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ZDNET's key takeaways
Oppo Find X8 Ultra performs better than its Samsung rival in almost every scenario.
The Galaxy S25 Ultra comes close in ultrawide camera comparison.
Oppo's flagship has unique features like XPAN mode, Hasselblad color science, and Master mode.
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra houses one of the most versatile camera systems on a mainstream phone, thanks to its two telephoto cameras and an ultrawide sensor coupled with a 200MP primary camera.
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But the Oppo Find X8 Ultra is equally, if not more, versatile. It has bigger sensors on the four 50MP cameras on its back. Plus, the Oppo flagship is paired with a renewed Hasselblad partnership -- for extra features like XPAN mode, better Portraits, and Hasselblad Natural Color Solution, re-engineered for mobile.
I was confused about which phone to take on my trip to Sweden, so I took both and compared the results, which are... interesting.
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