Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Camera Comparison | Battle of the Ultras!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ส.ค. 2024
- In this video I show you photos and video from the front and rear cameras of the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra and Galaxy S21 Ultra in good and low light conditions.
The Mi 11 Ultra is running MiUI 12.5.3, and the Galaxy S21 Ultra has the June 2021 security update.
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Timecodes:
00:00 - Intro
00:01 - Front camera video (4k 30fps, Indoors)
01:32 - Main wide camera (Portrait mode)
02:00 - Main camera
03:23 - Main camera (zoom)
06:53 - Ultra wide camera photos
07:53 - Rear camera (slow motion video)
08:05 - Rear camera video (4k 30fps)
10:55 - Front camera photos (auto & portrait)
11:47 - Front camera video (1080p 30fps)
12:53 - Rear camera low light photos (main)
14:47 - Rear camera low light photos (ultrawide)
16:21 - Rear camera low light video (4k 30fps)
18:33 - Front camera low light photos (auto & portrait)
19:36 - Front camera low light video (1080p 30fps)
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mi 11 ultra miui 12.5 update
Xiaomi has potential with the GN Sensor. For now the S21 Ultra is the king.
Hopefully the Mi 11 will i.prove with updates like the S21 did.
S21 ultra has more potential
except for night video rear camera and slow motion
Been waiting for this, thanks for this review Grant.
Thanks for being patient
S21 ultra is on another level I can imagine next year with that Olympics camera, its game over for the competition
Xiaomi seems to have slight issues with super thin focus area due to larger sensor but gets a bit more true pixel detail when it gets right. Samsung OTH is more relieble but it's oversharpen is quite disturbing, as if one adds more Monosodium glutamate instead more herbs and spices to get the taste.
Xiaomi's colour looks more natural compared to Samsung.
I never consider coloring as option.. I can easily change hue/saturation in seconds editing :) I choose hardware.. THAT we can't change
MI 11 Ultra was very hyped at the beginning of the year. Except the video by night and the slow motion, Samsung has made a big step forward with the quality of its software. The S21 Ultra is the clear winner for me.
Yup, too much hype around it especially when the 10 ultra was so good. Tough to recommend spending the extra cash for the cameras over the standard Mi 11.
I think the S21 Ultra did better overall, but, I love how much light the Mi 11 Ultra pulls in without night mode
S21 ultra won each department, way more natural and consistent.
True except for night video rear camera
@@icentuche90 yes, i found it more noisy tbh
except for night video rear camera and slow motion
Watch again buddy, mi 11 Ultra aced this comparison.
S21 Ultra was always "artificial looking" while mi 11 Ultra true to life.
Shamesung is "processable footage ready" while mi 11 Ultra is doing it all in reality.
Both are incredibly great but mi 11 Ultra is just better, I'm not taking sides here.
@@DRIVER-SEBVET saying shamesung and then saying both are incredibly great ? Mhm, nice brain
I think everyone voting for the S21 is someone who already owns it.
Xiaomi has a much more natural look. S21 has a jacked up contrast and digital sharpness.
DXOmark did a lab comparison and the quality of the S21 doesn't even come close.
Great work man. I always like the effort your into your videos. S21 Ultra all the way.
Thanks!
The S21 Ultra is really monstrous 😲.
People talk a lot about Google's photo software processing, but really Samsung is no slouch.
But in night video the sensors of the S21 Ultra show their limits, it is really time for Samsung to switch to 50mpx on the wide angle and the ultra wide angle.
I think the Mi 11 Ultra is the best night video smartphone right now.
Really good job 🙏🏽
Thanks, Samsung has noticeably improved their cameras this year.
Vivo X70+ is the best smartphone for night video :)
Mi 11 is king, I don't even have to go in any details because this comparison made it so obvious. Better zoom, better front camera, better lowlight performance... You name it, the Mi 11 did better.
😂😂😂 Keep deceiving yourself
@@icentuche90 🤣🤣🤣
Samsung is just so damn hard to beat
Huawei was the only one on the right track, but it was derailed by force.. I hope Xiaomi can become new Huawei, but they are not there yet.
13:03 The moon shots look completely different. Are they taken on different days or is one of them overlaying fake moon details?
It seems they enhanced different aspects. The dark area on s21u is still present on mi11u but it's very lacking in contrast, while the mi11u enhanced those craters
7:54 99.99% other youtuber forgot this features exist!
Btw it would have great if you did add 15x zoom on both camera for video comparison.
