Camera Shootout: Xiaomi 13 Pro vs Honor Magic 5 Pro vs S23 Ultra

I took the Xiaomi 13 Pro, Honor Magic 5 Pro, and Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra out for two days in Thailand where I shot a bunch of photos and videos.
Each phone brings something new to the table. The Xiaomi 13 Pro packs a 1-inch main camera and a new 50-megapixel "floating telephoto" lens. The Honor Magic 5 Pro uses a 50-megapixel main camera with f/1.6 aperture and 1/1.13-inch image sensor size. The Galaxy S23 Ultra packs a 200-megapixel camera with a 1/1.3-inch image sensor.
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[@anthonysmall6167]

I still think you're one of the most unbiased reviewers out there. I also like how you show so much of the culture in the places you go when doing these camera shootouts. 💪🏽💪🏽

[@rahool360]

Ben's camera comparison nowadays is like travel vlog+camera test ...different places for different tests :)

[@cospinkristijan2267]

Unbiased always 😊

[@Big_Chungus935]

Which is refreshing

[@Greg.Siucrazyforaudio2016]

Thanks for the hard work Ben ,this is a very helpful comparison .

[@pedjadoktor7803]

Based on DxO mark's no 1, I expected a lot more from Honor, but found Xiaomi and Samsung better in most situations. Great shootout as always Ben, thank a lot for making these honest reviews.

[@smguk2412]

Thats Because DxO Mark is Shit

[@HATECHANNEL381]

DXO. Lying Lying Lying

[@Riffmaster-666]

DxO is Bullshit and payed lyiers.

[@UnrealOne]

@@HATECHANNEL381 Go away, fanboy

[@trevorbloomfield303]

@@HATECHANNEL381 They aren't lying. Shut up fanboy

[@GFourGadget]

Three of the world's best smartphone cameras out there! Nice comparison video man, great job!

[@SunsetNova]

Great review Ben I get the feeling Samsung went for the 200 megapixel approach more for marketing clout than actual performance.

[@elivelive]

It still performs👀

[@SunsetNova]

@@elivelive with serious drawbacks like the time it takes to take pictures on top of the already slow shutter speed Samsung phones suffer from.

[@Meteor-ThunderBears]

@@SunsetNova If you need a lot of details for stilt image I don't see a problem, it's truly not for everyone but for some editing works, it won't hurt to have that option

[@SunsetNova]

@@Meteor-ThunderBears long standing slow shutter speed is far more important to address instead of playing the megapixel game

[@Joshy14111]

This is real tech journalism, you go to the field and you use the phone in real world, you don't hide in your controlled environment and churn out content like a lot of so called KZbin tech journos

[@leontnf6144]

Thanks for the video comparison, so far the only one I have seen comparing these 3 models at once Would love to see photo comparison between these phones too! Based on this video, undoubtedly S23U is still the best all-rounder video shooter despite lacking the bigger sensor.

[@GR_Rocky]

Xiaomi 13 pro looks great in night. Overall i think xiaomi 13 pro is a good option against s23 ultra.

[@Schnoizl]

it definitely has a more capable camera setup, especially the floating lens feature of the tele allows some super nice close-up shots. i'd take the 13 pro over the s23u any day of the week.

[@aubinbaldonado]

Ohhhh competition is getting pretty goood. Still rocking my Xiaomi 11T, looking forward to getting the 13 Pro

[@alxdava2004]

From what I saw, Honor deserves first place. More sharper images and good colors in different scenarios compared to others. Of course, differences are small at this level.

[@amigosan]

dude, i love how you showed us what it was like in low light conditions with your camera then showing us the photos !! lot of low light photos and videos, with no night mode (amazing), nice places... good shots that shows strength and cons of every devices (and even more in the low light scenarios, videos and photo wise), same in day time very very good love your videos dude keep up the good and honest work, can't wait for honor magic 6 pro review

[@bensgadgetreviews]

Thank you

[@hammednawab5237]

My no 1 guy for any phone review. Keep up the good work 💯

[@Felix21411]

Can't wait to get my hands on the Honor. It's photos look superb and the phone is a beauty.

