DxOMark gives the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra a lower score than the S20 Ultra

01 March 2021
According to the detailed review, the phone's zoom capabilities regressed, despite having a longer periscope and an additional telephoto lens.

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  • Anonymous
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  • 02 Mar 2021

Complete bullshit review

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    • 02 Mar 2021

    TheLastOracle, 02 Mar 2021Interestingly, DXOMark takes fees from various smartphone c... moreGalaxy Note 10+ got no. 1 spot DxO ranking in Q4 2019. According to u, Samsung must pay them higher money as well on that time right?

    Weird why Samsung, a multi billionaire company, suddenly dont pay DxO for S21 Ultra review. Hurmmm 🤔

      Anonymous, 02 Mar 2021How can iPhone be best for night video? It's got grai... moreI think it is the opposite. Iphone has sharper footage better stabilization, less EIS artefacts, better HDR

        Interestingly, DXOMark takes fees from various smartphone companies for consulting. They should come clean on that, to outline their conflict of interest. You can't be earling $1 Million from a company for software algorithms or hardware consultancy, and then judge the same company on quality parametres.
        It's like a judge who is also, incidentally, the lawyer for the accused. Morality notwithstanding, great conflicts of interests make DXO mark getting less credible each day. Maybe they should release their financial statements, to disclosures about Who their clients are. From a purely disclosure perspective.

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          • Anonymous
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          • 02 Mar 2021

          sohail shafayat, 02 Mar 2021Mrwhosetheboss is biased to samsung, some sammy guy suggest... moreIf he was biased towards Samsung, do you really think he would have made Snapdragon vs Exynos comparison videos which destroyed the Exynos versions image for two years in a row?

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            • Anonymous
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            • 02 Mar 2021

            React 2 Gadgets YT, 02 Mar 2021Conclusion, you need to review it yourself rather than trus... moreHow can iPhone be best for night video?
            It's got grainy footage full of noise. You Like dark video where you can't see anything?

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              • Anonymous
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              • 02 Mar 2021

              TheLastOracle, 02 Mar 2021Interesting. In the Comments section of DXOMark, people hav... moreI saw a comparison between iPhone 12 Pro Max camera and S21 ultra camera that testing the autofocus and unfortunately autofocus still slow!. Samsung should keep it the ToF camera including laser autofocus for faster focusing same as Huawei mate 40 pro.

                sohail shafayat, 02 Mar 2021Mrwhosetheboss is biased to samsung, some sammy guy suggest... moreThat's rubbish. You've obviously just watched 1-2 videos of his, then. Watch more, and you'll know you're completely wrong.

                  Interesting. In the Comments section of DXOMark, people have pointed out from Downloaded sample'a Exif Data, that the firmware is a much older version, and the zoom ranges are not the native 3x and 10x, but zoom ranges in between. One is suddenly left wondering what the purpose of such a selective review is. I guess once someone starts actually comparing DXOMark's protocols, more skeletons will start falling out of the closet.

                  This also opens up more questions on testing standards and protocols.

                  The S21 Ultra is far from perfect, but giving it a lower autofocus score than the S20 Ultra is, quite frankly, very suspicious.

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                    • Anonymous
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                    • 02 Mar 2021

                    Roy dad, 02 Mar 2021I think this test of DXOmark.com is not credible..... They... moreS20 ultra has better camera setup 48MP better than both 10MP for zooming do some research to understand why more MP are important for zooming.

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                      • Anonymous
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                      • 02 Mar 2021

                      I assume Samsung use exact same camera as note 20 ultra that got even lower score than S20 ultra.

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                        • Anonymous
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                        • 02 Mar 2021

                        As aspect it since saw camera comparison between S20 ultra, note 20 ultra and S21 ultra Samsung made a big mistake by ditching the 48MP and ToF camera.

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                          • Anonymous
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                          • 02 Mar 2021

                          Samsung didnt pay enough mulla$ to give it a high score!

                            they did not pay that much like last year... and not even more than others...

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                              • 02 Mar 2021

                              MarcosSD, 02 Mar 2021Like hell people care about them they're totally paid ... moreYou would say differently if Samsung is at the top. Just because your favorite brand didn't get high marks, doesn't mean they are biased. Maybe repeating this in your head can help you accept reality: Samsung is just not that good.

                                "In DxOMark’s estimation, that 10x periscope and additional mid-range zoom module aren’t worth much compared to the original zoom setup on the S21 Ultra."

                                Is DXOMark compromised? This is one of THE Most ludicrous statements recently. Everyone who tested the zoom on the S21 Ultra was blows away by the stabilisation and the sheer level of detail.

                                  Anonymous, 01 Mar 2021Huawei cameras are mostly developed in Finland... they can’... moreYou're not making any sense here.

                                    sohail shafayat, 02 Mar 2021Mrwhosetheboss is biased to samsung, some sammy guy suggest... moreOverall he's pretty neutral I would say, mostly because he is always biased for newly released phones regardless of the brand. He always praises Apple when the new iPhone comes out, Samsung when the S series, Huawei when the P/Mate, and so on.

                                      Roy dad, 02 Mar 2021I think this test of DXOmark.com is not credible..... They... moreThey always measure the intermediate zoom range for other phones as well. The other brand also uses 3x and 10x telephoto lens but does a decent job at 2.5x or 8x too, so why can't Samsung do the same?

                                        Biondo, 01 Mar 2021There's a big difference in exynos isp and snapdragon ... moreMrwhosetheboss is biased to samsung, some sammy guy suggested me to watch his channel and I found that anything by samsung is somehow good to him! and after watching some videos I just gave him a thumbs down!