Very comprehensive and detail comparison. But your mi11 Ultra does not use the DXO version 12.5.4(your verson is 12.5.3). I look forward to your mi11 U DXO version ccomparison.
Ever wonder how they got that version when paying consumers haven't yet? 🤔
@@GrantLikesTech I have that version on my eu model
Even the 12.5.4 Global ROM hasn't got the DXO update (not according to the release notes). As of today, August 13th, my Mi 11 Ultra Global runs on the May Security release.
It's sad to see people think over sharpning of the Samsung's means better details...
Shocking how different people can have different opinions
I agree , preferred the mi 11 ultra in most and definitely at night
The Mi 11 Ultra photos looked disgusting
@@carver9312 you're blind
S21 ultra is king, I don't even have to go in any details because this comparison made it so obvious. Better zoom, better front camera, better lowlight performance... You name it, the S21 did better.
I also preferred the S21U. Samsung has done a nice job with it and hopefully the Mi 11 will improve with updates.
The Main Cam of the Mi 11 ultra is better in Low light .
The Chinese and American version might be the king. The exynos version is not near the quality of sd888 version.
@@mikeBlogic for videos
@@mikeBlogic The Mi 11 Ultra is Better in Low Lights with have bigger camera sensor than S21Ultra
What a great comparison. I subscribed. Thanks for taking your time to do this. I know it was very hard to put together
Thanks, really appreciate that and the support.
Great review !!! This was some serious comparison. Xiaomi was only ahead at night videos and still photos , everything else Samsung was better . Keep up the good work bro
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
Great video. To me the S21 ultra wins a more, however the colors seem more natural on mi 11 ultra.
It's such a close call between these.
But in my country Denmark, the Samsung us about 30% more expensive, so the Mi 11 ultra is a clear winner for me.
Great video Grant. Both devices held their own. There were some photos where S21 Ultra was the winner and others where it was a tie. Xiaomi has great phones. People sleep on them for sure.
Thanks, appreciate you coming by! Xiaomi definitely has been great for years.
well done, thanks for showing that the Xiami only switches to optical zoom after 5 times magnification.
👍👍👍🙏🙏😁😁
Good review Man..
Nice work...
Thanks, much appreciated
Thanks grant great video 👌
Always appreciate you stopping by, Daniel.
Excelente comparativa, gracias, saludos desde España.
I used Phones of all Brands and i can say that Xiaomi is the best at this Moment.
They innovate and make very high Quality Products.
They're definitely helping to push the competition, which is good for everyone.
Bonne vidéo. Merci. 😉
Wow the S21 Ultra won in nearly every department
It's sad to see such a nice sensor go to waste because of sloppy algorithm and post processing from Xiaomi.
Samsung is kinda learning with Google and Gcam, the shots are not overexposed, the highlights are controlled, the shadows are preserved, the contrast and image depth is nice, the saturation is subtle and not over the top. Really Good
But sometimes the S21 Ultra really messes up the white balance turning everything blue and sometimes there a green tint on some images, also really didn't like how on the front video test the S21 kept missing your face, choosing to focus on the background.
Ouch the ultrawide on the Samsung is garbage compared to the Mi11 ultra, too much noise, low light video is better in the Mi11 Ultra.
Fair opinion. I guessed the Mi 11 ultra was overhyped, but hope it improves with updates like the S21
i got a friend with s21 ultra that i made him sad with my p40 pro, it nearly won in all scenarios and the phone costs less than half , samsung has no real competitor now with Huawei out of the game but is sad that they can't even match the 1 year old phone
@@adyady3099 i agree Huawei phones are on a whole other level of photography. Last I saw I didn't like much the stabilization of videos but on photography everything was absurdly better.
Samsung is a far better consistent shooter. Than both Xiaomi and Huawei. Consistency is the reason people praise iPhone camera. Hauwei is good in some condition bad in others. Hauwei never beat Samsung in the camera department, except with zoom. 2years ago. But now it's game over cos s21ultra 10x is better than the mate x2 10x
@@icentuche90 yeah no, ive been using samsung for 10 years, it was the best decision to buy a p40 pro. as i said with my tests, the s21 ultra loses in low light, huawei doesnt even need night mode, samsung's ultrawide is just plain unusable in low light but is wider. Also samsung doesnt know how to combine the pics from main camera with the zoom so you get bad results before hitting the zoom spot. From my tests samsung mostly does a better job on videos.Look at the samples in dxomark, i can say its 100% accurate and remember, p40 pro has OIS and mate 40 doesn't when looking at dxomark
Hi, i love this comparison.
What firmware is running on the Mi 11 Ultra?