[@criticalkids]

Been looking forward to your take on the Honor Magic 5 Pro! Can’t wait for this one

[@Gort1175]

If you want pure unbiased fact this guy brings you that. An absolutely fantastic reviewer. No bias , just the facts and honest.

[@nemakis]

- Finally, which phone did ben love. ? xiaomi, honor, or samsung. ? - The ribs at 5:35. Thank you for the review, it was quite revealing in the night shots.

[@beatriceposada7504]

Love your comparison and the tourist trip! Great video and very insightful. Brought a lot of memories from my trip to Thailand 10 years ago

[@CaidicusProductions]

Nice, that was a great comparison. The one thing I dislike about pretty much all smartphone camera videos is the kind of jitteriness when panning across things. I don't know why, but none of the phones here did a particularly good job of panning. While I'm not a fan of iPhones, I think they're the only ones which can pan without that skippy jitteriness. Then again, maybe I'm wrong. Hard to tell.

[@amore7mdred]

Thank you, my friend, for reviewing the phones. I want to buy the S23 Ultra or Xiaomi 13 Pro. You advise me in one

[@mohammadzein504]

All 3 phones are truly great! I feel the Samsung came on top here though. I was really expecting the Honor to do better, due to that top DXO mark! Superb comparison Ben! 👏 You skilfully fit in so many different shot scenarios! Nicely done as always and thank you for that tour of Bangkok! ✌ Those ribs looked delicious, no wonder they vanished. 😄 Wow 8 dollars!

[@wuforever]

Wait for final version

[@Schnoizl]

dxo ratings are a joke, never trust them

[@micha699]

Looks you are right. Night shots from pixel 7 are very noisy compared to Huawei p50 pro. Dxo is not true review

[@WhatMattersMost88]

Ben's hanging around where I usually go. Phrom Phong area near Sukhumvit 24. Go to Jodd Fairs on the weekends. 05:48 - I see you visited Angel's Smoothie stand. Don't forget try the 16 baht boat noodles in the Victory Monument area. See you there Ben!

[@mikeockslong5822]

5:09 I was at around the Same time at the Same Market lol. I traveled there from Austria ^^ Awesome Video as always 🤙

[@flo_h_96]

All three did great! Would have been nice to see the X90 Pro+ in this comparison as well! But great video as always!

[@haribabunaidu2148]

Samsung is at top 👌..Xiaomi's performance is unexpected..honor is just ok..but Ben you are the BEST..you are providing so many permutations and combinations..

[@hahahahahahahaha6682]

This guy is the best in game

[@sentisenti3229]

How lol? Samsung looks worst by being so blurry and painting like. Honor has too much yellow cast and softening but its image seems more useable than samsung. Xiaomi actually more likeable than the rest.

[@mikemikey-dy5zy]

honor mate 50 pro beat mate 50 pro at camera

[@joshuaguapsss3714]

Those powerline are mostly arrangely better than in my country the Philippines,🤣😱 but good review ben as always! these are the 3 monsters along with vivo and pixel on android phones..im scared for whats comes next bit by bit there's no more room for innovations 😳

[@jubayerwasidraiyan5874]

imagine a phone with lossless zoom like on the xperia 1 IV, huge sensors and variable aperture like on the mate 50 pro. Now that's endgame phone camera for me. Then imagine using gcam on those, yikes man getting goosebumps

[@winther5]

great video! Looking forward to the Honor 5 vs Vivo X90 pro+ comparison!

[@humamsiddiqui5284]

Thanks for the comparison. For me.. and this is subjective.. S23 Ultra

[@rahmatstyles4218]

Enjoying your comparison of the devices. Still waiting for Xiaomi 13 Pro availability here in Singapore.

[@Katiphot]

Have been a fan to you channel for many years, glad to see you visit BKK. Enjoy your stay. PS. It's funny that you have the sample pics of our infamous messy cable in the city.

[@magicsilence]

Ben ignore the haters, you are the GOAT of these type of comparisons. I have a controversial opinion about the creamy bokeh at 7:59, for shots of people I think the bokeh enhances the shot, but for shots of things I often end up thinking that the bokeh is just missed focus. I wonder if this is due to the fact that the bokeh effect we see on phones is a mix of natural and software whereas on DSLR Cameras it's all natural. I Either way my eye is drawn to the crispness of the S23 Ultra shot. Thanks for all your hard work in making these videos. Could you include a comparison of moving animals or people in your next comparison? It's the one thing I think is letting my S23 Ultra down, I just can't get a good shot of a dog or person walking etc....

