2019 Buyer's Guide: The best camera phones of this year's end

2019 Buyer's Guide: The best camera phones of this year's end

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW about which phones offer the best cameras – tried and tested by GSMArena’s staff.

Here are quick shortcuts to the phones featured in this guide:
OnePlus 7T Pro – 1:29
Huawei P30 Pro – 1:58
Huawei Mate 30 Pro – 2:37
Apple iPhone 11 Pro – 3:21
Samsung Galaxy Note10 – 4:03
Google Pixel 4 XL – 4:38
Oppo Reno2 – 5:15
Our editor’s top pick: 5:57

▶ You can read our full Cameraphone Buyer’s guide here: https://www.gsmarena.com/best_camera_phones_buyers_guide-review-2030.php

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50 Comments

  1. amir sofian on April 18, 2021 at 3:42 am

    Realme x2 pro with GCam is basically a god phone



  2. Mr YAZID on April 18, 2021 at 3:43 am

    Why phone camera doesnt comes with xenon flash nowadays? its brighter and better than led flash….



  3. HaseoComes4U on April 18, 2021 at 3:45 am

    What flaws have the MI note 10 in video recording?



  4. Khadija on April 18, 2021 at 3:45 am

    Why does everyone on gmsarena speaks as if they’re trying to seduce the viewers lmao.. I’m weak…



  5. Arya Purusha on April 18, 2021 at 3:46 am

    Reno2 4th sensor is B/W…not depth sensor..!!



  6. Jong Psychó on April 18, 2021 at 3:46 am

    am i the only one thot that clickbait is girl?



  7. Hashim Joseph on April 18, 2021 at 3:49 am

    Wonderful,,,am real amazed to see 12 mp included in best camera of the year,,,and my dream,my future phone with 64mp not included (xiomi redmi not 8 pro),,,any one help me pls "why such a phone with huge MP NOT INCLUDED?)



  8. Mohammed Abdul gaffar on April 18, 2021 at 3:52 am

    should talk about night mode while comparing



  9. Techno Kid Nepal on April 18, 2021 at 3:52 am

    Lg v50
    Sony xperia 1
    Budget: k20 pro
    Mi a3 with gcam???where r they gone



  10. محب الجمال on April 18, 2021 at 3:52 am

    beauty guy



  11. Hamilton Tumulak on April 18, 2021 at 3:52 am

    How about sony?



  12. Findecanor on April 18, 2021 at 3:54 am

    Hint: It is not called "2x Zoom". The ‘x’ is a replacement for the multiplication symbol × , and is produced "times" or "power".
    The letter is there because of bad typography. It is also partly a remnant of the days when we had to use ASCII and did not have Unicode.



  13. Demitria on April 18, 2021 at 3:55 am

    didn’t even mentioned the Astro photography on Pixel 4, that was their edge among the competition, tbh



  14. marc louie saceda on April 18, 2021 at 3:56 am

    Watching with my Xiaomi Mi Note 10 🔥🔥🔥👌👌👌👍



  15. Cânța Andrei on April 18, 2021 at 3:56 am

    Is the Xiaomi Note 10 pro’s camera improved?



  16. Dan Saghin on April 18, 2021 at 3:56 am

    agree



  17. Tharindu Liyanaarachchi on April 18, 2021 at 3:58 am

    Iphone 11 pro max or Samsung galaxy note 🔟 ➕ 🔥



  18. matt leberman on April 18, 2021 at 3:58 am

    This video was a waste of time .. top 5 in no particular order , just reading the specs off.. imagine having a car race and saying there’s no winner but these 5 drivers all win !



  19. GSMArena Official on April 18, 2021 at 3:59 am

    Reuploaded after fixing a typo with the original upload. Sorry about that!



  20. Edney Helene Dos Santos on April 18, 2021 at 4:00 am

    where is the 2020 version?



  21. Khalid Iqbal Sheikh on April 18, 2021 at 4:00 am

    What budjet pbone should i buy with best camera.



  22. Dada on April 18, 2021 at 4:02 am

    I really cringe when they say "larger and larger sensor". No it is not larger physically, just the resolution is larger.



