While the Galaxy S25 Ultra can keep up in terms of image quality in very good lighting conditions, our basement photo reveals clear differences in quality. The dynamic range of the Xiaomi 17 Ultra, in particular, is in a different league in this comparison and comes much closer to what we perceived with the human eye.
Even at dusk, the main camera of the Samsung flagship captures our subject much softer than the Xiaomi 17 Ultra. The 1-inch sensor of the Leica camera also offers more details – not only in shadow areas.
The difference in class becomes even clearer at night. For our low light shot, the Xiaomi flagship delivers a well‑balanced image with plenty of detail, without blowing out the lights inside the houses. The Galaxy S25 Ultra, on the other hand, produces a very different result — noticeably grainy and with a lot of noise in the subject.