[@RennieAsh]

It's only software when using portrait mode, otherwise it's from the lens. But sometimes the lens isn't fully optimised and you may get shallow focus planes or distorted edges etc .

[@johngordonnorris5945]

Can I ask you a question? Have you ever had any connection issues with other phones etc? I had with the Honor magic 4 Pro and have returned it to my phone supplier in the UK. ( Three)

[@30apexsys7]

Love your camera comparisons! Do you have any plans to do a day in the life series? That would be amazing! 💞

[@esguerraandres291276]

Thanks for this...as always your content is so great and fair..keep up the good work...saludos from Colombia!

[@bensgadgetreviews]

Thank you very much!

[@copenhagen72]

Honor Magic 5 Pro video 4K as blurry as 2K-2.5K (same story, 4K on my Huawei P40 Pro is equal to FullHD on other phones, Nothing Phone (1)'s 4K video is much more sharper). 4K should be crispy sharp, but it seems Huawei/Honor STILL uses pixel binning for unkown purpose.

[@antisocial333]

I think Xiaomi won the photo category

[@KamilsView]

Great work, mate, as always. Keep it up, buddy.

[@PsychMan]

Yes. More camera shoot outs and content. Give me a reason to get a different brand plz Ben lol

[@SaSha-wi9il]

You were in my hometown? Welcome to Bangkok:) Hope you enjoy your stay. Nice vid as always:)

[@tuchpongtulyayon6343]

I really enjoyed this camera phones shoot out. I never laughed this much before. Great work as always ! 👏

[@Mariyani]

Very Good Comparison video... After seeing your footage of Thailand I think I might take a short vacation there sometime this year 😉 I was gonna buy the Honor Magic 5 Pro but managed to get a good deal on the S23 Ultra 512 GB (Black) with the Galaxy Buds2 Pro here in the U.K.

[@TheBhezard]

do huawei phone still without google services?

[@baoquoc3710]

@@TheBhezard yes

[@redfieldmarkz1963]

eyy the comparison video that I been waiting for, keep up the great content! Ben

[@slicor]

Great review as always! Would love to see a video where you compare the software features for photo / video editing on different android flavours / brands, as i feel like the overall camera performance for everyday users is good enough on all mid and high end phones nowadays. I have been with OnePlus for the past years and would be interested what other brands offer in terms of additional features.

[@effefiomasuquo7794]

Editing it's easily xiaomi by far it's editing features are insane just ask around

[@gp8231]

As a S22 Ultra owner thats one thing I don't like, the editing features and filters just feel lame on Samsung's. Doesn't even have a proper Vignette option

[@FauzulChowdhury]

Hey @bensgadgetreviews, I really loved it how you introduced how the original scene looks to naked eyes before the photos are taken. Great stuff.

[@30apexsys7]

This helps a lot in choosing my next phone thanks Ben! Love the content 💞

[@misio87]

Can't wait for the Oppo find X6Pro to come out. That's gonna be a mighty fine shootout video against other ultra/pro phones.

[@deminmax]

Oh, yeah, camera comparison with a reference! Love it!

[@AdisopitoiTimwroi]

amazing review ben as always! keep up the good work brother:)

[@Udayveer_Singh]

Great video. What about the 8k video?

[@kpehe100]

I like the way Samsung tuned down the exposure and saturation this year

[@cozzysa1sdasxzkwszsz]

Great comparison Ben! How does Honor's camera performance compare to the Vivo x90 pro plus?

[@ahmedh1470]

Been loving your videos for a year or so, keep going! I believe the mic in the Honor tries to capture audio that the camera is shooting when you zoom, so audio around the phone is almost non existent.

[@toysupra09]

Great work as always. I can't wait to get my hands on the Honor Magic.

[@felix_sharp]

Welcome to Thailand Ben 🇹🇭 I'm amused that you zoom those cables 🤣

[@hamzaahmed6831]

I loved the review. Thank you so much, Ben.

