Best mobile phones for photography
If you are on the hunt for the best camera smartphone, there isn’t a definite contender that stands at the top in all departments. Some are good at video, some at still, while others ace in night or zoom. There are a lot of great options in the market right now. Since the smartphone cameras are evolving at a fast pace, there are more alternatives available than ever before. We compiled a list of four such smartphones that are perfect snappers if you want to spend big. These smartphones can be bought on Amazon.
iPhone 12
The iPhone 12 sports a 12MP dual camera setup at the back, with one standard and one ultra-wide lens. The ultra-wide lens can be quite handy when taking group photos, or when taking landscape shots. On the front, it has a 12MP TrueDepth camera that enables you to click self-portraits with bokeh effect. Other features include an IP68 rating, making it resistant to both dust and water. The smartphone sports a 6.1-inch Retina display, which should deliver an excellent visual performance. Finally, the device runs on an A14 Bionic chip, which is Apple’s fastest mobile SoC to date from Apple. As a result, you should be able to enjoy a smooth user experience.
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G
The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G is the company’s current flagship device, and it packs quite a punch. It sports a 108MP triple camera setup at the back, using which you should be able to click print-worthy pictures. On the front, it has a 10MP camera that should help you click good selfies. Furthermore, the smartphone has a 6.9-inch WQHD+ Super AMOLED display, which should deliver a visual output with bright and vivid colours. It operates on a powerful Exynos 990 octa-core processor, so you can expect to get a snappy user experience across most user-case scenarios. It has a 4500mAh battery under the hood, which should deliver a day’s use on a single charge, under optimal use.
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
The Galaxy S20 Ultra is Samsung’s best offering till date, that comes with a mighty camera setup for both videos and stills. It comes with a huge 6.9-inch QHD+ display with HDR 10+ support that comes handy as a perfect viewfinder. The rear camera setup is a combination of one 108MP primary, 48MP telephoto, 12MP ultrawide and a ToF sensor. On the front, it has a 10MP wide-angle camera. The primary camera boasts of a stupendous 100x ‘Space Zoom’ with the 108MP lens and 10x zoom using the telephoto lens. Apart from 4K at 60fps, it is claimed to record 8K video footage at 30fps.
Oppo Find X2
The Oppo Find X2 is the company’s flagship offering that comes with top-notch specs like Snapdragon 865 chipset, which is the most powerful available on Android smartphones. The phone features a 6.7-inch QHD+resolution display that uses an AMOLED panel with a punch-hole cutout in the top corner. The screen has a 120Hz high-refresh-rate and is HDR10+ certified. It comes with a triple camera setup that consists of a primary 48MP camera with an f/1.7 aperture and OIS support, a secondary 13MP telephoto-periscope lens with f/3.0 aperture and 5x optical zoom and a 48MP ultra-wide-angle lens. The rear cameras can shoot 4K UHD at up to 60fps backed by Electronic Image Stabilization. On the front, there’s a 32MP selfie camera housed within the punch-hole cutout. The phone is IP68 rated which makes it resistant to dust and water ingress for 1.5 meters or 30 minutes.