10 Best Phones for Photography in 2024

The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra comes with a 200MP primary camera, a 50MP periscope telephoto lens, a 10MP telephoto lens, and a 12MP ultrawide lens. You are guaranteed to get fantastic images from the camera no matter the situation you are using it for. It has 100x Zoom, which can be important when shooting objects from a distance. The phone is excellent for night photography, and Samsung has also improved the versatility of the camera app. It is one of the best camera phones of 2024, and I am sure it will compete with devices yet to be announced this year.

The iPhone 15 Pro Max is the first iPhone to come with zoom with a 5X optical zoom lens, and at 5X zoom, even the S24 Ultra can’t compete. The phone also has a 6-axis stabilizer that plays an essential role in videos. You can depend on the phone for any photography, and hands down, I can easily recommend it over most of the phone on this list. The dynamic range and level of detail you get on the images is almost next to none. The only problem is that the Camera app doesn't have as many features as you get on the Galaxy S24 Ultra, but it is one of the best phones for photography in 2024.

Regarding photography, the Pixel 8 Pro can compete with the iPhone 15 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra. Hands down, it takes some of the best pictures of any Android phone when it works well. The only problem is the camera's inconsistency, making it hard to depend on sometimes. With iPhones, you can just point and shoot and expect the pictures to be good all the time. It's not that the pixel isn’t bad; it just falls short sometimes. Nighttime pictures are also impressive, and the quality with the macro mode when taking close-ups was also good. Many AI features will help you edit and make the pictures look better.

If you are on a budget then the Pixel 7a is an impressive one. It comes with a larger sensor and more pixel count. If you watched the MKBHD blind camera comparison for 2024, then it came out top. It is one of those phones that tries to balance contrast and color balance in an image and not overly saturate them. Your pictures will look good even in low light, and it has a long exposure mode that is just impressive. Thanks to the editing features in Google Photos, you can make the images look even better.

The iPhone 15 is the base model of last year’s iPhone 15 series and it now has a 48MP primary camera. There is a significant upgrade in terms of image quality when you compare it side by side with the iPhone 14 thanks to the bigger sensor. If you can’t go for the Pro models then the iPhone 15 is one of the best phones for photography. It will deliver even in low light situations despite having only two camera lenses at the back. The selfie camera still remains 12MP and it is impressive as well.

The Pixel 8 is an impressive device, and it has a great camera system with Google new AI camera magic. It consistently deliver great pictures like the Pixel 8 Pro and if you don’t want to break the four figures price range it can be a great one for you. You can flicker between modes, shoot with night mode, long exposure images, and portrait mode. The images you get from the camera are not over saturated and colors are normally punchy. It has advanced photography features just like the Pro model.

The OnePlus 12 is another impressive phone, and I think for most people who don’t want to break that $1000 price, then it can be a good option. I’m not kidding you. The image quality is close to the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra. It has three impressive cameras that can just get the job done, whether in low light or in a well-lit condition. All the lenses at the back take great pictures unlike others where only the primary camera delivers. The only thing the phone is missing is that it dosen’t have those AI features that everyone is hyping.

If you want the most speced out set of lenses on the phone, then welcome the Oppo Find X7 Ultra. It has four 50MP lenses and they cover every aspect required on a smartphone for pictures to turn out well. The colors from the pictures using the phone are impressive and the color calibration was done by Hasselblad. In case you don’t know them they are the brand that created the Camera that was taken to the moon by the Apollo One Crew. HDR is well balanced and there aren’t many blemishes in terms of image quality. The only problem is that it is not a phone that is globally available.

The Xiaomi 13 Pro has flagship cameras, and you get amazing photos from the phone with its telephoto and macro lens being great as well. It is one of the best camera systems on the phone at the moment, and it will deliver in both low-light and well-lit environments. I can easily recommend it, and now that the Xiaomi 14 Pro is around the corner, there will surely be a price cut from the original price.

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The Sony Xperia 1 V comes with some improved camera features including thermals and night vision. The camera app is packed with features and Pro mode that is close to what you get on a Sony camera. In terms of point and shoot you are getting banger straight out of the phone. You can depend on it in every situation, but it lacks a macro lens. I don’t see it as a deal breaker.