The World's Largest Smartphone Camera! Xiaomi 12S Ultra

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  • Опубліковано 27 тра 2024
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  • @flibbittygibbitt
    @flibbittygibbitt Рік тому +13893

    That part about the center camera not being the main camera was quite a plot-twist.

  • @vidIQ
    @vidIQ Рік тому +6367

    Looking forward to this going out in the first round of the blind camera test comp!

    • @h3w45
      @h3w45 Рік тому +30

      Z

    • @kristianpomida8259
      @kristianpomida8259 Рік тому +173

      Until you remember the pocophone making a Cinderella run.

    • @raziel2215
      @raziel2215 Рік тому +7

      Can't wait

    • @luisteixeira00
      @luisteixeira00 Рік тому +97

      The phone with the most vibrant photos always wins those, so this might actually get pretty far or even win.
      Remember when the original Pocophone won? That one had a DECENT camera.

    • @ahmed6111
      @ahmed6111 Рік тому

      @@h3w45 A

  • @thecodfather7109
    @thecodfather7109 Рік тому +292

    Nice to see this camera has a phone in it.

  • @chris5k132
    @chris5k132 Рік тому +24

    Xiaomi is nailing it again. Been using it since 2016. Not switching it for any other brand so far. So good.

  • @Smithson52
    @Smithson52 Рік тому +3784

    Now all Xiaomi needs to do is start pushing out consistent software and security updates. That's the only thing they are lacking right now. Killer phone regardless!

    • @knightsljx
      @knightsljx Рік тому +307

      If Xiaomi could get out of the way of their own success and offer stock Android, that'd be great

    • @GuagoFruit
      @GuagoFruit Рік тому +402

      Why would they upgrade security and compromise their own data collecting operations?

    • @BRNOOB_
      @BRNOOB_ Рік тому +5

      Agreed

    • @vedaryan334
      @vedaryan334 Рік тому +98

      This. There phones have terrible qa both when it comes to software and hardware. Their software has more bloat and ads than anything you can think of.

    • @untitled795
      @untitled795 Рік тому +53

      Not today CCP shill!

  • @cablekibble2942
    @cablekibble2942 Рік тому +213

    8:05 Watching a camera recording a camera recording a camera recording a cityscape truly gave me the MKBHD experience.

  • @abdultajj4285
    @abdultajj4285 Рік тому +250

    This guy's really the best. I have never seen anyone review a camera of a phone like that. Precise, concise with needed details. Keep it up MKBHD!

    • @beardedentity
      @beardedentity Рік тому +4

      This guys ❌
      This guy ✅
      Singular form

    • @jadeng1147
      @jadeng1147 Рік тому +2

      @@beardedentity This Guy's √

    • @BRDNKVision
      @BRDNKVision Рік тому +1

      Yeah with incredible sample photo of his shoes. Man, you can't be serious

    • @MJ-uk6lu
      @MJ-uk6lu Рік тому

      And there have been many phones like that. Somebody is seriously forgetting Nokia PureView 808, Galaxy K Zoom and so many other big camera monsters.

  • @jonleexz
    @jonleexz Рік тому +23

    I think Panasonic released a 1-inch sensor DMC-CM1 in 2014, which take amazing photos (and you can even use circular filter with an adapter).

    • @BryanzHAn03
      @BryanzHAn03 3 місяці тому

      Looks like it has been a trend for smartphone manufacturers to market a feature as "new" or "revolutionary" even though it was released years ago.

  • @TexRobNC
    @TexRobNC Рік тому +1452

    Man, as a 44 year old dude who was basically always in tune with the tech world, but finds it hard at this point in my life compared to my 20s, I love your stuff Marques. You help keep me in the loop!

    • @wotizit
      @wotizit Рік тому +18

      Neeeeerdddd

    • @rysea9855
      @rysea9855 Рік тому +97

      @@wotizit shut

    • @Kemns_Art
      @Kemns_Art Рік тому +69

      @@wotizit And so is everyone with the things they love to do.

    • @aloud9738
      @aloud9738 Рік тому +32

      I am 10 years younger and I find it hard to keep up lol, now where is my palm pilot.

    • @3KRacing
      @3KRacing Рік тому +7

      Man, literally same feeling... 🍻 to middle age

  • @Koushikdbrp
    @Koushikdbrp Рік тому +1738

    Unlike OnePlus with their Hasselblad venture, Xiaomi, with Leica actually made something worthy of praise.

    • @StepsParku
      @StepsParku Рік тому +29

      Leica on the Mi is still not a big deal. It's just another hassleblad like doing the minor things.

    • @sreesanthciby1801
      @sreesanthciby1801 Рік тому +184

      @@StepsParku Minor things? The phone uses Leica's Summicron lenses for the cameras which have an anti reflective coating like Zeiss's T*. And the colour science is tuned by leica unlike Hasselblad which just slapped a few filters into the camera app

    • @nogerboher5266
      @nogerboher5266 Рік тому +25

      @@sreesanthciby1801 You have to keep in mind that Hasselblad and PhaseOne LEAD the professional studio and editorial photography markets around the entire world. The biggest agencies in the world use only and exclusively either Hasselblads or PhaseOnes cameras. They are not small fish, commercial grade companies like Sony, Leica, Canon, Nikon, Fuji and others... They are the two biggest and worlds leading pro studio camera manufacturers in the world. Having Hasselblad actually engineer, design and install a completely custom lens setup, including the sensor, glass, coatings, focusing motors and so on and so forth, would not be nearly as cheap as having a company like Leica, Zeiss or Sony do it... Also, not to mention that Hasselblad being one of the two biggest world leading studio camera manufacturers, they specialize in medium format cameras and medium format lenses AND to top that off, all of their lenses use leaf shutter technology aka. in-lens shutter, not standard, cheap in-camera body shutter... So for Hasselblad to engineer, design and put AN ACTUAL Hasselblad lens onto a phone, would probably cost more than the phone itself... I mean, their SMALLEST lens for their SMALLEST X system cameras, is a 30mm f3.5 lens and it costs 3,995 EUR! Yes, their smallest lens costs 4,000 EUR! So if they were to manufacture an entire lens for a phone, with THEIR technology, you would probably be looking at a +/-2,000 EUR JUST FOR THE LENS - so the entire phone would probably end up costing more than 3-4 grand... Nobody would buy a 3,000 - 4,000 EUR/USD phone...

