Smartphones 2018 with a good camera and a powerful battery

The camera is an essential attribute of modern smartphones. And for many buyers, a good camera is just as important as a large battery and a fast processor. To find the best smartphones with a powerful battery and a good camera in 2018, we did a mini research.

How the list was compiled:

1. We reviewed the DxOMark smartphone camera rating.
2. We divided the battery capacity of the most popular models by the screen diagonal and found out the specific capacity. The screen is the main consumer of battery energy.
3. Smartphones were ranked based on the quality of shooting, specific battery capacity and the price of the model.

Our picks of the best smartphones of 2018:
Brand country: European (A-class); Chinese; with Aliexpress.
Brand: Samsung; Xiaomi; Sony; Huawei.
Price segment, rubles: up to 5000; up to 10000; up to 15000; up to 20,000; up to 25000; up to 30,000.
Availability: inexpensive; most expensive.
Characteristics: push-button; best camera; camera + battery; protected.
Trends: new items of the year; the most anticipated.

This is what the top ten phones with great cameras look like.

10. Apple iPhone X

• Price from 62 thousand rubles.
• The specific battery capacity is 468.27 mAh (more is better).
• DxOMark rating - 97% (more is better).

The most anticipated Apple smartphone of 2017 opens our rating. The fast A11 Bionic processor, beautiful and bezel-less design, and the best OLED panel to date are just a few of the 5.8-inch iPhone X's long list of advantages.

It also has Face ID, the phone's only facial recognition system secure enough to be used to authenticate payments, in addition to unlocking the device.

The dual 12-megapixel lens on the iPhone X has very fast autofocus and OIS. The quality of zoom and portraits is beyond praise, for which Apple has been famous for a long time. Portrait mode is also available when taking selfies. And not only with background blur, but also with different lighting models (studio, daylight, contour, stage).

Pros:

• The best camera of all Apple smartphones.
• Great design.
• Very fast and efficient processor.
• There is fast charging.

Minuses:

• Heavy and slippery.
• Fingerprints are clearly visible on the case.
• With active use, the 2716 mAh battery lasts for half a day of use.
• No memory expansion slot.

9. LG V30 +

• The cost starts from 42 thousand rubles.
• The specific capacity is 550 mAh.
• DxOMark rating - 82%.

This "Korean" is good for everyone: a 6-inch screen, a huge storage of 128 GB, and a large amount of RAM - 4 GB, and a capacious 3300 mAh battery and a top-end Snapdragon 835 processor. But best of all is a dual camera of a smartphone, 16 / 13 MP, with very fast autofocus and OIS.

The V30 + will be especially interesting for those who often shoot video on the go, thanks to its secondary wide-angle camera, a variety of shooting modes and special filters (15 in total), as well as the innovative Point Zoom function that allows you to zoom in any part of the frame without physically moving the camera.

Pros:

• There is fast charging.
• There is a slot for expanding memory.
• Superb headphone sound.
• Top performance.
• There is support for Aptx HD technology for better sound quality of music.
• There is NFC.

Minuses:

• The case is very easily soiled and slippery.
• Inconvenient location of the speaker, it is easy to close it with your palm.

eight.Apple iPhone 8 Plus

• Cost from 48 thousand rubles.
• The specific capacity is 486.18 mAh.
• DxOMark rating - 94%.

Equipped with Apple's best mobile processor, the A11 Bionic, 64GB or 256GB of storage and a 5.5-inch display, this smartphone is a great option if you don't want to pay extra for the bezel-less design of the iPhone X.

The dual rear 12/12 MP camera with a wide-angle lens and a telephoto lens, 2x optical zoom, optical stabilization and portrait mode makes excellent color reproduction, very clear photos. With good shadow detail, impressive back-end sharpness and superb macro quality, the iPhone 8 Plus is one of the best camera phones of 2018.

Pros:

• Large and bright screen.
• Excellent performance.
• Autonomy is enough for 2 days in medium intensity mode.
• There is wireless charging.

Minuses:

• The back cover is made of glass. Do not drop, otherwise you will go broke on repairs.

7. Sony Xperia XZ Premium

• The starting price is 30 thousand rubles.
• The specific capacity is 587.27 mAh.
• DxOMark rating - 83%.

Remembering all its know-how in the field of mobile video and photo shooting, Sony created the 19MP Motion Eye camera. It offers image capture and data collection up to five times faster than other camera phones, and can shoot super slow motion video at 960 frames per second.

The XZ Premium also offers laser autofocus, 5-axis stabilization, and a Predicative Capture function that starts buffering images as soon as it detects any movement. This will definitely come in handy when you are trying to capture pictures of a nimble child or an animal that doesn't want to sit still.

