the vid.
Thanks for your honest and unbiased opinion! 👍
Wonderful comparison, finally the Exynos version has done a very good job.
Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed it!
Perfect Video. Thanks
You're welcome!
Great Video again mate
Cheers!
Great comparison. The snap dragon looks sharper & warmer coulors
Subscribed to this amazing channel .. keep it up from ksa 👍🏻
I honestly dont like how saturated the sky is on the Exynos Samsung should fix that. Overall Exynos has improved.
Yeah it's all down to personal taste. Sometimes it looked better on the Exynos, other times on the Snapdragon 👍
I know it would be really hard to pull off, but I'd be awesome to compare the first release to this last one
The main reason it'd be hard is because of the videos not being the same location each time, it'd make it difficult to compare. It's a cool idea though. I think the main differences from now on will be improvements in Night mode as day time is pretty good now 👍 I could in theory downgrade back to an earlier ROM but would ideally need 2 of each phone to do a side-by-side comparison of the old and new versions.
@@AndroidAddicts yeah, lots of work! You'd probably be the first to do it though lol 😂
Another fantastic comparison video and exynos does look like it's improved especially on low light and glad Samsung are putting effort in. One to maybe test is 8k video as I find it judders on playback(exynos) but seems to be better when video stabilization is off your thoughts?
Thanks very much. I haven't actually done any 8K recording yet as I have nothing to play it back on to test it properly. I'd also need to clear up some space on my Exynos as I only have the 128GB model 😅 Have you tried playing the video on a computer to see if it's the phone struggling to play back the file or if it's the actual recording that's juddering?
@@AndroidAddicts I've only done basic tests and attempts to use the advertised 8k snap and outdoors in sunny weather its sharp and clear when the camera is fixed on something but as soon as you try to move seems to lag so I drop down to 4k 60fps just wanted to see if anyone else had some experience I have not tried on 8k TV or computer
Thank you once again for the comparison
I've noticed:
- 0.5x video is sharper/better on Exynos
- 1.0x video is sharper/better on SD
- I still don't like how exynos handles the blue saturation from the sky in both photo and video - too much in my opinion.
- SD has still more shadow detail in both photo and video
One question: the red color/hue is still different between the two- at least in video. How was the real red color for your eyes from that one red building? Was it more like the SD or more like the exynos?
Thanks for your thoughts, very interesting. Which red building are you talking about?
@@AndroidAddicts Timestamp 3:05
@@xforx8672 Yes there is a difference and this was also in visible in last month's video (ruclips.net/video/_OSh6QubQ1A/видео.html watch from 03:30). I'm not there currently so it's hard to say without going back and having a look but you can see a photo of the place here: goo.gl/maps/BiwvEsktUNEZh8Lp6 The red is quite red where the paint hasn't been chipped away and I believe the colour is more correct on the Exynos - what do you think? Will have to pay more attention to it next month 👍
@@AndroidAddicts Yes, i also think the red on the exynos in this example looks better. Snapdragon looks a little more pink? But interesting to see there are differences in color reproduction. Anyway thx, really appreciate your effort and looking forward to your june update Video ☺️
Yes it looks much more pink on the Snapdragon - I'm glad you agree. Now that summer is coming it should be a bit easier to get a wider variety of colours so I'll try and remember that building for June too 😉👍
actually the exynos seems better than qualcomm now, gj samsung!
Good job ILike this comparison 👏
Thank you very much 😊👍
Hey what is the temperature over there in you area when you did the stress test. How do you display the temp as well?
The temperature during the way was around 15 or 16 degrees (nice and warm for us 😅). During the stress test it was a bit cooler - probably around 14 but then dropped to about 11/12 degrees when it started raining. Look up Thermal Monitor in the Play Store for the temperature widget
the only thing that i dont like is the slight stutter during the video recording, it happens alot on my S20FE5G, i want samsung to focus mainly on optimising the camera app
Yes it is noticeable still in this month's update. It was worse in April's though so hopefully they continue to improve until the stuttering has gone!
thank you man!
No problem!
Great comparison!
Thanks!
