Smartphone cameras are getting too good. With the creator economy only growing by the day and smartphones becoming better with a greater pace, the camera development in smartphones has also reached new heights. From 1-inch type sensors, to collaborations with legacy camera brands like Leica and Zeiss, smartphone photography is reaching new heights. The kind of results one would have expected from DSLR’s and mirrorless cameras a few years back have very much been achieved in smartphones.
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With that thought, let us quickly go through some of the best camera phones that are available from brands like Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi, Vivo, and more:
The Vivo X100 Pro is one of the best cameras that we have tested at Digit in the recent past, easily. With that, we get quite a lot of power with the mighty MediaTek Dimensity 9300 chipset, and a brilliant display. The only thing that had to be sacrificed for stuffing all that tech within the 8.9mm frame is the ergonomics. The Vivo X100 Pro comes with a 6.78-inch LTPO AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and FHD+ resolution. The smartphone comes with a 50-megapixel triple rear camera setup which is co-developed with Zeiss. We get a big 5,400mAh battery along with super fast 120W fast charging. With the Vivo X100 Pro, we also get wireless charging and reverse wireless charging.
The smartphone making all the news, the iPhone 16 Pro has come across as a game-changer in terms of the camera. The company has not only upgraded the hardware, but also added some features that looked focused to every creator in the world. For example, it is the first smartphone in the world that is capable of shooting 4K videos at a 120FPS frame rate. The Camera Control or the capture button, as many are calling it brings back the old shutter buttons from smartphones, but with a touch of Apple.
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It not only is a physical tactile button, but also comes with a 3D touch implementation using Apple’s tactile engine, and it is also touch sensitive so you can swipe your finger on it to change modes or zoom in/ out while recording. Furthermore, there are other upgrades like a larger 6.3-inch display (6.9-inch on the iPhone 16 Pro Max). There is also Apple’s most powerful A18 Pro chipset, and the smooth ProMotion display.
The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is headlined by a groundbreaking 200MP sensor, which pushes the boundaries of mobile photography. The quad camera system also comes with two telephoto shooters, and a 12-megapixel wide angle shooter to enable one of the most coveted zoom capabilities out there. The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra also comes with many AI features like Magic Editor to further allow you to enhance your images and videos. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset paired with 12GB of RAM.
Launched alongside the Xiaomi 14 back in March this year, the Xiaomi 14 Ultra is a beast when it comes to cameras. It comes with one of the most hefty camera hardware on any smartphone currently. We get a 50-megapixel quad rear camera with four 50MP shooters that include two telephoto shooters, one primary shooter, and a wide-angle camera. The Xiaomi 14 Ultra is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset paired with up to 16GB of RAM. The device comes with some of the most advanced camera technology like a variable aperture lens that physically opens and closes as you change the aperture. The Xiaomi 14 Ultra’s display is also a maxed out QHD LTPO AMOLED display with all the bells and whistles.
The latest Google Pixel flagship, the Pixel 9 Pro XL has been launched with a superb 50MP triple rear camera setup with a little bit of AI trickery. The Google Pixel 9 Pro XL comes with Google’s latest Tensor G4 chipset paired with 16GB of RAM and up to 512GB of internal storage. The Google Pixel 9 Pro XL comes with a triple rear camera setup that includes a primary 50MP shooter, a 48MP ultrawide angle shooter, and a 48MP telephoto shooter. The Pixel 9 Pro XL also has a big 5,060mAh battery with support for 45W fast charging and 15W wireless charging.
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