Cameras are one of the most essential parts of a smartphone these days, and just having an impressive rear camera doesn’t cut it anymore. We want capable front-facing cameras as well so that we can capture stunning selfies. It’s not just selfies, because the same camera is used to conduct video calls – not just with friends, but for work too. Many smartphones up the game by offering users more than a single front-facing camera – some sport two cameras which let you get creative with the selfies you click. So, here are the best smartphones for selfies.
The Apple iPhone 13 doesn’t necessarily boast the best camera specifications on paper, but it proves that a smartphone camera is more than just that. The smartphone has one of the best cameras in the market and gives you impressive details and rich colours. The front-facing camera is similar, and features AI face detection that helps to keep image subjects in focus. The camera is a 12-megapixel shooter with TrueDepth focus, Night mode and 4K Dolby Vision HDR recording which makes it a highly advanced selfie camera. The camera houses a host of inbuilt filters and adaptive settings which you can tune to get the results you want. Incidentally, the front-facing camera is also used for Face ID.
Here is a smartphone with a rather unintrusive selfie camera. The front-facing camera is housed in a small punch-hole cutout at the top of the screen. The camera is a 16-megapixel shooter which leads to impressive details and rich colours in selfies. The maximum aperture on the 16MP shooter is f/2.0, which means that it can take in a lot of light information without having to guess which colours go where. This leads to perfectly exposed pictures with realistic colours. It also packs in several AI enhancements that optimize image capture parameters based on the ambient settings. The AI also helps in face detection when clicking group photos.
Here is a smartphone that emphasises taking selfies. It features a spotlight selfie mode, which makes use of two hidden light sources at the top of the phone to illuminate subjects in the frame, leading to impressive results even in low light conditions. So, if you’re out at night, partying with pals and want to click selfies in dim environments, this phone is a great pick. The front camera also comes into play when recording videos – you can see dual views and record from the back camera as well as the front camera simultaneously. The front camera is a 44-megapixel shooter which sports OIS, which makes for amazing photos in low light, and also leads to less blurry photos.
On a budget but don’t want to skimp out on the selfie experience? The Oppo F19 Pro is a good smartphone to side with. It is budget-friendly and offers a good set of features and cameras to the user. It sports a 16-megapixel front-facing camera which should make for nice details and good image quality. The AI modes will help enhance subjects, lighting, modes, scenes and other things to give you great-looking results. On the smartphone, you can also record dual videos with the front and the back camera recording at the same time. Incidentally, the selfie camera can also be used for facial recognition, which helps you unlock your phone a lot faster.