Very interesting results from the video.. detailed and informative.. ✌🏻
Can you also please try some Gcam for these phones.. and also some stock vs gcam comparisons.. oversaturation might get improved in Gcam shots.
Thanks very much for watching! Gcam isn't officially supported on either of the S21 variants at the moment but I might try FilMiC Pro in a future video 👍
@@AndroidAddicts Thanks for replying. I don't think there will be people buying Filmic pro. Though it will be a good video to watch. I still think trying various Gcam mods will be a better option to see how good of a change it brings for free😅
Do one test please, using a 3rd party camera app like Filmic pro for both Exynos and Snapdragon.
Great idea, I'll look into it 👍
@@AndroidAddicts yea there is very little noise reduction in low light video.
I don't mind about results. I just love background nature!
Glad to hear it! 😊
Me too. It looks beautiful where he lives.
Good compression, looks like the SD is more power efficiency and its translate to Battery temp. For next it will be nice if you will add the Battery % at the start and the end of the test.
Yep I'll be doing that in the next test, thanks 👍
the difference now between them is negligible good to see that 👌
I guess you got Exynos ? 🤣
@@shebjjeje9720 well i am using a s9+ exynos rn tho the s22 is probably the real upgrade with its amd gpu
Exynos is looking good now! Love my Exynos S21
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@@AndroidAddicts is the heat something to worry about? i live in a hot region and my exynos model consistenly stays at 36-38 degree celcius on being inside the camera app. On normal usage its chill around 32-34 ( yes thats considered cool in my region ) but the phone does feel a bit warm to the touch even though the actual temps are fine. Any thoughts on this? Will the thermals improve with updates?
@@toki...-7974 what are you saying?
I have a question. I strongly consider buying s21 ultra (exynos ver.), but I'm a bit afraid about its throttling and temperatures during playing games and making video calls. As I'm still a student, the vast majority of lessons I have via google meet(due to covid ofc). I wonder if s21 ultra will allow me to participate in a few hours of lectures in a row? Can I count on the lack of overheating errors even with the charger plugged in when google meet is on, or it's hard to say? Best wishes :)
You should be absolutely fine plugged in and on a Google Meet call. There were some overheating issues in the Feb update but these were thankfully resolved in the March update
@@AndroidAddicts Thank you so much for the respond. You dispeled my doubts :)
Hi Android Addicts, thank you for all the work you're putting on comparing these two versions! Two quick questions if I may: 1) why no love for 4k60fps, both front and rear cameras? I've heard there's some picture quality loss compared to 4k30fps, it'd be nice to see the difference; 2) you mentioned in one of your past videos that your main device is the Exynos - any particular reason why? Thank you and keep up the great work!
Hi there thanks very much, glad you're enjoying the videos. In reply to your questions, see below:
1) There are a few reasons I haven't done a 4K60 comparison video. I believe most people will be shooting in 30FPS as that is the default it comes out the box. I'm also not doing any action shots or extreme sports so 60FPS wouldn't be that beneficial for just walking around. I don't think it's possible to compare 30FPS vs 60FPS in the same video as you'd have to export the video to RUclips in its lowest FPS value. Please correct me if I'm wrong though! I haven't heard that there's a difference between the quality but it would be interesting to know if that's true I agree.
2) Yes that's right. In the UK I can only officially get the Exynos variant. I'm part of the "Samsung Upgrade Programme" where I just get a new phone each year and pay a small monthly fee. This is the first year I've actually done a comparison between the Exynos and Snapdragon variant as I saw there was so much fuss about how bad the 990 was (which I completely agree with - it was awful). As I don't get sent any phones by companies I just use my own money to buy a phone and then usually sell it on afterwards. I've decided to keep the Snapdragon though as it's quite interesting doing the comparisons. So I guess a quicker answer would be I can get the Exynos 'cheaper' than the Snapdragon 😅👍
@@AndroidAddicts Hi, thank you for your swift reply :) understood on point #2, and lucky you for having both versions to compare! On point #1, my bad, I didn't consider the implication of exporting to RUclips. Thank you again!
excellent contribution
Many thanks!
Why didn't they switch to the 10x zoom camera though? 😮
The Snapdragon version of this phone in my country is much more expensive than the Exynos version and my priority for buying this phone is not to heat the phone in games and camera.please help me to choose one.
