Xiaomi Mi 11 VS Samsung Galaxy S21 VS Huawei P40 Pro Plus - Camera Comparison!

The ultimate camera comparison between the Galaxy S21, Mi 11 and the P40 Pro Plus!
I've included a variety of daytime and night time sample pictures, sample videos and sample selfies!
Check out the Xiaomi Mi 11 at TradingShenzhen: bit.ly/38Nf1P3
0:00 - Intro
0:27 - Portrait Mode Pictures
0:58 - Zoom Pictures
1:35 - Ultra Wide Pictures
2:07 - Main Camera Daytime
3:02 - Main Camera Night Pictures
3:47 - Ultra Wide Night Pictures
5:01 - Sample Daytime Videos
7:54 - Sample Night Videos
10:30 - Selfies
What phone do you think is best for pictures and videos? The Galaxy S21, the P40 Pro Plus or the Mi 11? Leave a comment and let us know your thoughts!

[@rudyanzgeneziz1730]

This is what i’ve been waiting for Great review!

[@shui8]

P40 for me. All three are good quality, but once u pixel peep, only P40 kept the most details without looking oversharp, oversmudge, less artifacts because of the big sensor used. Photographers appreciate this kind of thing the most, especially when u need to print on a large scale.

[@chandrarajtr3674]

And it have 10 times optical zoom

[@youku3dcode144]

Yes HUAWEI is best 🥰🥰👈

[@matthiashimmel4726]

Thanks for this great comparison ! Many greetings, Matthias from Germany

[@AmetanoitosSG]

Very good work Alex I think the p40 pro plus although last year's model does very well in both photos and sound. The s21 plus on the other hand has smooth video and nothing else.

[@RedskullPro]

Hey, thanks for stopping by! Appreciated!

[@LOOKn4WRD]

Great reviews. Making Cambridge look like an interesting place. IMHO the best overall is the S21. Looking forward to the MI 11 Ultra pro. If its even a bit better, than the MI 11, it will take the crown. Cheers!

[@RedskullPro]

Haha, Yeah, Cambridge looks so much cooler through these pictures!

[@kalinb5185]

P40 is almost an year old phone now, still prefer most of it's pictures - nighttime especially you can see at 3:43 the sign on all 3 phones. Huawei has way better dynamics. Also it would be nice if Redskull mentions the software of the phones, because EMUI 11 ruined the camera of P40 Pro in some scenarios

[@RedskullPro]

This is still running emui 10...no update :(

[@kalinb5185]

@@RedskullPro interesting, im getting notifications every night that i can update mine to 11.0.152, would be nice when you get it to make compassion between two softwares. Thanks for great videos!

[@youku3dcode144]

Correct HUAWEI is best 🥰🥰

[@youku3dcode144]

@@RedskullPro HarmonyOS Coming soon Yes 🥰

[@betaraybill3548]

@@youku3dcode144 they say Harmony OS is reskinned Android 10

[@jorge_the_first]

Is there any way to include pictures from people that are not portrait? I don't like portrait and I think that it makes difference in the image quality.

[@RedskullPro]

That is an idea...I didn't think about it till now. Yeah, I can include non portrait people pictues

[@aayanalam2793]

Hi thanks so much for making such high quality content for these smartphones. Your channel really is great! I'm thinking of upgrading from an exynos S20 to a mi11, how do you think the mi11 cameras would hold up? It would be amazing if i get a response (:

[@RedskullPro]

Hey, I would wait and see what the Mi 11 Pro brings ...it should be launched pretty soon. From the s20 to the mi 11 you aren't gonna see that big of a difference..

[@aayanalam2793]

@@RedskullPro thanks for replying. Keep up the good work!

[@Waterresistance.]

Dude, pls make with mate 40 pro plus vs 12 pro max and oppo x2 pro

[@amranibrahimrashidi]

Your images sample is always the best...

[@RedskullPro]

Thank you very much!

[@amranibrahimrashidi]

@@RedskullPro you are welcome...

