Suggest Camera oriented Smartphone under 20K

[hike]

Hi,
I'm looking for a camera centric smartphone which one is the best in market?
Storage : 256GB
5G connectivity, good battery and fast charger with decent size not to big and heavy.
I've come across,
Moto Edge 60 Fusion
CMF Phone 2 Pro
Moto Edge 50 Neo
iQOO Z9s

Or something else?
Please pour some suggestions

I've seen comparison of OnePlus Nord CE4 vs iQOO Z9s vs Moto Edge 50 Neo l personally found iQOO has impressive results. But, not aware about performance of Moto Edge 60 Fusion and CMF Phone 2 Pro.

 

[hike]

CMF Phone 2 Pro, no phone comes close to it. Its not perfect choice as camera still needs tuning. But hardware is superb for the price.

Camera is my priority otherwise, CMF is trustworthy in terms of update, hardware and design.

 

[hike]

CMF Phone 2 Pro, Its not perfect choice as camera
Would have suggested Moto Edge 50 Neo, but few units have camera UI lag.
Won't suggest Vivo T4 as LYT 600 is used again and again and it's not a good choice in my honest opinion. Same is used in OnePlus Nord CE 5 as well. Maybe OnePlus Nord 5 as well. IMX 890 to LYT 600 is day light robbery by all company. Atleast use IMX 896. If you can increase budget a bit, Realme P3 Ultra can be great option.

So, Realme P3 Ultra is your suggestion.

 

[Prithi Deb]

So, Realme P3 Ultra is your suggestion.

That's a performance centric phone. Camera is not its priority. It only has a 50MP main shooter and a 8MP Ultrawide.
At the same price you are getting Nothing Phone (3a) with a triple camera setup. A 50MP Main, 8MP Ultrawide and a dedicated 50MP Telephoto camera as well. And all those with a much cleaner and ad-free software.

 

[TheAndroidFreak]

That's a performance centric phone. Camera is not its priority. It only has a 50MP main shooter and a 8MP Ultrawide.
At the same price you are getting Nothing Phone (3a) with a triple camera setup. A 50MP Main, 8MP Ultrawide and a dedicated 50MP Telephoto camera as well. And all those with a much cleaner and ad-free software.

I don't suggest Nothing Phone 3A and 3A Pro to anyone.

 

[TheAndroidFreak]

So, Realme P3 Ultra is your suggestion.

Yes, Realme P3 Ultra or OnePlus Nord 4.

 

[TheAndroidFreak]

Camera is my priority otherwise, CMF is trustworthy in terms of update, hardware and design.

Hardware is good for camera. Display is I am worried about. Nothing is using cheapest qualities display to all its phones since its launch.

 

[kanagadeepan]

Our friends had already given great opinions / options. Moto Edge 60 fusion is Good enough, CMF for clean sw. @Prithi Deb my old Moto G54 camera was surprisingly good, better than my old Pixel 6a in some rare cases. Colors are vibrant and may look over saturated, but good for social media sharing. (Pixel has slightly warm, Moto has slightly Cool colors, I like Cool ones, if real colors is NOT an option)

Unpopular opinion is Samsung A35 or even M35. Primary cameras will be good enough. Only problem will be Exynos. Samsung has improved 5G coverage using updates in my A55, but still it is not as good as Moto phones. Will be OK if you are in areas with great 5G coverage.

 

[hike]

Yes, Realme P3 Ultra

Seen reviews Camera is not that good!

 

[hike]

I don't suggest Nothing Phone 3A

Any perticular reason?

 

[TheAndroidFreak]

Any perticular reason?

Software is good, but UFS 2.1 storage, pulling back things. And no value for money. Too much under powered chipset for 28K. Same happened with Realme 14 Pro Plus. Camera has been downgraded through software updates. People are using GCam port just two months after the launch.

OnePlus Nord 4 is the only value for money phone in this price bracket(iQOO Neo 10R is top level performer, Realme GT 6 is best deal at 28K). Camera is not that great, but software and performance is top notch. So does the battery. OnePlus has worked on their software game since OnePlus 12 launch. It's just if they use LYT 700 instead of LYT 600, then I will recommend it blindly. All BBK group needs to avoid LYT 600 for next year launches. No major launch this year(Everything is not so good this year), except Nothing Phone 3 and Google Pixel 10 Pro XL(specs are out already).