Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Camera Comparison | Battle of the Ultras!

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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[ilyasclarkson]

S21 ultra won each department, way more natural and consistent.

[rastaman]

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.

[LosBlancoo]

Xiaomi has potential with the GN Sensor. For now the S21 Ultra is the king.

[jj-rxxh]

S21 ultra is on another level I can imagine next year with that Olympics camera, its game over for the competition

[wailshudar]

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.

[erick-gdwo]

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.

[AndrewSmith-yysd]

Been waiting for this, thanks for this review Grant.

[AndrewSmith-yysd]

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.

[IkesTechTalk]

I think the S21 Ultra did better overall, but, I love how much light the Mi 11 Ultra pulls in without night mode

[adeniyiajayi]

Great work man. I always like the effort your into your videos. S21 Ultra all the way.

[goodnessjonathan]

It's sad to see people think over sharpning of the Samsung's means better details...

[pixels_per_inch]

13:03 The moon shots look completely different. Are they taken on different days or is one of them overlaying fake moon details?

[ProWings]

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.

[rolins]

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 🙏🏽

[張修豪-sb]

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.

[xmerxmer]

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.

[HandyUser]

Hi, i love this comparison.

What firmware is running on the Mi 11 Ultra?

[Mr.Diaz-allday]

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

[icentuche]

What a great comparison. I subscribed. Thanks for taking your time to do this. I know it was very hard to put together

[falthu]

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.