Phones with Best Cameras in Kenya

A best camera phone will have a combination of great lens and big sensors that give it versatility for capturing long-rage photos, close up photos or ultra-wide photos and will pair that hardware with smart AI software for optimization and tweaking pictures to look as best as possible.

However, most of these devices are pretty expensive thus to acquire them you are going to spend a good amount of cash.

With the many smartphones being released at a very high rate with fantastic great cameras it is not easy to identify which phone exactly has the best camera. Below are some of the features to consider if you intend to purchase a device with the best photography chop in the market:

• Aperture: the wider the aperture the higher the quality of the images that the phone camera can capture.
• Megapixels: The more the megapixels, the more the amount of light the camera can take in and the greater the images,
• Display size: The bigger the screen the better the images that will be captured.
• Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS): it is an inbuilt feature that enables the phone camera to take cool photos and videos to clear the blurry effects brought about by shaky hands.
• High Dynamic Range (HDR): it is an inbuilt feature that enables your device camera to take high quality pictures by improving the range of light intensities from the shadows to the highlights.
• Battery life: a good battery is very essential since you don’t want your photo shooting great moments to be cut off by a fast draining battery.

Below is a guide on the best camera phones available in Kenya:

Huawei P20 Pro

It comes with great camera features that makes it really impressive. The most notable is its tri-lens rear camera system which makes it the first smartphone ever with three cameras on the back. The three cameras are:

• An amazing 40MP color (RGB) lens
• 8MP telephoto lens
• 20MP monochrome lens

Other features are:

• Autofocus: PDAF, laser transmitter (up to 3 meters)
• Aperture: f1.8-f2.4
• Flash: Dual LED
• Color temperature sensor: 1,000 – 10,000K
• ISO: up to 102,400

All three cameras have outstanding megapixels and great image processing power. Huawei employed high end technology in creating the P20 camera to give photography lovers unrivaled lens right on their smartphone.  If you are looking for a phone that is guaranteed to capture the best of your memories in the most breathe taking manner, this one will do.

One plus 9 pro

• Release date: March 2021
• Rear camera: 48MP
• Front camera: 16MP (f/2.4)
• Rear Camera aperture: f/1.8

One plus 9 Pro translates to better colors in photos taken with it as it’s post processing has been improved dramatically. It has a special sensor capable of capturing super high framerate 4K footage at up to 120 frames per second. In addition, it has an Ultra high resolution which captures expansive landscapes at 50MP resolution and captures close up pictures using the auto focus feature.

Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus

• Release date: March 2018
• Rear camera: 12MP +12MP
• Front camera: 8MP
• Rear Camera aperture: f/1.5 + f/2.4

The S9+ combines two sensors to ensure capturing of amazing shots. The main camera sensor has an aperture of f/1.5 which is quite great considering the fact that it performs well even in low light situations. Thus, it can take great photos even at night.

In addition to that, the device comes with an imposing bokeh mode which comes in handy when taking portrait shots. (Bokeh is the word used in photography to describe the ability of a camera to blur some parts of the image so that you can only focus on a particular area), usually described as out of focus, such as a person, trees, animals etc.

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra

• Release date: January 2021
• Rear camera: 108MP
• Front camera: 40MP (f/2.2)
• Rear Camera aperture: f/1.8

It comes with a pair of telescope lenses one with a 3x optical zoom, the other with a 10x digital zoom which enables the zoom lock feature to assist you keep your shots in focus. It has a new autofocus system that fixes the sharpness issue.

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Apple iPhone XS

• Release date: September 2018
• Rear camera: Dual 12MP
• Front camera: 7MP, f/2.2
• Rear Camera aperture: f/1.8, f/2.4

The dual rear 12 MP snappers are OIS meaning your pics will not appear blurred due to shaking hands. Its main camera comes with an f/1.8 aperture and a 26mm focal length with the secondary one sporting a 52mm focal length and a narrower f/2.4 aperture. This makes the device a 2X lossless optical zoom.

Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra

• Release date: March 2021
• Rear camera: 50MP
• Front camera: 20MP (f/2.2)
• Rear Camera aperture: f/2.0

Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra comes with the largest camera sensor ever which results to photos with beautifully shallow depth of field. However, the device is not easily affordable costing around ($1,670).

Google pixel 6 Pro

• Release date: October 2021
• Rear camera: 50MP
• Front camera: 11.1MP (f/2.2)
• Rear Camera aperture: f/1.9

Google pixel 6 Pro AI scene optimization is fantastic at twerking your pictures to look great. There are also some extra software tools, the major one being the Magic Eraser which can edit out background people in otherwise clean shots.