Best smartphones with wide aperture and large camera sensors

Best smartphones with wide aperture and large camera sensors

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.

Best smartphones with wide aperture and large camera sensors

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

Best smartphones with wide aperture and large camera sensors

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. 

 

Best smartphones with wide aperture and large camera sensors

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

Best smartphones with wide aperture and large camera sensors

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

Best smartphones with wide aperture and large camera sensors

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

Best smartphones with wide aperture and large camera sensors

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

Best smartphones with wide aperture and large camera sensors

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

Best smartphones with wide aperture and large camera sensors

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

Best smartphones with wide aperture and large camera sensors

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

Best smartphones with wide aperture and large camera sensors

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

Best smartphones with wide aperture and large camera sensors

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 

Best smartphones with wide aperture and large camera sensors

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

Best smartphones with wide aperture and large camera sensors

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

Best smartphones with wide aperture and large camera sensors

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