    • @VishalPaswan-uy9xk
      @VishalPaswan-uy9xk Рік тому +103

      @@nogerboher5266 Users want to pay less & get as high quality & service as could. Here Xiaomi have done it with leica. Why we need to think what Hassblad do with their bla bla bla what they capture & all when we just need our thing.

    • @nogerboher5266
      @nogerboher5266 Рік тому +5

      @@VishalPaswan-uy9xk Did you even read my reply to @Sreesanth Ciby? Because it looks like you did not.
      You need to think and know what ''Hasselblad do with their bla bla bla'' because in order for Hasselblad to engineer, design and manufacture a custom made lens for a mobile phone, it would cost 10 times more to manufacture compared to what it would cost a commercial grade company like Leica to do.
      If Hasselblad was to engineer and make a mobile phone lens, with a leaf shutter and their own glass elements, focus motor etc., that lens alone would end up costing upwards of 2,000 EUR, which is already in itself 3 to 6 times more expensive than what the average phone costs today - and if you put that 2,000 EUR lens on a phone, you're now looking at a 2,500 - 3,000 EUR mobile phone, with 70 to 80 percent of the cost of that phone being its camera lens...
      Who the hell would buy a 500 EUR phone with a 2,000 EUR camera lens on the back?! Nobody... Use your brain...
      Meanwhile, Leica probably made that lens on the back for less than 100-200 EUR per unit - INCLUDING THE IMAGE SENSOR - that's already 10 times cheaper than what it would cost Xiaomi to hire Hasselblad to do.
      And if you still don't understand, here's a laymans analogy for you; If you were an car manufacturer and you wanted to outsource and have a car chassis made for your car, do you think it would be cheaper to have Renault(Leica) to manufacture a chassis for you or to have Rolls Royce(Hasselblad) manufacture the chassis for you?

  • @alestbest
    @alestbest Рік тому +6

    Love your style. No screeming no strange dramatic voice. Just a normal smart man.

  • @super-tolt
    @super-tolt Рік тому +2

    cameras used to be a small component of the phone, now it's a phone attached to a camera

  • @tayzonday
    @tayzonday Рік тому +2255

    They missed an opportunity to call this the “Cyclops” instead of the “12S Ultra” 👁

    • @astronaut205
      @astronaut205 Рік тому +4

      😂😂✌️

    • @tebasnineone
      @tebasnineone Рік тому +54

      Cyclops name sounds kinda,... gaming.
      somebody would mistake this for gaming phone.

    • @Tirth-Patel
      @Tirth-Patel Рік тому +14

      🎵🎵 Chocolate Rain 🎵🎵

    • @yo-ma-ma5598
      @yo-ma-ma5598 Рік тому +24

      Tbh I’d prefer it be called “vision” instead

    • @mby4069
      @mby4069 Рік тому +20

      They should do a minion collab

  • @Hobbles_
    @Hobbles_ Рік тому +442

    Thinking back to the Lumia with the huge camera! I remember when everyone was crazy talking about it

    • @sandihermana4873
      @sandihermana4873 Рік тому +12

      The lumia only got huge camera megapixels not a huge big sensor

    • @rafi6618
      @rafi6618 Рік тому +59

      @@sandihermana4873 1/1.5" was super big for a phone in 2013/2014

    • @MadsonOnTheWeb
      @MadsonOnTheWeb Рік тому +6

      Even before Lumia with their pureview

    • @omarspost
      @omarspost Рік тому +10

      i had this phone. great photos, but it didnt have the processing power to provide a smooth user experience. panasonic cm1 was great. 1st phone with a 1 inch type sensor. it was a little clunky but the photos were great.

    • @JmKrokY
      @JmKrokY Рік тому +1

      Ok

  • @konliner9286
    @konliner9286 Рік тому

    Love how detailed your reviews are.

  • @EvanLindy
    @EvanLindy Рік тому

    Love these videos bro! Super entertaining and informative! Curious why don’t you do camera reviews?

  • @scientia8442
    @scientia8442 Рік тому +701

    This "hit or miss" thing is typical in photography, I would say. Even with professional DSLRs, you still have to try a bit, know about the settings etc. to get "hits".

    • @Sundara229
      @Sundara229 Рік тому +61

      Agree. Any camera system has it's own quirks, it's not that hard to figure them out and adapt your capturing accordingly.
      It's the reason why I think casual 1:1 / side by side shots without further context can be misleading. Change the angle a bit and the results could totally swing in the other direction.

    • @rodolphocamargo
      @rodolphocamargo Рік тому +3

      @@Sundara229 I do agree with both of you but I've had an iPhone for 3 months now and I realized I don't have to take three or four pictures anymore. The first one is already great and won't differ that much from the rest.

    • @KindaKrispy
      @KindaKrispy Рік тому

      Adding on to scientia's photography point, it's not surprising to pros or those with DSLR experience that the huge lens on the Xaiomi is the wide angle. To be fair, the average causal won't be able to immediately recall the difference in physical appearance between a bulbous front element of a fisheye or ultrawide compared to a flat front element of a telephoto.

    • @Sundara229
      @Sundara229 Рік тому +12

      @@KindaKrispy How is this related to his comment

    • @asterix908
      @asterix908 Рік тому +4

      What differentiates a Photographer from the rest, is that they share their hits, where as others share all their junk.

