I Put the Ultimate Phone Cameras to a Head-to-Head Test (Neither Is an iPhone)

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I called Xiaomi and Leica's Leitzphone "the best camera phone I have ever used" when I reviewed it in March, and I meant it. This phone has some astonishing chops when it comes to taking images that arguably make it more of a camera than a phone. But it's not the only phone I've said that about recently.

Oppo partnered with Hasselblad for its Find X9 Ultra, equipping the phone with a similarly potent lineup of specs that also makes it an absolute photography powerhouse. With both phones claiming to be basically the best around, I wanted to put them to the test in a side-by-side shootout to see which one impresses me more.

I've been a phone reviewer at CNET for 15 years, but I'm also a professional photographer and photography YouTube creator. That means I have exceptionally high standards for phone cameras. Especially when they both...

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