We took several shots with the Xiaomi 12S Ultra, iPhone 13 Pro Max, and Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra to bring you a photo comparison at the top. Which is the best ? It’s up to you to tell us by voting!

The Xiaomi 12S Ultra caught everyone’s attention when it became official. However, enthusiasts were no doubt disappointed to learn that the phone was not intended for the French market. Without wanting to add salt to the wound, we wanted to show you a sample of the photographic quality offered by this monster that benefits from a one-inch main sensor -with a definition of 50 megapixels- and the expertise of the giant Leica.

With this in mind, Xiaomi France was able to lend us the only copy present in its cabinets for a comparison. So here is the Xiaomi 12S Ultra against the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max and the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra to find out which of the three is the best smartphone for the photo. But it’s up to you to vote!

Photo comparison: the rules of the game.

Below, you will find nine scenes photographed with the three smartphones, Xiaomi 12S Ultra, iPhone 13 Pro Max and Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra. For each scene, there are therefore, logically, three photos. It is you who will have to vote for your favorite photos, but without having any clues to help you know which camera captured which photo. We have also removed the metadata (Exif) from the images to make it easier for you. The goal is to avoid biasing your choice.

How to vote? It’s simple, the three photos will be arranged each time next to each other in a gallery. The photo on the left will correspond to number 1, the one in the middle to number 2 and the one on the right to number 3. You can refer to the following diagram.

For each scene, you will find a poll module where you can vote (1, 2 or 3) for your favorite photo.

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When will the results be announced?

The results will be released a week after the publication of this article, around Friday, July 29. We will take stock together to see which smartphone won the most votes. Xiaomi 12S Ultra, iPhone 13 Pro Max or Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra.

Photo comparison: Xiaomi 12S Ultra vs iPhone 13 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

Classic wide angle shot

First exercise: a fairly classic wide-angle photo where the main technical difficulty undoubtedly lies in the representation of the partly cloudy sky.

ultra wide angle photo

Make way for the next exercise, the same scene immortalized in ultra wide angle!

Arch photo in x3

Let’s take a look at telephoto lenses. Remember that the Xiaomi 12S Ultra offers x5 optical magnification, so it is a digital zoom. We are at a x3 optical zoom on the iPhone 12 Pro Max and at a x3 and x10 optical zoom on the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra. Here we invite you to judge the shots in x3. Then follows x5 and x10.

Arch photo in x5

Give way to the same photo in x5, an optical zoom for Xiaomi, hybrid for Apple and Samsung.

Arch photo in x10

Is the battle tilted in advance at x10? Maybe yes, maybe no… We can’t wait to see which photo wins your preference.

Portrait mode photo

Which of these three photos in portrait mode do you think is the most accurate?

Wide angle night shot

Night falls, but the sky in the distance continues to contrast. A perfect scene to analyze the photo processing of each smartphone examined here.

Ultra wide angle photo at night

Serenely leaning out the window, we take a second photo of the same scene, but this time in ultra wide angle.

Additional exercise: the video

We also shot in 4K at 30 FPS with all three smartphones. Play the YouTube video below to see all three recordings side by side, then let us know which one you think is the best.

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See you in a week to find out the results!

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