A camera comparison like no other
Hello dear tech enthusiast and welcome to my camera comparison between the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra and the Honor Magic 5 Pro. But this won’t be your average camera comparison. Follow me on a journey from Germany to Pakistan, where I put both devices in different scenarios to the test.
From Bremerhaven to Dubai
My journey started in Bremerhaven. I took the train to Hamburg to catch my flight with Emirates to Dubai. In the air I got some snaps and watched a movie while rather not enjoying the on-flight meal. My arrival in Dubai brought a 5 hours layover with it and I took the chance to take a few more pictures with the Magic 5 Pro and the S23 Ultra.
Honor Magic 5 Pro vs S23 Ultra in Pakistan!
After arriving in Faisalabad and resting in a hotel, it was time for me to participate in a wedding. The coming days were filled with wedding-related stuff, but I took both phones to the test whenever I had the chance.
A personal highlight was my trip through the bazar at the clock tower of Faisalabad, one of the most popular areas of the city. I was able to capture some good comparison material here and later that night, I took the phones outside for a low-light comparison.
It was a short but memorable trip. I hope this video was enjoyable for all of you. Make sure to check my other camera comparison out, for example the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra vs the Huawei Mate 50 Pro.
In today’s smartphone landscape, the quality of the camera plays an important role in determining which device to choose. In this article, we will conduct a comparison of the camera capabilities of two flagship smartphones, the Xiaomi 13 Pro and the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra.
Both shining at day
When it comes to capturing photos in daylight, both the Xiaomi 13 Pro and the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra demonstrate remarkable capabilities. The Xiaomi is producing stunning portrait shots, offering accurate subject separation and pleasing background blur in the majority of cases. On the other hand, the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra showcases its superiority in the realm of zoom photography, enabling users to capture intricate details from a distance without compromising too much of the image quality.
Very close at night
At night both phones have areas where they outperform their competitor. The Xiaomi 13 Pro is doing a great job with the ultrawide, even though it oversaturates the colors quite often. Portraits are lacking clarity on the Xiaomi at night. Samsung is also again doing a better job while zooming. Using the night mode while zooming, Xiaomi can’t even use the 10x zoom and is limited to 3.5x.
Video
The Galaxy S23 Ultra has done a big step when it comes to video this year, but the Xiaomi 13 Pro isn’t that far behind. Both phones offering the option to record to up to 8K with 24 fps on the Xiaomi and 30 fps on the Samsung. When it comes to the front facing camera, Xiaomi suprisingly just offers a resolution of 1080p, while the Galaxy S23 Ultra can do 4K (both with up to 60 fps). At this price point, 4K should be the norm.
Check out my video review above.
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Xiaomi 13 Pro
Galaxy S23 Ultra
My unboxing of the Xiaomi 13 Pro
As I mentioned in my Tutorial about capturing star trials with the hyperlapse mode of the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra (which can be found here), I just love the night sky. At least as long as the stars are visible and the weather allows me gazing at the stars.
Let me show you how you can easily capture beautiful pictures of the lovely night sky with the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra.
Using a tripod is highly recommended, but leaning your phone unto something is possible too.
- Open the camera app and navigate to Experte Raw under “more”
- Activate “Astrophoto” in the top right corner
- Click on “show” for the sky guide, to see which constellations are above you
- Choose the duration between 4, 7 and 10 minutes
- Take a picture and wait for your result
And there you you have it.
Do you love taking pictures of the night sky? Feel free to share your experience and captures, weather it was done with the S23 Ultra Astrophotography mode or any other device. I would love to see what you all create. In the end, these devices are here for us to get creative and share what we create.
Have fun capturing the night!
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It’s time for my second big camera comparison test. This time it’s between the new star from Samsung, the Galaxy S23 Ultra and the Huawei Mate 50 Pro, which sports a stunning camera system overall. I tried to pour in way more than I did with my comparison between the Mate 50 Pro and Pixel 7 Pro, which you can find here.
My first video was around the 5 minute mark, this one here is now 4-times that size. I tried to compare both phones in different scenarios and to do a better job editing the video. I hope you like it.
First of all, I do believe that both phones are capable to produce great images at day. It might come down to personal preference here, but overall, both phones managed to do really well at day. I preferred the Portraits of the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra a bit more.
Huawei Mate 50 Pro king of the night?
When it comes to the night mode, the Huawei seems to be doing a better job, using the main lens. The pictures have a hight dynamic range, just look way more vibrant and have more details. As soon as you switch the lens, the S23 Ultra comes out on top for me, be it ultra wide or any of the zoom lenses.
Video mode has a clear winner
Looking at the video recording capabilities of both phones, the Samsung is the clear winner. The phone isn’t just capturing the clearer video, but it is also has way better stability than the Huawei Mate 50 Pro, and that without “Super Steady” activated.
Unlike with photos, the Mate 50 Pro is especially struggling at night when it comes to videos. The videos aren’t just shakier, they suffer under the so called “jelly effect”. While also present on the footage taken with the Galaxy S23 Ultra, it is way more prominent on the Mate 50 Pro.
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Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
As I mentioned in my video, you can download the pictures in full quality here.
The Galaxy S23 Ultra is Samsungs newest flagship phone. The unboxing experience is really unspectacular, as it is with most phones nowadays. I got the cream color variant, boosting 512GB of internal storage and 12GB of RAM. The biggest change for most users in the world will be the fact, that Samsung finally abandoned their homebuilt Exynos processor and thankfully integrated the newest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 in all devices worldwide.
As it seems to be common nowadays, the unboxing experience is a plain as they come. The box contains the phone, a sim ejector tool and a USB C to C cable. No charger, because the environment will be saved this way. Or so they say.
But you are here for the phone anyway. If you want to protect your phone, you might want to take a look at the Caseology Athlex or Nano Pop here.
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If you want to check how the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra camera fares against the Huawei Mate 50 Pro, give it a look here.
