 Hey guys, Thundie here and welcome to another BattleVid. Now, as you saw, we just compared front-facing camera footage of the Galaxy S22 Ultra versus the iPhone 13 Pro Max. And we'll get back to the camera discussion in a second. But thank you for joining this video. And if you guys haven't actually checked out this channel before, hit that subscribe button. And I also wanna give a big shout out to our sponsor of this video who I actually really like. They're called Bombas. Bombas makes some really awesome clothing and they have more to them than just clothing and accessories. So we'll talk about them later on in this video. So we have the Galaxy S22 Ultra and we have the iPhone 13 Pro Max. These are the two top tier devices for both Apple and Samsung. And we compare devices from both companies year in and year out as you would expect. Now the S22 Ultra is the new bad boy in the market. 6.8 inches in size and it's got of course a new camera housing at the back. Compared to the iPhone 13 Pro Max at 6.7 inches with a triple camera setup compared to the quad camera setup you have on the Galaxy. Now, a couple of things we wanna talk about in terms of specs and sizing. You can see the Galaxy S22 Ultra is definitely larger at 6.8 inches. And you can see just how it compares in size to the iPhone 13 Pro Max. I have to say though, both of them are very comfortable to hold in my hands. And though I have larger hands, I think if you like big phones, these two devices will definitely hit the mark for you in terms of size. Now, they have differences across the board in terms of battery. You're looking at a 5,000 milliamp with the Galaxy and about 43.25 on the iPhone 13 Pro Max. Yeah, it's kind of an odd number there, but that doesn't hold them back in terms of battery usage. I will get to the battery in a second, but let's get back to the cameras. As I mentioned, we've got a multitude of cameras on here. While Apple has stocked with their 12 megapixel sensors for all three cameras, the wide, the ultra wide and telephoto, Samsung has an array of different camera sensors. The main sensor is a wide 108 megapixels while they have a 10 megapixel 3X zoom, a 10 megapixel periscopic zoom, which gives you, of course, up to 100X in terms of zoom. And then we also have a 12 megapixel ultra wide. So it's very different. And how does that compare in terms of footage and video? Now, let's take a look at some photos first from the camera to see what it actually brings to the table. Now you guys are probably wondering why is there a lot of footage me just sitting down and lounging with me showing my socks out? It's because those socks are from Bombas. Now Bombas as a company was well known for making some really nice, comfortable socks. And I thought that's all they did, but they make also different types of clothing, but it's not the clothing and how comfortable they are. 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I have to say though, it's something that look, you can pick and choose between either side and I see places where the S22 Ultra does well, especially with the portrait mode and also contrasting to my skin color, which makes a lot of sense for me. The cameras, in terms of video, I've seen some improvements there, but the iPhone does a lot of great stuff with dynamic range. So I wanna link your thoughts down in the description. So cameras aside, what else do we wanna see with devices like this? Now that's one main thing of course is the camera. How about of course performance? All right, so when we talk about performance, the first thing we wanna look at is the displays. Now both of them have 120Hz displays with high refresh rate. So which means this displays are smooth and fast, which is great. They also have a variable refresh rate to go from like 1Hz all the way to 120, so which means your gaming performance would be really, really good. Now the key thing about the displays that is quite different is the peak brightness. Now the iPhone 13 Pro Max has a peak brightness of 1200, which is pretty bright, but the Galaxy S22 Ultra goes to peak brightness of 1750. That is truly impressive. So which means in direct sunlight, you're gonna get better brightness from the Galaxy S22 Ultra. And you can see more of your screen than the iPhone, but the iPhone is no slouch by the way, because 1200 is very, very high for any device. Now the main thing you're looking for, let's get into performance and gaming. Now let's start off with gig bench. So you guys know I'm not a big fan of benchmarks, but here they are for you. And here is the CPU score gig bench for both devices. As you can see, the iPhone 13 Pro Max beats the Galaxy S22 Ultra. This is the Snapdragon version, Snapdragon Gen 8.1. So you're gonna see those kind of different scores there. And if we go ahead and check out the compute benchmark, we can jump into compute right here. You'll see the