Compare the best smartphone cameras
Compare the cameras
- Standard, wide-angle, and dual telephoto lens
- Zoom in 5 times without quality loss
- Record in 8K quality
- No 3D sensor for portraits and augmented reality
- Image sensor captures a lot of light and details
- Standard, wide-angle, and single telephoto lens
- Zoom in 5 times without quality loss
- Record in 4K quality
- 3D sensor for portraits and augmented reality
- Image sensor captures the least light and the least details
- Standard, wide-angle, and single telephoto lens
- Zoom in 7 times without quality loss
- Record in 4K quality
- No 3D sensor for portraits and augmented reality
- Image sensor captures less light and details
- Standard, wide-angle, and dual telephoto lens
- Zoom in 5 times without quality loss
- Record in 8K quality
- No 3D sensor for portraits and augmented reality
- Image sensor captures the most light and the most details
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
The Samsung S24 Ultra has 4 cameras on the back of the device. The most noteworthy are the 2 telephoto lenses with optical zoom. This means you can zoom in without the photo becoming less sharp. One of the telephoto lenses has 3 times optical zoom, and the other even has 5 times optical zoom. The S24 Ultra also has the second-largest image sensor, which allows the camera to capture a lot of light and details. You mainly notice this in low light. All lenses have a night mode, so you can also take sharp and colorful photos at night. That even applies to the selfie camera.
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
On the back of the Apple iPhone 16 Pro are 3 different camera lenses. A standard, wide-angle, and telephoto lens. With all these lenses, you can take razor-sharp photos and 4K videos. All lenses support night mode. This allows you to create sharp and detailed photos and videos in the dark. You can zoom in optically 5 times, which is just as far as the S24 Ultra and Xiaomi 14 Ultra. The iPhone 16 Pro has something unique with Cinematic Mode and Action Mode. Your videos are extra stable with that last function, for example.
Sony Xperia 1 VI
The Sony Xperia 1 VI has 3 cameras on the back: a standard lens, wide-angle lens, and telephoto lens. The telephoto lens of the Xperia 1 VI has the best optical zoom of the smartphones in this comparison. That's because you can zoom in 7 times without your photos becoming blurry. The image sensor is smaller than that of the S24 Ultra and the Xiaomi 14 Ultra. Photos in low light won't be as sharp, but still of a higher quality than photos you take with many other smartphones.
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
The Xiaomi 14 Ultra has 4 cameras on the back of the device. The 2 telephoto lenses with optical zoom stand out the most. With the telephoto lenses, you can zoom in 3.2 or 5 times without your photos becoming blurry. The Xiaomi 14 Ultra has the largest image sensor of these 4 smartphones. This way, you can see the most details and colors in photos you take in low light. You can also take sharp videos in 8K quality with the Xiaomi 14 Ultra.
Conclusion
You can take razor-sharp photos with all these smartphones. The optical zoom of the telephoto lenses is what differs the most. With the Sony Xperia 1 VI, you can zoom in 7 times without quality loss. The Samsung S24 Ultra, Apple iPhone 16, and Xiaomi 14 Ultra can do this 5 times. The Xiaomi 14 Ultra has the largest image sensor and takes the best photos in low light. The iPhone 16 Pro stands out in terms of camera software. The Cinematic Mode allows you to record cinema-quality videos.
