The highest model of Samsung's new flagship series Galaxy S21 - Galaxy S21Ultra – garnering excellent reviews around the world, mainly due to its improved design, higher and more reliable performance, longer battery life and better camera. The phone has two telephoto lenses "on board" (with 3x and 10x zoom), which is indeed a significant improvement compared to last year's Ultra. Even so, it received a lower score than its predecessor from the website DxOMark, which examines the performance and characteristics of mobile cameras in detail.
In the DxOMark test, the new Ultra received a total score of 121 points, which is five points less than last year's top model. Specifically, this year's top model received 128 points in the photography section, 98 points in the video section and 76 points in the zoom segment. For the predecessor, it was 128, 106 and 88 points. Galaxy S21 Ultra according to the website at Galaxy S20Ultra it loses out in video and zoom.
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Compared to its predecessor, the new Ultra has more reliable autofocus, better images in low light conditions and a larger zoom range. However, she got a lower score than Galaxy S20 Ultra. That's because reviewers at DxOmark weren't too keen on the two zoom lenses - they say they're not as good compared to its predecessor's 5x periscope lens, with artefacts and photo noise knocking down scores.
As for the video, Galaxy The S21 Ultra received a similar score to the Pixel 4a. By all accounts, the smartphone's biggest problem in this area is image stabilization. However, DxOMark only tested video recording in 4K/60 fps mode, not in 4K/30 fps and 8K/24 fps modes. He said he did not test recording in 8K resolution due to the lower quality of stabilization.
In the overall rating, the new Ultra was surpassed not only by its predecessor, but also by last year's flagships such as the Huawei Mate 40 Pro+, which received 139 points, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro (136), the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra (133), Huawei P40 Pro (132), Vivo X50 Pro + (131), iPhone 12 Pro Max (130), iPhone 12 Pro (128), Honor 30 Pro+ (125), iPhone 11 Pro Max (124) or iPhone 12 (122).
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