difference. Now mind you, one is a metal score and one is open CL. There's a drastic difference there. But does that mean there's a drastic difference in gaming performance? And as you know, we checked out a bunch of games for both devices. And if you really want to see more detailed gaming video, go check out our gaming videos for each device, the iPhone 13 Pro Max as well as the S22 Ultra, which I just dropped about a couple of days ago. So starting off with, of course, the games that we definitely like, Call of Duty Mobile is a very good start of benchmark barometer. Both of these devices handle that game pretty well. 60 frames per second. So whether you're playing on the S22 Ultra or the iPhone 13 Pro Max, you're gonna get 60 FPS, which is cool. Now, moving over to PUBG Mobile, we see the same results. The Galaxy S22 Ultra just smoothed extreme at 60 frames per second. The iPhone 13 Pro Max does the same 60 FPS. When you move over, of course, the Ultra, both of them do it about 40 frames per second. So again, it's steady. You expect those kind of results here. Now, moving over to the heavy hitters, we'll start off with Black Desert Mobile. Now we saw recently Black Desert Mobile on the S22 Ultra. We got about 42, 43 frames per second. Now, mind you, the S22 Ultra is not available yet, so which means a lot of things are not optimized for it, but we got it playing at 42 frames per second. That game has a lot of graphics, a lot of explosions, actions, a lot of things going on. So we tried it on the iPhone 13 Pro Max and the iPhone gave us a steady 60 frames per second. That is something that's truly impressive and it was good to see there. So is this something where it needs an update in terms of the software to work with this processor properly, we'll have to actually wait and see if that happens with the Galaxy S22 Ultra. But now you guys are going, what about Genshin Impact? That's the game that the S22 Ultra really struggled with, right? It really went through a hard time. The S22 Ultra did 42 frames per second with Genshin Impact and we saw that, I was a bit shocked, right? Now, here's the thing, a couple of you left comments about how terrible Genshin is in terms of optimization and I took this comment so hard, you can see it on the screen. So I wanted to go ahead and try out the iPhone 13 Pro Max and to my surprise, it is bad. It is really, really bad. The iPhone 13 Pro Max actually did for the same amount of time, 20 minute gameplay just like the S22 Ultra did 39 frames per second at the highest settings possible, which is something that again, I didn't expect because last year I was getting frame rates within the 50s. So something is up with Genshin Impact and in this case, the Galaxy S22 Ultra does a better job than the iPhone 13 Pro Max and I can't blame any of these devices because this is an issue with the games. I have to put it out there for you guys to know that Genshin is something that I might actually have to remove from my benchmarks just because it's just not optimized for any system at this point. Now, speaking of which though, even though optimization may be bad, temperatures ran high for these devices and that's something that's really important when you're playing for a long period of time, right? With the S22 Ultra, we saw temperatures go all the way up to about 108 degrees, roughly around 40 degrees Celsius or so, that was high. Now, luckily we had the cryo case from Spigen which actually cooled things off a little bit, took a few degrees off, so I was happy to see that. With the iPhone 13 Pro Max, this bad boy ran super hot. I mean, now we know iPhone doesn't have any specific type of cooling within the device and that's something that noticed quite well. We got temperatures up to 113 degrees. So, Fahrenheit going to about 44 degrees Celsius, so really hot. I had to drop the phone down a couple more times because it was really hot at that point. And also, again, I started noticing throttling. This happened while playing Genshin Impact because that took a very big hit while playing the game and you could see the game throttling out. Another thing with the iPhone is once it starts throttling, within about 10 to 15 minutes of gameplay, you will see your screen deem down. That is something you do not have with the Galaxy device. So again, as a gamer, it kind of takes away from your gaming experience in there. Now, temperatures are bad. What about battery life and charging? Now, in terms of battery usage in gameplay, I think both of them are very similar. I'll give a slight edge to the Galaxy S22 Ultra, but not by much. I think the iPhone still does a really good job. Now, both devices have fast charging capabilities. The Galaxy S22 Ultra here has a 45-watt charger while the iPhone supports fast charging up to, I believe, 27 watts. Now, Spigen has some fast chargers which are actually used for this quick test and it's