  • @AndrewHahaLee
    @AndrewHahaLee Рік тому +936

    Haven't seen MKBHD this excited over a smartphone camera for some time now. Good job Xiaomi. There aren't many bad smartphone cameras these days, so having shutter confidence and noiseless low light shots, are top tier bonuses for me. One reason I swopped from a Samsung to a Pixel was because of how every Samsung phone I've used seems to be plagued by slow shutter - caused by the camera app itself, especially when lighting is causing the camera to constantly re-calibrate for whatever reason. (I know this because I used a third party camera app and that slowness wasn't there, so it's not the hardware).

    • @nk4j272
      @nk4j272 Рік тому +10

      Tbf, this is mostly Sony's job. Xiaomi integrated this sensor into their phone do props for that, but I don't see too much innovation in software from them.
      Just imagine, with Qualcomm chps it has been possible for 2yrs to do the seamless transfer between cameras when zooming, would be great if they put some effort into that.

    • @DimaLegoFUN
      @DimaLegoFUN Рік тому +9

      @@nk4j272 xiaomi in terms of software is old, they even have build in apps add's... so for me they try to catching everyone in phone market 1st the try to catch iphones, now samsung naming for me they like doing clickbate names, they used to use note name in their smartphones after samsung note series, so after that choosing this company for me its useless, they got latest sony sensor put in camera and other sensor is old same nice, so this small bugs andd fails will conclude the picture of this smartphone or we have biggest sensor, but other are shit, we have biggest battery but it will last same as other phones 5000mah battery, we have name useb by samsung to mislead you. so conclusion cheap company which style to copy everyone and trying to look like they are leaders... sorry for English.

    • @OXIR
      @OXIR Рік тому +14

      @@nk4j272 it's Leica too because they collaborated with them. Remember, Huawei's camera success was mostly because of their collaboration with Leica.

    • @OXIR
      @OXIR Рік тому +6

      Also last year they use a Samsung ISOCELL GN2 sensor which was the biggest sensor at the time it came out. To be honest I can go on and on about the problems about Samsung. This company clearly has a bad management because it has a huge potential but they have problems in such areas they should never have. For example they introduced some high-end sensors with very fast focus and minimal shutter speed yet they don't implement those in their own phones for some reason. Such a weird company.

    • @BenjaminHari
      @BenjaminHari Рік тому +1

      Phone cameras are finally starting to evolve and will be soon as good as decent point and shoot camera. I'm really excited what the future brings! :)

  • @sparkfiji716
    @sparkfiji716 Рік тому +35

    Love this look, I had the Nokia 1020, still think it looked great plus had a good camera for the time. One of my photos was blown up and printed full page size in our local paper and the quality beat a lot of their own photos. Honor have done this round bump too. I use my camera for work every day so this phone is very tempting to try and get yet again a combo of this look, great phone, and Leica lens.

    • @datdudeEX1992
      @datdudeEX1992 Рік тому +5

      I still have my 1020 and for outdoor daylight pics, it's still awesome, better than my iPhone 11 for work

    • @sparkfiji716
      @sparkfiji716 Рік тому

      @@datdudeEX1992 I still have mine in a drawer but the battery died.

  • @aren6
    @aren6 7 місяців тому +1

    3:13 is crazy, I never expected this kind of photo out of a smartphone, and that's probably the only really great thing about having a large sensor on a smartphone. Being able to click fast shutter speed shots of action

  • @perfugium_
    @perfugium_ Рік тому +378

    10:05 marques is just too good a reviewer that he's even reviewing the phone for the people who do "super weird creepy zoomed in videos"

  • @Ashlord
    @Ashlord Рік тому +64

    Love that you hit on the main focus of the phone, and then just listed all the specs at the end. Nice work as always!

  • @masononemine1702
    @masononemine1702 Рік тому +9

    The zoom problem as you said, its not that the View finder does not switch lenses but it has more to do with the electronic stabilization, the Stabilization is cropping into the frame at a different angle on the View finder versus what you actually get in the recording which is a super weird bug, weirder than what you thought is happening.

    • @LuLeBe
      @LuLeBe Рік тому +1

      Yeah, wondered the same thing. The lenses are an inch apart. The difference in framing can't be more than an inch, certainly not a whole plane vanishing with that offset.

  • @Mark1Mach2
    @Mark1Mach2 Рік тому +1

    Great review man. I heard great things about the successor to this phone, the zoom.

  • @YarakaOfficial
    @YarakaOfficial Рік тому +47

    One minor thing: Xiaomi dropped the "Mi" naming scheme from their phones. So this is just the Xiaomi 12S Ultra
    Great video!

    • @eduard6450
      @eduard6450 Рік тому +1

      @@arunkp20 12:10

    • @6.nuggets
      @6.nuggets Рік тому

      @Zaydan Naufal *since xiaomi note 10

  • @creativepicnl
    @creativepicnl Рік тому +814

    From a photographer perspective this phone is a beast! Ben from Ben’s review did a side by side compare and it’s capabilities are quite remarkable. Performance wise it feels like its up there with all of the other brands. I don’t really get why the color profiles change that much when switching cameras. Other than that: highly impressed. The bokeh with the sharpness is so nice! Nothing beats optical rollout!

    • @dimitrijekrstic7567
      @dimitrijekrstic7567 Рік тому +32

      xiaomi just doesn't seem to think matching the colors of the cameras on their multi camera phones is important. I see the same thing with my Mi 9T and it didn't surprise me at all. It's incredibly weird to not try and get them to look at least close to each other

    • @frostilver
      @frostilver Рік тому +42

      @@dimitrijekrstic7567 Compared to Apple, Xiaomi and their development team is still too young and too inexperienced. Though, I'm very impressed by what they've achieved here.

    • @frykauf
      @frykauf Рік тому +6

      Same profile (made for the main sensor only) used on all the cameras - meaning only the main sensor looks good, all the other ones look off color

    • @kylewolfe_
      @kylewolfe_ Рік тому +27

      @@frostilver You'd think that since they partnered with Leica there would be a little more pressure to get the profiles dialed-in perfectly.

    • @sayyedameerarkhisro1464
      @sayyedameerarkhisro1464 Рік тому +9

      Every Xiaomi flagship phone has them terrible in the initial phases. But they tend to fix them in later updates. Saw this trend in the 11Ultra and 10Ultra

  • @chromerims
    @chromerims Рік тому

    So smooth. So polished. So rich in detail. And the device ain't bad either. Thank you.

  • @johnbuckingham6895
    @johnbuckingham6895 Рік тому +12

    Impressive cameras module with truly class leading detail rendering. If only Xiaomi had its own standard color profile, then allowed users to implement the Leica color science modes when they wanted. That would be solve the color shifting between lenses. From what I've read, the 12S Ultra is only intended for release in China (so far). If sold globally, it could become a major hit with photographers and content creators (who could afford the rather steep price tag.

  • @happymaguire7806
    @happymaguire7806 Рік тому +477

    "The hit hits so hard".
    You can clearly tell how deeply he's impressed by the device 😁.

    • @upindersinghsangha2863
      @upindersinghsangha2863 Рік тому

      That line almost got me emotional 😂

    • @Savolainenkusetus
      @Savolainenkusetus Рік тому

      Only the cameras...

    • @aiti_4996
      @aiti_4996 Рік тому +2

      @@Savolainenkusetus not only the cameras. This phone has a very powerful chip and can maintain the cooling to a decent level that it doesn't thermal throttle that hard and it has a good screen and good speaker. What more there is needed on a phone?

    • @halexisb
      @halexisb Рік тому +1

      @@Savolainenkusetus yes because thats what set the phone apart, the rest as he said, it's like any other flagship or better... I really don't get why people try to undermine products like this... Hey if you like iPhones or Samsung phones You should be happy too, this Will make Apple and Samsung rethink their retail prices

  • @KizzysoKizzy
    @KizzysoKizzy Рік тому +197

    I went from a Samsung Note 8 to a Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro. It was by far my favorite android phone I have had. I currently have a Google Pixel 6 Pro, and I still can say that Xiaomi was my favorite phone. So much for so less compared to price points of other phones. Many bells an whistles. I HATE that there is no real official US carrier (T- Mobile/AT&T) that will support 5G on the bands they have. I only retired my Xiaomi phone because it was only working at the time on a 4G/4G LTE band that the carrier was no longer supporting. I envy the international market. They make amazing phones!

    • @neinvenator8735
      @neinvenator8735 Рік тому +15

      The pixel sucks

    • @xingwei8441
      @xingwei8441 Рік тому +10

      It's time to get a new XiaoMi bro.😎

    • @jerrywu615
      @jerrywu615 Рік тому +5

      @@neinvenator8735 Wait why? I have the 6 Pro and it's working great for me...pretty much no bugs since I got it in May

    • @alij9888
      @alij9888 Рік тому +1

      They don't carry Xiaomi phones because the US government has labeled them as a security threat (not the only country to say this). They have been saying over the past, at least three years, not to buy these phones.

    • @neinvenator8735
      @neinvenator8735 Рік тому +7

      @@jerrywu615 mine is laggy and overheats. Did you try video calling on 5G? Phone just heats up and shuts down.

  • @turgs1
    @turgs1 Рік тому

    Your video was almost all about the camera very similar to the instructions great insight

  • @Each1Teach1BuildMany
    @Each1Teach1BuildMany Рік тому

    I'm looking forward to this one! The laptop cam feature will really help when I'm teaching my remote students.

  • @JBuhr
    @JBuhr Рік тому +103

    I think this is the most excited I've ever seen Marques about a phone camera. Pretty cool to see things that can still wow the experts!

  • @tonylatt4051
    @tonylatt4051 Рік тому +7

    11:46 and it looks like a minion 😂😂😂😂

  • @Tomorrow32
    @Tomorrow32 Рік тому

    Man, you are good.
    Subscribed!

  • @GamezBeatz
    @GamezBeatz Рік тому

    8:58 same happends with the LG Velvet, I was recording a beautiful classic sailing ship and kept it in frame. When I was back in my hotel and watched the video, I noticed the odd bug.

  • @wooniparky
    @wooniparky Рік тому +7

    6:16 this phone gonna kickstart my feet pic era

  • @superhamz7
    @superhamz7 Рік тому +120

    I hope more brands use backs that aren't glass, kudos to Xiaomi that faux leather looks awesome

    • @tntgdh
      @tntgdh Рік тому +4

      Right ? Have you seen the grey one ? Piece of art

    • @pudinichigo91
      @pudinichigo91 Рік тому +1

      But how long it will hold if we use for 2-3 years ?

    • @superhamz7
      @superhamz7 Рік тому +2

      @@pudinichigo91 it's not a new thing, eg the note 4 had a removable faux leather back and that's still holding up today

    • @adnamamedia
      @adnamamedia Рік тому +4

      I miss when phones weren't glass! the LG G4 and Galaxy S5 also had fake leather backs

    • @superhamz7
      @superhamz7 Рік тому +1

      @@adnamamedia the s5 was plastic, but I'd agree the note 4

  • @iamsoban
    @iamsoban 5 місяців тому

    thank you for the detailed review, i am seriously considering buying this phone as i was confused earlier

  • @ManCalledMif
    @ManCalledMif Рік тому +20

    Great to see genuine photo sensor improvements in smartphones.
    That bokeh looks great. What's the crop factor for that sensor?
    A full frame (small format) mirrorless camera can make background almost disappear into a wash of colour at F1.2 55mm or F2 85m..

