"The vivo X300 Ultra and the Oppo Find X9 Ultra are two of the top camera phones of 2026, and although the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra can't quite match them, it has the advantage of a lower price and a wider availability. Everyone's focus is mostly on the rear cameras, but their selfie modules are respectable as well - the vivo and Oppo have 50MP sensors on the front, while the Samsung sports an optimized 12MP sensor."
"We've been working on the Samsung Galaxy A37 and Galaxy A57 reviews and we were struck by just how good the selfie videos from these two mid-rangers turned out. Both use 12MP sensors, but lack autofocus, not to mention the flagship-class image processing hardware of the three flagships above (all three of which use the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5)."
"This is where you come in - we have shot selfie video samples with all five phones that you can watch on our TikTok, Instagram and YouTube channels. You can also look at the stills above or download this high-quality video to avoid the usual streaming video compression. Note that this is a blind test, so the clips will play in random order and we won't reveal which video came from which phone until later. For now, we've just labeled them Phone 1 through 5."
"Just to put things into perspective, the vivo X300 Ultra has an MSRP of €2,000, while the Samsung Galaxy A37 only costs around a fifth of that - €430. And that's the MSRP, the street price is already lower than that. We will share the results from the blind test and re"
The vivo X300 Ultra and Oppo Find X9 Ultra are positioned as top camera phones, while the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra offers lower price and broader availability. Front cameras are compared alongside rear cameras, with vivo and Oppo using 50MP selfie sensors and Samsung using an optimized 12MP sensor. Samsung Galaxy A37 and Galaxy A57 selfie video performance is noted as unexpectedly strong, despite lacking autofocus and not having flagship-class image processing hardware. All three flagship phones use Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Five phones’ selfie video samples are provided for viewing, with clips labeled Phone 1 through 5 in a blind test where order is randomized. Viewers are asked to choose the best clip and share opinions, with results to follow.
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