a little bit different from what you guys would expect. I wasn't doing a zero to 100. I wanted to give you kind of real-world situation. So I have a 45-watt charger here for the S22 Ultra. I have the 20-watt charger here for the iPhone. Now, I wanted to see what it would be like to get a fast charge from zero to a certain amount within 10 minutes. Say, for instance, you need to leave your house quickly but you need a quick charge because your phone's dead. So 10-minute time frame, also looking at a 20-minute time frame if you have a little more time and 30 minutes so you're in a coffee shop and you've got some time to sit down and chill. So within 10 minutes, the iPhone gave us 14% charge using the charger while the Galaxy S22 Ultra gave us 22 minutes. So, within the rush, you're gonna get more charge of the Galaxy. Mind you, the Galaxy does have a 5000-miniatt battery compared to the 4235 on the iPhone. Now, within 20 minutes, the iPhone gave you 29% battery charge while the Galaxy gave you 45% so almost halfway full on the Galaxy. And in 30 minutes, if you have a little more time and you've got time to chill for a little bit, the iPhone gives you 44% which is good. Again, almost halfway and the Galaxy gives you 65%. So those are kind of real-world scenarios for using your device or charging and you can clearly see a 45-watt charger is better. Now, we know other companies have 65W, 80W, 120W and those things are super fast. Not trying to compare that, just wanted to see what it was like in true real-world scenarios for both devices. In terms of gaming and game services, now you guys will probably ask me how well do they work and honestly, that is something that both do really, really well. Now, Xbox Game Pass is the premier game streaming service that we know of and they both run well because of course they run over either Wi-Fi or 5G and you get 60 frames per second pretty solid. What I really wanna show you, some of the accessories you can actually use with those devices quite well, with the iPhone, you have of course things like the backbone controller which doesn't really work too well with the 13 Pro Max just because of the new design. It's a little bit wobbly, it can slide out as you guys can see here but the Razer Qishi does work well with it so that is something to take note. If you're looking for a controller for those gaming needs, you can actually go ahead and pop it in as I'm trying to do on screen here and boom, your Qishi will work and you can use it quite well. Now, with the Galaxy, you do have a few controllers you can use. The Qishi definitely works well, that's a standard right there. You've also got this one from GameStar, this is the X2 Type-C, that also works well into this. Now, some people have asked me about the Pixel, the Pixel works well on this controller as well. So, your gaming needs are actually fully met with all those different aspects. Now, before we continue, there's also the issue of speakers and sound. Now, we've done a speaker test for both devices with the Galaxy versus the iPhone 13 Pro Max. Go over there and take a quick listen but honestly, it's really, really close with both devices and I think it depends on what you're listening here is looking for and what kind of sounds you definitely like. In terms of extras and fun capabilities, both devices of course have different natures. Now, the S22 Ultra has the S Pen, which of course allows you to write notes and also use S Pen functionality, which is something the iPhone just doesn't have and that doesn't take away from the iPhone. It's just a different set of uses that the Galaxy does have and brings to the table. So, if you're looking for something like that, that might be it. The iPhone itself is something that has a ton of apps and also a lot of cross-functionality with Apple devices and that's something that you cannot get anywhere else other than the iPhone 13 Pro Max. Now, as we look at everything with both devices, they are pros and cons that you can go with and say, hey, one is better than the other. When we look at the cameras, this is a tougher thing to actually measure because there are instances where the Galaxy does really good job compared to the iPhone and there are instances where the iPhone does a better job. I think it depends on your preference and what you're looking for. In terms of gaming performance, same thing again. It's very similar there and in terms of battery life, of course, and battery charging, the S22 Ultra has a slider edge. What I really wanna know from you guys is what do you think in terms of performance from both devices? Do you think the iPhone 13 Pro Max is better or do you think the Galaxy S22 Ultra is the new king? The notice back with the new name. Do you think it's come in and done so much more? Let me know what you think guys. Don't forget to like, share, subscribe and always enjoy your entertainment.