Snapchat has taken the social media world by storm, and if you want to get the most out of it you’re going to need a phone that has great cameras on both the front and back, and ideally a good screen too, so you can see other people’s snaps in all their glory.
That can be a big ask, but there are a number of handsets that fit the bill and we’ve listed the best options below.
These include everything from the budget Motorola One Hyper, to the super-premium Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus, the iOS-packing iPhone 11 Pro, and more besides. So read on, see which phone you most like the sound of, and get Snapchatting.
The Motorola One Hyper might sound powerful with hyper in the name, but actually this is one of the cheapest phones on this list. It’s no slouch when it comes to photography though, which makes it a great option for Snapchat.
Key to its appeal is a 32MP selfie camera, which dwarfs the megapixel count of most selfie shooters even at much higher prices. That ensures you can take great, detailed selfies.
The Motorola One Hyper also has an even more pixel-packed 64MP camera on the back, along with an 8MP wide-angle one. So other than its lack of a telephoto lens it’s a versatile camera phone. Snapchat content should also look good on its big 6.5-inch 1080 x 2340 screen.
The Google Pixel 3 XL is an improvement on the Pixel 2 XL in a number of ways, but nowhere more than its selfie camera, making it a much stronger choice for Snapchat.
The main improvement there comes in the addition of an extra lens. Now, instead of one front-facing lens, there are two, with both an 8MP f/1.8 normal camera and an 8MP f/2.2 wide-angle one. That wide-angle lens is great for making sure you can fit big groups in your shots.
But the Pixel 3 XL is packed full of other handy features too which could aid your Snapchat experience. For example, there’s a ‘Top Shot’ mode which will take a burst of images then intelligently select the best one, and with ‘Super Res Zoom’ you can zoom in without losing sharpness.
The Google Pixel 3 XL also has a top quality 12.2MP rear camera, packed full of all the features you’d expect, including a Portrait Mode and optical image stabilization. This single-lens snapper might not sound impressive, but Google has shown here that you don’t need loads of lenses or megapixels for top results.
And any Snapchat snaps you send or receive will look great on its big, bright and sharp 6.3-inch 1440 x 2960 P-OLED screen.
Note that the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL are now available, but they’re actually a step down for Snapchat, as they only have one front-facing camera.
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The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus is all about screen really, as it packs a 6.8-inch 1440 x 3040 Dynamic AMOLED one, complete with support for HDR10+, making it one of the very biggest and best displays you’ll find on a smartphone, so of course snaps look great on it.
But the Note 10 Plus also has the camera hardware required to take great snaps in the first place.
It has four lenses on the back, with a 12MP variable aperture main lens, a 12MP telephoto lens, a 16MP ultra-wide lens and a Time-of-Flight (ToF) 3D depth sensor, making for one of the more versatile smartphone camera setups.
On paper the front-facing camera meanwhile is a bit of a let-down, as it’s just a 10MP single-lens one, but it’s a high quality one and Samsung packs in all sorts of filters that you can use to manipulate images shot with it.
The Huawei P30 Pro has great snappers on both front and back, so it’s no wonder it makes this list.
There’s a whopping quad-lens configuration on the rear of the phone, giving you a 40MP f/1.6 main lens, a 20MP f/2.2 ultra-wide lens, an 8MP f/3.4 telephoto lens, and a Time of Flight (ToF) depth sensor. That makes for a very versatile setup, especially when you factor in its 5x optical zoom, 10x hybrid zoom and even 50x ‘Super Zoom’.
It’s also one of the most capable camera phones for low light shooting, so you can get Snapchat-worthy shots outside at night or in dimly lit rooms.
Flip the Huawei P30 Pro over and the front camera isn’t quite as impressive but it’s still better than most, as it’s a 32MP one, allowing you to take seriously detailed selfies.
And the Huawei P30 Pro is great for viewing Snapchat on too, thanks to its massive 6.47-inch 1080 x 2340 OLED screen, giving you a large, sharp and vibrant viewing area. And if it’s too pricey consider the Huawei Mate 20 Pro, which is similar and almost as good.
The iPhone 11 Pro is the latest flagship from Apple. It’s available in two flavours – the 11 Pro and the larger iPhone 11 Pro Max, but they’re equally good for Snapchat as they have the same camera setup and the same pixel density on their screens.
Speaking of screen, the iPhone 11 Pro has a 5.8-inch 1125 x 2436 one, coming in at a crisp 458 pixels per inch. It also uses OLED, supports HDR10, and has Apple’s clever True Tone tech for automatically adjusting the white balance to suit your surroundings.
Perhaps more importantly it also has a super camera setup. This is the first time Apple has used three rear cameras, offering a 12MP main lens, a 12MP telephoto one and a 12MP ultra-wide one.
But the iPhone 11 Pro also has two cameras on the front, with both a 12MP main lens and a 3D depth sensor. Combined this makes for a setup comparable to the best that Samsung and Huawei can offer, so iOS fans aren’t missing out on the best phones for Snapchat.
The Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus is one of the best overall phones of 2019 and it’s even better for Snapchat.
That’s largely because it has multiple lenses on both the front and back. There are three on the back – a 16MP f/2.2 ultra-wide one, a 12MP f/2.4 telephoto one and a 12MP one which can switch between apertures of f/1.5 and f/2.4.
As such it’s very versatile, especially as two of those lenses have optical image stabilisation (OIS) to help keep your shots in focus.
But on top of that there are two lenses on the front – a 10MP f/1.9 one and an 8MP f/2.2 one. This, among other things, allows for improved depth sensing, which can help with portrait shots. This extra front lens is what gives it the Snapchat edge over the Galaxy Note 10 Plus.
Cameras aside, the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus also has one of the best screens ever put on a phone. It’s a 6.4-inch 1440 x 3040 Dynamic AMOLED one which should make pictures and videos on Snapchat – and everywhere else – look absolutely gorgeous.
You won’t go wrong with any of these phones if Snapchat is your priority, as they all have great cameras on both the front and back and good screens.
They’re also all strong phones for general use, making them great options even when you’re not snapping, though both in and out of Snapchat some are better than others.
The Motorola One Hyper comes in last place, as it’s a fairly basic handset overall, but it has a quality 32MP selfie snapper and is a strong budget pick. Then there’s the Google Pixel 3 XL, which doesn't quite match the photographic skills of some phones on this list, but it's a great all-rounder, so it’s still well worth checking out.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus, Huawei P30 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max meanwhile all offer similarly good Snapchat experiences, slightly edging the Pixel 3 XL for it – as well as being great all-round handsets.
Then in first place it’s the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus, which has the best balance of front and rear camera hardware along with a spectacularly good screen.
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