The Best Camera Phones


Below is our selection of the world’s best camera smartphones, determined through expert reviews worldwide. GSMCritic evaluated these reviews to generate a unique score for each device.

vivo-X200-ultra
vivo
X200 Ultra (2025)

104    (1st place) 112    (user rate)
Price: ~$1099
Last camera update: 2025-07-05
Oppo-Find-X8-Ultra
Oppo
Find X8 Ultra (2025)

103    (2nd place) 102    (user rate)
Price: ~$1100
Last camera update: 2025-07-04
Huawei-Pura-80-Ultra
Huawei
Pura 80 Ultra (2025)

103    (3rd place) 103    (user rate)
Price: ~$1499
Last camera update: 2025-08-23
Xiaomi-15-Ultra
Xiaomi
15 Ultra (2025)

102    (4th place) 112    (user rate)
Price: ~$1599
Last camera update: 2025-03-21
vivo-X200-Pro
vivo
X200 Pro (2024)

102    (5th place) 110    (user rate)
Price: ~$850
Last camera update: 2025-07-05
Huawei-Pura-70-Ultra
Huawei
Pura 70 Ultra (2024)

101    (6th place) 105    (user rate)
Price: ~$1099
Last camera update: 2024-06-17
vivo-X100-Ultra
vivo
X100 Ultra (2024)

101    (7th place) 104    (user rate)
Price: ~$899
Last camera update: 2024-10-19
Oppo-Find-X8-Pro
Oppo
Find X8 Pro (2024)

101    (8th place) 105    (user rate)
Price: ~$1100
Last camera update: 2025-01-25
vivo-X100-Pro
vivo
X100 Pro (2023)

100    (9th place) 102    (user rate)
Price: ~$750
Last camera update: 2024-06-11
Xiaomi-14-Ultra
Xiaomi
14 Ultra (2024)

100    (10th place) 103    (user rate)
Price: ~$999
Last camera update: 2024-06-15
Google-Pixel-9-Pro-XL
Google
Pixel 9 Pro XL (2024)

100    (11th place) 103    (user rate)
Price: ~$1099
Last camera update: 2024-10-04
Apple-iPhone-17-Pro-Max
Apple
iPhone 17 Pro Max (2025)

100    (12th place) 102    (user rate)
Price: ~$1199
Last camera update: 2025-09-20
Apple-iPhone-16-Pro-Max
Apple
iPhone 16 Pro Max (2024)

99    (13th place) 103    (user rate)
Price: ~$1199
Last camera update: 2024-09-20
Oppo-Find-X7-Ultra
Oppo
Find X7 Ultra (2024)

99    (14th place) 100    (user rate)
Price: ~$899
Last camera update: 2024-06-11
Honor-Magic-6-Pro
Honor
Magic6 Pro (2024)

98    (15th place) 102    (user rate)
Price: ~$799
Last camera update: 2024-06-13
OnePlus-13
OnePlus
13 (2024)

98    (16th place) 102    (user rate)
Price: ~$899
Last camera update: 2025-01-25
Samsung-Galaxy-S25-Ultra
Samsung
Galaxy S25 Ultra (2025)

98    (17th place) 99    (user rate)
Price: ~$1300
Last camera update: 2025-02-07
Apple-iPhone-15-Pro-Max
Apple
iPhone 15 Pro Max (2023)

97    (18th place) 94    (user rate)
Price: ~$1099
Last camera update: 2024-06-12
Samsung-Galaxy-S24-Ultra
Samsung
Galaxy S24 Ultra (2024)

97    (19th place) 103    (user rate)
Price: ~$1099
Last camera update: 2024-06-12
Xiaomi-13-Ultra
Xiaomi
13 Ultra (2023)

97    (20th place) 97    (user rate)
Price: ~$799
Last camera update: 2024-06-21
Samsung-Galaxy-S23-Ultra
Samsung
Galaxy S23 Ultra (2023)

96    (21th place) 99    (user rate)
Price: ~$899
Last camera update: 2024-06-12
Google-Pixel-8-Pro
Google
Pixel 8 Pro (2023)

96    (22th place) 99    (user rate)
Price: ~$699
Last camera update: 2024-08-26
OnePlus-12
OnePlus
12 (2023)

95    (23th place) 101    (user rate)
Price: ~$799
Last camera update: 2024-06-22