The powerful Snapdragon 835 chip, 3,230mAh battery, 5.5-inch screen, 64GB for game and app storage and 4GB of RAM in addition to an excellent camera fully justify the Xperia XZ Premium's high price tag.

Pros:

• There is NFC.
• There is fast charging.
• There is a slot for expanding memory.
• There is a separate button for the camera.

Minuses:

• Very slippery.
• The corners are not rounded, but sharp.

6. Apple iPhone 7

• The price starts from 34 thousand rubles.
• The specific capacity is 597.87 mAh.
• DxOMark rating - 85%.

The iPhone 7 may no longer be Apple's flagship, but it is still one of the best smartphones in terms of photo quality and performance. With a small 4.7-inch screen, a wide variety of flash memory options ranging from 32GB to 256GB, and the energy-efficient Apple A10 Fusion chip, the iPhone 7 still competes successfully with more expensive models from European, Chinese and South Korean manufacturers.

The main camera in the smartphone is one - 12 MP, with autofocus and optical stabilization. Compared to the iPhone 6s, the 7 has changed the aperture - f / 1.8 instead of f / 2.2, and also added a 50% brighter four-LED Tru Tone flash. Good quality shots are obtained in low light, and excellent in normal light. The front 7MP camera takes bright and clear selfies.

Pros:

• Excellent sound.
• Excellent color reproduction and screen brightness.
• Long battery life - up to 1.5 days.
• Very fast fingerprint scanner.

Minuses:

• Does not support wireless charging.
• Only 2 GB of RAM.
• No headphone jack.

5. Xiaomi Mi Note 3

• You can buy it for 18 thousand rubles.
• The specific capacity is 636.36 mAh.
• DxOMark rating - 90%.

This is the most inexpensive smartphone with a good camera and battery on our list. It is offered in two versions: with 64 or 128 GB of internal storage and as much as 6 GB for embedded applications. An excellent 5.5-inch screen, a large 3500 mAh battery and a Snapdragon 660 chip, typical for mid-range gadgets, complete the picture of a smartphone that would cost from 25 thousand rubles or more from a European manufacturer.

The rear camera has two sensors at once - 12/12 MP. The camera has tons of possibilities: you can manually adjust the shooting mode, shoot video in slow motion at 720p resolution, scale photos without losing quality, and take portrait shots with bokeh effect.

When it comes to image quality using auto mode, the Mi Note 3 offers great shots in good lighting. Colors look nice and natural, and noise reduction is pretty good. However, dynamic range control is not always accurate. But users have no complaints about the quality of macro photography.

Pros:

• The performance in games and programs is excellent. No freezes, no freezes in games at the highest graphics settings.
• Very nice design.
• Affordable price.
• There is NFC.

Minuses:

• No memory card slot.
• Sometimes in portrait mode, you may end up with an unnatural-looking blurred background.
• No headset jack.
• The phone is very slippery.

4. Google Pixel 2

• The minimum cost is 42 thousand rubles.
• The specific capacity is 540 mAh.
• DxOMark rating - 98%.

The Pixel 2 has one goal - to show that smartphones can be really smart. With advanced AI features built into Google Assistant and a superior camera, this 5-inch flagship challenges the best offerings from Samsung and Apple. It is equipped with 128 or 64 GB of internal storage and 4 GB of RAM, Snapdragon 835 (top chip in 2017) and a 2700 mAh battery.

The new feature that recognizes objects in real time deserves special praise. For example, if you point your camera at a poster of a book or movie, Google Assistant can find a review or review along with additional information.

Software is one of the main reasons Google's 12.2MP rear camera is one of the best on the Pixel 2 today. The device uses the HDR + Google system to maximize dynamic range or gradation between the darkest and lightest points in the frame. Using a dedicated Pixel Visual Core chip, the smartphone can take fantastically illuminated photos with lots of detail and color.

And if you enjoy shooting video, the Pixel 2 can offer optical image stabilization for more stable shooting.

Pros:

• Excellent autonomy - 11 hours and 7 minutes in battery tests.
• Great camera.
• There is an NFC chip.
• Neither heavy games nor programs slow down or lag.
• Convenient function to call the Google Assistant by squeezing the sides of the smartphone.

Minuses:

• There is no slot for a memory card.
• No 3.5mm headphone jack.
• No wireless charging.

3. HTC U11

• Offered for 32 thousand rubles.
• The specific capacity is 545.45 mAh.
• DxOMark rating - 90%.

