XIAOMI MI 11 ULTRA VS NOKIA PUREVIEW 808 [2021 vs 2012]

▒ DIRECT COMPARISON

In the very beginning of the test I underline the fact that we are comparing only resolution and not the dynamic range. In this category older FSI sensor is an outsider, for sure. Today’s rival is Xiaomi MI 11 Ultra with 1/1.12" sensor. A tad larger than mighty Nokia 808, which comes with 1/1.2". Now let’s see how Nokia will hold up in such situation.

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ON THE LEFT SIDE IS XIAOMI Mi11 ULTRA DNG
ON THE RIGHT SIDE IS NOKIA PUREVIEW 808
PULL ► GREEN HANDLE ◄ TO SLIDE THE COMPARISON

DNG files of Xiaomi Mi Ultra 11 were converted using Capture One Pro 21

ANGLE OF PICTURES AND FOCUS POINTS DIFFER A BIT DUE TO DIFFERENT FOCAL DISTANCES OF THE DEVICES AND LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME TO DO A TEST. IT'S BETTER THAN NOTHING AND IT WILL GIVE US SOME FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

MAIN TEST

PROCESSED 808

LANDSCAPE TEST

PROCESSED 808

CLOSE UP TEST

PROCESSED 808

▒ RAW FILES

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▒ BOTTOM LINE

NO SURPRISE HERE. AGAIN.

Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra outputs very neat dynamic range [for a smartphone]. Internal JPG’s look like sh#t. DNG is nice.
Nokia PureView 808 firmly shows stong details, as always. Color can be corrected in your favorite raster editor. However dynamic range is poor due to the sensor age.

Stay tuned for Huawei P50 Pro comparison!

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