Phones with Ultra-HDR: 4 models

What is it?

What is Ultra-HDR and what does it do?

Ultra-HDR is the Android world's HDR photo format. Inside an ordinary JPEG it embeds a gain map — a brightness map saying which regions should shine and by how much — so on an HDR display the photo's highlights genuinely glow while the shadows keep their depth.

The clever part is the backward compatibility: because the file is at heart a JPEG, it opens as a normal photo on every screen and in every app without HDR support. Nothing is lost — a capable display shows the extra, an ordinary one shows what it always did.

Decision table

Ultra-HDR Camera Features: which one for what?

The 4 models on this page are scored only against each other, for the use you pick. Scores come from the spec sheets; no price and no advertising go in.

What will you use it for? Gaming Photo / Video Battery Life Daily Use

Leads for Gaming: Google Pixel 10 Pro78%

Leads for Photo / Video: Google Pixel 10 Pro89%

Leads for Battery Life: OnePlus Nord 568%

Leads for Daily Use: Google Pixel 10 Pro82%

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Google Pixel 11 ProGoogle
6.3" · Google Tensor G6 · 50 MP
78% 89% 55% 81%
Why it ranks here
- 16 GB of RAM
- 120Hz display
- Current model — 1 months on the market
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Photo / Video
- 106mm telephoto reach
- Current model — 1 months on the market
Is the camera good?
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 1 months on the market
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Daily Use
- Current model — 1 months on the market
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Google Pixel 11Google
6.3" · Google Tensor G6 · 48 MP
74% 87% 67% 80%
Why it ranks here
- 120Hz display
- Current model — 1 months on the market
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Photo / Video
- 112mm telephoto reach
- Current model — 1 months on the market
Is the camera good?
Why it ranks here
- 4985 mAh battery — top of the pool
- Current model — 1 months on the market
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Daily Use
- Current model — 1 months on the market
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Google Pixel 10 ProGoogle
6.3" · Google Tensor G5 · 50 MP
78% 89% 61% 82%
Why it ranks here
- 16 GB of RAM
- 120Hz display
- Current model — 13 months on the market
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Photo / Video
- 5x optical zoom
- Current model — 13 months on the market
Is the camera good?
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 13 months on the market
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Daily Use
- Current model — 13 months on the market
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OnePlus Nord 5OnePlus
6.83" · Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 · 50 MP
62% 70% 68% 78%
Why it ranks here
- 144Hz display
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Photo / Video
Is the camera good?
Why it ranks here
- 5200 mAh battery — top of the pool
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Daily Use