[T]he X10 Pro Max is excellent, offering everything you’d need from a flagship phone right now.
[T]he X10 Pro Max is excellent, offering everything you’d need from a flagship phone right now.
Despite how much I’ve loved using the iPhone Duo, I still don’t think it’s for everyone.
If you’re a creative type who enjoys manual camera controls, the 18 Pro or Pro Max belongs in your pocket. If you shoot lots of video, especially in darker environments, this phone is for you.
The iPhone Duo delivers top-tier craftsmanship and clever crease-hiding tech. Look closer, though, and you’ll find basic two-app windowing, delayed stylus support without pressure controls and an upgrade cycle designed to keep your wallet on permanent lease.
So if you have the iPhone 17 Pro Max, it’s not worth upgrading just for better battery life. However, if you have an earlier model, it may be worth considering one of the latest models.
Maybe you just want something cheap and fun, though, and the Camp Snap 2 is certainly that.
Truly cinematic footage from something that fits in your pocket? GoPro has itself a winner.
If you’re looking to buy your first foldable phone, the Pixel 11 Pro Fold makes a (literally) strong case for itself.
While the Z Fold 8 Ultra is the true follow-up to last year’s Z Fold 7, and is therefore better suited for multitasking and pro-grade photography, the Z Fold 8 is a good fit for most people who want a premium foldable phone that adapts to their habits.
The Galaxy Z Fold 8 is a satisfyingly compact yet versatile foldable phone that’s great for endless scrolling, binge watching and web surfing.
With its superb image quality, rock-solid stabilization, solid tracking skills and fast charging, the Osmo Pocket 4P packs everything I need to be able to shoot my YouTube videos at the quality I’d hope for.
It’s a solid all-round mirrorless camera that combines great image quality with the typically solid feel you’d expect from an expensive, hand-built Leica camera.
On balance, I prefer the Leitzphone’s photography experience, but the X9 Ultra is unquestionably a potent camera phone.
In other words, the Osmo 360 has some great hardware and is a worthy competitor to the Insta360 X5 and GoPro Max 2. But there’s a big asterisk at the end of that statement, which leads to 1,000 words of fine print that basically says, “It’s complicated.”.
The S26 Ultra isn’t a dramatic departure from its predecessor, but it keeps what made the S25 Ultra shine while adding some notable capabilities.
For the price, it’s hard to beat the Mini 13, especially if you appreciate the happy accidents of film photography. But if you can afford more, I’d recommend one of the Instax models with at least a screen and, ideally, wireless connectivity.
This is a very inexpensive camera that feels and performs like a very inexpensive camera, trying to mimic something it isn’t.
Google’s $499 Pixel 10A could be a great upgrade if you’re considering a switch to Android from an iPhone SE or earlier.
It's not perfect as such, but it's still, I think, the best phone camera that I have ever used, and it's certainly the one I would most want to have in my pocket on a photography outing.
For travel or street photography, the GR IV is a gem [...] Ricoh definitely took an “ain’t broke, don’t fix” approach to the GR IV.
As long as you’re not expecting more than a disposable film camera that’s secretly a non-disposable digital camera, I think you’ll get your money’s worth.
As a camera, no, this is terrible, even by the standards of cheap digital cameras. As a toy, a bauble, a charm (oooh, I bet that’s where the name comes from), it’s super cute.
It’s a real oddball of a product but for a very specific person it might be perfect. [...] The RX1R III is smaller yet heavier than you’d expect.
The Galaxy S25 Ultra is undoubtedly a wonderful phone — its performance is jaw-dropping and it offers the most versatile phone camera you can find today.
