Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra vs Xiaomi Mi 11 Camera Comparison | 108MP Battle! By Grant Likes Tech

Samsung Galaxy s21, ultra Xiaomi mi 11, which has the better 108 megapixel camera and can the m11 compete even without the zoom and telephoto cameras. Let's find out how's it going here. Welcome back to another camera comparison, video with the galaxy s21 ultra. This time I brought in the first flagship of the year from Xiaomi the mi 11, and although it doesn't have the zoom and periscope zoom cameras that the s100 ultra has its does have the snapdragon 88 and a 108 megapixel camera, just like the s1 ultra. So we're going to see if we can compete outside the zoom and given the fact that the mi 11 is several hundred dollars cheaper than the s200 ultra, it could be a better investment for you, depending on what your needs are as far as a smartphone camera so like I always do I'll show you photos and videos in both good and low light. So you can decide for yourself which of these camera systems are gonna, be better for you.

So let's go ahead and take a look at the photos and videos and stay tuned to the end I'll. Let you know what I thought about how each of these cameras performed foreign. Oh, so, oh me, oh so everyone, so we're all here in the park testing out the video on the s20 ultra and the Xiaomi mi 11, starting out with the ultra-wide angle lens on each at 1080p.30 frames per second, as I pan around here. So you can see what that looks like here as far as video quality, as well as comparing the field of view. How much can you fit in the frame on each of these ultra-wide angle, cameras and I can move into the main lens on each so, a one tap on the s21 ultra and more of a tap to zoom or a slow zoom on the mi 11.

So there's the main lens on each of these phones I'll pan around and see what that looks like here on the main lens, and we'll pan over to the right and test zoom here on that cell tower. So the s20 ultra has that three times telephoto zoom for optical zoom, and I'll pinch to zoom in to three times digital here on the mi 11 to compare there, we go and the s9 ultra has 10 times, telephoto lens for 10 times, optical zoom, and I'll move into a max six times. Digital zoom here on the me11, and they're, both on the same mount, and you can see the mi 11 is stabilizing better than the s21 ultra and for some reason, when I put my hands on the s1 ultra, you can see it stabilized a lot more. So it's pretty sensitive to any amount of shake. You have to really securely hold this thing, and can see it kind of stabilize a lot better here.

But as soon as I take it off, it starts to get a little more jittery, and they're on the same mount again like I said, and other phones stabilize perfectly fine on this, so the s1 ultra seems to be very sensitive to any amount of shake here, but I'll move on to the main lens on each just so that we can test some autofocus here. So that's main lens on each we'll test the autofocus on this post here so first on the s20 ultra and even in a bit of shade, without the best light you can see. Autofocus is very snappy and refocus away as well, and we'll test the v11. Now and there you go it's a little slower a little more finicky. There we go move away.

So if you get the distance and everything right, autofocus seems pretty good. It's just a little more sensitive than the s21 ultra. So let's test stabilization as I walk down the stairs here and they both should be doing well here at 1080p. But do let me know if you see any kind of difference here, and I'll pull up, and I'll pan up into that sky. So you can see how it handles the exposure here ever, so we're back doing the same test this time at 4k, 30 frames per second again, starting out with the ultra-wide angle lens on each.

So you can see what that looks like here at 4k, as we pan around a bit, and we'll move into the main lens on each here. So one time tap on the s21 ultra and again more of a slow zoom here on the mi 11 and the m11 has that smart audio reduction on. So let me know if you see or hear actually any difference in the audio. Since I am outdoors, any kind of wind reduction is the audio better here on the m11, with that setting or not, and I'll pan over here to the right, and we'll test zoom again on that cell tower. So again, three times telephoto zoom here on the s20 ultra we'll pinch to zoom here on the 11 to get to three times digital.

Just to compare, it actually looks like you can only go up to two times here in 4k on the m11, but you still have that 10 times optical zoom here on the s1 ultra and again shaky. But again, when I put my fingers on it, stabilizes a little better but again, very sensitive to any amount of shake here. So you got to really hold it firmly and again max 20 times, digital zoom here on the s21 ultra, and it's pretty surprising. You know two times here on the Xiaomi. So let's go ahead and back up the main lens on the s20 ultra and go all the way out to one times here on the 11.

There we go and let's test autofocus here on the post as I get the exposure back on the v11. So here we go. The s9 ultra focus is still nice and snappy on the s21 ultra here, and we'll test out the mi 11. And so you can see the autofocus there again, a little more finicky, but not too bad here and let's go ahead and test stabilization again. As I walk down the stairs this time in 4k, and again they're both stabilized here at 4k, so this should still be looking pretty good, and we'll pull up right here, and we'll pan up into the sky again just to test out that exposure with the changing light, we're doing a quick stabilization test between the super, steady video on the s200 ultra and the studio video pro on the Xiaomi mi 11.

