Best Camera Phones in 2023
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ก.ค. 2024
- We look at the best camera phones so far in 2023, exploring the pros and cons of the most notable camera systems on the market. While it’s hard to name a single “best” smartphone camera, it’s much easier to explore specific areas where each of the phones excel and guide your choice that way. We also compare the popular smartphone cameras on the iPhone 14 Pro Max, the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, and the Google Pixel 7 Pro against some lesser known but still very worthy alternatives and show you how the mainstream phones fare.
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00:00 Introduction
00:39 Phone 7
02:00 Phone 6
03:37 Phone 5
04:47 Phone 4
06:10 Phone 3
07:23 Phone 2
07:48 Phone 1
08:30 Bonus
09:22 Honorable Mentions - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
I love how instead of picking 3rd 2nd or 1st place they instead highlight the advantages of each phone so people know what to pick and there isnt much bias here
LG always use to score high, no one bought now gone. Hope same fate doesn't happen to pixel, but they have endless capital I guess
I hate majority of these channels cause they are like IPhone commercials funny thing Crapple don't even pay the people to talk about them & have their head in their ass they do it for free I agree this guy did a good job at being unbiased
this is the best video to watch when choosing a new camera focused phone. It's a must watch before any other videos. The explanation is from a non-biased, user perspective experience.
Looking forward to continues update with this kind of format.
Btw, I have a Pixel 6a for great day time common photos and portraits.
Wife has the Vivo X90 Pro+, which I usually borrow. Best in portrait, low-light, and night mode.
this is why i love phoneareana, you guys are the pros in this field for the last many years.
IF I correct, Huawei p60 as well can do macro with zoom as well. Hope you will do a test Huawei p60 vs p50 and the rest and the most important is Review of the new Asus zenfone 10 after his premiere :)
Very helpful video, learning alot from your review.
I think you should also do a test with older phones to see how they behave over time. I have a P6P and for several months the zoom camera no longer focuses except in daylight. Wasn't it normal to work the same as on the first day? In addition, I could give maximum zoom to make a kind of macro with her help, now she tells me to back off if I want her to focus. What guarantees do those with P7P have that they will not suffer the same next year after the release of P8P? And so on.
Pixel 6 pro? Thanks for warning us. Did it break because of shaking?
Waoowh super amazing very effective explaination super clearly but thanks for sharing useful video like this.
20 years ago, I was all about photo. Nowadays, I´m all about video.
As such, I would like to see more direct comparisons for video ONLY. Both for flagships, and 90% of the quality for 70% of the price, type of phones.
Just an idea. Best.
Good suggestions, I also shoot predominantly video and I think many people do too
Then you should get a Sony alpha camera, amazing video quality that u will never find on phones
True
Bon vidéo! T'es Québécois?
❤❤❤ one ❤
You need to keep posting more reviews
Great video, to make things easy would it be better to label the actual phone on the time stamps on the video rather than phone 1,2,3... Etc ?
Now this is video I needed
Great video ... Giving the advantages of the phones its great ...
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Hey buddy, that was a really good summary. Im a photographer and Im into smartphone photography and also filming. I do not own all of them, but some. And you were on point with your judgement. I would just wish you would name a android phone for the category which the iPhone wins.
Because many people do not want to use a iPhone but still shoot video. Which android has the best video imagequality? Which phone would you use if you would shoot all phone arena videos with an android?
The only thing I miss is video with either 30/60fps and 4k or 1080p. Not even the s23 ultra can zoom in with 60fps 4k to 30x zoom, but... Well. Maybe some time we will get there. Anyhow, thanks for this awesome comparison. This really showed me the differences between all the current phones. Thumbs up!
Thank you so much for the video ...please can you recommend an adroid phone that works well for food photography and content creation
I have the Sony Xperia 1 V and I hope they fix auto mode as the hardware is great. So I'm sure it's possible to do a little of AI magic
But hand mode is the best. If u want to take quality pictures Sony the best, in my opinion.
Is shutter lag issue fixed in s23U bro? Can we take pictures of moving subjects
For product photo what is your recommendation?
So which one do you suggest finally for better and vivid photos just like DSLR camera?
Sony all the way. No magic or processed photos. What you see is what you get..
😊😅🎉😢😮
Any apps to reccomend ? For their cluster of apps? Im interested in this as well
You must be fun at parties.
