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We live in a world where selfie is in the dictionary and as such no self-respecting smartphone manufacturer can afford to ignore people’s desire to take pictures of themselves. It’s with that in mind that we’ve curated this list of the best smartphone cameras for selfies.
This list includes a range of handsets from numerous manufacturers, which just serves to highlight how important these cameras are to smartphone makers, with everything from the bokeh-backed iPhone XS, to the dual-lens Galaxy S10 Plus and the massive megapixel count of the Huawei P30 Pro making the list – plus a number of other top selfie snappers for good measure.
Keep this page bookmarked, because we'll be updating it with the latest and greatest selfie snappers as and when new phones launch, but for now, as of May 2019, these are the ten best smartphones for selfies money can buy - and they're all brilliant phones in other ways too.
At first glance the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus might not sound like brilliant options for selfies. After all, they just have a single-lens 8MP camera and no LED flash.
But what they also have is an f/1.7 aperture, which is far better than most front-facing cameras. The aperture refers to the lens opening and in this case it’s large, which means a lot of light can get in, for more detailed images and better low light shots.
The Galaxy S9 range also happen to have some of the better rear cameras you’ll find on a phone – both have a 12MP lens with a variable aperture, while the S9 Plus adds a second lens to the mix too.
In fact, the S9 Plus in particular is one of the better phones you can buy overall, as it’s high-end in just about every way, but there are some – slightly – better selfie phones, as you’ll see below, including some from Samsung.
The OnePlus 6T used to be on this list, but the newer OnePlus 7 Pro has it beaten in just about every way.
In terms of the selfie camera, you get a capable 16MP f/2.0 one which stands out in part because it’s a pop-up camera – something which you’ll rarely find.
That doesn’t make it any better for selfies, but it’s a decent spec, and backed up by a triple-lens rear camera, including a 48MP main lens, a 16MP wide-angle one and an 8MP telephoto one, so if the selfie snapper isn’t cutting it you can always flip the phone over.
The OnePlus 7 Pro also has an enormous (and enormously high resolution) 6.67-inch 1440 x 3120 screen, so it’s ideal for framing selfies and looking back on those you’ve taken.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 has much the same selfie camera as the Samsung Galaxy S9, specifically an 8MP one with an impressive f/1.7 aperture. That means you get the same benefits, namely the ability to capture a lot of light for better quality photos.
We’ve ranked the Galaxy Note 9 slightly ahead of the Galaxy S9 range simply because it’s newer and arguably slightly better overall.
Many of its other specs and features are the same as those phones, but it has a bigger 6.4-inch screen, an S Pen stylus and a large 4,000mAh battery.
The Huawei P30 Pro packs in a 32MP camera on the front, so it has got a higher megapixel count than the majority of selfie snappers and as such is capable of capturing more detailed images.
The camera on the rear excels even more though, as you get four lenses – a 40MP main one, a 20MP wide-angle one, an 8MP telephoto one, and a Time of Flight depth sensor.
That’s all less useful for selfies, but could help in a pinch, not that the front-facing camera should let you down anyway. And with its big 6.47-inch screen, framing selfies even from afar is easy.
Samsung’s on a roll when it comes to selfie cameras, but the upper mid-range Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) arguably has a better one than most of the company's flagships.
That’s because unlike most handsets this phone has a dual-lens front-facing camera, and it offers a solid megapixel count, with one 16MP lens and one 8MP one. They also both have an f/1.9 aperture, meaning they should be able to take in a decent amount of light.
Of course, the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) makes good use of those two lenses, letting you blur the background in shots, just like most other dual-lens and some single-lens cameras.
Elsewhere the A8 is less exceptional, but still a strong mid-range option, with standout features including water resistance, a 1080 x 2220 Super AMOLED screen and a premium build.
The iPhone X is a remarkable phone in a lot of ways, and its selfie camera is definitely one of the best around.
