Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra vs Oppo Find X3 Pro: Ultimate Camera Comparison! (April 2021) By #GNTECH

How's it going guys baba here from GN tech and welcome to a camera comparison between the Samsung Galaxy s21 ultra and the Oppo find x3 pro. So this is from the front-facing cameras of both of these smartphones, 4k 60fps from the s21 ultra, whereas it's 1080p 30fps from the Oppo find x3 pro. This is apparently the cap for the smartphone, which is a bit disappointing, considering this is OPPO's flagship of 2021, but this is what the overall video quality looks like when it comes to stabilization when it comes to dynamic range and skin tones just for completion's sake, I'm going to go down to full HD 30 fps on the s21 ultra, and you can have a side-by-side comparison of that as well. Okay, so this is now 1080p 30fps from both these smartphones- and I hope you can judge not only video quality but also the audio quality that both of these smartphones are picking up. So I'm going to be switching between the audio profiles on both the smartphones throughout the video, so you guys get a better understanding of which flagship does a better job. Now there is one more additional feature on the Oppo find x3 pro, which is that it stabilizes front-facing video footage as well, so I'm going to switch over to that mode and see if that makes any sort of difference in a quick job.

Okay, so now I have stabilized the footage on the Oppo find x3 pro, and one of the biggest differences is the fact that the crop in sort of frame is a bit more cropped in on the find x3 pro. So that's the only difference I can see, and I'm going up a set of stairs here just so you guys get an understanding of what it's like with stabilized versus stabilized footage. Now, I'm also going to go for a quick little jog to see if that makes any sort of difference when it comes to footage stabilization and of course you can judge quality, and all of that, like you, would from any typical sample. But I think that gives you a good insight as to how these front-facing cameras perform. Let's now move on to picture samples, not only in the daytime, but also in the nighttime to see the complete package and which phone does the overall better job just so everyone's on the same page, these are the primary camera specifications for both the smartphones, while Samsung uses its own isosceles hm3 image sensor and a dual telephoto configuration Oppo uses, Sony's mix 766 lenses and a unique microscope camera in its setup over on the front, both come with a punch, hole, style, selfie sensor of different capacities, and perhaps that's why we saw the differences we did with front-facing video from earlier enough about that, though, let's move on to the first picture of the camera comparison straight away, the greens and blues on the Oppo are more vibrant, which makes the opposite image pop.

The galaxy s21 ultra, on the other hand, goes for a much more contrast look as seen from the leaves in the foreground and on the overall seems to paint a more balanced view at the expense of background highlights in the same scene. The result from both ultra-wide angle, cameras is here at face value. You see minimal color sway, but look at how the galaxy s21 ultra manages the foreground leads on the Oppo find x3 pro these change, color, which is minor but worth pointing out, especially at this flagship price tag. Here's another scene with the sunset behind me, and it's quite clear that both cameras are identical. In this case, color variance is minimal if any, with just slightly more contrast showing on the galaxy s21 ultra's image, especially on the ground, we've got an ultra-wide sample here as well, and once again the color sways are hard to point out.

However, the find x3 pro had this warm hue on its ground in the picture before and now the tone's visibly different. The difference in color, especially to this extent, isn't visible on the galaxy s21 ultra even pixel peeping. The quality of the ultra-wide angle lenses is more or less identical. Next up, we've got some dynamic range samples. Quite clearly the highlight retention from the galaxy s21 ultra is better here.

It seems to maintain a more exposed foreground compared to the darker looking one from the find x3 pro here's another sample, and we can see that both lenses behave the same way when it comes to facing the sun directly. But once again, the dynamic range from the galaxy s21 ultra seems better, which is clearly shown when you zoom into the image like this rounding up on dynamic range performance. We've got this last image sample, which shows a pretty similar story. The galaxy s21 ultra is just better at adjusting colors and dynamic range and detail retention versus the find x3 pro, which delivers a slightly duller looking image overall, moving to lens flexibility, we're starting off with this image instantly. Both cameras have different color profiles, but the find x3 pro has got the warmer look spot on here.

Also, there's a good deal of natural both coming from the Oppo find x3 pro something that's a bit missing on the galaxy s21 ultra, which we also pointed out in our full review, which you can check out from the description down below. This is now the same plant this time. Using the macro feature on both smartphones, it's fair to say that the galaxy s21 ultra produces the more detailed result. However, the Oppo find x3 pro does have a secret weapon up its sleeve with this microscope camera. It can capture microscopic images like this, which is the surface of the leaf, and there is no real competition compared to the galaxy s21 ultra sample, in this case here's another set of samples showing similar results, but with that microscope camera you can really bring out a different dimension to any subject.