Sadly they both have pros and cons. One heats in games (Snapdragon) and the other in camera (Exynos)... I'd probably go Snapdragon overall as long as it isn't too much more expensive
Awesome video thank you!! but stupid question here, what's the best way to transfer files from the s21 to a MacBook? I understand apple doesn't read the android device by default?
Thanks! It should just appear as an external storage device on your Mac. You can then copy things across manually.
How about heating in video 888 version ?!
You can check that out at the end of the video 23:19 👍
Thankyou
@@AndroidAddicts thank you for the video and great work
But i think for heating test you should do a new video ( stress test with 3d mark ( wild life stress )
Holly shit.. exynos have more details on fe. Wall
Drawing the conclusions, which of the 2 is the best? And let's say what strengths do they have from each other?
You tell me - what do you see with your eyes? Which looks better?
@@AndroidAddicts yes because I honestly am undecided whether to buy it or not. and in stores they only sell the exynos version. when I wanted to know how things were seen by an expert like you
I've been very happy with my Exynos and I used it as my daily phone. There are things the camera is nice at but others where the Snapdragon is better. Aside from Night mode, you'd only ever notice the day time differences when comparing side-by-side so I wouldn't worry about it 👌
You can get true tone of night on the 2100 dude!
Yep, it's definitely more true to life this month
I think Exynos is little heavy in Saturation... But the qualcomm snapdragon 888 is showing an exact color...
Horrible performance with the 4K video on the Exynos model. Had a Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra with an Exynos processor for a couple of days and then returned it, because my old Samsung Galaxy S10e captured much more detailed 4K/60 videos than the S21 Ultra.
Exynos actually seemed nicer in zoom; less oversharpening and less ringing. Though other times it seems to have less detail
Both still seem to have stutters and neon colours at times
Edit : Exynos suffers at night in video
By neon colours do you mean when the sun hits the lens? Yes the Exynos at night still isn't brilliant but sadly the SD has now gotten a bit worse too. Hopefully next month this'll be fixed.
I wish yoi could show how one looked before update and the other looked after.
I do like that idea but yeah, sadly that would just be too difficult to put together. I'd have to record the same videos and photos every time and that's just not feasible really. The change of seasons would also affect things too much and make it almost impossible to replicate each month. It's just a case of watching last month's video and seeing if you can spot any improvements between them. Currently it's mainly the Night mode which is seeing the biggest changes between each update
@@AndroidAddicts what if you download the next update on one phone, postpone it on the other and go shooting.
I'd still need 2x Exynos and 2x Snapdragon phones really
@@AndroidAddicts But why does the exnos and snapdragon distinction matter that much for the camera?It seems like they can be used interchangeably as the camera difference is negligible. The camera software is what has the greatest impact.
I can tell you my 21 ultra takes way more natural looking pictures after the recent update. If you had not updated one of yours, it would have absolutely showed a big difference.
No matter what's varian, both are amazing phone with Amazing camera
Agreed!
What a beautiful view
could you display temps all throughout your testing i.e even during taking photos? cause i really wanna know if snapdragon also feels a bit warm on camera app.
Yep I will add that in to the next test, thanks 👍👍
@@AndroidAddicts awesome will look forward to it👍
Do you think there is difference between s21 exynos and s21 plus exynos camera performance?
I know it's the same setup but i think there is a quite noticeaable differences and they are in favor of s21...
I own an s21 plus exynos and would like to see a comparison between them..
Thanks.
No the only differences between the two are the size, weight and battery. Everything else is exactly the same 👍
@@AndroidAddicts thank you for you reply.. i really hope that this is true but when i compare my 21+ with a friend's s21 i see more details in picture
And also in gsmarena pboto comparison per example i can notice a difference
Also
m.gsmarena.com/piccmp.php3?idType=4&idPhone1=10626&idPhone2=10625
Colours look a bit more saturated on Snapdragon version. Not sure whether it's exactly true to life though. I personally like more neutral colours of Exynos. Overall camera quality difference is negligeble.