    • @lukebarkermusic
      @lukebarkermusic Рік тому +1

      Not sure exactly about this Xiaomi but I can work out the crop factor on my S22 Ultra's main camera (which has a slightly smaller sensor than the Xiaomi 12S Ultra) from the shooting details saved along with a photo. It shows a focal length of 6.4mm at f/1.8 aperture. Knowing that the angle of view is equivalent to 24mm on a full frame camera (confirmed from Samsung's own specs where they say the main camera is 24mm equivalent) you just need to do 24 / 6.4 = crop factor of 3.75. That might be off very slightly due to difference in aspect ratio of the sensors (a full frame camera is typically 3:2 but I believe the S22 Ultra is 4:3 like a Micro Four Thirds camera. And if you choose to shoot in 16:9 on the phone that would cause a further difference relative to full frame).
      I can then work out exactly what the depth of field would be equivalent to full frame: 3.75 * f/1.8 = f/6.75. For a phone camera that is actually impressive but definitely far off the f/1.4 you can get full frame 24mm lenses in. Only the native focal length of the camera is recorded along with a photo on the S22 Ultra - so say I was using the main camera but chose to zoom in to 50mm, this is digital zooming/cropping by 2.1x so I would have to remember that a photo I've taken with this level of zoom would actually be equivalent to 2.1 * 6.75 = f/14.18 at 50mm on a full frame camera.

    • @ManCalledMif
      @ManCalledMif Рік тому

      @@lukebarkermusic great answer thank you

  • @kizu779
    @kizu779 Рік тому +355

    This phone's camera is insane but I just wish that the color quality was a bit more natural and less saturated in certain lighting. But I do hope that this helps push the camera game for other smartphones to use a similar formula and improve upon it

    • @JmKrokY
      @JmKrokY Рік тому +7

      Ok

    • @tjl2836
      @tjl2836 Рік тому +33

      all it needs to do is shoot raw and it'll be the best phone for photography

    • @godfather9443
      @godfather9443 Рік тому +29

      Just turn off ai and you will get natural colours.

    • @rutaiyaicheun7042
      @rutaiyaicheun7042 Рік тому +4

      leica tune

    • @mitja96kren
      @mitja96kren Рік тому +35

      @@tjl2836 it's a xiaomi, it shoots RAW, for a few generations already

  • @fabiangarcia2171
    @fabiangarcia2171 Рік тому +4

    @8:12 look at Marques so buff so inspirational petting Dark Mode Mac 🤌🏼🐶

  • @mfkquansah
    @mfkquansah Рік тому

    Loved this review!

  • @JulioAndres
    @JulioAndres Рік тому

    Long time without seen Marques so excited about a camera phone. Cool

  • @daniyal._
    @daniyal._ Рік тому +176

    No stream. Some error?

  • @bodcare1332
    @bodcare1332 Рік тому +129

    Love the leather Matt finish on the back. Makes a classy look all round. Can't help but think how vulnerable that large camera area would be subject to damage on desks etc.

    • @DiosanXaquerry
      @DiosanXaquerry Рік тому

      I was thinking this would only make sense if there is a good protective case for thin maybe with a lense cap or something

    • @HAWXLEADER
      @HAWXLEADER Рік тому +13

      It doesn't touch the table.
      The phone is leaning on the bottom of the phone and the bottom of the visor. The part where the cameras are doesn't touch the table.

    • @yuxuanhuang3523
      @yuxuanhuang3523 Рік тому

      ​@@HAWXLEADER My HUAWEI mate 40 pro has a similar but less bulgy round camera bump. When I use it without a case, the aluminum frame of the camera bump rubs on surfaces and gets scratched. Luckily the bump is really thin so a normal case, with a slightly thicker edge round the camera, would keep it protected.
      With MI's design, unless the case has a really thick protective bump around the camera, there is going to be scratching on the edge of the lower half of the bump, with it sitting tilted. It might not affect the lenses, but the frame is going to look real bad.

    • @sushimshah2896
      @sushimshah2896 Рік тому

      @@HAWXLEADER that's why I loved the og Find X and the Reno (og & 2nd series) where the latter had that tiny circular bump (looked like a chopped metal ball), that helped protect the already flush lenses on the GG back from scratches. The downside was it being easier to smudge.
      And b4 anyone says those sensors were tiny or the phones were too thick (>9mm in the middle), I know!
      I was just stating that I loved those phones (and a few others released in 2018/19), and can only wish that such designs weren't completely abandoned!

    • @ydorni5923
      @ydorni5923 Рік тому

      Marques said in their podcast that the fake leather back feels extremely cheap

  • @Acconda
    @Acconda Рік тому

    The photo of the arch, I was really impressed by the 12s ultra, looked really nice

  • @katlewis7440
    @katlewis7440 5 місяців тому

    I got this camera as my #1 pick in the blind test. Tempted to get it. Thanks for this review!

  • @nkereuwemezekiel5290
    @nkereuwemezekiel5290 Рік тому +29

    I've seen several reviews of the 12S Ultra but this is the one I was looking forward to. Satisfied now. Great phone.

  • @samon_kurowassan
    @samon_kurowassan Рік тому +3

    10:05 "Super zoomed in creepy videos of stuff far away," what? You mean like your neighbor or something 😂😂😂

  • @robertoperaza2683
    @robertoperaza2683 Рік тому

    @5:07 / That mac pro in the background used as a plant pot was hilarious .

  • @JohnWick-mk4ve
    @JohnWick-mk4ve Рік тому

    Ur testing is amazing bro!!

  • @user-gx3cf2ot2q
    @user-gx3cf2ot2q Рік тому +45

    I'm really disappointed we can't get a lot of these phones in the US. I owned a Xiaomi before and I loved it.

    • @chineselovefreedom
      @chineselovefreedom Рік тому

      Wait until you see the pre-installed Chinese anti-fraud center, which monitors you 24 7

    • @mml1426
      @mml1426 Рік тому +10

      Most of those phones are straight trash though

    • @ProCelestialEmpire
      @ProCelestialEmpire Рік тому +3

      You can still get them via aliexpress. they deliver fast.