[@francescacaria88]

Hi Alex, you're amazing. One question: Does it make sense today to buy a huawei p 30 pro for the price of 445€ ? Thank you

[@RedskullPro]

The P30 Pro is not a bad phone by any means... but... it is a 2 years old phone at this time...Personally I wouldn't buy one

[@osamashaher3772]

That's a bit expensive for an old model. I got a P40 Pro for less

[@aryanzayden5687]

Can you make a video mi11 gcam vs the rest. Thanks

[@bogdanfot]

Hey man, you did it. Thanks!

[@RedskullPro]

Yeah, a bit late...but got to it eventually

[@jorge_the_first]

Great! I really think that probably most of the people don't take portrait at all. Thanks a lot and congratulations for the amazing work!

[@zackstrongarm6951]

Videos sound recording quality: 1. S21 2. Mi11 3. P40PP

[@respondtononsense7513]

I like the way you're presenting smartphones. No fuss, no bullshit. Nice

[@RedskullPro]

Thanks for checking out the video!

[@chandrarajtr3674]

P40 pro plus have 10 times optical zoom right?

[@RedskullPro]

yes it does... well it has a 3x telephoto lens and a 10x telephoto lens. If I would have zoomed to 10x you would have seen a massive difference in quality

[@sergioaraujo4519]

Amazing review

[@RedskullPro]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@popguy1234]

overall I prefer S21 S21 telephoto lens is only 1.1x combined with a high resolution sensor. But the results are surprisingly. 😎

[@RedskullPro]

I think the most surprising is the Mi 11 for zoom pictures

[@shui8]

@@RedskullPro Exactly! Those 108mp res put in a good use!

[@popguy1234]

@@RedskullPro for me not surprise because my S21U can zoom with 108MP mode and results are great. But cannot compared to S21 telephoto

[@youku3dcode144]

HUAWEI Is best at all

[@adamcash6093]

S21 user!!!! Love it..

[@RedskullPro]

Awesome! Thanks for checking out the video!

[@zhila5958]

would you recommend it? any complains?

[@spandexunderwear3630]

If I had to choose one of them I would go for the Mi 11, simply because I take a lot more photos than videos, and photos are where it seems to shine

[@burhanivhg]

P40 pro plus for me the best all of them

[@potatophil8432]

Hey Alex! I love that you are one of the few reviewers that do a good job on the video recording capabilities on ALL LENSES. I mean, it's 2021 and it's the era of video. :) Especially young creators will use phones a lot in the future and the ultra wide cameras are super important for that (and unfortunately neglected by manufacturers in comparison to the main camera (specs, specs, specs...)). I wished when you do the ultra wide video tests you would flip the phone around for a moment and film yourself, as this is probably the best quality (better than the selfie cams) and wide enough for vlogging. Just a suggestion :). Looking forward to the Mi 11 Pro, Oneplus 9 and P50 Pro this year, and I hope one of them gets the ultra-wide right for video!

[@RedskullPro]

Great suggestion! Next camera comparison will have that!

[@potatophil8432]

@@RedskullPro awesome! You are the man! :)

[@shui8]

Next time, can u compare low light photos using with Auto as well? Because thats where RYYB shines. Takes only in split seconds while produce amazing low light capabilities, without the needs of long exposure Night Mode (less artifact & less color cast as well).

[@RedskullPro]

Good suggestion... I'll have to find a way to make those pictures so I know what pictures I took on Auto

[@shui8]

@@RedskullPro Thank you man! 😉

[@VakreUthaug]

P40 PRO PLUS is my FAVORITE !!

[@youku3dcode144]

My and 🥰🥰

[@MrArkadysan]

Don't complain it's cold in winter, Alex. You are in a country whose national sport is ice hockey :)

[@RedskullPro]

haha! True...but i'm just not a winter person!

[@MrArkadysan]

@@RedskullPro Yeah, I know. I appreciate your dedication for us.

[@user-zj4ow5oy8p]

Naght p40 pluss and met 40plussa and s21

[@fondbcn42]

Sd888 or exynos 2100 ?