It's very small differences during the day I'd agree. I'll try and be more descriptive in the next update and describe what I'm seeing with my eyes compare to what's on the screens
Forget about Exynos n Snapdragon.. in which park did you shoot that 4k footage ? Whoa so beautiful nature ❤️ and plz mention the framrate of 4k footage too sir 👍
It's mentioned at the start of the video 😉 4K30FPS. This is shot in Priory Park in Malvern, England. Thanks for watching!
@@AndroidAddicts oh sorry sir..I skipped that part 😂
@@AndroidAddicts but how much space did it consume 😂 ?
And how much space it would've consumed in case of 60fps ?
For me, the video on the Snapdragon is still a bit sharper.
It's not just you... it's a fact that the SD video is still sharper than the Exynos especially the ultrawide. Can't believe Samsung have shafted us yet again this year with an inferior smartphone in the UK.
@@JR28. not just in the uk but basically everywhere
@@scaramouche768 yep but I live in the UK so I only really care about here.
@@JR28. fair
I see no difference certain situation snapdragon is better others exynos was. Videos with bright light and 3x night time was better on the Exynos. Photos at night clearly better on the Exynos especially the zoomed ones. Go and watch again lol
Thanks for the video. I have been wanting to see this comparison for ages. One reason I hate Samsung is that they charge the same price for the inferior exynos chip in UK. Might even cost more than in the US if you convert the currency. After saying all that I am watching on a pixel 5 haha
The Pixel 5 is a great phone and the camera is truly amazing 👍 Sadly due to tax and other boring stuff, we will always end up paying more than the direct conversion from USD.
@@AndroidAddicts So far I am really loving the Pixel 5. I had Pixel 2 before then when the contract ran out I just took over my wife's S10 (she wanted it cos it was pretty lol) I skipped the Pixel 4 as I hated the be forehead and now finally ended up with Pixel 5. Pretty good deal at roughly £530 with my contract included
That's not bad at all 😎👍 I think the Pixel 6 is gonna be pretty good too so I'll be keeping an eye on that
@@AndroidAddicts The look of the renders look great of the Pixel 6. I really hope that they release that with high end specs
The snapdragon is better overall but the exynos has improved by alot omg 😲but the snapdragon is just slight better in day time and zoom and night video especially but exynos caught up lol
Thanks for doing these. Looks like the exynos doesn’t over saturate the grass colour anymore? Maybe it’s dependent on the lighting
Yeah the Exynos seems much more true to life at the moment, it's still slightly saturated at times but not as much as it used to be
Man I'm deciding this week which version of the phone to buy. Considering gaming performance, camera and battery life. Snapdragon version here doesn't come with Samsung warranty tho. Do you think it's worth it? Or better stick with the Exynos? Cheers! Already subscribed
I personally find Samsung phones very reliable so I wouldn't be too worried about not having a warranty. If you play lots of games then Snapdragon is still the one to go for 👍 Thanks for subbing!
@@AndroidAddicts thanks man, I think I'll go for the snap version 🤙
What was your battery drain during the 30 mins stress test?
The battery drain was around 17% for Exynos and about 13% for the Snapdragon 👍
@@AndroidAddicts That's actually a significant difference. 25% or so... 😐
Yeah, imagine if it was 4K 60FPS 😳
@@TheUltrasrbenda The snapdragon recording was recorded in significantly lower res, at 480p. I'm pretty sure this played a strong role in battery drain during the stress test.
You did the Quality check...
How's the phone heating issue while using camera between both?
Have a look at the end of the video to see a temperature test I did when recording video. During normal camer usage I didn't measure the temp but will do so next time 👍
I didn't like the fact that the exynos got so much warmer. I guess it also means higher energy consumption. It would be cool to also report the battery status while shooting ;)
Yep a few other people have suggested that so I'll include it in next month's update. Thanks for watching!
Why are there micrk jitters in the videos? Got to be an area of focus to smooth those out
On the horizontal side-by-side test the tops of the phones were touching each other (plastic cases on each phone) so that caused a noise during recording sadly
Very similar apart from at night where exynos is clearly a lot better in terms of white balance. The Snapdragon is incredibly yellow.
