Welcome to the 91mobiles Blind Camera League! We’re on a mission to uncover the best smartphone camera out there, spanning every price range and tackling real-world scenarios. And here’s where you come in – it’s up to you to decide which photos stand out. Pick your favourites, and watch as the lowest-ranked phone gets knocked out. The top pick advances, moving through the rounds until we crown the ultimate champion!
Round two flagship competitors
In the second round, we have the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra (review) and the Google Pixel 9 (review) battling it out for the title of Best Flagship Camera Phone. Check out the blind camera comparisons below, and vote for your favourite photos!
Other competitors under the flagship segment:
- Vivo X100 Pro vs Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold
Camera specs at a glance:
Before we begin our blind camera test, let’s review these phones’ on-paper specs. Since it is a blind camera test, we have renamed the phones “Phone A” and “Phone B.” The names will be disclosed after a week once the poll ends.
| Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra | Google Pixel 9 | |
| Primary camera | 200 MP (ISOCELL HP2SX), f/1.7 with PDAF & OIS | 50 MP, f/1.68 with Octa PDAF & OIS |
| Secondary camera | 12 MP (ultrawide), f/2.2 with PDAF | 48 MP (ultrawide), f/1.7 with Quad PDAF & Autofocus |
| Tertiary camera | 10 MP (Sony IMX816, 3x telephoto), f/2.4 with OIS | NA |
| Quaternary Camera | 50 MP (5x periscope) f/3.4 with OIS | NA |
| Front Camera | 12 MP, f/2.2 with PDAF with Autofocus | 10.5 MP, f/2.2 with Dual PDAF & Autofocus |
Daylight HDR
These daylight pictures were captured from both smartphones simultaneously to test their HDR capabilities, colour management, sharpness, etc.
Ultrawide
We took these shots at our office to test how well the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and Google Pixel 9 can handle distortion on the ultrawide lens, and apply perspective correction, colour consistency, HDR processing, and other elements.
Zoom
The following zoom shots were captured in our office campus, at the same focal length and from the same spot.
Portrait
We took the following portrait shots from the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and Google Pixel 9, we matched the time and kept the same distance from the subject on both phones.
Selfie
To test the colour management, focus, and HDR capabilities of the front camera. These selfies were captured from both phones at our office.
Low light without night mode
These low-light pictures were taken with the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and Google Pixel 9 without using night mode, to test their low-light capabilities.
Low light with night mode
The below images were clicked in the same setup, but this time we enabled the night mode on the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and Google Pixel 9.
This wraps up our blind camera comparison between the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and Google Pixel 9. Now, it’s time to pick the images you like more, by casting your vote in the polls attached to each segment. The polls will remain open for exactly a week. Revisit this page on November 27th to see which of the two advances to the next and final round.
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