World's Best Android Camera vs iPhone!

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[Mrwhosetheboss]

I've never seen so many requests for me to review this phone! Even though it took me time, hopefully this delivered ❤

[MrUnknownXD]

Shoutout to Arun for buying a new iPhone for every comparison video just to compare the unboxing experience.

[nx_studio]

That plot twist when the xiaomi was not actually dead at 0% battery was mindblowing

[DocBlob]

Variable aperture is so valuable for photographers. Being able to control depth of field to get more in focus is key for any kind of photography, especially as sensors get larger. Also, stopping down lenses generally increases the sharpness significantly

[piperxd]

the best part of this channel is this guys voice. his voice was calm and low-key on older videos, and newer videos are more energetic. You can literally choose what level of excitement you want from this channel. its great.

[mantrachhaya]

That hibernation feature really got me, good for emergencies or having to bear pain of reaching the charger a few seconds late,

[gojosatoru]

As a former Redmi user I agree I have experienced that it’s not really dead dead for battery and it’s a great feature for emergencies.

[slimebaby]

The automatic hibernation mode is a great idea, all phone should definitely have it as and option and also would be cool to choose when it happen like at 5% instead.

[cjikeako]

The Xiaomi 13 Ultra's front Camera really raised Arun's anxiety.

[zabdielp]

Xiaomi really said "but im not done yet" in the battery test.

[rustandbleed]

I was testing the phone at a local XiaoMi flagship store. The phone now comes with phone case with threaded 67mm screw bezel + lens cap which you can attach a polarised /ND filter. It also comes with a bluetooth trigger gun grip which attaches to the side of the phone to replicate the look and feel of a Leica M camera.

I noticed that the photos taken with the 13 pro has a slight vignette to it, I think it was more of an aesthetic touch, similar to how it's camera renders sky capture to have a deep blue hue.

[OnurAydin]

The quality of the videos you're shooting is just insane, great directing, writing; great job!

[lancergt]

10:15 it's not just Xiaomi, the entire world is confused as to why Chinese phones's front camera can't do 4k.

[arjunkrishna]

That f4.0 aperture is necessary in large sensor cameras. When we record video in bright daylight, even with the lowest ISO, the shutter speed should be 1/800 to 1/3000 to get correct exposure. Videos with that high shutter speed looks jittery especially if you're filming in 24/30fps. At f4, the shutter speed can be lower, creating slight motion blur that looks natural.

[hoic]

Thanks for the review. Leica M/Q user here. Got the Chinese 13 Ultra. The shortcuts to the various 35/50/75mm lens are great fun and Leica-like photos effects straight off the camera if you dont want to spend time editing in LR. Great blacks, tones, low noise. Doesnt overexpose like Sam/IP. However this is my first time with a Chinese phone and there are some majr drawbacks on the OS (like google maps doesnt fully work, cant change deafult AI to google assistant ). So wait for the official launch in your country. Great camera otherwise (the rest of the phone is just top notch Android).

[humphreymadlala]

A really, really good video.I'm very impressed by Xiaomi's camera system, and it really does seem like it beats the iPhone in the camera.If they were to improve the front camera, by having the 4K video, and improving selfie quality, then that would be even better.

[branimirteodorovic]

Smaller aperture is useful when you want to take a picture of something that is close and you want everything to be in focus: two people standing one in from of other, food, documents...
It is also useful when you are recording 24/30 fps video in sunlight because it will allow longer shutter speeds which will make video less choppy.
There is a reason why real cameras have variable aperture.

[nomanCyclewala]

The variable aperture is actually useful for people who are neck deep into photography. A good photo is not just about background blur. it helps keeping more things into focus unlike lenses that are stuck at the widest aperture.

[SharpShots-hkfw]

I feel like the f4 camera would be super helpful for video. The only reason 24p feels "jittery" is because when phone cameras have a f-stop value that is fixed super wide open, they have to take down the shutter speed to compensate which causes an unsettling lack of motion blur. Having a lense at f4 would likely help with some of that I feel.

[lazyname]

Actually the f4.0 feature is necessary I think for these modern sensors! I am suffering with very soft/blurry edges on the photos of my pixel 7 pro. I ve seen this same problem with the iphone 14 pro max as well. Very obvious when scanning documents or just taking photos of text.