If you want to see some more examples of the microscope, camera do check out our full review of the Oppo find x3 pro from the link down in the description for microscopic images. Let's now move on to real world zoom samples, both these images are taken at 1x standard zoom, and this is now a look at 2xzoom, where it's extremely hard to tell either phone apart at 5x zoom, the galaxy s21 ultra can still retain some detail in the image, whereas the find x3 pro starts to become softer. We've also got a similar story at 10x zoom, where, again, the galaxy s21 ultra is managing the overall picture better. The galaxy s21 ultra can also go up to 100 x zoom, if required, whereas the fine x3 pro is capped at 20x maximum zoom. Similarly, this is a look at pictures of portraits the exposure and colors from the galaxy.

S21 ultra are better in this indoor situation, but some might prefer the find x3 pro in the 2x version of the same image. The default lens for portraits is also a bit different for both smartphones, so you get slightly different perspectives, especially with this portrait image. While the find x3 pro is overly vibrant, the galaxy s21 ultra seems to do a great job with balance. This is using the 2x lenses on both smartphones, where the find x3 pro definitely recovers. When it comes to colors and to be honest, it is hard to decide which photo wins here, so I'll.

Let you guys decide in the comments down below rounding up on the daytime images. We've got this selfie personally, the skin tone management on the galaxy s21 ultra is better, although it loses dynamic range in this case, especially near the sky. You also notice that the fine x3 pro has a naturally wider field of view, which you do get from the galaxy s21 ultra with the option to select the wide selfie mode, but looking at portrait, selfie samples, it's quite clear that the find x3 pro struggles with dynamic range, while the galaxy s21 ultra, maintains the background. Well, the find x3 pro blows it out completely, which is something a flagship should not be doing with the daytime photos out of the way. Let's now move on to some video samples during the day we're starting off with 1080p 30fps footage using the ultra-wide angle, lenses footage from the find x3 pro is definitely sharper in this case and slightly more stable on the overall.

This isn't surprising, given the find x3 pro's default. Video mode is the ultra-wide lens moving to 1x video capture. There is more detail from the fine x3 pro still, although in terms of colors, especially the greens, the galaxy s21 ultra does a better job with the 5x2 pro giving off some extremely saturated video, especially with respect to the greens, given that these are flagship smartphones at 3x, zoom video, the galaxy s21 ultra does the better job, especially when it comes to dynamic range performance and even at 5x zoom. You see a similar story which shows us that the galaxy s21 ultra benefits from that dual telephoto lens configuration, something the find x3 pro does not have. Naturally, 1080p 60fps performance in terms of detail carries over from what we saw previously the find x3 pro's camera stabilization is a bit better too, but where it is, a letdown is with colors and dynamic range, both with the ultra-wide lens and the regular 1x zoom video.

As for 3x performance at 60fps, it quite clearly goes to the galaxy s21 ultra and even at 5x zoom. The video quality from the Samsung flagship is far better on all fronts. Each smartphone also has its own dedicated stabilization modes, which is what we're testing next. Not only is stabilization better on the Oppo find x3 pro. The quality of video captured is also better, which is surprising.

The galaxy s21 ultra's video quality in this regard is poor and using stabilization with the cropped in setting this is even worse. This is something that has plagued the galaxy s series flagships for more than a year now- and we've pointed it out in previous videos, but it seems to have received no consideration from Samsung even at this stage. So Samsung should definitely look to improve this with future software updates. Switching over to 4k 30fps, it's clear that what Samsung lacked at 1080p resolution is made up for with the ultra-wide lenses the galaxy s21 ultra does the better job, although with the wide lens, it's more or less an even playing field, while colors from the galaxy s21 ultra, naturally, look better, as we saw before detailing, goes to the fine x3 pro by small margin. Once again, though, at 3x video recording and at 5x video recording at 4k 30fps, the galaxy s21 ultra still comes out on top at 4k 60fps, though it looks like the fine x3 pro catches up with the ultra-wide angle.

Lens do note that at 4k 60fps you can't switch lenses mid-recording. So I had to stop and then record with the 1x lens. Unlike in the other cases, though, at 4k 60fps 3x video on the galaxy s21 ultra does not convincingly beat out the find x3 pro. In fact, stabilization from the Oppo is way better here and while quality is better at 5x. The lack of good stabilization from the galaxy s21 ultra means at 4k 60fps using the zoom lenses may be a long shot on either phone.