Thats why no one is talking about SONY
@@allstarburylegit. The problem with Sony is that they need to work on Software.... there is no reason that a phone in this day and age has multiple camera apps. The phone can produce amazing results... but it's not for the average user. The average user wants to take their phone out and take a picture.... Xperia are enthusiast phones
7. Xiomi 13 Ultra
6. Vivio X90 Pro+
5. Sony Xperia 1 V
4. iPhone 14 Pro
3. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
2. Oppo Find X6 Pro
1. Google Pixel 7 & 7 Pro
Bonus: Xiomi 13 Pro
7e for the 13 ultra is a joke ^^
So which one is best
Wher is honor or huawey
Thanks
There are a handful of smartphones capable of taking better photos than the iPhone. I’m personally a big fan of what Vivo does with their smartphone cameras and for “serious” photography, the Vivo X90 Pro Plus definitely outperforms my iPhone 14 Pro. The manual controls and large sensor are capable of images that are better than what I shot on a DSLR just a decade ago.
For the casual photography that 90% of people do with their smartphone, however, I’d say either go for the iPhone 14 Pro or Pixel 7 Pro. Sure, you might not get the extra bit of quality at the highest end, but you do get more consistently excellent results across the board. As much as I appreciate every other high end phone camera I’ve tried, I have never had a camera that’s more reliably solid than my iPhone.
If iPhone is not your thing, get any other flagship. It’s 2023, there isn’t a single flagship phone that has a bad camera anymore. Every single $500+ smartphone will offer more camera than most people will ever take full advantage of.
Buy the phone that suits your needs best, let go of the FOMO, and learn to use everything the camera on it can do. The secret to great photos has far less to do with having the biggest sensor, and far more with simply shooting and practicing.
1080p 30fps front cameras on some androids is a huge drawback
😮
Thanks
Is there a big difference in shooting people/portraits between Oppo find X6 Pro and Vivo X90 Pro +? I want to buy one of these phones. I have Google Pixel 7 Pro but don‘t like the „Smartphone-look“ of the pictures at all.
A funny thing about this comparison is I think people see things differently, which makes one’s perception of a photo very subjective
Could you please tell me, which one is best take photos?
Thank You for the video but i am now more confuse than before 😂
I'd be very interested in seeing you review the Xiaomi 14 ultra, will you be reviewing it? I'm thinking of moving from the pixel 7. Imagine quality from the main shooter is mainly what I'm interested in. Would it be a big step up for me?
Samsung Galaxy s23 ultra is an all around great camera phone. I got it and I made lots of videos in a rustic village, lots of closeups, details and after high on the mountain for wide panoramic videos and selfies videos. It looks better in the shots than in real, the blue sky, the textured clods, details of rocks and so on. I'm happy with my choice. By the way, when traveling like this it's great to shoot and go, catch the moment, not too many settings to choose.
I am also planning to purchase S23 ultra , but comparing it with Xiaomi 13 ultra .... in some situations Xiaomi wins
I'm planning to have one
I have it too. Very happy with everything, except, sometimes pictures can have soooooooo much noise, like its horrible. Do you have experienced that?
4:00 how is this latest Xperia any complex, as compared to the previous ones?
Pixel 7pro camera 📸 no can beat this cam 💥
And they look much impressive when edited
Loved my Pixel 7 Pro and the camera when I had it (now have the 8 Pro and it blows the S23 Ultra and iPhone 15 Pro Max out of the water). Pixels always pull ahead and if they don't when they are first released, Google updates the cameras and they always come out on top 👑
Hello. I wanna buy pixel but my country not support pixel. Only 4g 😢
I ordered pixel 8 pro but had to cancel my order because the camera flips and takes very bad selfies.@@ioannisyiangou2336
Until you switch to video I guess
@@ioannisyiangou2336neither is mine, but I bought a pixel 7 anyways
battery drain? how can it beat samsung ?
Any suggestions which phone good for concert i mean when you attend concert which one is better.. i want to purchase the best camera phone before my firt ever SB19 concert
Recommendations for travel photos? More of landscape and street style photography.. I'm ditching my fuji system.. also I use LR abundantly
I have the same question too. Please share if you have any findings
@janbath6107 I'm using s23 ultra. Shifted from pixel 7.. pixel 7 had better vibe.. but bad bad smartphone (battery/screen etc)
What' phone/ camera u use
X90 Pro Plus is a camera beast!
same , i also recommended the vivo x90pro+ lord in camera , price to performance so great in china
7:15 did you disable the Scene Optimizer?
helllooo .... p60pro can also do macro shots by using 3x zoom lens. Have you try comparing telemacrophotography btween xiaomi 13pro and p60pro before making this video?