So I'm just walking with both these phones in front of me I'll start jogging. So we can stress this video stabilization a little more and see what that looks like here. So there's a quick stabilization test between the s1 ultra and the Xiaomi mi 11. , so uh hi everyone. So here's a quick test of the front-facing cameras at 1080p 30 frames per second, since that's the max resolution and frame rate on the mi 11, the s1 ultra can shoot up to 4k 60 frames per second, but I want to keep things even here, as you can see here, I'm outdoors in some even afternoon light.

So you can see what that looks like in a bit more. Even lighting in the shade here, and I'll pan around, so you can see what the changing light conditions does to the picture quality as the sun is now right behind me. You can see what that looks like here, and I'll pan around this way until the sun is in front of me, so you can see what that looks like in this situation, and we'll pan back all the way around, and I'll start walking. So we can see what the stabilization looks like here on each of the front-facing cameras. So let me know what you think about the s1 ultra and the Xiaomi mi 11 front facing cameras here, so everyone, so here's a low light test between the galaxy s21 ultra and the Xiaomi mi 11.

This is at 1080p 30 frames per second here, and I'll pan around here. So you can see what that looks like as I go up into that brighter streetlight. You can see how it handles that intense light there not too bad on each the s-20 ultra flaring it out a little more than the mi 11, at least from what I can see here, and you can see up there in the sky. It's a pretty cloudy night. So let me see if you can check out any kind of definition in those clouds or not, and we'll pan around this way, and we'll start walking to test the stabilization, but also to see how they handle this lighting transition.

So that was obviously a very well lit area there and, as you walk this way, it's going to get significantly darker. So we'll see how these cameras do in a much lower light area here, also check out for any kind of micro jitters that you might be seeing that's pretty common in low light, as you move around and as you're on this corner. You'll see it's significantly darker here and at least in the viewfinder the s21 is brighter, but it could be at the expense of some noise. So just depends on how you like to see your video. If you want it a little truer to the scene or if you want it to be brighter, so you can actually see what's out there, and we'll pan up here into the night sky.

Again, you can see again if you can make out any cloud definition there in a darker area, and we'll pan over here to the left, where there's a bit more light, so you can see what that looks like here in 1080p heaven, so we're back with the same test this time at 4k, 30 frames per second. So, as you can see, this is the main lens on each of the s21 and the me11 I'll pan up again at that bright light. So you can see how that's handling it here in 4k, and we'll move this way a little back down, and we'll pan around this way, and we'll do our stabilization test again as well as see how it handles the light transition in 4k. So, typically, 4k footage will be a bit darker, so pay attention to that versus the 1080p footage and again, as you're on this corner, it'll get much darker, so you'll be able to see how each of these cameras handle different kinds of light here from moderate to much darker area. So, as you can see here, it's much darker, although the s100 ultra again more visibly brighter here, at least the viewfinder, and we'll pan up.

So you can see any of those clouds in the night sky and that's pretty dark out there. So both of these are drifting at the scene, a bit more, and we'll pan this way with a little more light. So you can see what that looks like here in 4k, hello, now ever so. Here's some footage from the front-facing cameras in a bit of low-light, obviously we're starting out in a fairly well-lit area here. Just to give you an idea what that kind of looks like here on each of these front-facing cameras.

This is 1080p 30 frames per second again, because that's the max resolution and frame rate on the mi 11. So I want to keep that even, even though the Samsung can't you up to 4k 60 from the front-facing camera and 1080p is better than low-light anyway, because it'll keep your video brighter versus something like 4k or even 60. Frames per second it'd be a lot darker in low-light, but you can see the bright lights behind me. You can see how the front-facing cameras are handling that, but we'll go ahead and actually start walking to test the stabilization, and we'll move over to a bit of a darker area here. So you can see what these cameras look like in some even lower light and how they handle that transition from more that brighter air to this darker area, and I'll have a fountain approaching me on the right.

So you can see how the audio was handling, that I've got the audio feature here on the me11 on where it should be blocking out some of that background noise. So let me know if you hear a difference in the audio, and I'll go ahead and pan around this way. So you can see the really bright lights behind me and how these cameras are handling all those lights, and we'll end this by backing up here into the darker area. So you can see what it looks like here in this kind of light here. So again, let me know what you think of the front-facing cameras here in low-light: hey everyone! So now, you've seen all the photos and videos for yourself.