  23. murodov muhammaddiyor on April 18, 2021 at 4:06 am

    hey best camera phone is the most expensive phone I mean iPhone 11 pro max



  24. Dave Cruz on April 18, 2021 at 4:07 am

    Very good review. 😎💪💯



  25. Mohamed Saleh on April 18, 2021 at 4:08 am

    Whrer the honor 20pro



  26. Nipun Sharma on April 18, 2021 at 4:09 am

    The iPhone has dull colour reproduction? I didn’t know you defined accurate and realistic as dull.



  27. Deni s0n on April 18, 2021 at 4:12 am

    When you talk about best phones you can’t leave xiaomi behind.. Nice video dude 👍👍👌



  28. Ferris Trap on April 18, 2021 at 4:12 am

    You are the friend of flash right?



  29. sagar on April 18, 2021 at 4:13 am

    Mi note 10 selfies r not good



  30. Zara Ivana on April 18, 2021 at 4:13 am

    All beyond the budget. How about the camera of huawei P30?



  31. Mick mac michael on April 18, 2021 at 4:13 am

    What is up with you people putting films on you tube ? Why do you always assume somethings wrong and start by saying whats up. Theres nothing up ? Nothing wrong . In fact nothings happened. Why do you always assume somethings wrong. . This is as bad as the previous generations greeting of , How are you ? I mean why do they ask. Are they assuming youre unwell ?. For gods sake. Replace the crap with something normal. Like, hello. Or good day. Why always assume something might not be good or even unwell. Get positive for gods sake. Stop using words just for the sake of saying something is a pain in the arse.



  32. samsuddin md on April 18, 2021 at 4:18 am

    You donot have any proper iformation about camera.So donot make such vids.



  33. Voltaire Rosario on April 18, 2021 at 4:20 am

    You did not indicate each smart phone camera price.



  34. prince Cheema on April 18, 2021 at 4:20 am

    Dont have any Samsung phone



  35. Rasheed Heding on April 18, 2021 at 4:22 am

    Ported Gcam can beat those phone were mention in terms of camera LG G6 with Gcam boom amazing shot, hardware does not matter anymore repaired or improving algorithms would be good.



  36. Nolsp on April 18, 2021 at 4:22 am

    Which one can save RAW files and have manual controls?



  37. ian walker on April 18, 2021 at 4:23 am

    I personally think that the pixel 4 still had the best camera last year overall



  38. hahatite. on April 18, 2021 at 4:27 am

    Mid-range budget version pls.



  39. GuitarTablatureSkill on April 18, 2021 at 4:27 am

    Don’t look only from the smartphone spec but analyze by finished picture quality. Never ever ever ever trust the spec when you guys do not elaborate with real photographer eyes analysis.



  40. Aishal Jit on April 18, 2021 at 4:29 am

    A suggestion here…u should show the pictures taken with the phones more then showing you taking pictures with the phone



  41. denden mark on April 18, 2021 at 4:29 am

    wheres nokia 9 pureview hehehehe



  42. S S on April 18, 2021 at 4:30 am

    More lenses & more megapixels means best camera phone..lol what a dumbass channel i use to trust you guys since long years..



  43. motocokeable on April 18, 2021 at 4:30 am

    It’s like you pulled these choices off the top of your head.
    There’s too much processing going on for the Mi Note 10 with the SD730G processor. Especially with kids or pets having that 2-3 sec to save pics at 27mpx and 5-6 sec for 108mpx is a bit slow.



  44. Mythical Goblin on April 18, 2021 at 4:31 am

    Finding Angie?!?



  45. star marzuq on April 18, 2021 at 4:32 am

    Redmi note 8 Pro is the best



  46. sakura hoora on April 18, 2021 at 4:35 am

    Oh nooo!!



  47. niclas lindman on April 18, 2021 at 4:36 am

    Xperia1 are just WOW 👍



  48. Madhurima Mullick on April 18, 2021 at 4:39 am

    No camera samples for a video of best camera phones!!



  49. Madhurima Mullick on April 18, 2021 at 4:40 am

    Inclusion of prices would help making better choices.



  50. Gumita XD on April 18, 2021 at 4:40 am

    I dont have money😢