For me i always like sony coz i like to spend time for the camera settings and take a picture. Actualy when i take a picture with xperia it looks like an alpha camera
I absolutely agree and this is my explanation to so many people when they see my Xperia Pro I
@@BigCameraGuyPA oooh you got a pro i. Oooh you are in another level coz i hav a 5 iii and i need 5 iv
@@elishamfinanga8744 The Pro I is such a great device and I also have the vlog kit as well for it
Actually p60 pro also uses zoom lens to do macro. I recommend you trying it out
But no Google services
@@LucaSaugeClementit has
Oh boy. Another "Let's shoot everything in auto because settings confuses me" video.
Anti learning, sponsored by apple
If you can or want to use controls you definitely choose actual camera for the third of the price of these phones. But in a phone people even photography experts want just one button "do it ok"
definitely Oppo find X6 pro
is the best overall camera because using three big sensor size with three 50MP resolution , simple and fast camera app using marisilicon chip in low light.
And for product photography what you will recomend? not just in this list?
for close shots iphone 15 pro max and Huawei mate 60 pro
@@reza.zohrabi Hi thank you for answer, yes i already buy Huawei P60 pro. Testing in progress
Definitely appreciating this review.
The issue I have with my Pixel 7 Pro is the noise in video recordings and ordinary phone calls always. Can anyone advise on this?
I have a pixel for my main phone but I'm honestly considering getting an iPhone as a backup for video. Google has not focused on video enough.
Definitely appreciate this review.🎉 👏👍
I'm waiting to buy best camera phone INDIAN Varient but no one is review in India.....
I'm regularly watching your videos...
please suggest one INDIAN Varient Best Camera phone to me broo....
@@ElectricC0mpanywhat about s21fe
@@atf56 I don't think Samsung is quite there yet with video either. Especially for when that's not their top of the line phone.
Sony basic mode perform better than GCAM. So it CAN be used as point and shoot, only during low light areas you need very stable hands.
Try this method at low light, before you press shutter button both fingers at the bottom press up a bit. You will see the result.
Would you say that the Google Pixel 7 is also the best smartphone for night shots?
Why not the Honor Magic 5 Pro? More widely available than some of the phones highlighted and great ratings and reviews overall; not to mention the AI motion sensing feature.
I start to think they don't like Honor Magic 5 Pro cuz they will blow any android smarphones away. 😂
@@mrliberoxthe honor its camera is too artificial and very contrasty
@@god-dj5ty Jokes on you, the every phone that is right now in market uses AI fuction that makes the photos more artificial that in reality are. The Honor Magic 5 Pro is above of all.
you have one plus 11r in thumbnail but its not in your list?
What u sugest..13pro max, Zfold 5,..i see on some videos here that zfold5 suprise with cam better then s22ultra n 13pro in many duels
If only there was a way to get more natural colours on the S23 Ultra... Doesn't turning scene optimizer mode off and setting the picture softening to medium in the camera assistant app do the trick?
I have stopped using mine as I need to work in post to correct colours. Waste of my time so I am waiting for the BIG camera update to see if resolved.
It's not a real solution because you need scene optimizer at night time, so you have to constantly turn it off during the day then remember to turn it on in low light, and it's not consistent.
For me, on my Note 20 Ultra, Pro mode disables computational photography.
Turning off scene optimizer makes things even worst for me. Photos then are looking washed out. Samsung messed up in this matter, cos on my old note 20 ultra turning off scene optimizer made photos looking more natural.
iv just sold my s23ultra for the same reason, the colours are so saturated and look childish.
Can you tell me which mobile is perfect for cinematography or videography ?
After watching the video and then reading the comments I’m more confused than ever about the issue. Just say this is the best overall phone camera. Now everyone can scream at me. I guess I’ll just use a real camera for photography and use my phone as a phone.
To the owner of this channel, which one do you use to make your TH-cam videos?
