Top 6 Best Camera Phones In 2021

 

Best camera phones

everyone wants one of the best camera

phones to take great photos

at a moment's notice evaluating image

quality in a wide variety of conditions

we also perform head-to-head face-offs

to compare

camera performance between leading

handsets

these days mobile cameras are more

sophisticated than they've ever been

and far more capable than your average

point and shoot the finest cameras in

phones meld intricate optics and sensors

with software algorithms that rely upon

math and science to extract the best

possible light

color and detail out of every scenario

it's not just about the number of lenses

on the back either

some phone makers are even leveraging

artificial intelligence to make their

post

processing even better there are many

factors to consider if camera quality

factors heavily into your smartphone

purchasing decision

a good way to start is by asking

yourself what kinds of photos you see

yourself taking not all multi-lens

cameras are created equal

some have ultra wide lenses for stunning

landscapes others have telephotos for

zoomed in

shallow depth of field portraits and

others still have both

the newest flagships from the likes of

samsung huawei

even have periscope style lenses that

can achieve

up to 10 times lossless zoom rivaling

the power of dslrs

something else to consider megapixels

don't matter as much as

aperture cameras with a wider aperture

let in more light which greatly helps

produce better shots in the dark

the high megapixel sensors found in the

latest devices are nice but it's a

common misconception that pixel count

directly translates to better looking

photos do you need a portrait mode that

allows for bokeh

backgrounds that's where the subject of

the photo is in sharp focus while an

artistic

blur blankets the rest of the scene

although it started as a feature

exclusive to multi-camera phones the

single lens pixel 4a

and iphone se are both capable of

capturing bokeh

effect portraits some devices even let

you adjust the strength of the blur

before

and after you take a shot front camera

specs are important too

in a world where we are taking more

selfies than ever you shouldn't overlook

a phone's front camera

some front cameras like the ones on the

iphone 11 and

pixel 4 can 

actually perform the same

portrait mode effects

that rear cameras pull off some phones

like the older galaxy s10plus

feature two front cameras with the

second lens pulling

in more background detail finally don't

forget about video

your cameras shoot more than just still

images consider what resolution the

camera captures video at

along with the frame rate a word to the

wise though be wary that ratcheting up

resolution will result in clips that

take up much more space on your phone's

internal storage therefore if you plan

to shoot a lot of video either purchase

a device with more gigabytes on board or

if you're entertaining an

android device invest in a fast micro sd

card

stay with us until the end because you

don't want to miss our number one pick

as we count down the six best camera

phones

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number six on our list is the google

pixel 4a

one look at the pixel 4a spec sheet and

you might be underwhelmed by its 12.2

megapixel

f 1.7 aperture rear camera that's only

one lens on the back of the device which

pales in comparison to

say the quartet of optics on the back of

the oneplus nord the difference is that

the pixels one lens benefits

from all of google's imaging know-how

from night sight to

super res zoom and live hdr plus

the result isn't just the best cheap

camera phone ever but one of the best

camera phones

overall because it does nearly

everything the pixel 5 can do for less

than half the price

and because there's 128 gigabytes of

storage built

in you'll have a ton of space for photos

and videos compared to what you get from

most

budget phones the pixel 4a even pulls

off some tricks the iphone

sc can't apple's device lacks night mode

and can only capture shallow depth of

field images of people

two limitations the pixel 4a doesn't

suffer from

if you want to take the finest looking

photos for the least amount

of money google's offering should be at

the very top of your short list

number five on our list is the samsung

galaxy note 20. you can easily select

the samsung galaxy

s20 plus as your go to camera phone and

it would be an excellent choice

the s20 plus produced the best photos of

any galaxy s20 models

released this spring but the galaxy note

20 features the exact same

optics including that impressive 64

megapixel

telephoto lens so you'll get the same

fantastic camera performance

even better the galaxy note 20 costs 200

less than the s20 plus you don't have to

make a lot of trade-offs to get that

lower price

the note 20 has a plastic body not a

glass one but

it's a pretty stylish design battery

life on the note 20 could be better too

but the phablet

is also powered by qualcomm's top of the

line snapdragon 865 plus chipset

just like the galaxy note 20 ultra and

you get the powerful s

pen too it's the camera though that

really impressed us with the note 20.