And the purpose of this 5.5-inch phone is to show how a real camera phone should be. However, the technical characteristics of the HTC U11 are at the highest level - 64 or 128 GB for user files, 6 GB of RAM, a top-end Snapdragon 835 chip and a 3000 mAh battery.

The U11 has pressure sensors built into both sides of the phone. Therefore, simply squeezing the device can open an application or even take a picture.

The U11's 12MP rear camera captures stunningly detailed images, putting HTC on par with phones from Apple, Google and Samsung. A special pride of the smartphone is the quality of low-light images, which look noticeably brighter and less grainy compared to images. best smartphone of the year - Samsung S8. In the light, photos come out rich, clear, with realistic colors and a minimum of noise.

Pros:

• Excellent performance.
• Bright 5.5-inch QHD display with 18.5: 9 aspect ratio.
• Superb BoomSound speakers.
• Great design.
• There is an NFC chip.
• There is a slot for expanding memory.

Minuses:

• Average battery life.
• No headphone jack.
• A bit bulky.

2.Samsung Galaxy S9

• Can be purchased for 55 thousand rubles.
• The specific capacity is 517.24 mAh.
• DxOMark rating - 99%.

Recently, the iPhone X and Pixel 2 have raised the bar for the Best Camera Phone of the Year award. But that was until the Galaxy S9 came out. It features a 5.8-inch screen with rounded edges, a fast Exynos 9810 chip, a 3000mAh battery, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of user storage.

The main feature of the phone is the change of the aperture of the main 12 MP camera. When disassembling the device, you can see that switching between apertures occurs by moving a special slider. In the default position, the aperture is set to f / 2.4, but when the lighting and other shooting conditions change, the smartphone automatically switches to f / 1.5 aperture. The larger the aperture on your phone, the more light reaches the sensor, and the better low-light photos will come out. Usually, cameras have a changeable aperture, but for smartphones this is still a novelty.

Under the main sensor is the same 12 MP matrix with optical image stabilization and a fixed f / 2.4 aperture.

The Galaxy S9 handles photos in a similar way to the Galaxy S8. It tends to leave images a little washed out. Perhaps this is because an aggressive approach to smoothing out background noise results in a loss of detail.

Pros:

• There is an NFC chip.
• There is a slot for expanding memory.
• High-quality and juicy sound from the speakers.
• Great rear dual camera.
• There is wireless charging.
• Fun AR-Emoji feature - you can take a picture of your face with the front camera and turn it into an animated character.

Minuses:

• The fingerprint scanner is inconveniently located - under the camera, although it has become faster to work.
• Don't expect miracles from your battery. He will work a day at an average load.
• Externally, the smartphone is no different from the S8.

1. Huawei Mate 10 Pro

• Price - from 44 thousand rubles.
• The specific capacity is 666.66 mAh.
• DxOMark rating - 97%.

Huawei has bumped up the screen size of the Mate 10 Pro to 6 inches and extended the battery life to 14 hours by installing a larger 4000mAh battery. But the biggest change is the Kirin AI processor, which allows the camera to recognize objects in real time.

The fast Hisilicon Kirin 970 processor, 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage allow you to use the phone for both the latest games and work tasks that require maximum performance from the gadget.

The main camera of the phone combines a 12-megapixel color sensor with a 20-megapixel monochrome sensor. Both sensors have f / 1.6 apertures - the widest the company has ever produced.

Another impressive feature of the Mate 10 Pro is its dedicated neural network processor (NPU). Phone cameras take advantage of this unique resource by adjusting exposure settings when identifying specific objects. There are a total of 13 identifiable scenarios including faces, flowers, plants, food, dogs and cats, and Huawei says it will add more if needed in future updates.

A large number of camera features, such as portrait mode and 2.0x optical zoom, hit the price / performance ratio of the more expensive iPhone X, iPhone 8 Plus and Galaxy S9 offerings.

The cameras on the Mate 10 Pro are just as good as those found in competing flagships. And, as the advertisement says, "if there is no difference, then why pay more?"

Pros:

• Maximum battery life.
• The camera detects objects in real time.
• Stunning portrait mode.
• Excellent performance.
• There is NFC.

Minuses:

• No wireless charging support.
• No memory expansion slot.

Summing up what to choose

The undisputed favorite in terms of value for money in our top 10 is Xiaomi Mi Note 3.

But if finances allow you, we recommend choosing between the Huawei Mate 10 Pro, LG V30 + or Samsung Galaxy S9.

If you are looking for innovative features, your preferred choice is the HTC U11, Sony Xperia XZ Premium, or Google Pixel 2.

If prestige is as important as camera quality, then there is no alternative to the Apple iPhone X, Apple iPhone 8 Plus and Apple iPhone 7.