[@lltechview]

Honors audio at 10x zoom is the audio zoom feature. Probably can be deactivated or should be deactivatable in settings. Samsung Galaxy s23 Ultra by default is also doing that btw. Also I did not get the video part as zoom buttons are available on Honor aswell to switch directly. Why Honor only allows switching between front and back cams on Honor 70 and not the flagships is really really odd.

[@azfarazah7662]

every phone here is monster until you upload video to insta 🤣🤣🤣

[@dannok3315]

But you don't have to take a photo, if the camera says to shot with night mode on the S23 Ultra. Hit the half moon shape off, and you'll get a great shot with no lag in shutter.

[@solas1183]

I like the Honor magic 5 pro between these. It has the purest image quality in lowlight when you cropped in. All are good though and the main reason i would go for it is the shutter speed and focus. It generally shoots with a fast shutter speed and the focus is also better than the imx989 phones. I tried it out with moving subjects and it is really good at that relative to other flagships i tried. Also it has less noise than the Xiaomi 13 pro in indoor and lowlight photos. The s23 ultra is very balanced overall but I prefer the main sensor from the other 2

[@x3merx3mer]

Great stuff. I was hoping Honor will dominate, but I guess that can't happen anymore. All phones are gonna be somewhat similar at the top.

[@bastian.michel]

Ben, I follow you for a long time already. You we're standing out of the crowd by being yourself and not focusing on animations or things like visuals. You we're just yourself. Dont get caught in the narritive that a good youtuber has to bring advanced editing and visuals. Please just stay with the kind of videos which you did before. Dont waste your time with fancy editing. We're here because of you, not advanced final cut moves. More you - less editing. ( I want to add that im referring to future videos. Just to prevent you to go down the rabbit hole of fancy editing )

[@bensgadgetreviews]

Than you

[@usmanabdulkadir3334]

Amazing camera comprising as always Ben's bro

[@senyaikin]

I like how xiaomi shoots, his style.

[@roberthuerta9579]

Wow grate job bro u are my favorite on videos keep up the grate work stay safe!

[@d4ydr33m3r]

As always great work and to the point Ben, thanks man!

[@İslamimotivasyon1]

Çok merak ediyorum. 2030 nasıl telefonlar olacak?😅

[@FloriTravels]

Great camera comparison. There's no clear winner here, if I had to choose one I would probably just go for the cheapest one

[@kingyahya2577]

Xiaomi 13 pro : Global or chinese version?

[@RJGURRI]

Great comparison.. How di rate the xiaomi 13 pro vs pixel 7 Pro vs x90 pro in camera and video as well

[@naturevibezz]

What about OnePlus 11 camera performance?

[@chrisak49]

Xiaomi photos look much better than Samsungs. The photos look close to a mirrorless or small point and shoot.

[@KTMLaranjinha]

Great comparision. That food ham ham. I'm loving my S23U.

[@prinnvZ]

Welcome to Thailand Mr.Ben ✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻

[@hi-techrev145]

S23 Ultra can also switch to selfie camera when recording, so its 5 lenses actually

[@thijsvw]

Hi Ben, just a small tip: it's not the 'fastest aperture' but 'biggest aperture'. Your shutterspeed can be fast (or not), but not your aperture. :-) Awesome video nonetheless! Thank you for all the great content over the past years, I really enjoy it.

[@guptaankur16]

Well well well do your research first mate then criticize

[@thijsvw]

@@guptaankur16 what do you mean?

[@guptaankur16]

@@thijsvw and why it's called faster aperture is because what a slower or smaller aperture lens can do with slower shutter speed it can do with faster shutter speed.

[@bensgadgetreviews]

Ok thanks for the info!

[@fotobagusmanokwari1449]

​@@guptaankur16 what is aperture?

[@maxoo._]

As always great work Ben 👏👍

[@suteero1339]

thank you, I have been waiting this video for weeks^^

[@olliefrancesco5348]

Ben, as always congratulations. I was thrilled with this one-inch sensor but in the end, at night the shots are unrealistic, too much light. in the end the difference with a competitor sensor is a little more depth of field and the natural boke effect. From my point of view it doesn't seem like the famous game changer. Is it true that xiaomi doesn't have hdr in portrait shots? Thank you .