    • @bluetradesgreen
      @bluetradesgreen Рік тому

      I mean…. They got outlawed because the Chinese government literally has spyware on them lmao. U want that?

    • @quattro5958
      @quattro5958 Рік тому +20

      @@mml1426 yeah becasue you cant afford one, i just got my and it is amazing.

  • @MIKEZG
    @MIKEZG Рік тому +7

    Thanks!

  • @jaylebron777
    @jaylebron777 Рік тому +1

    I love that MB was using the phone and found ways to make it better.. He is a genius. Y'all should know if you don't already

  • @Uhriemefe
    @Uhriemefe Рік тому +1

    The way you talk about things are just so refreshing. 😂 Always feels so good watching your videos.

  • @sarthaksharma4816
    @sarthaksharma4816 Рік тому +78

    8:59 I think what happened here is the 'Stabilization Cropping'
    When we zoomed in too much, the video shakiness increases exponentially. To mitigate that, I think the software cropped portion of the original video (where you had the plane in focus) and stabilised the cropped part by fixating it to still object in the image (here, the clouds) which eventually resulted in you losing the plane from the footage. Ideally, the software should've kept the plane in frame and should've tried to stable things around it. But maybe it didn't work here.
    If I remember correctly this kind of process is used in many video editing softwares that feature video stabilization. Even Google photos offers something like this.
    I could be completely wrong with this. But it was cool to think about it.

    • @faizmansuri7606
      @faizmansuri7606 Рік тому

      That's EIS, and mostly the cropping is done on the corners of the Sensors , so not an issue with it

    • @OXIR
      @OXIR Рік тому

      I thought that too but I think Marques might be right that it may be using the main sensor in the view finder as you shoot video.

    • @faizmansuri7606
      @faizmansuri7606 Рік тому +1

      @@OXIR that couldn't be case as the color shifts when it hits the 5x mark , if i may guess it would be that the telescopic lens uses its ois to match the frame of the main lens and keep it a bit to the left with the help of ois.

    • @OXIR
      @OXIR Рік тому

      @@faizmansuri7606 yes but did we see a colour shift when after he started taking video?

    • @faizmansuri7606
      @faizmansuri7606 Рік тому +1

      @@OXIR yes , see when the color shifts when he hits 4.9x

  • @j_w_i_
    @j_w_i_ Рік тому +30

    Marques videos are just so well made. I feel like I’m watching an episode from a Netflix show

    • @wisdomyaw03
      @wisdomyaw03 Рік тому +4

      Very very true. Even though we all have come to expect high quality video from him, sometimes you watch a new one and you're like "damn! He never runs out of new ideas for his videos". This video is very well made. Kudos 👌 to him!

    • @jonnylee8538
      @jonnylee8538 Рік тому

      What about Mr. Mobile?

  • @m1xxified
    @m1xxified Рік тому +2

    3:07 taking sneaky pictures of kids 😭

  • @tong.clement
    @tong.clement Рік тому

    Experienced both the Mi 10 and 11 Ultra. The camera setup is amazing, especially the telephoto for filming sport games (eg: sailing) and creates excellent compression. This is the camera setup I would want on an iPhone!

  • @ilmagodiloz
    @ilmagodiloz Рік тому +385

    I got to a point where I just watch Marques' videos even if I'm not interested in the subject. His vibe and the way he talks about things are so enjoyable and comforting that I always hope there's a new video every time I have my lunch break :)

    • @The_Beast_666
      @The_Beast_666 Рік тому +5

      @Lorenzo Franchini AFUCKINGMEN DUDE! IKR!!!!

  • @jarretoshea3560
    @jarretoshea3560 Рік тому +161

    Re: not getting everything in focus when you're up close. Strange to me that there haven't been any attempts (to my knowledge) of adding a kind of automatic focus-stacking feature. Many cameras have an assisted mode for this already, and with all the money being spent on computational photography I would think this would be an area of interest. Maybe there just haven't been enough phone cameras that had hardware that was really capable of shallow DOF.

    • @iamdave84
      @iamdave84 Рік тому +3

      I like your suggestion. I used to often need to take clear photos of barcodes up close, and they'd always blur toward the edges like that. The best I could do was tell the camera to focus between the middle and edge or do 2x zoom and pull back a bit.

    • @Crokto
      @Crokto Рік тому +9

      or just an aperture

    • @you-jb5nz
      @you-jb5nz Рік тому

      Macro camera в помощь

    • @v3xman
      @v3xman Рік тому +10

      Variable aperture should have solved this already. Samsung Note 10 was the last one to have that feature and it would have really helped now with large camera sensors.

    • @davidswanson5669
      @davidswanson5669 Рік тому

      @@v3xman does a variable aperture take multiple bracketed photos instantly, or does it mean that the aperture itself has the ability to change shape or warp?

  • @kirandilraj3324
    @kirandilraj3324 Рік тому +1

    Reminds me of the Samsung M8800 (2008)... the awe when I use to take it out😲... fun times 😎

  • @Vandal42
    @Vandal42 Рік тому

    This made me think of my old Nokia 1020 - the 920 &1020 I LOVED. Such a fun UI - miss it

  • @delpinsky
    @delpinsky Рік тому +41

    I've seen few comparisons in this week and maybe a weak point is the 5x zoom sensor, not really as sharp as the competitors. But perhaps it can be easily fixed via software updates. I really like this phone.

    • @zhico123
      @zhico123 Рік тому

      @@kuza3991 God created climate change.

    • @feudefollet
      @feudefollet Рік тому

      @@kuza3991 Amen

    • @sirbondman007
      @sirbondman007 Рік тому

      @@kuza3991 Where did this come from in a phone review?????

