The Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra will crush Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra on camera performance.

The Mi 10 Ultra looks like Xiaomi's new attempt to chase after the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra, with a ridiculous-sounding 120x zoom camera.

The number of megapixels Xioami decides to use is important because with a fairly low optical zoom, the Chinese manufacturer will be achieving that three-figure maximum zoom by cropping and blowing up the image.

The camera and name probably remind you of the Galaxy S20 Ultra, which also uses a 48MP 4x optical zoom telephoto camera to achieve its 100x 'Space Zoom' feature.

The Galaxy Note 20 Ultra uses a different 12MP telephoto sensor, with a maximum of 50x zoom but 5x optical zoom.

It's equipped with two telephoto cameras: a 12MP 2x optical zoom "portrait" sensor and an 8MP 10x hybrid zoom telephoto camera.

This may mean we still get two zoom cameras on the Mi 10 Ultra as well, with the new 120x sensor probably replacing the 8MP camera and joining the existing 108MP main camera lens.