Vivo X90 Pro+ for me, even if I have been using an iPhone 13 Pro Max for 2 years, but I want to change it because of the quality of the portraits (not's enough tele lens 2x, 4x, and bokeh effect is not good (in iPhone 15 Pro Max it's already really good at 5x tele, but Apple stole the 3x tele lens from us, practically there is nothing, optic lens and good quality between 25 and 119 mm, which is nonsense).
Good video, very informative, would be nice if you talked about pricing more
Hello from Afghanistan love pixels forever by the way quality videos.
I bought my x90 pro plus last month and since then I loved it. I hope that vivo will improve the video quality and high rez mode when taking photos (the images are very similar in terms of detail compared to the normal mode). Also why they couldn't put the features of the sports mode in the default photo mode (I am referring to the shutter speed of the sports mode).
I like the fact the photos are from Varna :D
Very fan boy on the S23 and it's crayon color photos...we all know Pixel takes amazing pics!
I am using Honor magic 5 pro and it has very good point and shoot camera.Very fast. and very good display.
Ive just ordered it on a 2 year contract. Wise choice?
Thanks
Are you from Varna?
XP professional Xperia 1 Mark 5 😲🙏
Google Pixel 7 Pro ✯
Where I can get in ukVivio X90 Pro+ ?
hello my friend. i am looking for a smartphone that makes good picture for my warhammers. I use professional cammera + PC edditing with lightroom. It takes a lot of time. And i would like to use something for day to day. Easier and more comfortable to use. I think that iphone pro makes the most natura pictures, rest of the telephones do very saturated colors (so unreal). what do you think? i see that you recommend xiaomi13pro for macro. But... colors doesnt look natural for me. I am not a great fan of iphone... but i think is best cammera by far. I see lot of marketing also with google pixel, but same thing happens. Colors are not natural, and i think photos are affected by AI during the shot, or something like that. many thanks!!
Recommendation for a painter. ..I want that it should capture the true colour pls help
Hello.
I need your help. Between Oppo/Vivo/Xiaomi ... Which are the better camera in all situation ? or the principal situation (not easy..)
Thanks !
Vivo for portrait
Xiaomi for landscape
Oppo for cost performance
😂😂😂
@@garotter8881 thanks. They are big difference about landscape between Vivo and Xiaomi!?
Which is best for general photography? Besides Marco photography
Phone from Google company.
Im a bit confused, you show pictures of every other camera EXCEPT the sony phone. This is because you did not want to put the effort into showing the comparisons between each when it is raw and then edited with the same filters. I'm very disappointed how you chose to not bother at all with the sony.
Maybe he just does not have the expertise needed.
@@TechnologyMan9575 then why add the Sony into the comparison? Why would he even give his opinion to a phone?
So we need to make contingencies just because it's a Sony?
Sony really needs to improve its basic mode if they want to break out into the mainstream. They're so far up their own asses that they charge a crap ton for a device that doesn't excel in one particular facet. Only people that would be willing to put up with their BS are fanboys.
@@heyimrahat I see your point.
Well I think he just dont want to show it because he did not get pay by Sony... Lol Sony don't pay for marketing
Why no one mentions honor magic 5 pro... Bought it 3-4 months ago its just awesome.
Its like Huawei with android .
Awesome portrait mode and the face unlock is faster than my sister's iphone 14 pro and not to mention the awesome ai capture mode.
Sony phone cameras can be a little bit of work but the results sre worth it and the three diffent camera/video apps are a nice option have.
Agreed. Loved my Xperia 1 III.
If you are willing to do the work, they can be
@@PhoneArenawhy are people so anti tech? What happened to the days of learning new techs and features?
@@The-Heart-Will-Testify Maybe because as smartphones are getting "smarter" they want people to go dumb, at least on tech.
@@PhoneArena”dont buy Sony?” and “if you are able to do the work”? I didnt know l have to invent a rocket making a photo.Stop making this kind of anti company mobile, let the prople choose!!
Hey everyone
I want to buy phone under 30k or 35k if possible, so please suggest me some good phones with best camera and processor, which i can use for long enough time
please give me some brands so i can do my research, i am so confused to select one now
Which one do you recommend to buy
HTC 1 was the best android ever for pictures . Highly unreliable, but great photo , video , sound , everything . And that was back in like 2008 .
How about Huawei P60 pro?
Notice how much time gp7 pro got. I'm using it and yes it isn't that impressive
Cool
Zoom macro camera from p60 pro overshadows 13 pro, pls fix this mistake you said
Meu favorito é o SAMSUNG GALAXY S23u pela qualidade das fotos e construção do aparelho.
