Dual-cameras on smartphones are no longer restricted to the premium category and now you can pick up a device sporting the feature for less than 10K. How these manufacturers employ the secondary camera is a whole different matter entirely. Some offer optical zoom, while others use the secondary camera to provide information about depth. However, at the end of it, it's all about the image quality and that differs across price brackets. Currently, the iPhone X is the ideal phone if you want the best-in-class dual-camera phone, but if you don’t have deep pockets, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro is not a bad phone either. Similarly, the OnePlus 5T is a very good phone for the price. So, what should you buy? Well, the options are plenty, but the 10 listed here, are the cream of the crop.
Specs:
Rear camera: 12MP + 12MP, has 2X optical zoom
Front camera: 7MP
Display: 5.8-inch, 2436 x 1125p
SoC: Apple A11 Bionic
RAM: 3GB
Storage: 64GB
Battery: 2716mAh
OS: iOS 11.2
Samsung Galaxy S9+
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Specs:
Rear camera: 12MP + 12MP, has 2X optical zoom
Front camera: 8MP
Display: 6.2-inch, 2960 x 1440p
SoC: Exynos 9810
RAM: 6GB
Storage: 64GB
Battery: 3500mAh
OS: Android 8.0
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
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Specs:
Rear camera: 12MP + 12MP, has 2X optical zoom
Front camera: 7MP
Display: 5.5-inch, 1920 x 1080p
SoC: Apple A11 Bionic
RAM: 3GB
Storage: 64GB
Battery: 2691mAh
OS: iOS 11.2
Samsung Galaxy Note 8
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Specs:
Rear camera: 12MP + 12MP, has 2X optical zoom
Front camera: 8MP
Display: 6.3-inch, 2960 x 1440p
SoC: Exynos 8895
RAM: 6GB
Storage: 64GB
Battery: 3300mAh
OS: Android 8.0
Specs:
Rear camera: 16MP + 13MP, Wide secondary camera
Front camera: 5MP
Display: 6.0-inch, 2880 x 1440p
SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
RAM: 4GB
Storage: 128GB
Battery: 3300mAh
OS: Android 7.1.2
Specs:
Rear camera: 16MP + 20MP
Front camera: 16MP
Display: 6.1-inch, 2160 x 1080p
SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
RAM: 6GB
Storage: 64GB
Battery: 3300mAh
OS: Android 8.0
Nokia 8 Sirocco
No launch dates yet
Specs:
Rear camera: 12MP + 12MP
Front camera: 5MP
Display: 5.5-inch, 2560 x 1440p
SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
RAM: 6GB
Storage: 128GB
Battery: 3260mAh
OS: Android 8.0
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro
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Specs:
Rear camera: 12MP + 5MP
Front camera: 20MP
Display: 5.99-inch, 2160 x 1080p
SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
RAM: 4GB
Storage: 64GB
Battery: 4000mAh
OS: Android 7.1.2
Specs:
Rear camera: 12MP + 12MP
Front camera: 5MP
Display: 5.5-inch, 1920 x 1080p
SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
RAM: 4GB
Storage: 64GB
Battery: 3080mAh
OS: Android 8.0
Specs:
Rear camera: 16MP + 2MP
Front camera: 8MP
Display: 5.93-inch, 2160 x 1080p
SoC: HiSilicon Kirin 659
RAM: 4GB
Storage: 32GB
Battery: 3340mAh
OS: Android 7.0
Nokia 7 Plus
No launch dates yet
Specs:
Rear camera: 12MP + 12MP
Front camera: 16MP
Display: 6.0-inch, 2160 x 1080p
SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
RAM: 4GB
Storage: 64GB
Battery: 3800mAh
OS: Android 8.0
Specs:
Rear camera: 13MP + 5MP
Front camera: 8MP
Display: 5.2-inch, 1920 x 1080p
SoC: MediaTek Helio P25
RAM: 3GB
Storage: 32GB
Battery: 4000mAh
OS: Android 7.1.1
Besides these 10 phones, there are more phones on the horizon, which feature dual camera phones.
Honor P20 Pro
No launch dates yet
Specs:
Rear camera: 40MP + 20MP + 8MP (telephoto)
Front camera: 24MP
Display: 6.1-inch, 2244 x 1080p
SoC: HiSilicon Kirin 970
RAM: 6GB
Storage: 128GB
Battery: 4000mAh
OS: Android 8.1
Asus Zenfone 5Z
No launch dates yet
Specs:
Rear camera: 12MP + 8MP
Front camera: 8MP
Display: 6.2-inch, 2246 x 1080p
SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
RAM: 4GB
Storage: 64GB
Battery: 3300mAh
OS: Android 8.0
There is a similar looking Asus Zenfone 5 as well which is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SoC.
Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S
No launch dates yet
Specs:
Rear camera: 12MP + 12MP
Front camera: 5MP
Display: 5.99-inch, 2160 x 1080p
SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
RAM: 6GB
Storage: 64GB
Battery: 3400mAh
OS: Android 8.0
LG V30s Plus ThinQ
No launch dates yet
Specs:
Rear camera: 16MP + 13MP
Front camera: 5MP
Display: 6.0-inch, 2880 x 1440p
SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
RAM: 6GB
Storage: 128GB
Battery: 3300mAh
OS: Android 7.1.2