Thanks, MiUI 12.5..3 at the time of this video
Can't complain I own both!
I still believe Samsung has to work on their night photography, but that aside i love the shots coming out from that device, hopefully someday I would get a chance to get this device. Love Samsung and all their products, am a die hard Samsung fan🥰🥰🥰🥰
Thanks for the comparison Grant! I always fawned over the ultra but I can justify it over my Mi 11. Awesome, job as per usual.
Thanks Barry, agreed. It's the same phone except the cameras. The Mi 11 has great cameras, so much like audio you pay a hefty upgrade price for marginal improvement. That being said, many enthusiasts are willing to pay the premium.
Hi Grant! Please do a comparison with the Asus ZenFone 7's Acting front camera with other phones Such as the S21 Ultra, iPhone 12 Pro Max and pixel 5!
Would love to, but it all comes down to time.
Nice compression
Thanks
Sir can i ask u which the best camera in range BTW 850$ im thinking about mi 11 pro but i haven't a good idea.. Could you answer me plz ❤️
Nice Comparison bruh!
Thanks
He didn't use the mi11 ultra's back display and rear cameras for selfies. Does he not know about this feature, or is he purposely omitting it? Either way it does not seem fair to leave this comparison out, and as a reviewer he should have done his research on the features available in each phone.
I'd say the main sensor on the S21u has more details compared to mi11u. Mi 11u has more natural bokeh due to larger sensor size. Overall could go both ways but S21u does seem better to me.
For ultrawide mi11u definitely takes the win since it is wider. The quality is about the same, so I'll definitely say that the wider camera is definitely better.
For zoom, anything other than 5x zoom, the S21 definitely takes the win here... It has one more camera for zoom so there's no surprises here.
For selfies, Mi 11ultra would have won if he used the main cam with the secondary display, there's no way that the front facing cam can compete with those three cams at the back.
For selfie video, the mi 11 ultra can't take anything more than 10s with the main cam, so it should be omitted from the conparison. With the front facing cam on the samsung being better, it's their win and thier skin tone and details seem a lot better than mi11u.
For night time shots and video, Mi 11u is better. On the picture with the lamps at the side of those garage doors thing (maybe rental storage space?) , the Mi11u kept more details and I could see the lamp. On the samsung, the whole thing was overblown and I only saw the light and no lamp there. It's a really only a small difference and both are pretty good for night shots, the mi11u just managed to edge the S21 u by a little here.
I couldn't really tell a difference with the night video, both really looked the same to me...
Really can't go wrong with either one. S21u has better zoom and more consistent package. Mi 11u has better ultrawide, night time shots and selfies. Its cheaper than the S21u and is a better phone than S21u with 2100. It's really not as one sided as most people think both phone are really on the same level imo.
It's a FRONT camera comparison. Any phone can take selfies with the rear camera. It's a pretty useless feature right now anyway as it's limited to only use with auto photos (no portrait, no video, etc). I know there's a software version to support video since I did my research, but it's not available yet. 🙄
Instead of leaving a novel of a comment, just keep it moving if you don't appreciate the video. 👋
Such a shame seeing a newer, bigger sensor fall behind, it goes to show software matters.
I do like these camera comparisons but I wish we were shown manual/raw photos in camera reviews to show their full potential
In your opinion, is there a big difference in cameras between Mi 10 Ultra and Mi 11 Ultra .. Which do you prefer and we want to compare؟؟
So far no big difference as I expected, but will do a comparison to take a closer look.
@@GrantLikesTech Wait for comparison
I had the 10 ultra and now the 11 ultra and i think the 11 ultra is a step up. What disappointed me a lot with the 10 ultra ( which of course with updates might be a removed issue ) was that the lights in night time shots came out too yellow. With the 11 ultra that's not the case. I've also had the exynos version of the S21 ultra and when i had both the S21 ultra and the mi 12 ultra i chose to keep the mi 11 ultra because i thought the shots came out better with the 11 ultra , especially night shots where i think the mi 11 ultra truly outshines the S21 ultra. I however believe that the snapdragon version of the S21 ultra is better than the exynos when it comes to the camera department so it might be that it's very close between Xiaomi and Samsung . What's negative with both the mi 11 ultra and S21 ultra is that the shutter is pretty slow with moving objects , like people moving naturally where pictures come out blurry. In this department i use my pixel 4a 5g which is really snappy, like iphones.
@@Rehnstrand Which do you prefer: S21 Ultra, Mi 11 Ultra, or Mi 10 Ultra?
Sup Grant!