  • @KeisarPR
    @KeisarPR Рік тому +130

    I'm looking forward for your opinions on this and wow i didn't think that you would give it such a high score 🤯

  • @wuschelkoppbw
    @wuschelkoppbw Рік тому +22

    I actually do still like the curved edges! Am I alone with this opinion? I like the looks of the small side bezel and have no problems with accidental touch inputs. I prefer the round edges also because of how side gestures feel while swiping left or right over soft edges rather than over hard edges. I still have a OP 7T pro and I’m pretty happy with no notch, no punch hole and small rounded bezels…

    • @Mxgxxl
      @Mxgxxl Рік тому +3

      The curved edges looks so fkin sexy and aesthetic

    • @tylerglowinski3093
      @tylerglowinski3093 Рік тому +1

      I've got an S21 Ultra amd I love the edges! The edge panel makes it so easy to switch between apps. And no accidental touches lol

    • @WhiskyChordata
      @WhiskyChordata Рік тому +1

      same

  • @ETS186
    @ETS186 Рік тому +1

    12:10 no man, they've dropped the extra "Mi" it's just Xiaomi 12s Ultra 😂

  • @samiullm
    @samiullm Рік тому +4

    i also liked the camera...the way you captured the Aeroplane makes you the best "TESTER" for any gadget...thumbs up man...

  • @joshhitech
    @joshhitech Рік тому +68

    Those camera shots were so clean on that phone! Definitely impressed.

  • @MrEnoBeano
    @MrEnoBeano Рік тому

    Wow! That picture was awesome .

  • @deletdis6173
    @deletdis6173 Рік тому +1

    Thought this was a vid about the classic Nokia Lumia 1020 at first, got nostalgia lol.

  • @darklayton
    @darklayton Рік тому +92

    Can’t say enough how much I appreciate you mentioning how this does on moving subjects. I have two young kids and literally all I do it photograph them, often in middling indoor light. Most reviews really don’t mention this. Like the galaxy ultra line is awful for taking photos of kids and most reviewers just say the camera is great.

    • @kona328WH
      @kona328WH Рік тому +5

      This is where the pixel phones shine too

    • @muhammadhafizh8684
      @muhammadhafizh8684 Рік тому +6

      Yeah, vivo also has motion tracking, but the best part, pro sports mode...just bought vivo x80, was shocked that i managed to take unblurry photos of my kids playing indoor.

    • @dankovelkoski3883
      @dankovelkoski3883 Рік тому +5

      Most reviewers are not middle aged people with kids. This is not as much a consideration for them. For you and me it's a deal breaker. I have a pixel 6 pro now for this very reason. The one plus 7pro I had before this had terrible shutter lag. I used gcam and lag was gone. Google camera software for the win. This feature in Google's computational photography is not talked about enough.

    • @aberreg
      @aberreg Рік тому +4

      Same here.
      I've had Pixels for a few years now.
      For each new Apple and Samsung flagship that comes out, I go to the store, take my current Pixel and the latest flagship in my hands, and shoot photos of moving people in the store, pressing the shutters at the same time.
      Pixel always wins, the photo is always captured faster and with less motion blur. It beats Samsung by a large margin, and Apple by a small margin.

    • @darklayton
      @darklayton Рік тому

      @@aberreg I loved my pixel 6 pro camera, easily the best for kid photos, face unblur was the real deal. But it was buggy enough that I have transitioned to an iphone 13 for now. Looking forward to the pixel 7 line.

  • @calebkyleaboy8576
    @calebkyleaboy8576 Рік тому +21

    This is the first time I've seen MKBHD enthusiastically impressed by something.

  • @universeoa2752
    @universeoa2752 Рік тому

    9:40 pretty clear explanation ! good job

  • @davidvictory9764
    @davidvictory9764 Рік тому +2

    M4/3 sensor would be nice especially with the automatic processing and editing phones do

  • @NPCLiam
    @NPCLiam Рік тому +45

    Getting back into the smartphone world as of late, and man does Xiaomi have some rad stuff.

    • @Fusion05
      @Fusion05 Рік тому

      Hey Fantastic_Tek

    • @NPCLiam
      @NPCLiam Рік тому

      @@Fusion05 Yo waddup Fusion!

    • @Fusion05
      @Fusion05 Рік тому

      @@NPCLiam I don’t think I’ve ever seen your YT channel. I’m a big fan of your TikToks

    • @NPCLiam
      @NPCLiam Рік тому

      @@Fusion05 I post pretty irregularly right now so I don't mention it often, but yeah it's here! Appreciate it man!

    • @Fusion05
      @Fusion05 Рік тому +1

      @@NPCLiam keep up the good work! Love the content!

  • @irfanj
    @irfanj Рік тому +58

    I've owned several xiaomis from mid range to a flagship and yeah, the bugs are pretty aggressive and noticeable and they kept reappearing. Unlike Samsungs and iPhone where they appeared once and next they're gone.

    • @p1o_nutella650
      @p1o_nutella650 Рік тому +4

      What kind of bug ?

    • @edyyagami22
      @edyyagami22 Рік тому +1

      Haters

    • @imrankaixa
      @imrankaixa Рік тому

      I sold my Xiaomi 11T because spotify keep crashing w/o reason , buy myself vivo x80, so far so good dimensity 9000 is beast

  • @menlo7256
    @menlo7256 Рік тому

    finally a smartphone that MKBHD is super hyped about

  • @cronick310
    @cronick310 Рік тому +1

    almost 20 years ago, the Sony k800i cybershot was able to take great pictures in full motion without blurring. That was really cool back then

  • @samuelmansaray8057
    @samuelmansaray8057 Рік тому +7

    Thanks for all your wonderful videos @MKBHD! Much love from Sierra Leone 🇸🇱

  • @andremalcolm_studio
    @andremalcolm_studio Рік тому +6

    No stream Tap to retry

  • @soladsani
    @soladsani Рік тому +1

    Great info from a Great man that knows he's tech inside out 👌 🎯spot on. Thx mbkhd 👍

  • @abhimanyucherukupalli3918
    @abhimanyucherukupalli3918 Рік тому

    I used to own a cybershot K790i - i remember being able to take amazing shots in sports mode.

