Best Camera Phones In India: 2022

Smartphone cameras, in recent years, have improved to a point where they are being used by professionals. With the improvements in computational photography, smartphones have been able to outperform the point-and-shoot cameras of yesteryears. If you are looking for a phone with such capabilities, here are some devices that will excite you.

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

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Samsung S22 Ultra provides one of the most balanced camera experiences on an Android device. With the help of its large 108 MP camera, S22 Ultra outputs images with a crazy amount of detail. S22 Ultra’s zoom capabilities are on another level compared to any other mobile device. With two 10 MP zoom cameras (3x and 10x), S22 Ultra gives crisp and usable images even up to 30x zoom. S22 Ultra has one of the best edge-detection on any device, resulting in amazing portrait images. Samsung can record slo-mo videos at up to 960fps (that is 32 times slo-mo) for the moments when you want to record high-speed objects. Due to the large resolution and sensor, S22 ultra takes a little longer to capture images.

iPhone 13 Pro/ iPhone 13 Pro Max

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On paper the Apple iPhone 13 Pro has the worst camera when compared to other devices on the list, but given the extreme control Apple has over its devices, the hardware and software work together in such harmony that the images coming out of the device are among the best. Though it does not excel in any one category, the iPhone 13 Pro and the iPhone 13 Pro Max deliver a great overall experience. When compared to other devices in video quality, iPhone 13 Pro is way ahead. If you are looking for a device that produces a great image, irrespective of the conditions iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max should be on top of your list.

Vivo X80 Pro

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Vivo, in collaboration with Zeiss optics, has put one the best camera hardware in the Vivo X80 Pro. The camera on the device is ridiculously fun to use, there are hundreds of modes in the camera app like Zeiss Natural Camera Colour which switches to a colour science that outputs images that look spot on with what eyes see or the Zeiss Portrait Modes which mimic the style of different Zeiss lenses. With the help of a custom-made sensor and a secondary Vivo V1 chip that focuses on optimizing the cameras, Vivo has one of the best low-light video capabilities of any mobile device. Images output by Vivo X80 Pro is of top-notch quality, with excellent Dynamic Range and white balance. The only con about the Vivo camera is the sheer amount of customizability in the app, which can be good for some people.

Google Pixel 6 Pro

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With Pixel 6 Pro, Google finally revamped the camera hardware. All the cameras come with newer sensors and combined with the unmatched image procession and the custom Tensor SoC, Google Pixel 6 Pro arguably outputs the best image from any mobile device. In daylight, the images captured are crisp with slight over sharpening, with great dynamic range. The images often have slightly cooler colours depending on the lighting situation. With each generation, Google improves the low-light capabilities of the Pixel, needless to say, the Pixel 6 Pro has one of the best low-light cameras in a smartphone. Google introduced a new feature called Magic Eraser with the Pixel 6 series, which uses machine learning to remove unwanted objects from the image, though you can use third-party software for similar functionality, the ease of use in the camera app gives it an edge over its competitors.