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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  • 02 Mar 2021

I think this test of DXOmark.com is not credible.....
They tested zoom performance at 2.5x zoom, 8x zoom.....while S21ultra is having 3x zoom, 10x zoom.

I can't trust them anymore.
My S21ultra has great performance now actually.

    Like hell people care about them they're totally paid by the brands that's why bunch of Chinese phones always get the highest score

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      • 02 Mar 2021

      Nick Tegrataker, 02 Mar 2021While the Exynos variant of S21 Ultra indeed produces under... moreVery well said. 👍🏻

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        • Anonymous
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        • 02 Mar 2021

        Anonymous, 02 Mar 2021Pretty rare to find photographers on youtube talking about ... more👍

          Anonymous, 02 Mar 2021This is some BS. It should be at least 5 points better than... moreHey, heyy. It was an new sensor. So samsung maybe don't have time to optimize it

            Anonymous, 02 Mar 2021CPUs have different ISP. You can use same hardware and ... moreThe difference is only 5% with the Pixel 3 having Less noise, and faster processing. Not a huge difference.

              Anonymous, 01 Mar 2021Would not be first time weird things happen there. Photo... moreThen that means samsung image software is trash

                Jake420, 01 Mar 2021The s21 ultra is arguably the best camera phone available a... moreMi 10 Ultra is better. See most youtube camera comparisons.

                S21 Ultra has bad lowlight video, and night photos are bad without night mode. You need to always use night mode to get better results, and not all people have time for 3s for 1 picture. Details indoors and night quickly become oil paintings without night mode.

                  MadMel, 01 Mar 2021one Huawei to rule them all ... For me, Mi 10 Ultra is the best balanced option among them.

                  Huawei (colour and white balance issues, video not as stable as competition, no wide ultrawide lens)
                  Iphone (limited lens option and zoom, and you need to use night mode always)
                  Samsung (oil paintings, lowlight video is bad, night photos without night mode is barely usable)

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                    • Anonymous
                    • 7kk
                    • 02 Mar 2021

                    Why!!
                    How!!!
                    Don't trust this website at alll
                    These people give preference to Xiaomi and Huawei
                    And how in the world S21 Ultra has got less score and S20 Ultra
                    Cheating website 😤

                      Mr. Anonymous, 01 Mar 2021Video and zoomwise, S21 Ultra is clearly much better than S... moreNot in lowlight zoom

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                        • 02 Mar 2021

                        samsung is a shame , their greedines will fail them soon.

                          SamsungRules, 01 Mar 2021Who cares about dxomark, another Samsung hate stuffed webs... moreSamsung is falling behind. Their software image processing is basically bad. It it worse than Huawei, Apple, Google. With such an large main sensor, it has worse night outputs than smaller sized iPhone and equal sized Huawei phones. Even the 108MP details were all over sharpened. Even Samsung's 108 MP has Autofocus hunting, whereas Xiaomi 108 MP did not suffer those issues. Samsungs have bad video at night. Without Night mode, samsung images look good still, but details become oil paintings

                            Panino Manino, 01 Mar 2021Every year (or every new launch) is the same story, Samsung... moreVery true. Samsung image processing is very behind :
                            1. Google
                            2. Apple
                            3. Even Huawei

                            Samsung is the only company to retain the old classic oil painting look in their photos. And the colours sometimes are good, but sometimes are oversaturated. Their Dynamic range was inconsistent, HDR can't be set to always On, instead you need to rely on Auto HDR, and the HDR often doesn't trigger. Samsung also had bad night videos. Their noise, oil painting look are worse in night. Without night mode, samsung photos are basically barely usable.

                              Anonymous, 01 Mar 2021Won't be easy to surpass Huawei's P40 series on c... moreP40 series has its downsides too. My favourite camera overall is still the Mi 10 Ultra. It is the most balanced. Huawei phones have :
                              1. Weird colours
                              2. Oil painting look in lowlight
                              3. Inconsistent colours, white balance, and exposure
                              4. Not wide ultrawide (this is an letdown)
                              5. Selfies at night is bad
                              6. Night mode is worse than auto mode

                                [deleted post]Go ahead and throw up as much as you want.

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                                  • 02 Mar 2021

                                  beep bop boop, 02 Mar 2021do u think it will get a better score on SD version? also i... moreCPUs have different ISP.

                                  You can use same hardware and software for a phone with SD8xx and another with 6xx/7xx.
                                  The one with 8xx is gonna have better results.

                                  You can see difference between Pixel 3 and 3a.


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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • kuc
                                    • 02 Mar 2021

                                    This is some BS. It should be at least 5 points better than the S20 Ultra.

                                      Anonymous, 02 Mar 2021S20 ultra and S21 Ultra don't have same size sensors f... moreOh i thought it was the main camera. But at 3x zoom, S21 Ultra will be better because of the much wider aperture at F 2.4

                                        Conclusion, you need to review it yourself rather than trusting other people ones. Since each people reviews different things.

                                        Best overall camera : Mi 10 Ultra

                                        Best camera for HDR : Huawei, Xiaomi, Iphone

                                        Best camera for Daytime : all are great

                                        Best camera for Night : Huawei, Xiaomi, Iphone, Oppo

                                        Best Night mode : Iphone, Samsung, Google

                                        Best versetality / flexibility : M40 Pro+, S21 ultra, Mi 10 ultra

                                        Best camera for White Balance and colours : Pixel, Iphone

                                        Best camera for Instagram : Samsungs and IPhones

                                        Best camera for detail in daytime : Xiaomi 108 MP phones

                                        Best camera for detail in night : Huawei phones

                                        Best camera for detail in night mode : IPhone

                                        Best noise reduction camera : Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei

                                        Most natural camera : Pixel, Oppo, Iphone (sometimes)

                                        Most pleasing camera (not natural, but good) : Samsung, Huawei, Xiaomi, Vivo

                                        Most consistent camera : Iphone (colours and HDR) , Huawei (HDR)

                                        Least consistent camera : Huawei (colours and white balance)

                                        Easy to use camera : Iphone and Pixel

                                        Most fun camera to use : Xiaomi, Huawei, Samsung

                                        Best selfie camera : Mate 40 Pro, Iphone 12

                                        Best Selfie video : Iphone 12, Mate 40 Pro

                                        Best beauty : Chinese phones and Samsung

                                        Best selfie cam for detail : Pixel, Iphone

                                        Best skin tones : Pixel, Iphone (if you like warm)

                                        Best video rear : Iphone 12 Pro Max, Mi 10 Ultra

                                        Best Ultrawide rear video : Samsung/Apple/Xiaomi (for wide and stabilisation), Huawei (for quality n bright)

                                        Best short range zoom video : IPhone

                                        Best long range zoom video : Mi 10 Ultra (stabilization, good at night), S21 (good image quality , but no EIS)

                                        Best Night video : Mi 10 Ultra or Iphone 12 Pro Max

                                        Best selfie night video : Pixel 5 (i am serious), Iphone 12

                                        Best video options : Mi 11 (features), S21 (Pro Video), Huawei (features and pro video)

                                        Most dissapointing camera hardware : Mate 40 Pro (no OIS, Ultrawide lens), Pixel 5

                                        Most dissapointing camera software : Mate 40 Pro
                                        (bad night mode and colours),S21 Ultra

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