I think you are exaggerating a lot. Note 20 Ultra pros
-One of the best display tech.
-S pen, which is far better than an Apple pencil in writing experience. It feels like writing on paper without any expensive 'paper like' non sense. S pen has hover mode, battery free and comes bundled with Note.
-Camera is pretty good. Both Samsung and Apple are neck to neck in image quality.
-Multiple log in methods like under display touch, face etc. Feels futuristic unlike Apple.
-Call recordings.
-Dex Mode.
-An ability to install apps from outside.
-About 10-30k less expense on repairs. Has pick up and drop facility too.
-40k less price in comparison to a iPhone 13 pro.
Cons
Exynos ?
Completely demolish is an exaggeration. The blur you are talking about is called "motion blur" and it literally gives videos a cinematic look. Also a general rule of videography is, your shutter speed should be twice that of your frame rate. For still photography, fast shutter speed make things less blurrier but dark while slow speed makes things brighter but blurrier so, the shutter speed should depend on the scene. There is no faster is better here.
S21 Ultra has a 515 ppi display. It is about 50 ppi higher than that of Apple's 13 pro max. I have no idea why are you calling youtubers stupid? Most youtubers these days compare cameras side by side while mounted on a same tripod. It is the best way to do a fair and unbiased comparison. I agree that most youtubers have no idea about high end dedicated tech like displays, cameras, sound etc but phone is designed to be used by everyone so even a kid knows what he is talking.
Also, don't be a fanboy. Recently Apple has made 'new arrangements' in iphone 13. Now, any 3rd part screen repair would disable the face id even if the replaced screen is taken from an another iphone. It was camera which used to get disabled before and now it is face id.
Nah mate. I'm not one bit exaggerating.
S Pen is a niche use product, not everybody needs it. Personally had a note phone and very rarely used the pen. But yeah agree S pen is a great tool for those who need it. Better than apple pencil imo. have used both.
Sorry to say brother, but camera is utter shit. S21 Ultra is the only Samsung I'd take close to recent iPhones (and in some ways better than the iphone (until 12) in daylight. Have used the note 20 ultra camera and I can confidently say the camera sucks ass specially if lighting conditions are less than perfect. low light video is close to unusable to compared to iPhones.
Completely demolish is NOT and exaggeration. I'm not even talking about the 20 ultra, that's what I said about the S21 ultra. Previous phones don't even stand a chance. If you refuse to believe me, just watch camera comparisons between 13 pro and s21 ultra in the video department. When I get the time I'll post the video links here.
and what? Motion blur? Dude I used to be someone who was behind a dslr every minute when I was younger. When I mean something as simple as blurry picture i mean just that. No need to complicate things. A picture of a moving object/subject gets blurry because of 'slower' shutter speed. motion blur is a completely different thing.
S21 Ultra has a 515 ppi display and I'm well aware of it. There's no doubt it's a better panel for nearly everything and I myself can distinguish text sharpeness/crispness between a full 2k android phone and an iphone. This is a trade off i've accepted to let go because the difference is minuscule and the battery gains are obvious! Also 99% of the people won't notice a single difference. I bet my whole money on this.
However, if you read my post again, you can see that what I meant is, these stupid youtubers put the s21 ultra in 1080p mode which actually looks CRAP in real world as opposed to their full 2k setting. What this means is that, all their battery comparisons are dogshit. Let them put the phone in 2k mode and we'll talk. Again I'm sure this is where the new iphone pulls so FAR ahead.
And yeah, I'm a full fanboy because:
They have perfected the core components of a phone and what I look forward to in a "phone". I need something that works perfectly. I don't need new features every year that you forget after a couple of weeks.
also I don't buy iphones at Indian prices. there is simply no value in that.
3rd party repairs were always troublesome with apple but the chinese have always found a way to bypass all the bullshit 
Samsungs are even more difficult to repair fyi.
I'm all up for right to repair and I wish something positive comes out of it.
Initially the Amazon creative said Snapdragon 865+ Note 20 version. That would have made sense. It may not be very powerful but doesnt heat up much. Now the listing has been changed to exynos 990. Wouldn’t pay 30k for that.
The A12 is generally good but the A14 had a heating issue. 888 is worse. I dont need much performance gains, and performance at the cost of heat doesnt make sense for me. Overall quite happy with the XS apart from the battery and slow charging.
While I was undecided which one to buy, techchap channel posted a video on youtube shot from the iphone 13 pro. Even though i dont shoot many videos, but oh boy is the video quality good.
Most likely will wait for a friend to visit US.
Exynos 990 is a massive con tbh. Also, i agree it is sad that apple has these ridiculous policies like the repair discouragement, charger removal, closed ecosystem etc but one cant argue that products are quite good. I dont want to give any money to apple because of the shit treatment by the service centers, poor ux, no customisation etc. However, I am a value seeker and find it hard to justify spending on the current Android flagships. The OP9 pro launched for a laughable 62k with such poor cameras and heating issues. Now it will be available for less than 49k in diwali sale. Feel for those who had got it for around 62k just a few months ago. Android midrangers’ 20-30k range is amazing though.
Anyway, please watch Techchaps video that is shot on the iphone 13 pro. It is something else.
Yep I saw the techchap video and I was super impressed! but other videos were just about okay.
A snapdragon 865+ for 70k is still bad value in the world of androids imo. 12 Pro max 256gb is around 82k abroad which is much much more vfm. Just the hassle of finding someone who's coming from the UAE or somewhere.
If video and image quality is your concern then Sony zv1 is just 55k and it can outperform iPhone 13, 14 and 15 pro max ultra super.
Some big advantages of a dedicated camera are
Already discussed the point of having a good smartphone camera in the thread. There is no logic to this comparison.