number four on our list is the google

pixel 5. like google's phones tend to be

the pixel 5

isn't the most stunning camera phone

from a hardware perspective

mountain view swapped out the pixel 4's

telephoto lens for an ultra wide at the

behest of critics and users but that's

really the only measurable hardware

change

in store for the latest pixel flagship

the rest as is always the case with

pixel is done in software and posts

and boy can the pixel 5 turn out some

magical images the level of detail

particularly

in mid and low light shooting scenarios

on display with this device is class

leading google's night sight feature put

apple's night mode

on the iphone 11 pro to shame in our

side by side comparisons

surely the

iphone 12 pro has answered

back but that doesn't take away from the

fact that google has

raised the stakes again the biggest

knock against the pixel 5's camera

is unsurprisingly that you can get it

for

much cheaper either in single lens

configuration

in the 349 pixel 4a or

in the exact same dual lens guys in the

499 dollar pixel 4a 5g

that makes the pixel 5 a relatively poor

value compared to the company's other

phones

compared to the industry at large though

there's almost no contest

the pixel 5's photography really is

that pretty number three on our list is

the samsung galaxy note 20 ultra the

samsung galaxy note 20 ultra narrowly

loses out to the iphone 12 pro

because of samsung's occasionally wonky

post processing but

rest assured this is still an amazing

camera phone the note 20 ultra's primary

108 megapixel sensor which showed

promise in the galaxy s20 ultra earlier

this year

but was hampered by glitches has been

improved with the use of new

dedicated laser autofocus sensor the 12

megapixel telephoto

uses a folded lens designed to achieve a

five times optical power which

obliterates the two times optical zoom

of the iphone 12 pro and can deliver

lossless 10

times zoom as well as up to 50 times

digital zoom the galaxy note 20 ultra

doesn't deliver better photos than

apple's premium iphones in every

instance

for example it overly smooth spaces and

portrait shots and has a tendency to

blow out highlights but there isn't much

separating the overall image quality of

these phones

plus the note 20 ultra offers arguably

more versatility thanks to that high

megapixel lens

and peerless zoom power number two on

our list is the iphone 12

pro the iphone 12 pro returns apple to

the top spot

of our list of the best camera phones

largely thanks to improvements to the

device's primary 12 megapixel

lens with this new wide angle shooter

apple has increased the aperture to f

1.6

and is utilizing a new seven element

lens design

the upshot of both of these enhancements

is

a 27 increase in light reaching the

image sensor

light equals better photos

but you don't have to take our word for

it look at the images above which

feature sharp detail and bold contrast

without venturing

into the oversaturation that plagues

like those from samsung and oneplus

apple has also improved its smart hdr3

technology to recognize

scenes so the iphone 12 pro can tune

exposure parameters differently for

shallow depth of field portraits

versus natural landscapes additionally

night mode

is now possible through every one of the

phone's four total lenses

and can be combined with portrait mode

lidar now assists

with depth sensing and enhances ar

applications and you can record video in

dolby vision hdr at up to 60 frames per

second however there are still areas in

which

apple can improve shot for shot google's

night mode in the latest pixels

delivers shots with less noise in

similar conditions

and the iphone 12 pro's two time optical

zoom is quite

behind the curve especially compared to

devices like the galaxy note 20 ultra

that have massive

folded optical cameras that can zoom in

at up to five times power

with zero loss in quality overall though

we find the iphone 12 pro to be the most

complete package for shutter bugs and

the iphone 12 pro max will likely

improve on that when it releases later

in november

finally the moment you've all been

waiting for number one on our list is

the iphone 12 pro max the iphone 12 pro

max is the best camera phone you can buy

which is saying something given how

strong the competition is the pro max

stands out compared to the

other iphone 12 models with its main

wide

camera whose larger sensor lets in more

light

it also includes a sensor shift image

stabilization system that results in

super steady video shot in dolby vision

hdr

the main camera on the iphone 12 pro max

is joined by

an ultra wide lens with a 120 degree

field of view and a 65 millimeter

telephoto camera with a 2.5 times

optical zoom

and a 12 times digital zoom apple's

computational photography capabilities

are

very impressive which includes an

improved deep fusion

system for exquisite detail and smart

hdr3 that delivers well-balanced photos

in challenging lighting conditions

plus with the lidar sensor built in you

can take portraits even in night mode

the iphone 12 pro max can even

record photos in pro raw mode to give

photographers the ultimate flexibility

in terms of editing i hope this

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