[@robertini390]

Nah that's incredible, i was searching for a camera comparison and just simply forgot about the cameras and the phones, now i just wanna travel to Thailand🤣

[@wouter1104]

​@ben's gadget reviews I like the xiaomi 13pro phone, but low light and night time photography is important for me too. I've noticed in many other reviews too that xiaomi pictures turn out very dark at night. So I want to ask, did you shoot them in Leica authentic or Leica vibrant mode? And did you put it in dedicated night mode? How does that compare? More insight in this aspect would allow me to make a final decision on which one to get :) Thanks!

[@shrees7560]

Use LEICA Vibrant mode for brightened up night photos

[@wouter1104]

@@shrees7560 Do you know any site or video where we can see both modes compared? (for low light/night shots)

[@creativeboy1424]

@@wouter1104 gsmarena

[@Bigboy237D]

Awesome video 🙏 thank you brother for you hard work

[@つかまれたとかげ]

from Japan!　good video. In my opinion, atmosphere:xiaomi night :honer details :galaxy

[@straightcody]

Hey dude, how were you able to get the Honor Magic 5 Pro in Thailand?

[@İslamimotivasyon1]

Xiaomi 13pro❤

[@antonioparra2674]

Hi ben, did u think the mate 50 pro its a better cam than s23u?

[@polpoly376]

I'm gonna wait to see how the mate 60 gonna deal with that "contrast thing" [IF it gonna get imx989] and decide between honor /samsung /huawei cause xiaomi still to do some homework with the software pic process... PS.: is there any specific reason why the s23 & magic5 changes the voice volume while video rec and changing lenses??

[@RennieAsh]

It's subject focus / audio zoom . It tries to enhance what you've zoomed into; obviously this doesn't lend well to the voice behind the camera lol

[@deminmax]

All three are pretty good in good lighting conditions. And all three are good at selfies. I guess they have similar camera modules and its obvious on what datasets to train. But in low light you can dafinitely see the difference. Samsung is more versatile. And it looks like it just have more resources in tweaking different types of shots. On the close 2nd place is Xiaomi in my opinion. And Honor is close 3rd.

[@michaelma7905]

Excellent comparison Ben! I believe many people are struggling on which one to buy among these 3 (or 4 if including X90 Pro+). S23 U may have firmware updated since it has been launched earlier and hence more stable.

[@sidv1425]

The Best camera reviewer 🔥🔥🔥

[@MuhammadNur369]

very helpfully compairison video review...thanks ben

[@chavasornsumanont6789]

Great review. PS. welcome to my country, wish u have a good trip.

[@ankn01]

The best channel when comes to camera review. Praiser here again.😊

[@kaptmart]

What color science did you use for the X13 Pro(Authentic or Vibrant)? Quite impressed with X13 Pro especially its natural bokeh from just having bigger sensor. The color science is quite there too, almost no edits or color tweaking necessary. Also, KUDOS to you for bringing all those gadgets with you in those streets. That took guts!

[@bensgadgetreviews]

I used vibrant

[@chriscantrell6983]

Nice review Ben. Definitely stay off the taxi bikes in Bangkok :)

[@Tsinepanos]

The cable management on that road is on Another level

[@jay-rdumsing9203]

Please have a camera comparison between the Huawei Mate 50 Pro and Honor Magic 5

[@ectolo]

i subscribed off the back of this video. I would also like to see some more controlled tests, where the same tripod mounting position, etc is used. Like a photograph session setup. Also, it would be great to see some larger group shots. I had a P20 pro and took some beautiful photos with its 40mp mode of large group shots on camp. It was golden hour and everyone sat still and the results were amazing, especially in 2018.

[@bensgadgetreviews]

Thank you

[@elvinoctavian9744]

The camera shots of the Samsung S 23 Ultra are still the Best for me, the exposure is not excessive, more close to the real thing. Well done #Samsung 👍🏼

[@mysterio7807]

Ben, did Xiaomi mentioned something about portrait video? Or the sensor is big enough to do that natively.

[@arzizieghazali]

In my opinion, best single photo captured by Xiaomi 13 Pro. Clean and natural DOF..