You know how this goes, leave a comment down below and let me know which one you thought did better, which one did you prefer and why now I usually like to let you know what my thoughts are so overall I thought the s21 ultra has the better set of cameras, and I thought it did better overall here but, like we all know, it's not just as simple as one is better than the other. So let's go ahead and break this down a little, so you have a little more information about each of the aspects of the camera, so starting out with the rear facing photos and the portrait mode shots. I think the me11 did better here. They're a little sharper and more focused as an overall set. Now the photos of me were more blurry than my dog, possibly because I was taking the pictures of my ROG and controlling the camera a little better, whereas the portraits of me were just taken on a timer on a tripod, but either way the mi 11 was able to focus in and produce the better shots for the portrait mode shots there.

So portrait shots, I'm giving the edge to the 11. Now as far as the rest of the shots from the rear facing cameras during the day, I think it's going to come down to do you like truer to life colors, or you prefer longer zoom and obviously the meat 11 for me has the truer to life colors. It looked more like what I've seen with my own eyes, but the s20 ultra obviously has those two telephoto cameras so for the zoom and periscope zoom, and I thought the meat 11 competed very well for its digital zoom, even up to 10 times, but when you crop in you can definitely see the digital sharpening and the s21 ultra is going to be just better overall and for even farther focal lengths and overall, I think the s21 has better sharpness and exposes better in more difficult lighting conditions so shot for shot from the rear-facing cameras. I, like the s-20 ultra a little more looking at nighttime photos from the rear facing cameras. The s21 ultra lets in more light without night mode, so its photos without night mode are gonna, be a little brighter.

So it's going to depend on if you like that kind of shot. If you want a darker looking photo at night or do you want to be able to illuminate your subject and see more in the shot, so the s21 ultra will let you have that without actually activating night mode and I think, shot for shot. The s21 still looked sharper weren't as blurred out as much as some images on the mi 11. So overall, as far as consistency and look, I think the s1 ultra also looks better here in the low light shots now. As far as the video on the rear facing camera during the day, it's kind of like the same thing as the photos, where you're going to have the mi 11 with the true to life colors, but the s21 has better sharpness and better highlights not so much darkness in the shadows.

So, overall the overall look of the video quality from the s21 ultra, at least to me. I prefer that that being said, the s21 stabilization for video is a bit sensitive, especially when you're zooming in to longer focal lengths. When I hold it in my hand- and I grip it pretty tight. I don't really have that much of an issue, but for some reason it was sensitive to some potential shake on the tripod, but that's probably no excuse because the mi, 11 and other phones are able to handle that just fine on that same tripod. So I'm not really sure what's going on there, and as also you saw some stabilization when walking around on that 1080p footage, the video got a little Jacky, I'm not really sure what that's about I've seen that in some of my other footage as well on some other camera tests.

So I'm not really sure. What's going with the stabilization there on the s21 and as far as nighttime video, I think it's similar to the photos where the s21 by default is a little brighter at the risk of introducing some noise. So things can depend on what you're going for when you're shooting low light video. Do you want to look a little darker more true to the scene, or do you want to illuminate your subject, so you can see more of what's actually there and beyond just the brightness level? I think the overall quality and sharpness just looks better on the s21. So it's just again going to come down to what you like to see at night, but overall, from the rear facing cameras for both photo and video general performance and video and image quality is what I like out of the s21 moving on to the front-facing camera, starting with the daytime photos.

I thought they both look pretty good here, but again, just like the rear camera. The s21 exposes the image better, especially into more difficult lighting conditions. So for the daytime shots I prefer the s21, but from the nighttime shots. I think the m811 competes better here from the front-facing camera and I think it's actually a draw for nighttime shots from the selfie camera because they both kind of go back and forth in all the different modes, whether it's auto night mode or even portrait mode, which was surprising. I didn't think the b11 would do that well and especially since I think Samsung front-facing cameras, since the note 20 ultra and also this s21 ultra, has some of the best, probably if not the best nighttime, night mode front facing cameras and the middle haven't competed very well here, like I said, all modes kind of went back and forth so at low light and for the nighttime shots from the front-facing camera.

Furthermore, I think it's a bit of a draw, but because of the better quality of the front-facing camera in day shots and Dave video, I'm going to give the front facing camera overall to this 21 ultra. So this is what I think about how these cameras performed overall and what my personal preferences are. Do you agree? Do you disagree? Let me know in the comments section which one you liked and why, and we'll continue our conversation down there and as always, thanks for watching you.

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