Okay where is this place and why is it so beautiful! 😭❤
Come to Worcestershire, England and you can experience it yourself! 😊👍
Sure. But i have to marry someone from England first 😭
anyone know about the ISP on the Exynos 2100?
Snapdragon really made that church look like it's made of gold 😬
😅
you didnt compare pre-update to post-update? :-/ that's confusing
It's just too hard to do (unless you can think of an easy way to do it?) I'd have to walk the exact places and have the same weather each time to make it a fair test and I'm just not sure that's possible
@@AndroidAddicts if you compare updates regularly maybe it'd make sense to have a checklist you go through
Is anybody gonna talk about the video lag?
Last month was worse believe it or not!
Big improvement coming from s20 Exynos 990!
Agreed - the 990 was horrendous!
Exynos clearly is brighter but its back and forth on each image but not much between them. Overall the Exynos performed better. 10.0x zoom the snapdragon was grainy but much better on Exynos so don't agree with you there. Exynos has improved and slightly better than snapdragon.
Thanks for your thoughts and thanks for watching. I definitely agree the Exynos has improved more than the Snapdragon this month 👍
@@AndroidAddicts Thanks, needs to be improvement on night mode taking photos of stars 🌟as there's lots of noise in the photos.
Is just for me or Exynos make videos have more color saturation?
It is slightly more saturated so it's down to personal preference as to what you prefer
Love your voice did you had any singing talent? Just try nd upload a 30 sec song sang by you on your shorts🥰🌹
Haha thanks but no I don't believe I have a singing voice 😅
ive got the exynos, video is horrible, mainly on the 0.5 sensor during the night
Excuse me, one question, is the Snapdragon S21 Ultra version you have 256/12 or 512/16 ? Thanks for the reply 😀💙💙💚🔥💎
It's actually the standard S21 with 8GB and 256GB
@@AndroidAddicts Oh really great, that is, the standard S21 of the Snapdragon version with RAM 8 is really very powerful in running everything and running games with Max graphics ? Really great, good luck . 💙💙💙
Yes it runs everything very well indeed 😎👍
@@AndroidAddicts Excuse me, I have a few more questions, first of all, is your Exynos 2100 version 256/12 ? The second question is whether the May update has been released for all S21 versions such as the S21+ and S21 Ultra ? And the last question, do you think the Exynos version is worth buying and has a higher quality or the Snapdragon version ? Sorry, my questions have increased, thank you for your answer 😀💚💎💚💎💙💎💚💎💙✨
Hi sorry for the delay. My Exynos is 128GB 8GB. The updates get released at different times around the world. My Snapdragon got it on the 1st May but my Exynos on the 12th May...Check the Sammobile.com firmware section to see various releases. They are a day or two behind sometimes though
while zooming in one can clearly see how superior snapdragon processor is with the clarity.
it sucks to own a exynos variant here in India, Especially after paying close to 1460$ (106000.Rs) for 12gb 256gb variant.
Overall Exynos looks better to me, Snapdragon seems to stutter in a few places and focus hunt when the Exynos version doesn't.
There is still a bit of stuttering on the Exynos if you look carefully - much improved since last month though which was quite bad 👍
Photos shot with the main lens have noticably more dynamic range on the SD888 model. Colour rendition is better also. It's a shame.
Was that a duck sneeze?
lol, I didn't hear one, what was the time stamp?
Why your video is not 60HZ on RUclips....?!
Do you mean 60FPS? The videos were filmed in 30FPS
we want comparison between S21 Ultra snapdragon vs Exynos camera
I think the SnapDragon is superior. Although there is very little difference. They are almost identical.
Why you not check the photos
I'll let the audience decide which looks better. My preference might not be the same as others. I tend to like more saturated photos but I know a lot of people don't like that.
Still haven't received this update
I did ask Samsung if they have a release schedule for their updates but apparently they don't 😢 Hopefully it'll be available soon, just keep checking every morning because mine doesn't auto check reliably 👍
I think exynos camera do great job in photography video surely credit goes to snapdragon
Exynos give softer result and cooler colour and Snapdragon give sharper and yellower tones
Perfectt, Snapdragon 🔥😀✨💚💙