Photo review of Xiaomi's fourth generation flagship: Xiaomi 1 1 Ultra vs Xiaomi 10U, Xiaomi 8, Xiaomi 9.

How much has the camera hardware improved in the past four years? Has the hardware upgrade peaked? On a whim, out of pure curiosity, we took four generations of Xiaomi's flagships in the last four years-Xiaomi 8, Xiaomi 9 transparent exclusive edition, Xiaomi 10 Ultra and Xiaomi 1 1 Ultra for photo comparison.

In order to eliminate the negative optimization of OTA in the later period and restore the performance of the mobile phone, the test firmware selection is as follows: Xiaomi 8 is MIUI/KOOC-0/0.9.3 development version, Xiaomi 9 transparent exclusive version is MIUI/KOOC-0/0.2 stable version, and Xiaomi/KOOC-0/0 Ultra is MIUI/KOOC-0/2.52/KOOC-. Xiaomi 1 1 Ultra is the development version of MIUI12.521.9.1(the development version before Android 12).

PS: As we all know, Xiaomi 8 will be stronger with Google camera, but for the control variables, the camera is used uniformly, focusing on the center of the picture, and the mode is fully automatic.

PPS: There are many proofs, explanations and summaries at the beginning and end. I hope you like it.

Specification comparison

The camera configuration of Xiaomi's flagship fourth generation is the epitome of domestic mobile phone cameras. Domestic flagships came from Sony IMX2 14, IMX298, IMX363 and IMX598. At the end of 20 19, large-scale differentiation began: Xiaomi has HMX/OV48C/GN2, OPPO/One Plus IMX689/IMX789/IMX766, and vivo has GN65438.

Remarks: Xiaomi 8, Xiaomi 9 and Xiaomi 10 Ultra all have 2x telephoto lenses. Xiaomi 1 1 Ultra can only be intercepted by the main camera, and the metering also follows the main camera. Some scenes are different.

Bifocal contrast 1

Bifocal contrast 1, central magnification

Bifocal contrast 2

Double focus contrast 2, central magnification

Bifocal contrast 3

Double focus contrast 3, central magnification

Low light and bifocal contrast (Xiaomi 8 and Xiaomi 9 are both switched to the main camera for cutting, but the bifocal of Xiaomi 10 Ultra can still be triggered).

Low light, double focal contrast, central magnification (here Xiaomi 8 and Xiaomi 9 are switched to the main camera for cutting, but the double telephoto of Xiaomi 10 Ultra can still be triggered).

Remarks: Xiaomi 8 and Xiaomi 9 are both digital cuts with 2 telephoto, Xiaomi 10 Ultra and Xiaomi 1 1 Ultra are the home of 5 telephoto into IMX586, and the situation is one-sided.

5x zoom contrast 1

5 times zoom contrast 1, central magnification

5 times zoom contrast 2 (in fact, the metering of Xiaomi 1 1 Ultra is the most correct)

5 x zoom contrast 2, center magnification

5 times zoom contrast 3 (here Xiaomi 1 1 Ultra is dark, and the actual environment is between Xiaomi 9 and Xiaomi 1 1U).

5 x zoom contrast 3, center magnification

5 times zoom contrast 4 (here Xiaomi 8 and Xiaomi 9 are both main shots, and Xiaomi 10U and Xiaomi 1 1U are still 5 times telephoto).

5 times zoom contrast 4. Central zoom (Xiaomi 8 and Xiaomi 9 are both main shots here, and Xiaomi 10U and Xiaomi 1 1U are still 5 times telephoto).

Remarks: Xiaomi 9, Xiaomi 10 Ultra and Xiaomi 1 1 Ultra are all F2.2 apertures, which are 1600W 1μm, 2000W 1μm and 4800W 0.8μm respectively. No super wide angle.

Super wide-angle proofs, image size comparison of the same scene. The larger the field of view, the lower the pixels and the stronger the resolution. You can probably understand why Xiaomi 1 1 Ultra will give it away even if it has IMX586.

The ultra-wide-angle contrast of 1, m 10 U and m1u is much larger than that of Xiaomi 9.

Ultra-wide-angle contrast 1, zoom in at the upper right corner of the center.

Super wide-angle contrast 2

Super wide-angle contrast 2, central magnification

Super wide-angle contrast 3

Super wide-angle contrast 3, central magnification

Super wide-angle contrast 4, central magnification

Super wide-angle contrast 5

Ultra-wide-angle contrast 5, central magnification (m 10U ultra-wide-angle, no use in low light)

Super wide-angle contrast 6

Ultra-wide-angle contrast 6, central magnification (10U ultra-wide-angle, no use in weak light)

Super wide-angle contrast 7

Ultra-wide-angle contrast 7, central magnification (m 10U here, ultra-wide-angle shooting often can't focus, which reminds me of Xiaomi 5)

Subjective and objective contrast, daytime scene 1

Subjective contrast, daytime scene 1, central magnification.

Subjective contrast, daytime scene 2

Subjective contrast, daytime scene 2, central magnification

Subjective contrast, daytime scene 3

Subjective contrast, daytime scene 3, central magnification

Subjective contrast, daytime scene 4

Subjective and objective contrast, lighting scene 1

Main camera contrast, lighting scene 2

Subjective contrast, lighting scene 2, central magnification

Main camera contrast, lighting scene 3

Subjective contrast, lighting scene 3, central magnification

Main camera contrast, lighting scene 4

Subjective contrast, lighting scene 4, central magnification

Main camera contrast, lighting scene 5

Subjective contrast, lighting scene 5, central magnification

Main camera contrast, lighting scene 6

Subjective contrast, lighting scene 6, central magnification

Main camera contrast, lighting scene 7

Subjective contrast, lighting scene 7, central magnification

Main photo contrast, lighting scene 8 (pay attention to the highlight of the signboard)

Subjective contrast, lighting scene 8, central magnification

Main camera contrast, lighting scene 9

Contrast between the front view and the camera, lighting scene 9, central magnification (pay attention to dark details)

Subjective contrast, lighting scene 10 (pay attention to the dark details of the edge)

Subjective and objective contrast, lighting scene 10, center magnification.

Subjective and objective contrast, lighting scene 1 1

The contrast between subjective view and subjective view shows that the lighting scene is 1 1, and the center is enlarged (the highlight suppression of m 10U and m1/u does not widen the gap).

Subjective contrast, low light scene 1

Subjective and objective contrast, low light scene 1, central magnification.

Subjective contrast, low light scene 2

Subjective contrast, low light scene 2, central magnification

Subjective contrast, low light scene 3

Subjective contrast, low light scene 3, central magnification

Subjective contrast, low light scene 4

Subjective contrast, low light scene 4, central magnification

Too long to see the version: In the main shot, Xiaomi 8 and Xiaomi 9 are "50-50", Xiaomi 10 Ultra and Xiaomi1ultra are "50-50", but the gap between them is as far as Chang 'an Street. Super wide angle, just three sets are different, it is hard to say that there is an absolute gap. The promotion of telephoto is huge and incomparable.

From 20 18 to 202 1, mobile phone photography has really advanced by leaps and bounds. The proofs of Xiaomi 8 are just like those taken more than ten years ago, full of vague sense of time. Unfortunately, GN2 of Xiaomi 1 1 Ultra can't open the gap with Xiaomi 10 Ultra, the input and output are out of proportion, and the marginal benefit drops obviously, and the end of hardware stacking can be seen vaguely.

Contrast of the focus part:

Machine-by-machine notes: