I compared the two best Android camera phones in Sweden - and there's a clear winner

"Also: The 40 best products we tested in 2025: Editors' picks for phones, TVs, AI, and more But the Oppo Find X8 Ultra is equally, if not more, versatile. It features larger sensors on its four 50MP cameras on the back. Plus, the Oppo flagship is paired with a renewed Hasselblad partnership -- for extra features like XPAN mode, better Portraits, and Hasselblad Natural Color Solution, re-engineered for mobile."

"Prakhar Khanna/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways The Oppo Find X8 Ultra outperforms its Samsung rival in almost every scenario. The Galaxy S25 Ultra comes close in ultrawide camera comparison. Oppo's flagship features include XPAN mode, Hasselblad color science, and Master mode. The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra houses one of the most versatile camera systems on a mainstream phone, thanks to its two telephoto cameras and an ultrawide sensor coupled with a 200MP primary camera."

"Main Camera 50 MP, f/1.8, 23mm (wide), 1.0"-type sensor, 1.6µm, OIS 200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, OIS Telephoto 1 50 MP, f/2.1, 70mm (periscope), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, 3x optical zoom, OIS 10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm, 1/3.52", 1.12µm, 3x optical zoom, OIS Telephoto 2 50 MP, f/3.1, 135mm (periscope), 1/1.95", 0.8µm, 6x optical zoom, OIS 50 MP, f/3.4, 111mm (periscope), 1/2.52", 0.7µm, 5x optical zoom, OIS Ultrawide Camera 50 MP, f/2.0, 15mm, 120˚ FoV, 1/2.75", 0.64µm 50 MP, f/1.9, 120˚ FoV, 1/2.5", 0.7µm,"

The Oppo Find X8 Ultra outperforms the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra in most real-world camera scenarios by using larger sensors across three rear cameras and a 1-inch-type 50MP primary sensor that yields higher-quality photos than Samsung's 200MP sensor. Oppo includes four 50MP rear cameras, a renewed Hasselblad partnership with XPAN mode, improved portrait processing, and Hasselblad Natural Color Solution tuned for mobile. Samsung provides a versatile setup with two telephotos, an ultrawide, and a 200MP primary sensor, and its ultrawide performance is competitive. Both phones were compared during travel in Sweden to evaluate image and zoom performance.

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