[@RedskullPro]

sd888

[@user-zj4ow5oy8p]

We want to shoot in low lighting conditions: the P40 Pro Plus, Mate 40 Pro Plus, S21

[@KaizerFaith]

The p40 seems to be recording with the front mic its likely a bug.

[@RedskullPro]

Possible...

[@glennmarclee]

How's the shutter lag on these phones?

[@RedskullPro]

I think the p40 pro is the quickes, with the s21 and mi 11 about the same...

[@swigga69]

S21 for me!

[@RedskullPro]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@youku3dcode144]

HUAWEI P40 pro plus 2020 model 🥰👈💪💪

[@GAM4BigStrongGuys]

Hmmm between Samsung S21 & Huawei P40 Pro Plus BUT ALSO depends which has the better Battery life (Possibly wait for Note 21 and Mate 50 Pro and see if any improvement later in the year)

[@osamashaher3772]

Huawei always has better battery life than Samsung

[@DeepteshLovesTECH]

Me looking at P40 Pro Plus Ultra wide camera: Is that even "Ultra" Wide?!

[@RedskullPro]

yeah...it isn't that wide...

[@ingridkollmer6102]

It is 18mm, while the S21 Ultra is 13mm.Only the PMate40pro plus got an 14mm UW camera.

[@Beluga..]

Yes it's ultra wide

Xiaomi! but want the beige and gold version.......

[@dangerouss3386]

good video but in my opinion i see p40 pro+ better in the night sharper than the others

[@amanieux]

can gcam be installed on all these phones ?

[@RedskullPro]

can be installed on the s21 and mi 11

[@amanieux]

@@RedskullPro thanks. does gcam still makes better photos than stock camera on these recent smartphones ?

[@TioCzarnemi1234russo]

every video is different, its impossible to guess which one is the best. but im my opinion, huawei is kinda better at least on this video.

[@inspirationvibes81]

Which firmware is Xiaomi mi11?

[@RedskullPro]

Check this video; I showed the firmware in there somewhere: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z16ye2iBrrKfZ5o

[@RomioJudo]

Really good comparison! What will happen when Mi 11 Pro comes out?!

[@RedskullPro]

haha...who knows...

[@crisanmario1]

S21 does not have a telephoto lens...it crops in the 64 Mp sensor,so the zoom is digital,like on the Xiaomi Mi11

[@RedskullPro]

12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide) 64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto) 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide) So technically, it does have a 1.1x telephoto lens

[@crisanmario1]

@@RedskullPro Yeah,technically you're right,even if nobody takes pictures at 1.1x, but at 5x zoom,like in the video,the zoom is digital.

[@JustJamesYT]

@@crisanmario1 ??? The telephoto on the camera is a 3x zoom, it zooms in 2x more but it still uses the telephoto. Are you thinking of the macro, where it uses the ultrawide?

[@crisanmario1]

@@JustJamesYT "Branded as telephoto, the third camera has an ever so slightly longer lens than the main module - around 29mm equivalent. However, thanks to its 64MP sensor, it's used for hybrid zoom action with 'lossless' results up to the default 3x magnification level. This one, too, has a stabilized lens, its aperture listed at f/2.0. Zooming on the S21 is done by cropping from the center portion of that 64MP imager. 2x shots are good and have a remarkably similar overall look to their 64MP counterparts - detailed, but with low contrast. 3x pushes beyond the sensor's resolution and adds some upscaling to the mix, which results in a certain loss of absolute sharpness and contrast, and it makes noise a little bit more visible." @gsmarena

[@crisanmario1]

So it's not really a telephoto lens,it just crops in,but if the results are ok,there's nothing wrong with that...except the misleading marketing...well,at least you can take 64MP photos if you want,for even more detail,in good light

[@CrashPCcz]

Nice comparison. I‘m surprised how well the Mi 11 often held up, so I'm already wathing your comparison with Mi 11. It's a poor mans flagship.

[@seventysevencats]

S21 phones don't take sharper pictures on the telephoto lenses, it's just artificial sharpeness and this can exaggerate artifacts. On the white truck, the P40 Pro Plus is much more pleasant. Makes me want to see what they'll bring next.

