Best Camera Phones in India (December 2024)

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Vivo’s partnership with German camera maker Zeiss takes another step forward with the Vivo X90 Pro. Apart from offering one of the best camera setups in the Android space, the Vivo-Zeiss partnership also spills over to the display of the Vivo X90 Pro. This time around, we get a “Zeiss Natural Colour” colour profile on the display, which is calibrated by Zeiss. Given that this is Vivo’s big bet on camera this year, we also get a superior camera experience with the 50MP 1-inch type Sony IMX989 sensor which acts as the primary shooter. We also get a 50-megapixel telephoto lens, and a 12-megapixel ultra wide angle shooter. All of this combined, offers one of the most complete camera experience.

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The Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max is Apple’s top-spec device this year. The smartphone comes with an all-new Apple A17 Pro chipset, paired with an improved triple rear camera setup with an improved 48-megapixel primary shooter, a 12-megapixel ultra wide angle lens, and a 12-megapixel telephoto lens. This time around, for the first time, we are getting the 5X optical zoom on an iPhone, which itself is enough to put the smartphone in the front when it comes to cameras. Add to that, the ability to record on a drive using USB type-C and the iPhone 15 Pro Max makes for one of the most complete camera smartphone in the market.

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The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra is just an incremental update over its predecessor. And a very good one at that. Samsung has focused on keeping the same recipe, but refining it for an overall better experience. The company has fixed all the issues last year’s Galaxy S22 series had – be it heating, throttling, or the disappointing battery backup. The S23 Ultra, in our initial days with the phone, did not throttle much, the smartphone heats up much less (thanks to the larger vapour cooling chamber), and the battery is now probably one of the best on any Android smartphone out there. On top of that, you get a super powerful chip, and again, one of the best smartphone cameras out there currently.

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The Google Pixel 8 Pro is this year’s flagship from Google. The smartphone comes with a lot of improvements, especially in the camera department. In terms of hardware, we get a 50-megapixel primary shooter, a 48-megapixel ultra wide angle lens, and a 48-megapixel telephoto lens. But hardware isn’t even the best part about this device. With the improved shooters, we also get a plethora of AI features. These include Best Take, a selfie feature that allows you to pick expressions of each person, an AI noise eraser, and magic editor, which makes editing photos super easy.

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So the Xiaomi 13 Pro is the Chinese maker’s answer to iQOO, Samsung, and OnePlus in 2023 (with Vivo coming fast at it with the Vivo X90 series). The first Leica-branded camera smartphone from Xiaomi in India brings the company’s newly-established camera chops to our shores, along with the high-level performance that you’d expect from a flagship Android. This is also one of the first smartphones to come with a 1-inch type camera sensor, and the images are a great reflection of how that makes a difference.

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Google Pixel 8 has a very good camera. So good that it even trumps last year’s Google Pixel 7 Pro. This year, we get a dual rear camera setup with a 50-megapixel wide angle lens paired to a 12-megapixel wide angle shooter. Apart from this, we get the same AI-based features that we see on the Google Pixel 8 Pro with things like AI noise eraser, a magic editor, and more. There are other features. For example, we get Google’s “Bokeh Video” which is the cinematic video feature on the Pixel 8. We also get the option of not only adjusting the exposure while clicking photos, we can also change the colour tone and white balance in the photos while clicking them.

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The Apple iPhone 14 has a 12MP + 12MP dual rear camera setup and a 12-megapixel front shooter for selfies and video calls. With new features like Crash Detection and Satellite connectivity, the iPhone 14 offers a proper iOS experience with Apple’s camera chops. There is also an improved camera setup, and there are new camera features like the Action Mode that make the iPhone 14 one of the most sought-after camera phones in the market. The iPhone 14 is for iOS users, what Pixel 7 is for Android users – it looks same as its predecessor, but comes with some minor but important improvements.

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A beast in terms of performance, the iQoo 11 5G is the latest flagship phone from the company which comes with E6 Display and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. Be it design or battery, general performance or the display, there’s very little that this phone does not impress in. Plus, the smartphone also looks and feels premium while doing so.

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The Vivo X80 features a 6.78-inch Full HD+ (2400×1080 pixels) resolution AMOLED display with a punch-hole notch cutout. The X80 supports up to a 120Hz refresh rate and is certified for HDR10 playback.The X80 is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 9000 chip that has an octa-core CPU running at up to 3.05GHz and Mali-G710 GPU. This is paired with up to 12GB RAM and 256GB storage options to choose from. It runs on Android 12 based Funtouch 12 out-of-the-box. The X80 gets a 50MP primary camera with an f/1.8 aperture, 12MP telephoto camera with 2X optical zoom and 12MP ultra-wide-angle camera. The X80’s camera system is tuned by Zeiss optics and has the Zeiss T* coating. The Vivo X80 has a 4500mAh battery that supports 80W fast charging.

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The Motorola Edge 30 Ultra features a 200MP main camera with OIS, a 12MP telephoto lens and a 50MP ultra-wide camera that makes up for a versatile camera experience along with a 60MP selfie camera. It’s powered by the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chip and runs stock Android. It’s got a 4,610mAh battery with 125W fast charging and 50MP wireless charging. The display measures 6.6-inch 10-bit display with 144Hz refresh rate support, all packed inside a metal chassis that weighs 198.5 grams and is just 8.4mm thin.

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The Realme 10 Pro+ is the first mid-range smartphone from Realme that comes with a curved display with PWM dimming and a 120Hz refresh rate. The smartphone is powered by MediaTek’s Dimensity 1080 chipset paired with 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB of internal storage. The Realme 10 Pro+ also has a 108-megapixel triple rear camera that includes a primary 108-megapixel shooter, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide angle shooter, and a 2-megapixel macro lens. Up front, the Realme 10 Pro+ comes with a 16-megapixel selfie snapper. There is a 5,000mAh battery on the Realme 10 Pro+ with support for 67W fast charging.