I took over 500 photos with the Samsung S25 Ultra and Oppo Find X8 Ultra - the winner is very clear

I carried both the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and the Oppo Find X8 Ultra on my trip to Sweden, but I'll pick only one of these phones for my next vacation.

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 ...