  • @superfluidity
    @superfluidity Рік тому +8

    It seems like with the big sensor it could really use an option to stop down the lens to reduce the depth of field sometimes. The bokeh looks fine but sometimes I'd want to see close up details and distant details in focus at the same time.

  • @zinoubensalah8939
    @zinoubensalah8939 Рік тому +9

    i'm waiting for flossy carter to get his hands on this and goes Crazy 🤣🤣🤣 he gets excited over small things.

  • @LarryIsGod
    @LarryIsGod Рік тому

    This brings me back remember the Samsung S4 zoom

  • @000TAG
    @000TAG Рік тому

    Love how I sat and watched a whole video about a phone I never heard of nor would buy.. but I was thoroughly entertained.

  • @kristianpomida8259
    @kristianpomida8259 Рік тому +41

    This camera plus google's computational photography - perfection
    Edit: perfection for me

    • @poms3559
      @poms3559 Рік тому +2

      it surpasses google's CP, bcs its not needed the sensor is doing the whole job alone.

    • @extreme123dz
      @extreme123dz Рік тому +1

      google's computational photography right now is trash comparing to other brand high-end cameras/sensors/computational photography

    • @kristianpomida8259
      @kristianpomida8259 Рік тому +2

      @@poms3559 but as marques said it's not perfect all the time. Not saying google's computational photography is perfect but I prefer it's enhancements and whatnot over the rest.

    • @Alias_Anybody
      @Alias_Anybody Рік тому +2

      @@kristianpomida8259
      I do expect an unofficial Google Camera port for that device, especially if it ever sees a release in Europe, then we could actually see that in action.

    • @drax4901
      @drax4901 Рік тому +5

      Google’s computational photography was king years ago but as other phones are coming with bigger more refined sensors that do the work instead of algorithms. Google will eventually get pushed out if not already if the keep relying on just that.

  • @abdullahsafarullah4751
    @abdullahsafarullah4751 Рік тому +62

    Looks super cool 👌🏻Xiaomi is going places. Hope they have an international release

    • @blebweb
      @blebweb Рік тому +2

      Tbh, I actually hope they dont go to USA because I’m scared we might get another “Hauwei” situation and xiaomi will be banned from google services

    • @KuroRyuu86
      @KuroRyuu86 Рік тому +2

      Don't just lump the US as international. Its available everywhere but the USA. Australians and New Zealand for example gets all the Xiaomi and Oppo phones.

    • @blebweb
      @blebweb Рік тому

      @@KuroRyuu86 sorry if it sounded like that but I understand US is not just the entire international community. I’m just saying that I kinda dont want xiaomi to release in USA (which is part of the international community).

    • @lukacsmarcellkiss
      @lukacsmarcellkiss Рік тому

      @@blebweb They will not enter the US right away, they said this in an interview.

    • @adampavella1225
      @adampavella1225 Рік тому

      @@KuroRyuu86 This is not true, the 12s series is only offered in mainland China

  • @aliettienne2907
    @aliettienne2907 Рік тому +1

    WOW 😲! This is what I'm talking about trading performance over aesthetic and in this case getting still image with moving objects. That feature is a must have technology for a camera on a phone. I'm flabbergasted over the impressive still photo that capture the moving plant. To be honest the camera on the surface of the phone is fairly shallow with a negligible pump.

  • @yuvrajsingh5563
    @yuvrajsingh5563 Рік тому

    Loved that MacPro “Trash can” Easter Egg in the back!

  • @eidiotwind2084
    @eidiotwind2084 Рік тому +4

    The way Marques says, "BUT" 😂

  • @sydguitar99
    @sydguitar99 Рік тому +26

    That much expose glass on the back would give me anxiety, way too much surface area for potential scratches and cracks and Xioami is notorious for never pushing updates to fix big issues

    • @jimking81
      @jimking81 Рік тому

      Yeah I feel you. I don't know what kind of glass they used but it's always glass and a BIG one..

    • @AmanKumar-nb7hz
      @AmanKumar-nb7hz Рік тому +1

      have you all ever heard of smartphone cases? If not then you may be living under a rock or something. 😂

    • @mr.whatzittooya8287
      @mr.whatzittooya8287 Рік тому +1

      It's probably gonna be gorilla glass victus..

    • @rdmz135
      @rdmz135 Рік тому +1

      There's a protruding metal ring around it to prevent that

    • @withdirtybags
      @withdirtybags Рік тому

      @@AmanKumar-nb7hz you mean a lens cap? How would a case stop scratches on an inch and a half circle of glass?

  • @vosster
    @vosster Рік тому

    Nice touch making a flowerpot out of an old MacPro in the background.

  • @videomaster5437
    @videomaster5437 Рік тому +1

    Random tip from experience. Using my S22 Ultra zoom when taking pictures and videos at a concert or festival is an unbeatable experience recording footage from a far

  • @Vato1979
    @Vato1979 Рік тому +8

    I love that this Xiaomi photo camera came with smartphone capabilities!

  • @fadyNUFC
    @fadyNUFC Рік тому +3

    Love this phone... Hope it comes out soon globally.. ❤️😍

  • @anongeorge2504
    @anongeorge2504 Рік тому

    The bug mentioned about the telephoto camera may not be a bug. It may the telephoto camera doing optical image stabilization which moves the lens slower than the actual movement to remove the shakes.
    It happened with One Plus 8 pro when we recorded video by moving to one direction faster.

  • @TechSpaceCowboy
    @TechSpaceCowboy Рік тому +5

    This was the one of your best videos. I could really tell the energy you had for this product