These Are the Best Camera Phones for 2025 That We Tested

In order for a smartphone to be a best phone in 2025 it needs a great camera. Phones like the iPhone 16 Pro, the Pixel 9 Pro and the Galaxy S24 Ultra all have amazing cameras. Outside the US, companies like Huawei, Oppo and Xiaomi (which makes the Xiaomi 14 Ultra) offer cutting-edge camera features, with large image sensors and lenses that can double as microscopes. This list of best camera phones only includes phones that we tested and that you can buy in 2025. Mobile World Congress, the annual conference all about phones and mobile gadgets, is here and should be one of the most exciting tech events of 2025. Samsung, Xiaomi, Honor and other phone manufacturers will be in attendance. You can follow all the major MWC 2025 announcements here. What is the best camera phone? It's important to keep in mind that there isn't a best camera phone for everyone. Even among CNET's phone reviewers, there isn't a "perfect" phone that suits all our needs. We look at how these cameras perform in re ... Read full article.