Best Camera smartphones of 2020

With new smartphones launching every now and then with upgraded specifications, there’s never been a perfect time to go for the best camera phones available in the market If you’re planning for an upgrade, it makes sense to build up your choice and buy the perfect smartphone for you. The choices are huge, whether you’re a Google, OnePlus, Apple, Samsung or Huawei fan. We’ve gone through the specs of hundreds of smartphones, and cut our list of the best camera smartphones you can buy, down to just nine. Obviously, for someone who is making a full-time living from photography, getting one of the best cameras out there is important. But your smartphone can act as an superior backup, like 8K video if you opt for a Samsung Galaxy 20 Ultra 5G or Note 20. While the best camera phone for majority of the users will be the iPhone 12 Pro Max, but there is one more which beats the best, which is Huawei Mate 40 Pro. It offers stunning day and night shots across both regular and wide-angle lenses, with superb zoom and video HDR skills to boot. Meanwhile, the brand new Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra is the best pen-packing camera smartphone available now, which could make it the perfect pick for creative heads.

- SANCHIT MISHRA

1. Huawei Mate 40 Pro

Huawei Mate 40 Pro was launched in November 2020. First things first - the Mate 40 Pro has one sad flaw, and it’s a deal-breaker for most users out there. Users cannot access Google’s own app store because of the Google trade ban in the US, though it is not in India but you never know.

The Mate 40 Pro has 50MP (wide, f/1.9) + 12MP (periscope telephoto, f/3.4) + 20MP (ultrawide, f/1.8) and 13MP (ultrawide, f/2.4) front camera. The Mate 40 Pro is the best camera phone in the world, giving the best overall complete package. Both regular and ultra-wide angle shots look amazing in day-light and low-light conditions, while the 5x optical zoom performs outstanding even in lower light too. Focussing is pretty fast and catchy, and the front-facing selfie camera can help you capture groupfie, thanks to its wide-angle lens. It has super-stabilized video with impressive HDR for good measure, and it is a smartphone with a camera that’s capable of excelling at any task you use for. If you are into photography more than anything else, this is the best smartphone to opt for. The smartphone is priced at roughly ₹1,05,000.

2. iPhone 12 Pro Max

Apple iPhone 12 series was launched in October, 2020. The iPhone 12 Pro Max ranks second in the list as one of the very best camera phones in the world.