HELP!!
can you or someone give me guidance, im looking for a used phone for the sole purpose of filming. Some phones have trash quality videos and others are great. what would be a phone that takes high quality video that would be cheap to find used on like ebay? please anyone let me know,again the cheapest phone with best quality camera. if anyone knows of used phone that take great pictures and videos please respond.
It's still the Pixel, always gets the best looking images you want, without spending time editing like the Sony or doesn't over saturate like Chinese phones.
Until u view the picture on bigger displays, that's the only down side of phone cameras that use AI
Japanese phone Sony Xperia
What of oppofindx6pro? It has the best hardware.
What phone you recommend us for vlogging
Respectable. However you do get pleasing photos with the 1 V
You absolutely can, especially if you value more neutral colors!
@@PhoneArena yups. I am actually pre ordering the V and with that I also get the XM5 bundled 😂 can't wait
are you kidding? Huawei P60 Pro only gets an "horrible mention"? Its arguably the best phone camera. And its not even Huawei's top phone, the P60 Art is the best, that is until they release the even better P60 Mate towards the end of this year.
Yeah, but the rest of the phone is pretty redundant ( sadly it has no play store)
Oppo is best in terms of rear camera
Video quality is better than 14 pro
10x is better than s23 ultra
Colour accuracy is better than pixel 7 pro
Sensor is also bigger
Chipset is very powerful
Portrait photography is very good
Portrait video is excellent
But as an all rounder14 pro and s23 is better
But i like Xperia bcoz of the colour reproduction is very good , auto focus is great and it can shoot 4k 120fps
Great summary 🫡
nope,vivo oppo is the worst
@@sir9237👍🏼
For product photography what you will recomend?
I canfiuse but which one is best mobile plz reply me
Which is the best phone for video recording?
Iphone. No video jitter/judder. Consistent FPS.
iphone and sony.
Xperia phones are for professional enthusiasts, not for "Auto mode" loving insta and tiktok teens.
7:35 Nice and BIG Calcium-cannons.
Sony xperia best overall for photography and watching content on 4k display decent front face soft speakers with dynamic vibration feels like sub woofer system..
Honor magic 5 pro ??
You will never know what you are missing in cameras until you repent and give your choice to Sony Xperia Flagship.
Best macro with telephoto is p60 pro's
Camera King P60 Pro is missing
So do Google services are missing 😅
always XPERIA ❤😊
After editing yes. Not for pointing and shooting 📸
Xperia's processing is always dull 😂
@@saadalkabir9899it's not made for point & shoot. It's for professional use manual settings
99% smartphone user didn't know 9/10 flagship using Sony imx sensor, Sony keep some secret for xperia and camera line.
@@Udayveer_Singh People using smartphone nowadays want point and shoot capabilities.
You forget oppobfind x5pro
Suggest all rounder phone under 25k
These days purchasing phone is a challenge for an indecisive person like me.
So which one did u choose ?
@@songecreux6555 None, I am still using the Vivo phone I purchased in 2022.
My takes:
1/ Xiaomi showing the latest hardware and great in certain aspects, but software needs to improve.
2/ VIVO at night maybe number one.
3/ Sony really for pro users that take manual photos. It is sub-par in automode and nor for the average user.
4/ The iphone still top at video and consistent with the rest though beaten by one or other in most lenses for photos.
5/ S23U, a work in progress and too many negatives for me to be fair. I am waiting on the camera update due this month in the hope my issues are resolved. It is the most versatile, but the UW, 3X and 10X zoom are getting old, and Samsung need to up their hardware game.
6 OPPO is great hardware but no global release so I have not used.
7/ Pixel 7P is a solid point and shoot for photos but no longer ahead of the pack. It represents the value option.
Very good summary! I would only add that Vivo is not just for night, but for me mostly for portrait mode photos, it really shines for those! Thanks for sharing!
Was hoping to see something on the front camera
I think you nailed it here. Only fanboys think that their phones are perfect, and crush everything else on the market. No phone is perfect at everything. It really boils down to what suits you best, and how you like your photos/videos to look straight from the camera.
@@kemiokunade449as the review said, it's the S23U that gets the best selfies.
Is shutter lag issue fixed in s23U bro? Can we take pictures of moving subjects