At first glance it might not seem that way, after all, it’s just a 7MP one with an f/2.2 aperture, but it has a couple of tricks up its sleeve.
For one thing it supports both Portrait Mode and Portrait Lighting, which are two of the star features of the rear camera. That means you can blur the background of your selfies to create a striking bokeh effect, and you can adjust the lighting to make it look more like a professional studio shot.
The iPhone X also supports Animoji, which uses the Face ID tech built into the front-facing TrueDepth camera to let you animate emoji animals, so their mouth movements and expressions match your own. That’s not exactly a selfie, but it’s a nice extra.
And then of course there’s everything else great about the iPhone X, including its brilliant quality and almost completely bezel-free screen, stunning design, powerful chipset, facial recognition and dual-lens rear camera.
Apple’s latest phones ever so slightly edge its previous one for selfies, as while the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max both have a 7MP f/2.2 TrueDepth camera, just like the iPhone X, they add a couple of new features to the mix.
For one thing, they let you alter the depth of field in a shot after taking it, so if an image doesn’t come out with the right level of blur you can tweak it to your liking.
The camera also uses Smart HDR, which essentially captures lots of different frames and then intelligently combines the best parts of each image to make the best overall photo.
Outside of that the highlights of its selfie camera are the same as the iPhone X, including one of the best bokeh effects you’ll find on a phone.
But the iPhone XS range has been upgraded in other ways too, including a faster chipset and more storage.
The Pixel 3 XL is another phone with a dual-lens selfie camera, specifically a pair of 8MP lenses – one main one with an f/1.8 aperture, and the other a wide-angle one with an f/2.2 aperture.
So that makes it a lot more versatile for selfies than most phones, and thanks to the wide-angle lens it’s even good for group selfies.
Of course, this being Google’s flagship it’s also a great phone in other ways, with a brilliant 12.2MP rear camera, a high-quality 6.3-inch screen and plenty of power.
The Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus is not just the best flagship from Samsung and arguably the best phone you can buy at the time of writing, it’s also one of the best for selfies.
That’s in part because like some others on this list it has two front-facing cameras, with both a 10MP f/1.9 lens and an 8MP f/2.2 one.
Having two lenses makes it more accomplished at judging depth than most selfie snappers, which helps with a variety of shots, but most notably portrait shots, where you can adjust the depth of field for a bokeh effect.
The camera also focuses fast, can capture movement without motion blur, and supports the recording of video in up to 4K quality.
And if the selfie camera isn’t cutting it, you can always employ the rear snapper, which has three lenses and is even more capable.
Note that while the standard Samsung Galaxy S10 is almost as good as the S10 Plus in many ways, it only has one front camera, making it distinctly worse on the selfie front.
The Asus ZenFone 6 isn’t one of the best phones you can buy overall, but it is arguably the best for selfies, as it uses the same lenses as for other types of photos.
It does this by including a mechanism that lets the rear cameras flip around to the front, and those rear cameras are much better than most selfie cameras, as you get both a 48MP f/1.8 main lens and a 13MP f/2.4 wide-angle one.
The camera is packed full of modes, such as a night mode and HDR+, and it can shoot video in 4K. All in all it’s capable of more detailed shots in a range of conditions using the front-facing camera than just about any other handset – even if it does cheat a bit to achieve it.
So there you have it. These are the ten best smartphones for selfies you can buy right now and they’re all strong handsets in other ways too.
From the Samsung Galaxy S9 through to the OnePlus 7 Pro, Samsung Galaxy Note 9, Huawei P30 Pro, Samsung Galaxy A8, iPhone X, iPhone XS (and XS Max), Google Pixel 3 XL and Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus, with the Asus ZenFone 6 ranking as the very best smartphone for selfies.
Any of these phones will serve you well, but the Asus ZenFone 6 is the one to opt for if selfies are your top priority, while the Galaxy S10 Plus is the best all-rounder and the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is well worth considering if you’re on a tighter budget.
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