Top best camera phones for today: Google Pixel 3, Huawei P20 Pro, iPhone Xs and others!
Evaluating the best phones for photos, we were guided not only by the above criteria. But the software capabilities of these smartphones: additional features and functions when shooting, HDR and much more.
1.Google Pixel 3 - the best of the best
The updated smartphone model from Google - Google Pixel 3, received a well-deserved place in the top not only because it has the best camera among Android-smartphones, but also the best among all mobile phones at the moment.
Having only one main camera module (software algorithms are responsible for blurring the background in the optical mode), Google Pixel 3 creates really incredible pictures. It has a resolution of 12.2 megapixels, as well as an aperture f / 1.8 aperture and a focal length of 28 mm.
The front camera of the device consists of two modules: both have a resolution of 8 megapixels, a f / 1.8 aperture and a focal length of 28 mm (widescreen); f / 2.2 and a focal length of 19 mm (ultra-wide).
Pros and cons of Google Pixel 3 cameras :
Incredible zoom;
➕ A huge number of manual settings;
➕ Night mode;
➖ Just one lens;
➖ Strong dependence on “software”
2.Huawei P20 Pro - the best Chinese camera phone for today
Even despite the fact that the Huawei P20 Pro is a Chinese smartphone, it is one of the most high-quality and powerful smartphone models at the beginning of 2019. Huawei Company has long established itself as a manufacturer of exceptionally high-quality devices, but now it has come down to camera phones.
Even at their own presentation in Paris in 2018 , manufacturers surprised everyone with the presence of not one or two main camera modules in the smartphone, but three! Yes, there are 3 main cameras in the Pro model of the Huawei P20 smartphone: the first module with a matrix resolution of 40 megapixels is the main RGB sensor with f / 1.8 aperture and 27 mm focus; the second is a black-and-white sensor with a 20-megapixel matrix and a f / 1.6 aperture (27 mm); the third is a sensor with a resolution of 8 megapixel, f / 2.4 and a focus of 80 mm, which is responsible for the threefold zoom of the camera.
Selfie camera consists of a single module of 24 megapixels, f / 2.0 aperture and a focal length of 26 mm.
Pros and cons of Huawei P20 Pro cameras :
➕ Innovative (for 2018) three cameras;
Excellent shooting with limited lighting;
➖ Not as “stable” as Samsung;
➖ Enough expensive, like for a Chinese smartphone.
3.iPhone Xs - the best portrait mode among smartphones
Presented by Apple's new models of the iPhone Xs and iPhone Xs Max practically do not differ in technical characteristics. Basically, only display sizes and battery capacity. However, this “similarity” did not prevent them from becoming one of the best cameraphones today.
Although there were no special changes in the “hardware” of the cameras from the iPhone X: the main camera consists of two 12 + 12 megapixel modules with aperture diaphragms f / 1.8 and f / 2.4, and a focal length of 26 mm (wide angle) and 52 mm (telephoto), respectively. Now, with the update of the Neural Engine in A12 Bionic, which is responsible for machine learning, the smartphone was able to create the most natural images and adapt to the environment “on the go”, and also adjusts Smart HDR and Depth Control.
The pros and cons of the Apple iPhone Xs and Xs Max cameras include:
Excellent portrait mode;
➕ Self-shooting features;
➖ Can create enough supersaturated shots
4.Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus - the best (until recently) camera phone
Before the release of Google’s new phone, it was the Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus that was in almost all tops for photo quality and the process of creating them. The quality of photo and video in this model Samsung Samsung Galaxy S9 + went to a completely different level after the very successful combination of a dual camera sensor module.
Dual 12 + 12 megapixel main camera (in the regular version of the Galaxy S9 there is only one module). The main sensor of the camera (wide-angle) has a double f / 1.5-f / 2.4 aperture, the dynamic switching of which allows you to take pictures with virtually any degree of illumination. The second module (telephoto) has an aperture of f / 2.4 and is used for double zoom cameras
For selfies, there is an 8-megapixel camera with an aperture of f / 1.7 and a focal length of 25 mm. Therefore, if you are looking for a good camera phone in 2019, then you should consider purchasing the Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus .
The main advantages and disadvantages of the Galaxy S9 Plus cameras:
➕ Fantastic auto mode;
A large number of additional properties: bokeh, auto-HDR, etc .;
➖ AR-Emoji is not for everyone.
Although this smartphone is already far from new, it still continues to be one of the best mobile phones for photos. It remains to wait for the Galaxy S10 and find out how it will turn the users' understanding of the best camera phones.
5.Huawei Mate 20 Pro - the best camera phone for professional photographers
After the fairly loud success of the Huawei P20 Pro, some users either did not expect anything super surprising from Chinese manufacturers, or new smartphones were waiting with bated breath. So, Huawei Mate 20 Pro , presented in the fall of 2018 , not only repeated the success of its predecessor, but also created a new trend of models with the Mate prefix.
The main camera, as in the P20 Pro, also consists of three modules, but now they are located a little differently - in the form of a square (the fourth part is occupied by the camera flash). The main wide-angle module with a 40 megapixel resolution matrix has an aperture of f / 1.8 and a focal length of 27 mm. This time, Huawei did not have a black and white module: auxiliary cameras - a 20-megapixel ultra-wide-angle module with a f / 2.2 aperture and an 8-megapixel module with a three-time telephoto lens and a f / 2.4 aperture
One of the major innovations of Huawei Mate 20 Pro is ISO support (up to 102400), macro photography at a distance of 25 mm and lens simulation with a focal length of 1.6 cm to 27 cm. You can also select three stabilization modes: EIS, OIS and AIS.
The front camera is not fundamentally different from others on the market: a 24-megapixel module with an aperture f / 2.0 aperture.
Pros and cons of cameras in Huawei Mate 20 Pro:
➕ Leica lenses;
➕ One of the best portrait modes among smartphones;
Powerful features and extensive settings for professional photographers;
➖ No monochrome lens, as it was in the P20 Pro;
A bit too post-production.