Best camera phones 2025 - buyer’s guide

Last updated 23 February 2025


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  • Anonymous
  • 0TY
  • 07 Jul 2021

Bob, 08 Jun 2021Where is Huawei P40 Pro? Thats not a phone, its a Huawei, no longer a supported device.

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    • Bob
    • ps@
    • 08 Jun 2021

    Where is Huawei P40 Pro?

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      • Anonymous
      • 7k4
      • 30 May 2021

      You forgot Vivo x60 pro+

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        • Black Joe
        • CGH
        • 22 Apr 2021

        This phone is nice

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          • Zune
          • D0T
          • 30 Mar 2021

          AnonD-973296, 20 Feb 2021why did they put the S21U on top of the list, the N20U take... moreAfter the recent updates, S21U actually takes better photos

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            • AnonD-973296
            • GYi
            • 20 Feb 2021

            why did they put the S21U on top of the list, the N20U takes WAY better photos in comparison

              What!!! GSMArena , you replaced Realme 6 Pro with Realme 7 Pro , The 6 Pro had a telephoto camera with much better zoom clarity ( Actually no justification to drop 2x zoom module ) then 7 Pro dedicated 64Mp. ( Provided you have 8Mp telephoto ) but that's not the case. Again Night Mode , photos though excellent & sharper then 6 Pro they are dark thus providing less details , colours , contrast ( See your own review where you said 7 pro night photos are dark ). Again videos are all better in 6 Pro ( Only no EIS in 4k but clarity is more )
              Disappointed with your change.
              This is only for camera review though other things are better.

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                • m8E
                • 08 Jan 2021

                The Xperia 1II and 5II deserve a place as a separate photo smartphone, finally it is not the smartphone that takes the photo but the user.

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                  • Alex
                  • qC@
                  • 07 Jan 2021

                  I never understood why OnePlus phones are always listed at the top of the camera phones. Even OnePlus CEO agrees that their camera quality is bad and needs improvements.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • 0p}
                    • 05 Jan 2021

                    I think both Oppo Find X2 Pro and Sony Xperia 5 II deserve a place in this list.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • vGc
                      • 26 Dec 2020

                      YourGuide, 11 Dec 2020They forgot to put LG and Sony in the list. LG V60 Thinq an... moreYep both of them have such a good camera they should have been on this list. I think gsmarena is not putting that much effort now a days in their website. The mi 10 ultra stands no chance against sony xperia 5 II.

                        They forgot to put LG and Sony in the list. LG V60 Thinq and Sony Xperia 5 II, in my opinion, have good manual camera and can shoot more realistic and flat pictures. I don't know why but these phones has better camera software than the others.

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                          • Mechnizmi
                          • 7kj
                          • 08 Dec 2020

                          It might be worth mentioning which variants of the Samsung devices are on the list. The photography as well as the performance on the Exynos takes a huge hit and for the most might might not be that high on the list.

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                            • Aditia
                            • tx3
                            • 07 Dec 2020

                            Why does oppo find x2 pro didn't appear on this list?

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                              • MobileMan
                              • XUB
                              • 04 Dec 2020

                              Engr Adejo, 29 Nov 2020Gsmarena is biaese with judgement on phones quality, perfor... moreNo , i dont think so , Samsung Note 20 , 12 pro max , 8 pro , Realme 6 Pro , Mi Note 10 , Samsung Note all are excellent camera phones. Maybe they missed a model here and there , but I have seen more baised sites , already DxoMark ratings are looking fuzzy as per my earlier comment.

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                                • MobileMan
                                • XUB
                                • 04 Dec 2020

                                Anonymous, 30 Nov 2020I think you meant Note 20 Ultra, literally every reviewer s... moreYes , DxoMark is confusing , it rated a high 108 for OnePlus Nord , yes the camera is quite good & close to OP 8 , but 108?? ( which means excellent cam.) , apart from daylight , nothing is good in evening or night light , including Primary , whereas Realme x2 pro got 92 despite having telephoto & much better nightmode. Some phone ratings are good , some ratings are just confusing.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • kaK
                                  • 30 Nov 2020

                                  AnonD-966093, 26 Nov 2020Samsung Galaxy s20 Ultra wins this category, but however a ... moreI think you meant Note 20 Ultra, literally every reviewer says it is better than S20 ultra but DXOmark score disagrees. Most reviewers say it is the world´s best camea.DXO mark score has their lost credibility.

                                    Gsmarena is biaese with judgement on phones quality, performance and camera status

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                                      • AnonD-966093
                                      • m5H
                                      • 26 Nov 2020

                                      Samsung Galaxy s20 Ultra wins this category, but however a professional testing site like dxomark states a totally different story.

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                                        • Camera man
                                        • J9x
                                        • 22 Nov 2020

                                        Anonymous, 25 Nov 2019Sorry the Mi Note 10 is really the kingpin of camera (photo... moreI have xiaomi mi note 10 as well and only camera that can take 27mp pure resolution photos...
                                        I compared the jpg outputs with many other phones but others not even close to this...
                                        People dont know much about this phone i believe.