I took 500 photos with the latest Samsung, Oppo, and Xiaomi phones - this one won the most

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Samsung has launched its latest flagship phone, the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, and, as in years past, added a quartet of cameras to the back. Samsung is arguably the best camera phone you can buy in the US, but a recent trip to Mobile World Congress reminded me that there's more out there than just Samsung. 

Indeed, two of the best camera phones you can buy live outside the US.

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The Xiaomi 17 and the Oppo Find X9 Pro are two juggernauts in the camera industry. Each company has a partnership with a respected camera brand -- Xiaomi has been working with Leica, and Oppo has kept its Hasselblad cooperation rolling. 

So I wanted to take all three phones out and put the cameras through their paces to ...