Camera test: S21 Ultra vs. Note20 Ultra
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- Anonymous
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- 16 Feb 2021
SEUL8TR, 16 Feb 2021I'd take Carl-Zeiss optics with Xneon flash over softw... moreZeiss no longer makes small lenses.
For example xperia still has sony lenses.
Zeiss just gives little help.
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- Anonymous
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- 16 Feb 2021
Nick Tegrataker, 16 Feb 2021The problem is that unlike some other companies Samsung sti... moreMany phones do it just because of night photos.
This silly obssession of having night photos at same quality of daylight, when not real cameras can keep same level of base iso.
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- Anonymous
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- 16 Feb 2021
Android-Authority, 16 Feb 2021S21 Ultra has less saturated colors compared to previous ge... moreThey should do same to screen.
Get rid of punchy tones.
- Solun1
- 0yR
- 16 Feb 2021
I always think the new phone will be perfect and there won't be anything to get better. But then it comes out and there are still complaints. I have the Note 9 and like it a lot. But I feel like camera performance is worse than when I had the Note 4. Is that even possible? For some reason they downgraded cameras eventually from 16 Mpx sensors and I have just 12 Mpx. With all the AI it still feels like barely a mediocre camera.
- i0S.-.Never.-.Again
- 7k9
- 16 Feb 2021
Nick Tegrataker, 16 Feb 2021The problem is that unlike some other companies Samsung sti... moreSamsung also failed to utilize the capabilities of the sensor and Snapdragon 888 chip.
1) No 4k@120fps.
2) 8k video looks really bad, other manufacturers are doing much better job with 8k.
3) No night mode for video like we see on Mi 11.
4) Algorithms for nona-bayer sensor still haven't been optimized enough in one year's time, especially in low light photos.
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- Shui8
- KZK
- 16 Feb 2021
Android-Authority, 16 Feb 2021S21 Ultra has less saturated colors compared to previous ge... moreYes, I can see that.
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- Shui8
- KZK
- 16 Feb 2021
Nick Tegrataker, 16 Feb 2021The problem is that unlike some other companies Samsung sti... moreWeird move by Samsung really, as in actual camera world, most favourable Portraits are at 80mm FL, which is around 3x zoom on phone.
- SEUL8TR
- mHu
- 16 Feb 2021
AnonD-973296, 15 Feb 2021does it even need that huge of a sensor, why not do what pi... moreI'd take Carl-Zeiss optics with Xneon flash over software crap.
Only neutrality you will see, what your eyes see, the camera will provide, unlike software modifications.
- SEUL8TR
- mHu
- 16 Feb 2021
Android-Authority, 16 Feb 2021S21 Ultra has less saturated colors compared to previous ge... moreFollowing Sony.
Even their TV have focused towards neutral, even Sony Hifi always focus on neutrality.
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- nTb
- 16 Feb 2021
Hmm, not 10 cameras but one good large censor on the back above 1"
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- Nick Tegrataker
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- 16 Feb 2021
AnonD-762416, 15 Feb 2021If they'd added a dedicated 2x zoom lens, the writer w... moreThe problem is that unlike some other companies Samsung still doesn't utilise the extra resolution gain from Nonacell nor use any sort of super resolution stacking to improve the digital zoom quality, which means that the image will always look terribly soft below 3x magnification. On top of that, if my understanding is right, S21 Ultra DOES NOT allow you to use its 3x telephoto lens in the portrait mode. Those two shortcomings are pretty fatal for portrait shots - basically the phone isn't capable of taking a sharp photo of a human face while avoiding distortion at the same time (i.e. "zooming in" will get rid of distortion, but then the image quickly turns mushy).
1.7x lens is not relevant in this particular use case because that would roughly equate to 40mm equivalent focal length which isn't very popular for this type of photography, plus no other flagship phone ever had such a telephoto lens.
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- bbecker1983
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- 16 Feb 2021
I have both phones and the difference is almost indistinguishable, there are times the 5x has merits and times the 3x and 10x have them and frankly the biggest upgrade is pdaf on ultra wide, the 108mp are so close I can't tell in pixel peeping
- Android-Authority
- MxL
- 16 Feb 2021
Shui8, 16 Feb 2021Note 20 Ultra image processing looks more matured, but the ... moreS21 Ultra has less saturated colors compared to previous generations.
Samsung are slowly moving towards a natural color profile for their images.
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- Shui8
- KZK
- 16 Feb 2021
AnonD-762416, 15 Feb 2021If they'd added a dedicated 2x zoom lens, the writer w... moreBecause Samsung looks like not implementing well the Super Res algorithm as Huawei does. For example, P40/Mate 40 Pro focal length from 1.1x to 4.9x zooming are outstanding quality, barely knows if its using digital zoom or not. Cover a lot of focal length area, working like a kit lens.
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- Anonymous
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- 16 Feb 2021
AnonD-973296, 15 Feb 2021the Note 20 ultra looks much more natural and less blurry i... moreLel, it so funny to always see Samsung LOSE. Their new phone loses to their old phone which on in itself don't hold a CANDLE against a phone 6 months older than even it. So basically the S1 ultra loses to a flagship from early 20 when it comes to camera performance (huawaei p40 pro plus).
Such a shame really.
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- Shui8
- KZK
- 16 Feb 2021
Note 20 Ultra image processing looks more matured, but the colors? Yuck. S21 color reproduction looks more pleasing, but looks like something wrong with its processing. Two words, oversharp & noisy. A waste really, given how big the sensor size is (for a smartphone).
Are they the best smartphone camera around? Not in my book.
- Android-Authority
- MxL
- 16 Feb 2021
Which model of the S21 Ultra did you test? Exynos or Snapdragon?
The Exynos version had terrible 4k and 8k video recording.
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- Doe
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- 15 Feb 2021
AnonD-973296, 15 Feb 2021the Note 20 ultra looks much more natural and less blurry i... moreWait for more updates on the s21 ultra the hardware is so much better
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- Anonymous
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- 15 Feb 2021
Cucumber, 15 Feb 2021Yup, you're right.
S21U is worse than N20U. I also e... more1, 2 and 5 are Samsung's own choice.
Do not expect any changes.