[@AdAstra91]

P40 Pro+ has a 3X Zoom and a 10X Periscopical lens. Sadly the 3X one is actually the worst of the 5, so when u want a 5X magnification, it will use the 3X and cut out of the frame, resulting really disappointing shots, considering the price. So The P40 Pro+ has a mediocre zoom from 3X until 10X, but after that it will start to use the 10X that, indeed, is the best optical zoom in the market (even slightly better than the S21 Ultra one). It's a misleading situation, but in the practice, if u have that phone you have to know that from 3X to 10X u won't have the same quality of the other sensors.

[@seventysevencats]

The 5x zoom, I strongly disagree with your conclusions about details/sharpeness. The P40 Pro Plus show finer details without oversharpening like the other two. This is of a higher quality, even watching a video compressed by KZbin on a monitor.

[@markalfons2020]

Nice work. Next time would love to see p40 pro plus vs s21 ultra. Their camera systems are supposedly the same. So it'd be interesting to compare the two.

[@RedskullPro]

yeah...too bad I won't be able to get the s21 ultra...over my budget

[@markalfons2020]

@@RedskullPro can you borrow it for the comparison? It's not on KZbin yet and I bet it'll be a hit.

[@laur_asante]

Bravo Alex se pare ca e frig pe acolo :) eu unul folosesc p40pro si sunt foarte multumit de el.

[@RedskullPro]

M-am mutat de la frig! :) Uite cum arata noua locatie: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXO3iKefqdpqhZo

[@wosaidhossen2965]

Obviously mi 11😍

[@RedskullPro]

Thanks for watching!

[@bubumic2971]

Mi 11 looks very interesting ... but the S21 looks cool too

[@DeepteshLovesTECH]

6:33 Jiggly buildings on the Mi11 and P40 Pro Plus. (EIS effect)

[@KaizerFaith]

All 3 have this lol

[@tonii4673]

I would take p40 pro plus without a doubt if it had google services. This is really a bummer since I use google services a lot. I gotta choose between s21 plus and mi 11. I feel like mi 11 is better at everything except cameras but mi 11s cameras are still great tho. I think that I will go with mi 11 since you dont get much more in s21 plus and s 21 plus is 250 euros more expensive where I live.

[@RedskullPro]

The Mi 11 Pro may be interesting...it should be released pretty soon

[@tonii4673]

@@RedskullPro I totally forgot about it. It could be very interesting. Also oneplus 9 is coming soon but I have some kind of feeling that cameras will not be the best again.

[@diegociudad5401]

S21 🤘🏻

[@Beluga..]

Huawei leica is still better

[@SMaxim-ql8lm]

S21 or Pixel 5?

[@RedskullPro]

s21 imo

[@reneulifeolshop3503]

awesome

[@RedskullPro]

Thanks for watching!

[@chrischeng6431]

@@RedskullPro Could you make a video for camera comparison between S21 and S20. Thanks.

[@najid2053]

Potrait - S21 Daytime photos - S21 Zoom pictures - mi 11 Daytime ultrawide - mi11 Night photos - S21 Night ultrawide - mi 11 Daytime back videos - mi 11 Daytime front video - p40 plus Night time videos - S21 Daytime selfie - S21 Night selfie - s21 Microphone - P40 plus These are my choice for each categories 🤗

[@RedskullPro]

Thanks for sharing with everyone!

[@youku3dcode144]

HUAWEI Is better at All

[@Flintastick]

Huawei P40 Pro + is amazing with cameras!

[@CK-ox2br]

The blueish color is really bad... way too blue and that is absolutely not ultra wide camera at all!

[@evil_xsimon3639]

For me it's always huawei

[@youku3dcode144]

🥰🥰

[@evil_xsimon3639]

@@youku3dcode144 huawei is the best

[@kienkien5211]

I think S21 is the best overall

[@RedskullPro]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@sebasdiscover3520]

Huawei is the king

[@EricOkafor]

Great comparison Alex. S21 any day👌🏽

[@cyberdasherxd2505]

this should of been mate 40 pro plus

[@tharinduliyanaarachchi2726]

Samsung ❤

[@samsaroj1499]

Mi 11 is best followed By P40 pro and Samsung is last

[@RedskullPro]

Really? I felt like the p40 pro plus didn't do that great in this video :(

[@mitiaramanamirija1481]

@@RedskullPro Maybe because you're using AI.Huawei phones are much better with AI turned off.

