The camera on a smartphone is evolving along with the smartphone itself and we have seen a number of devices offering some impressive hardware to take pictures. Here is a roundup of the best smartphones that offer a wide aperture and a large sensor that allow you to shoot like a boss.
Apple iPhone 5S, 6, 6 Plus
The iPhone has always had the best camera and it offers pretty good camera hardware including a 1/3-inch 8MP sensor with an F/2.2 lens.
Also read: Apple iPhone 5S review
Xperia Z series
Sony's flagship smartphones (Z1, Z2, Z3) and the compact (Z1 Compact, Z3 Compact) models, all sport a 20.7MP camera with a 1/2.3-inch Exmor RS sensor and F/2.0 aperture.
HTC One M8 Eye, One E8 and Desire Eye
HTC has three high-end smartphones all falling in the 30-40k price segment and all of them have the same 1/3-inch BSI sensor and a similar resolution of 13MP with F/2 aperture
Lumia 1020
41MP
F/2.2
1/5-inch sensor
CPU: 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4
RAM: 1GB
Display: 4.5-inch 720p AMOLED display
OS: Windows Phone 8.1
Price: Rs. 21,000
Lumia 930
20MP
F/2.4
1/2.5-inch sensor
CPU: 2.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800
RAM: 1GB
Display: 5-inch 1080p display
OS: Windows Phone 8.1
Price: Rs. 31,500
Nokia Lumia 730
6.7MP
F/1.9
1/3.4-inch sensor
CPU: 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400
RAM: 1GB
Display: 4.7-inch 720p display
OS: Windows Phone 8.1
Price: Rs. 14,250
Samsung Galaxy Note 4
16MP
1/2.6 inch sensor
F/2.2
OIS
CPU: 2.7GHz quad-core Snapdragon 805
RAM: 3GB
Display: 5.7-inch 1440p Super AMOLED display
OS: Android 4.4
Price: Rs. 58,500
OnePlus One
13MP
F/2
CPU: 2.3GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801
RAM: 3GB
Display: 5.5-inch 1080p display
OS: Android 4.4
Price: Rs. 21,999
Samsung Galaxy S5
16MP
1/2.6 inch sensor
CPU: 2.3GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801
RAM: 2GB
Display: 5.1-inch 1080p Super AMOLED display
OS: Android 4.4
Price: Rs. 35,000 approx
Samsung Galaxy S5 Zoom/K-Zoom
20.7MP
1/2.3 inch sensor
10x optical zoom
F/3.1-F/17.8
CPU: 1.3 GHz quad-core and 1.7 GHz dual-core Exynos 5260
RAM: 2GB
Display: 4.8-inch 720p Super AMOLED display
OS: Android 4.4
Price: Rs. 32,000 approx
Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro
16MP
F/1.8
CPU: 2.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801
RAM: 3GB
Display: 6-inch 1440p display
OS: Android 4.4
Price: Rs. 31,000
Vivo X Shot
13MP
F/1.8
OIS
CPU: 2.3GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801
RAM: 3GB
Display: 5.2-inch 1080p display
OS: Android 4.3
Price: Rs. 28,980
Panasonic Lumix CM1
20MP
1-inch sensor
CPU: 2.3GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801
RAM: 2GB
Display: 4.7-inch 1080p display
OS: Android 4.3
Price: NA
Nexus 6
13MP
F/2
OIS
CPU: 2.3GHz quad-core Snapdragon 805
RAM: 3GB
Display: 5.9-inch 1440p AMOLED display
OS: Android 5.0
Price: Rs. 43,990