A few premium smartphones with good-quality cameras were launched in India this year. These are even better than those released last year. Many smartphone brands like Samsung, Vivo, OnePlus, Google and Xiaomi are now offering improved camera-centric features and sensors on the rear as well as on the front. If you are planning to upgrade your device and want to take your photography skills to the next level then our best camera phones of 2023 are listed here for your perusal.
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Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra features a 6.8-inch Edge QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display. Its dynamic refresh rate ranges from 1 to 120 Hz, and its touch sampling rate is 240 Hz in game mode. The device is powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. Samsung has also included the S Pen stylus with the phone.
The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra (Review) has a quad rear camera setup, led by a 200-megapixel primary wide camera, a 12-megapixel ultra-wide camera, a 10-megapixel telephoto lens and another 10-megapixel telephoto sensor Upfront there is a 12-megapixel selfie camera.
Vivo X90 Pro
The Vivo X90 Pro has a 6.78-inch AMOLED display with a refresh rate of up to 120 Hz. The device runs on OriginOS 3 and runs Android 13. At its heart, there is an octa-core 4nm MediaTek Dimensity 9200 SoC and a G715 GPU. The smartphone includes a Zeiss-powered triple rear camera setup that consists of a 50-megapixel Zeiss 1-inch primary sensor with an f/1.75 aperture. A 12-megapixel extreme wide-angle sensor and a 50-megapixel secondary 50mm sensor with an f/1.6 aperture each are also included. Furthermore, there is a 32-megapixel selfie camera on the front with an f/2.45 aperture. Vivo X90 Pro comes equipped with a 4,870mAh battery with compatibility for 50W wireless charging and 120W rapid charging.
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Xiaomi 13 Pro
Xiaomi 13 Pro (Review)comes with a 6.73-inch 2K E6 LTPO 3.0 OLED screen. It runs on MIUI 14, which is based on Android 13 and is driven by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. The phone also includes a 4,820mAh battery which supports 50W wireless charging and 120W wired charging. The device features a triple rear camera setup that includes a 50-megapixel 1-inch Sony IMX989 primary sensor. Moreover, the system consists of a 50-megapixel Leica 75mm floating telephoto lens and a 50-megapixel wide-angle lens. There is a 32-megapixel front-facing camera for selfies and video calling.
Google Pixel 8 Pro
The Google Pixel 8 Pro (Review)features a 6.7-inch Super Actua display with a 1344 x 2992 resolution. It also supports an Adaptive refresh rate ranging from 1Hz to 120Hz. Under the hood, there is a Tensor G3 SoC with a Titan M2 security coprocessor. The phone runs on Android 14 with Pixel-exclusive features onboard. Google is also expanding Pixel support to seven years of OS upgrades and security updates. The device comes with a triple rear camera setup including a 50MP Octa PD sensor, a 48 MP Quad PD ultrawide camera and a 48 MP Quad PD telephoto lens. For selfies, there is a 10.5-megapixel Dual PD sensor on the front.
The Google Pixel 8 Pro packs a 4,950mAh battery along with 27W wired fast and 12W wireless charging support.
OnePlus Open
The OnePlus Open (Review)has a 7.82-inch LTPO 3.0 Flexi-fluid AMOLED primary display with 2440×2268 pixels of resolution. The secondary display features Super Fluid AMOLED with LTPO 3.0 measuring 6.31 inches. The device runs on OxygenOS 13.2 based on Android 13. Under its hood, there is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform with Adreno 740 GPU. It comes with 16GB LPDDR5X with RAM-Vita and 512GB UFS 4.0 storage. The OnePlus Open includes a Dual-cell 4,805 mAh battery with 67W SUPERVOOC Charging support.
The foldable phone is highlighted with a triple rear camera setup tuned by Hasselblad. The camera unit includes a 48MP Sony LYTIA-T808 “Pixel Stacked” CMOS primary sensor with Autofocus, a 48MP Ultra-Wide lens and an OmniVision OV64B 64MP Telephoto lens. The company has provided two cameras for selfies: 20MP primary (inner) and 32MP secondary (outer).
