Galaxy S20 Ultra camera beaten by 4 Chinese OEMs in DxOMark review

Terminal updated: April 22nd, 2020 at 17:29 UTC+01:00

The Galaxy S20 Ultra boasts a new main photographic camera setup, and Samsung didn't shy away from showing it off in its latest flagship design iteration. The company even shot its Unpacked event using Milky way S20 models, only as impressive equally the Milky way S20 Ultra's photographic camera is on newspaper, it's non without faults. Its shortcomings have been recently highlighted by DxOMark, with the benchmark website ultimately giving the device a score of 122 points.

This score secured seventh place for the Milky way S20 Ultra in DxOMark's ranking. The flagship was surpassed by vi other models, all of which come from Chinese OEMs including Huawei, Honor, Oppo, and Xiaomi.

'The S20 Ultra is very capable […] but doesn't set a new standard'

This seems to exist the Milky way S20 Ultra's theme, i.e, bully potential only lackluster execution. At least as far as the cameras go. While DxOMark praised the Ultra'due south camera system for delivering consistently good exposure, color, and detail, with impressive ultra-wide and bokeh furnishings in Portrait mode, Samsung'southward beastly (and costly) top-tier flagship disappointed with slow autofocus in low lite (althouogh we're unsure if the review was done pre or postal service the autofocus-fixing software updates), issues with shut-range zoom, and night shots that leave something to be desired.

Equally for video recording, the Galaxy S20 Ultra was praised for very depression noise in most conditions, not bad colors outdoors, accurate target exposure, and skillful stabilization. On the other hand, it suffers from visible motion furnishings while shooting videos indoors, low detail in low light, and limited dynamic range in high-contrast weather.

Ultimately, the Milky way S20 Ultra scored 132 points in photography and 102 points in video recording, leading to a final score of 122. You tin check DxOMark's detailed Galaxy S20 Ultra camera review along with tons of sample photos and videos by hitting the link. You tin likewise check our review which covers other characteristics besides the camera.