Finally, just for completion's sake, we've got 8k 24fps footage from the galaxy s21 ultra next to some 4k 30fps footage from the find x3 pro while the galaxy s21 ultra footage is more detailed. It's cropped in view might be a bit of a limitation, but it's worth throwing in just to see the differences for sure. Okay. So now that we've moved to nighttime photography, I thought I'd start off with this video sample from the front-facing cameras. This is 4k 60fps footage from the s21 ultra versus 1080p 30fps from the Oppo find x3 pro.

You do see that 60fps in low light conditions is still a bit worse off, so I'm going to switch to 4k 30 and you guys can judge the difference. And yes, this is 4k 30fps from the s21 ultra, whereas on the Oppo you're still capped at 1080p, 1080p 30fps. But let me know what you guys think between these smartphones. I do feel like the galaxy s21 ultra has the edge at least from what I'm seeing on screen. But yes, now, let's move on to some photo samples with nighttime.

It seems like the galaxy s21 ultra sensor is just better at capturing detail without night mode with it. You see both smartphones. Take it up a notch, but colors from the galaxy s21 ultra. Conveying the after sunset mood just happened to be a bit better. The find x3 pro goes for a more contrast look in this case, which might not be to everyone's preference.

In this next sample again, you can see the galaxy s21 patron naturally does better without night mode and with night mode. These are the differences, there's a reddish tone to the fine x3 pros image which looks better because of the vibrancy, but isn't necessarily how the scene looked in real life. These are, from the same place using the ultra-wide angle, lenses and now the ultra-wide angle, lenses with night mode enabled here the find x3 pro's photo does look better, and this is only re-emphasized when you zoom in for more detail to be seen on the find x3 pro sample. But unfortunately, in scenes like this, the find x3 pro struggles to capture the essence of the scene. Look at how the galaxy s21 ultra has the hues of the sunset in the background nailed on and more so, when you take a picture with the telephoto lens at 5x without night mode, there just seems to be way more detail on the galaxy s21 ultra image.

We've also captured other images in varying scenarios, and you can see the results on screen which are fairly similar to the ones we've discussed before. But we also wanted to test these cameras in pitch black conditions. Oddly here without night mode, the find x3 pro better exposes the subject, but with night mode the galaxy s21 ultra's image is, on another level, extremely impressive and just overshadowing the find x3 pro sample. Another sample in pitch black shows similar results without night mode. In fact, you can't even see anything on the galaxy s21 ultra without night mode, but with night mode turned on the results are phenomenal.

The find x2 pro in this case struggles to focus on the subject, and this was the case even after multiple attempts at taking the picture to round up on these images. We've got these selfie samples where the more usable one is from the find x3 pro both front cameras do have a night mode, however, but they work differently. The galaxy s21 ultra takes advantage of the front screen, whereas the find x3 pro does not- and you can let us know which sample you prefer down in the comments below with that. It's now time to address low light, video capabilities, we're going to start off with 1080p 30fps once again using the ultrawide lens, where neither phone is particularly great. The galaxy s21 ultra video looks soft, whereas the find x3 pro video is extremely dark using the wide camera.

This is a side by side to us. It feels like a middle ground between the quality of the fine x3 pro and the exposure and colors of the galaxy s21 ultra would have been perfect, but we get neither in either of these samples. OPPO does have an AI mode, which especially makes low light samples like these a bit better when it comes to exposure and brightness. Here's a sample of that here. There is a noticeable improvement, and we get not only a nice look but also good detail in the video.

However, with this being restricted to 1080p and not 4k, users will be limited. When filming at the higher resolution. Moving to 1080p 60fps video using the ultra wide-angle camera, you see that the find x3 pro is actually doing a great job. The galaxy s21 ultra's brighter video looked better when recording these samples. On screen, but when we saw these samples when editing the video, you clearly see that the galaxy s21 ultra is suffering from noise issues.

Switching to the wide lenses, though, once again, it's a similar story to the one before where detail is better on the find x3 pro. But exposure is better on the galaxy s21 ultra at 4k 30fps and 4k 60fps, using the wide, as well as the ultra-wide angle, lenses. It seems to be a recurring theme with the ultra wide. The fine x3 pro does a better job, whereas with the wide lenses, the galaxy s21 ultra catches up a bit, at least when it comes to exposure, but at 4k 60fps on either lenses. The fine x3 pro seems to be better at handling the amount of detail, as well as quality over that of the galaxy s21 ultra and, of course, we've also included a 8k 24 fps sample here versus a 4k 30fps sample on the find x3 pro just for completion.

And, to be honest, we do not find much use for this higher resolution on the galaxy s 21 ultra, especially in these low light situations, so that wraps up our in-depth look at both of these camera smartphones. Let us know what you think about our detailed look down in the description and make sure to like and subscribe for more videos. Just like this one thanks for watching this was above, and I'll. See you in the next one adios.

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