15-20K Phone with good selfie / front camera for video ?

[Crazy_Eddy]

A friend is looking for a phone under 20K, primarily with a good selfie / front camera for video recording.

Some phones shortlisted :-
Nothing Phone 3A
CMF Phone 2 Pro
Realme 14 pro
Motorola edge 60 fusion
Samsung galaxy A35

Any suggestions?

 

[jamhood007]

Motorola Edge 60 Fusion seems to have the best front camera (32MP) and also supports 4K video.

 

[Swaroop M]

I would pick Moto

 

[blr_p]

Motorola Edge 60 Fusion seems to have the best front camera (32MP) and also supports 4K video.

How did you arrive at best there? The 32 MP?

Which is ridiculously high for a front camera

Why exactly do you need to crop a selfie to the point where high MP helps.

 

[jamhood007]

How did you arrive at best there? The 32 MP?

Which is ridiculously high for a front camera

Why exactly do you need to crop a selfie to the point where high MP helps.

Fair point. I purely commented based on specs.

 

[Heisen]

Nothing Phone 3A
CMF Phone 2 Pro
Realme 14 pro
Motorola edge 60 fusion
Samsung galaxy A35

Out of these, the Samsung seems to be the best option. It has the largest pixel size at 1.12µm in front camera, which means it can capture more light per pixel, by more light I mean per pixel area wise not light intensity, especially helpful in low light situations. Although it only has a 13MP camera, this actually works in its favor, as it doesn't require as much signal-to-noise processing compared to a 32MP sensor. While we do lose some resolution, higher resolution sensors demand better optics and more advanced processing to produce the same level of detail as lower resolution ones with larger pixels.

For a front facing camera, sacrificing some resolution is acceptable. Even the most expensive iPhones only have 12MP front cameras, which shows that the very high megapixel counts on budget phones are often more about marketing than real world performance. Many consumers equate higher megapixels with better quality, but that's just one small part of the overall picture. Pun intended.

 

[blr_p]

A wise man said..

 

[nRiTeCh]

Btw more light per pixel doesn't always mean a better capture where I have experienced extreme white gamma and extra brightness spoiling the photo.

 

[Emperor]

for Camera & Video I will always go with Samsung if it's price equals to all other selected models.

 

[blr_p]

Btw more light per pixel doesn't always mean a better capture where I have experienced extreme white gamma and extra brightness spoiling the photo.

More light per pixel applies in low light

 

[nRiTeCh]

More light per pixel applies in low light

Yes but on some phones it kinda misfires and spoils daylight photography as well like an over-exposure thing. Selfie cam,s aren't perfect like main rear ones tbh.

 

[blr_p]

Yes but on some phones it kinda misfires and spoils daylight photography as well like an over-exposure thing. Selfie cam,s aren't perfect like main rear ones tbh.

Which camera are you referring to?

Front or rear. The rear camera has the pixel binning.

Front camera depending on the model