Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra is the recently launched flagship from Samsung. The device is a beast in every way and packs the most powerful specs on a Smartphone. Today we are mainly going to discuss the Camera capabilities of the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra as it beats iPhone 13 Pro Max on the VCX Forum Camera test.
What is VCX?
VCX is a non-profit organization with the main objective of providing numeric indicators of the camera value of smartphones and products and it is based on an objective assessment of equipment. So, what VCX does is, test a camera on a smartphone under various categories and circumstances and come up with a numerical score. VCX stands for (Valued Camera eXperience) and not only smartphones they also test the image quality of cameras in mobile devices such as tablets, computers, notebooks, drones, etc.
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra vs iPhone 13 Pro Max Camera Specifications
| Camera | Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra | iPhone 13 Pro Max |
| Rear | Quad Camera Setup108 MP, f/1.8, 23mm (wide), 1/1.33″, 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS10 MP, f/4.9, 230mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.52″, 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.52″, 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120Ëš (ultrawide), 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video Video Recording 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+ | Triple Camera Setup 12 MP, f/1.5, 26mm (wide), 1.9µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS12 MP, f/2.8, 77mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom12 MP, f/1.8, 13mm, 120Ëš (ultrawide), PDAFTOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth) Video Recording 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10‑bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR |
| Front | Single Selfie Camera40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.82″, 0.7µm, PDAFVideo Recording 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps | Single Selfie Camera 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6″Video Recording 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps |
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra betas the iPhone 13 Pro Max
As I already told you, VCX tests both the front and rear camera of a device under various circus stances. Here is a comparison of the scores got by both Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra and iPhone 13 Pro max.
| Category | Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra | iPhone 13 Pro Max |
| Image Quality (Rear Camera) | 73 | 64 |
| Video (Rear Camera) | 70 | 73 |
| Performance (Rear Camera) | 62 | 57 |
| Overall Score (Rear Camera) | 70 | 64 |
| Selfie Image Quality | 64 | 49 |
| Final VCX Score | 69 | 61 |
With all these tests, Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra produces a final score of 69, while the iPhone 13 Pro Max settled for 61. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra wins the test and got a 5-star rating for its cameras. In the above chart, we can see, Galaxy S22 Ultra tops out the iPhone 13 Pro Max in almost every department. Starting with the image quality from the rear camera, Samsung wins with 98 Points here, while the iPhone has an edge on video with just 3 points. Samsung scored 62 on the camera performance test while iPhone 13 Pro Max settled for 57.
Summing up the scores of the rear camera test, Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra scored 70 whereas iPhone scored only 64. Now talking about the selfie camera, the 40MP f/2.2 sensors on the Galaxy S22 Ultra beats iPhone 13 Pro Max with 15 points.
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Here is the detailed Camera test report of Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra and iPhone 13 Pro Max. Check out our latest video of the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra.
