Phonography: 10 smartphones that have 20 MP main camera and above

Smartphone cameras have evolved to that point where they stand as competition for standard and professional cameras. There was even a time where an iPhone 7 Plus camera was used to shoot the image on a magazine cover.

Below is a list of some smartphones that have high quality camera and could stand toe-to-toe with standard professional cameras close to the highest megapixel DSLR.

1. HTC DESIRE 10 PRO

• – 5.5 inch display
• – Android v6.0 Marshmallow
• – Dual SIM
• – 1.8 GHz Octa core processor
• – 4 GB RAM
• – 64 GB internal storage (ROM)
• – 20 MP primary/ rear camera
• – 13 MP secondary/ selfie camera
• – 3,000 mAh non-removable battery
• – Fast charge

2. Sony Xperia XA1

• – 5.0 inch display
• – Android v7.0 Nougat OS
• – 2.3 GHz Octa core processor
• – 3 GB RAM
• – 32 GB ROM
• – 23 MP primary/ rear camera
• – 8 MP secondary/ front/ selfie camera
• – 2,300 mAh battery

3. Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra

• – 6.0 inch capacitive touchscreen
• – Android v7.0 Nougat OS
• – 2.3 GHz Octa core processor
• – 4 GB RAM
• – 64 GB ROM
• – 23 MP primary/ rear camera
• – 16 MP secondary/ front/ selfie camera
• – 2,700 mAh battery

4. LeEco Le Max 2

• – 5.7 inch capacitive touchscreen
• – Android v6.0.1 Marshmallow OS
• – Dual SIM
• – 2.15 GHz Quad core processor
• – 4 GB RAM
• – 32 GB Internal Storage (ROM)
• – 21 MP primary/ rear camera
• – 8 MP secondary/ selfie camera
• – 3100 mAh non-removable battery
• – Quick Charging
• – $280

5. HTC One M9 Plus

• – 5.2 inch capacitive touchscreen
• – Single SIM
• – Android v5.0.2 Lollipop OS
• – 2.2 GHz Octa core processor
• – 3 GB RAM
• – 32 GB internal storage (ROM)
• – 20 MP primary/ rear camera
•  – 4 MP secondary/ selfie camera
• – 2,840 mAh battery

6. Gionee Elife E8

• 6-inch (2560 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Protection
• Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Amigo UI 3.1
• 2.0 GHz Octa core MediaTek Helio X 10 (MT6795) processor
• 3 GB RAM
• 64 GB internal memory (ROM)
• 23.7 MP primary/ rear camera
• 8MP secondary camera
• Dual SIM
• Fingerprint sensor
• 3520mAh battery

7. Huawei Honor 7

• 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) capacitive touchscreen
• Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with Emotion UI 3.1
• 2.2 GHz Octa core Huawei Kirin 935 processor
• 3GB RAM
• 16GB / 64GB internal memory
• Dual SIM
• 20MP rear camera with Sony IMX230 sensor
• 8MP front/ selfie camera
• 3100 mAh battery

8. Microsoft Lumia 950 XL

• 5.7-inch (1440×2560 pixels) QHD AMOLED diplay
• Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection
• Windows 10 OS
• Octa-Core Snapdragon 810 processor with Adreno 430 GPU
• 3GB RAM
• 32GB internal memory
• Dual Nano SIM
• 20MP rear PureView camera
• 5MP front facing camera
• 4G LTE /3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (Dual Band) MIMO, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, USB Type-C 3.1
• 3340mAh removable battery

9. Sony Xperia Z5

• 5.2-inch display
• Android 5.1 (Lollipop) OS
• Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor
• 3GB RAM
• 23 megapixel primary/ rear camera
• 5.1 megapixel secondary/ selfie camera
• Fingerprint scanner (integrated with power button)
• 2,930 mAh Battery

10. Meizu MX5

• 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Super AMOLED display
• 2.2 GHz MediaTek Helio X10 (MT6795T) Octa-Core 64-bit processor
• 3GB RAM
• 16/32/64GB internal memory variants
• Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
• Dual SIM card support
• 20.7 MP primary/ rear camera
• 5MP selfie camera
• 3150mAh battery