The duel of premium models is usually really dramatic, especially when it comes to the camera. Today we look at a direct comparison of the night shots of a pair of flagship smartphones iPhone 13 Pro Max a Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra. Which smartphone took better pictures?
iPhone 13 Pro Max vs Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
First of all, we will compare the technical equipment of both models in the field of cameras. iPhone 13 Pro Max is equipped with an updated 12 MPx main sensor (f / 1.5, 26 mm), has PDAF focusing and optical stabilization of the sensor. It is supplemented by o 12 MPx telephoto lens (f / 2.8, 77 mm) with optical stabilization and 3x optical zoom; and 12 MPx (f / 1.8, 13 mm) wide-angle sensor with an angle of view of up to 120 °.
Xiaomi, on the other hand, counters the main 50 MPx sensor (f / 2.0, 24 mm) with laser, dual PDAF focusing and optical stabilization. He 's not missing either 48 MPx telephoto lens (f / 4.1, 120 mm) with optical stabilization and 5x optical zoom. The third is top notch 48 MPx (f / 2.2, 12 mm) ultra-wide angle camera with an angle of view of up to 128 °.
Both smartphones also support recording 4K videos (up to 60 fps), Xiaomi even supports 8K video (at 24 fps). However, Apple is countering the new regime Cinematic a 4K ProRes video quality for selected configurations (from 256 GB).
Which of the couple has better night shots?
Let's start by testing the front cameras, where the iPhone has a slight advantage. It improves the sharpness of its images thanks to the power of resolution, which is 4K (30 fps), while Xiaomi has 1080p recording. However, the differences are only slight and both devices have a certain amount of noise. In addition, the testing was complicated by a light wind, which tested the microphones of individual devices.
As for the video from the rear camera, we surprisingly have very similar results here with the main sensors, where both offer optical stabilization. And thanks to stabilization, the transition from darkness to light is relatively smooth.
However, Xiaomi was surprised when switching to an ultra-wide angle lens and again the main card is a high resolution sensor. In this case, we see a real difference in walking, in sharpness and noise, with the Chinese manufacturer winning the battle.
However, the iPhone saves the situation with a slightly higher brightness in the shot. As soon as the popular YouTuber TechTablets start to run a bit, the difference in shaky shots will level out again and both smartphones will offer similar results. And similar resp. Focusing has comparable results when the camera is brought closer to the subject.
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Free shipping is available for this product. However, this is the slowest delivery method and the goods can travel from 20 days to 1 month.
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Let's focus on microphones. Subjectively, it has better results Xiaomi mi 11 ultra and just when the wind is blowing gently, the sound is clearer. However, it is very surprising that the Xiaomi flagship smartphone keeps up with the flagship model Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max The American producer is one of the long-term leaders in the field of video recording, and it was the demonstration in difficult evening conditions that revealed some other details.
Photos in the evening light
If even these comparison results didn't convince you completely, we also add a few sample photo comparisons, whether from the front camera, the rear camera or the ultra-wide-angle sensor or telephoto lens. You can view the individual images in the photo gallery below:
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so as for the video:
iPhone 13 = blurry shaken grc (despite stabilization)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra = completely stable and sharp videos
As for the photos, somewhere the shaomi obviously convinces with a lightning LED diode and the apple does not, and elsewhere it's quite the opposite, so the photos are not even objectively compared to hope, even though:
iPhone 13 = blurred oversaturated grc
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra = sharper and not so saturated