Yo Eric, what's up man. Appreciate you stopping by!
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Why does it look like every shot from samsung has used the clarity filter from photoshop?
No idea, could just be how you perceive it as we all see things differently.
The thing with the Mi 11 Ultra is the scarcity of the Global version. I just can't find one on sale and can only purchase the China version through 3rd party imports which also means that I'd have to flash the global rom myself and also forego warranty claims since importing the phone means going through RMA claims via the importers instead of the manufacturers.
Is your Mi 11 Ultra the global or china version? Did you flash a 3rd party rom?
Здравствуйте! У меня вопрос: почему в этом сравнении в эпизоде с гаражами при ночном видео у mi 11 ultra в кадре нет мерцания, а при сравнении с sony xperia 1 iii и oneplus 9 pro в кадре есть мерцание?
Literally the only thing hardware wise the Mi 11 ultra lacks is a dedicated macro lens. I'm sure they could have had one, but meh.
They could better optimize their software to use their killer hardware more efficiently.
8:40 the s21 ultra has a vertical video glitch - I have also seen this happen on another video of volcanos where the person was using s21 ultra.Edit : only seems to happen now when not in full screen, but why on s21u videos?
Oneplus 9 pro GCAM vs best phone camera for you
Can you please do a comparison video among MI 11 vs Pixel 4a 5g vs OnePlus 8 Pro ?
Ye try now after miui update now mi 11 ultra has better zoom ...
s21 awesome
The S21 Ultra won this without question...
Why most reviewers don't use human subject for real cameras but only on front facing camera?
Maybe no one else wants to be on TH-cam. 😉
Hi, i do a lot of shooting indoor. Puposely for real estate. Can you recommend smartphone with these criteria and produce consistent result in auto mode.
(Criteria: ultrawide, large field of view, good exposure indoor/low light, produce good colour)
Do you have a preference of Apple iOS vs Android? Any budget you're trying to stay within?
Best ultrawide camera phones (my opinion):
Mi 11 Ultra: widest field of view (12mm), large sensor with details, but most expensive
OnePlus 8 or 9 Pro: wide field of view (14mm), large sensor with good detail
Galaxy S21 phones: wide field of view (13mm), not as much detail, auto night mode
iPhone 12 phones: wide field of view (13mm), not as much detail, auto night mode
@@GrantLikesTech Thank you so much for your suggestion. I will consider Mi 11 ultra (the widest and good detail)
Indian market waiting mi ultra11
after updated june 2021, s21 ultra more natural and consistent...
I am loving my Xiaomi Mi 11 ultra ..
@@simonbcity im going to sell my s21 ultra too, feel like scammed when i paid a lot of money for a phone that has very weak signal reception. Such a joke for a flagship phone to have this kind of problem.
@@KenAiden Wow that ain't good mate ..what you gonna get next ??
@@simonbcity not sure yet, maybe oneplus9 or mi11u. Both might slightly inferior to s21u, but at least my friends get full bar mobile data with those phones while i only get 2-3 bar, at same location with same mobile provider. In my house, sometimes the calls went into voicemails. Never ever had this problems with my older phones.
Glad you're enjoying it
@@KenAiden this Xiaomi Mi 11 ultra has been brilliant mate got the EU Rom and miles better than the Chinese Rom..I didn't like my Samsung 21 ultra for some reason
S21U is the obvious winner ... the banding and purple sky on Xiaomi at night is horrible
Hello did you update to the newest 12.5.11? Any improvement on camera? Pics of food was very bad on Xiaomi (loss of details and sharpness)
Nope, have not received that update yet.
@@GrantLikesTech unlock bootloader bro😉😊
Can you please write which firmware has MI 11 Ultra?
In the description...
Mi 11 is running 12.5.3 as of this comparison
S21 ultra nailed it 🔥👌🏼🔥
I'm tired of watching these comparisons, but the fact there are no smartphones with better cameras than Mi11U and S21U, even after 3-5 months. This is a really weak year for flagships
Don't bother with leaving a comment then and just keep it moving. 🤷🏻♂️
@@GrantLikesTech you misunderstood my post. I Like your comparisons, I'm only tired of seeing no new flagships on the market
To be honest, nothing really impressive. Definitely I wouldn't buy any on them just for camera quality.
And I would love to hear your alternative for a camera phone ???
@@Tsinepanos agreed
S21 ultra rocks
S21 Ultra is king
More Android content please!
That's almost all I do.😉
Samsung
mi 11 ultra slays the s21u even in this state lmao
Is this a late April fool joke?