The thing about smartphones nowadays is that they can do a lot of things at once. Till a few years ago, a big screen used to be the biggest selling factor, then came the app stores, and now that Android and iOS dominate the smartphone market, there is only so much that these smartphones can compete on. But two things are consistently the deciding factor if one is buying a smartphone – camera quality and battery life.
There’s a reason these two factors are the deciding elements for choosing a smartphone. Design remains subjective, displays have reached a peak, processors on these smartphones are as fast as they can get and they only get small improvements with every iteration, but battery life and imaging capability are two things that still have so much room for improvement.
So, in this post we will be specifically looking at smartphones that provide you the best camera and imaging experience under the Rs 30,000. Let’s get started.
Honor 8
The Honor 8 was launched recently and brings one of the best camera units on a smartphone. You get a dual camera setup as the primary camera on the back and the front-facing selfie camera is of 8MP, and both of them produce really sharp images. The dual-camera setup has 12MP sensors and both of them capture different things to make the end image look vibrant. One of the sensors captures the image in monochrome and the second camera captures the scene normally, and this setup results in image that has accurate colors, clear depth and more punch. You can also get interesting depth-of-field results with the use of two cameras. At a price tag of Rs. 29,999, the Honor 8 is surely one of the best camera smartphones one can buy.
OnePlus 3
OnePlus again hit the nail on the head with the 3, released earlier this year. The handset rightfully earns the title of a flagship killer with its powerful specs. The primary camera on OnePlus 3 is a 16MP f/2.0 sensor with optical image stabilization which means the shots taken will always be clear, bright and without any blur. The front facing camera has a very nice 8MP sensor which can easily produce some very good looking selfies.
LeEco Le Max2
The LeEco Le Max2 is one of the best looking smartphones available under Rs. 30,000. The Le Max2 comes with two powerful cameras. The front facing camera has an 8MP sensor and it is able to take really good selfies, while the primary camera has a 21MP sensor, and both take some really nice photos. The phone is great value for money because you get an amazing camera with great specifications at just Rs. 17,999.
LG G4
LG makes some really good electronics and LG G4 is no exception. The phone has a great set of specifications and a great camera as well. The primary camera on the back has a 16MP sensor and it is able to shoot some really nice pictures. The photos taken look good even in low light conditions and combined with LG’s photo processing, the pictures turn out really good. The front facing camera has an 8MP sensor and can provide some amazing selfies. The cameras are combined with LG’s camera software which comes with some really nice features to produce images that look as good as possible.
Vivo V3 Max 4G
vivo smartphones are known to have great cameras. Especially, the vivo V3 Max 4G which is brand’s flagship phone under the Rs. 20,000. The phone has good specifications and great cameras. A 13MP primary camera on the Vivo V3 Max can produce some really good photos. There’s an 8MP sensor on the front which will be loved by selfie maniacs. All the essential features like LED flash, auto focus etc. are present to support the camera to produce great pictures.
OPPO F1 Plus
Oppo F1 Plus is a phone that comes with great cameras. You get a front facing camera with a sensor of 16MP. Yes, 16-megapixels is what you get in the front facing camera unit on the Oppo F1 Plus. The primary camera on the back, however, has a sensor of 13MP which is great and works great to capture the images. The images taken on this phone turn out to be really good looking and with features like Beautify 4.0, Panoramic selfie etc., one can take full advantage of these cameras.
So, these were some of the best phones under Rs. 30,000 and all of these smartphones have really good cameras. Personally though, if you ask us, we would pick the Honor 8 for the sheer amount of creative shots it enables you to capture.
