I took 500 photos with Samsung and Vivo's Ultra camera phones - and the winner is not so obvious

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The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra is one of the best phones you can buy right now. However, outside the US, it is facing tough competition from Chinese ultra phones, the latest being Vivo's X300 Ultra.

It takes on the Samsung phone with a camera system that's packed with not one or two, but three massive sensors. I was curious how it'd compare to the Galaxy S26 Ultra, so I took the two phones on a photowalk. While I expected Vivo to perform better, Samsung surprised me in a few areas.

Before I dive into the results from both devices, here's an overview of how their specs compare.

By the numbers

Samsung Galaxy S26 UltraVivo X300 UltraMain camera200MP (OIS, PDAF), 1/1.3" sensor with f/1.4 aperture and 23mm focal length200MP (OIS, Laser autofocus, PDAF), 1/1.12″ sensor with f/1.9...

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