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Top 20 best camera phones

Posted in Comparisons on by Stein JürgenDownload .


Do I stretch it a bit to much when I say that phones take just as great pictures as a DSLR camera? Maybe just a bit – but the very best camera phones really do deliver high image quality. Here are the best camera phones right now.

Top 20 best camera phone

I don’t need a phone that can load a game in 2 seconds, that can face unlock in blink of an eye, that can charge the battery from 0-100 percent in 15 minutes – it would be nice of course, but I don’t need it. But I do need a great camera in my phone.

My phone is my primary camera so I need a phone that takes pictures with the best colours, sharpness, texture and so on in all kind of situations. Broad daylight, in the evening, at action packed events, from long distance where zooming is needed, for portrait photos – the list is long.

People often say that many megapixel do not garuantee great image quality – that is sort of true. If a phone have 12 or 16 megapixel then it makes no difference, but we see phones today with, 48, 64, and even 108 megapixel cameras. That makes a difference as you can use these many megapixels to zoom heavily without destroying the image quality.

One last thing that I also pay attention to judging the camera quality on phones is how user friendly the camera user interface is. Is it a mess and difficult to use the different camera features then it will spoil the over all camera experience.

Many phones actually deliver high image quality and as you will see in this guide – many mid priced phones also have a good camera. Don’t just buy a super pricey phone and expect it to have a much better camera than cheaper phones.

Here is my top 20 guide to the very best camera phones right now.

#1 Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus

  • Total score: 96/100
  • Camera score: 10 / 10
  • Price level: $ 1220 / € 1040

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#2 Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus

  • Total score: 91/100
  • Camera score: 10 / 10
  • Price level: $ 1010 / € 860

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#3 Huawei P30 Pro

  • Total score: 88/100
  • Camera score: 10 / 10
  • Price level: $ 760 / € 650

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#4 Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

  • Total score: 83/100
  • Camera score: 10 / 10
  • Price level: $ 1380 / € 1180

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#5 Apple iPhone 11 Pro

  • Total score: 80/100
  • Camera score: 10 / 10
  • Price level: $ 1250 / € 1070

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#6 Huawei P30

  • Total score: 88/100
  • Camera score: 9 / 10
  • Price level: $ 660 / € 570

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#7 Huawei Mate 20 Pro

  • Total score: 87/100
  • Camera score: 9 / 10
  • Price level: $ 570 / € 490

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#8 Samsung Galaxy S10

  • Total score: 86/100
  • Camera score: 9 / 10
  • Price level: $ 960 / € 830

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#9 Samsung Galaxy Note9

  • Total score: 87/100
  • Camera score:  9 / 10
  • Price level: $ 1080 / € 930

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#10 Sony Xperia 1

  • Total score: 85/100
  • Camera score: 9/10
  • Price level: 860 dollars / 730 euro

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#11 Sony Xperia 5

  • Total score: 82/100
  • Camera score: 9 / 10
  • Price level: $ 610 / € 520

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#12 Honor 20 Pro

  • Total score: 80/100
  • Camera score: 9/10
  • Price level: 500 dollars / 400 euro

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#13 Google Pixel 4

  • Total score: 79/100
  • Camera score: 9/10
  • Price level: 800 dollars / 700 euro

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#14 Oppo Reno 10x Zoom

  • Total score: 78/100
  • Camera score: 8/10
  • Price level: 650 dollars / 600 euro

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#15 Huawei P20 Pro

  • Total score: 78/100
  • Camera score: 8 / 10
  • Price level: $ 620 / € 530

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#16 OnePlus 7T Pro

  • Total score: 85/100
  • Camera score: 8/10
  • Price level: 820 dollars / 700 euro

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#17 OnePlus 7T

  • Total score: 83/100
  • Camera score: 8/10
  • Price level: 680 dollars / 580 euro

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#18 Motorola One Zoom

  • Total score: 80/100
  • Camera score:  8/10
  • Price level: 410 dollars / 350 euro

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#19 Pixel 3a

  • Total score: 78/100
  • Camera score:  8/10
  • Price level: 350 dollars / 300 euro

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#20 Xiaomi Mi Mix 3

  • Total score: 78/100
  • Camera score:  8/10
  • Price level: 300 dollars / 250 euro

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Where is Huawei Mate 30 Pro?

Huawei Mate 30 Pro have an amazing camera as well but for now it’s hardly available anywhere outside China – so it’s not on the list. Not yet, I hope it will be available on more markets soon.

As mentioned: I need a great camera on my phone and on that account with no regards to the price I would choose either Samsung Galaxy S10+, Huawei P30 Pro or maybe even iPhone 11 Pro.

Do I have to have the price level in mind as well, I would take a closer look a Huawei Mate 20 Pro or Motorola One Zoom.

Do you have a phone right now that takes great pictures or are you considering a new phone because you want a better camera? Throw a comment – it would be nice to know.

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