[@3.AM_MUSICA-]

In most photos the p40 pro plus wins

[@cesargarciamartinez3275]

naaah

[@yeudygonzalez2291]

P40 pro 👍

[@wanahmad4344]

AKASO V50 PRO SE VS AKASO V50 ENDLESS SUMMER PLEASE 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 👍 👇

[@ahmadhusaini9631]

S21 did better job at nightime video

[@maciejs1315]

3:38 wtf huawei XDDD Lantern is red XD

[@atsadventure6990]

4th from Bangladesh

[@RedskullPro]

4th indeed! :)

[@Tagizade211]

Huawei 👑

[@arunhallan9813]

I ❤ mi

[@RedskullPro]

Thanks for watching!

[@pham3383]

S21 P40 Mi11

[@kieptruoc6963]

P40 pro win

[@nielsjunker1487]

I want mi 11😀

[@RedskullPro]

Good choice!

[@AngelCapellan]

s21 so far

[@RedskullPro]

Thanks for sharing!

[@ardakerim]

Huawei is more realist but I think samsung best

[@jeffsartori]

You have to show the 1x1 size where we'll really can see the differences. You'll notice how Mi11 process the pictures much more naturally compared to Samsung and Huawei. Mi11 is the closest to a DSLR image standard. On a mobile screen, Samsung tends to be more attractive due its sharpness, dynamic range and saturation. P40 has a lot o contrast, especially at night, but again, overly processed IMO.

[@alexkumpan52]

даа, РРРРРРрречь просто кишит Рррррусским акцентом )))))))

[@Beluga..]

Huawei is still the Best one year after with this P40 Pro ! 🔥

[@Naveenkumarmaahi7]

P40PRO plus

[@RedskullPro]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts

[@user-nm7jo6gu5j]

+

[@markalfons2020]

S21 doesn't have a 108 mp camera

[@RedskullPro]

The Mi 11 does, and I said the Mi 11 :)

[@markalfons2020]

@@RedskullPro make a comparison between P40 pro plus and s21 ultra. Their camera systems are supposedly similar.

[@ryanwhite6506]

？zoom

[@RedskullPro]

Minute 0:58

[@hbgstorm]

Whyyyyyy not the s21 ultra ive been waiting for this but not the regular s21

[@RedskullPro]

Too expensive for me... sorry

[@hbgstorm]

@@RedskullPro @Redskull sorry its just that its the most interesting thing in the whole smartphone world now 🤣 the zoom on the p40 pro plus vs the s21 ultra. Every zoom option 3x 10x 20x 50x and 100x

[@arnielsantisteban3103]

The battle is only between Samsung and Apple.

[@nitzerbep]

It's pretty obvious - #1 Huawei P40. #2 MI 11 #3 S21

[@RedskullPro]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@vincentmallari2036]

Hahaha samsung hater watching on my s21 ultra

[@Ruperth316]

Huawei is getting left behind, that Kirin is really weak

[@RedskullPro]

This phone is almost a year old now...

[@chapaevvasiliy]

1st?

[@usmanabdulkadir3334]

First

[@RedskullPro]

yes!

[@chapaevvasiliy]

Second! Shit!

[@RedskullPro]

2nd indeed :)

[@mariajosenortesperez3353]

S21👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@vincentmallari2036]

Mi 11 front camera is trash

[@alessandrodedomenico3554]

M11 overall

[@youku3dcode144]

HUAWEI Is so much better You're sabotaging HUAWEI 😠😠Yes

[@RedskullPro]

To me it doesn't matter what phone takes better pictures

[@youku3dcode144]

@@RedskullPro HUAWEI is faster and has better battery 🥰🥰

[@jph.j5183]

That's so unfair the Huawei is so much better