3 Best Android Selfie Phones in 2018 [TL;DR]
- Editor’s Pick: Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL – Pricey, but this arguably one of the best phones to take selfies due to their foreground focusing feature.
- Huawei P20 and P20 Pro – Another expensive phone, but the dual and triple camera systems of the P20 and P20 Pro respective is all but worth it.
- Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ – Samsung has never let us down with their camera phones, and even added features such as a dual aperture system and AR Emoji for animated avatar creation.
Filipinos love to take pictures. No matter what the composition is, we as Filipinos take pictures to commemorate certain events in our lives. Sometimes the photo subjects trigger a feeling deep in our hearts that awaken our sense as humans.
Most of the times, we just take selfies. 🙂
Selfies have been a thing for a decade now.
They spawned tons of memes, songs, and lots of other viral things popularized on social media. Companies have taken notice of that, and have made the smartphones of today be able to take amazing selfies so people can commemorate, well, their face? Themselves?
We don’t know. We just know that we love selfies!
That is why we would like to collate the three best android selfie phones out there on the market, all for those who can’t get enough of themselves:
Even Google supports loving yourself: Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL
Google Pixel 2
- 0-inch AMOLED display – 1920 x 1080 resolution – 441 ppi
- 4 GB of RAM
- 64/128 GB storage, no microSD
- Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
- Android 8.0 Oreo
- 7 x 69.7 x 7.8 mm
- 2 MP rear cameras, 8 MP front camera
- Non-removable 2,700 mAh battery
Google Pixel 2 XL
- 0-inch P-OLED display – 2880 x 1440 resolution – 538 ppi
- 4 GB of RAM
- 64/128 GB of on-board storage, no microSD
- Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
- Android 8.0 Oreo
- 9 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm
- 2 MP rear cameras
- 8 MP front camera
- Non-removable 3,520 mAh battery
Google has been making smartphones for a number of years now, and currently, the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL are one of the best phones they made so far.
The quality of the phone to focus detail on foreground objects (your face) is astounding. Their rear 12.2 MP rear cameras take one of the best photos in the market just because the phone’s system itself is primarily focused on delivering the best quality images.
The only downside to this though, is that they are quite pricey. But if you can afford it, you may have in your hands the best phone to take selfies and group photos with in the market.
No way? More like, Wow way! Huawei P20 and P20 Pro
Huawei P20
- 8-inch Huawei FullView IPS LCD – 18.7:9 display – 2244 x 1080 resolution
- 4 GB of RAM
- 128 GB Storage
- Octa-core Huawei Kirin 970 processor
- Android 8.0 Oreo
- 1 mm x 70.8 mm x 7.65 mm
- Dual 12/20 MP rear cameras
- 8 MP front camera
- Non-removable 3,400 mAh battery
Huawei P20 Pro
- 1-inch Huawei FullView OLED – 18:7:9 display – 2240 x 1080 resolution
- 6 GB of RAM
- 128 GB storage, no microSD
- Octa-core Huawei Kirin 970 processor
- Android 8.0 Oreo
- 0 mm x 73.9 mm x 7.8 mm
- Triple 8/12/40 MP rear cameras
- 8 MP front camera
- Non-removable 4,000 mAh battery
This is not the first time that the Huawei P20 Pro have been featured on this website. This smartphone is so good for today’s culture that you may as just shout out our bad pun above (we apologize for that).
The Pro also comes with a five-time hybrid zoom that makes it one of the most powerful camera phones in the world. These phones both come with the Huawei Kirin 970 processor, with an impressive AI that helps you take better pictures.
The price is as big as the features though, yet we guarantee you that you can NOT go wrong with having either of these phones by your side for years.
The galaxies approve of a tried and tested brand: Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+
Samsung Galaxy S9
- 8-inch Super AMOLED display – 2960 x 1440 resolution – 570 ppi
- 4 GB of RAM
- 64/128/256 GB storage
- 400 GB microSD expansion
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 or Exynos 9810 processor
- Android 8.0 Oreo
- 7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
- 12 MP rear camera
- 8 MP front
- 3,000 mAh battery
Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus
- 2-inch Super AMOLED display – 2960 x 1440 resolution – 529 ppi
- 6 GB of RAM
- 64/128/256 GB storage
- 400GB microSD expansion
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 or Octa-core Samsung Exynos 9810 processor
- Android 8.0 Oreo
- 1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm
- Dual 12 MP rear cameras
- 8 MP front camera
- 3,500 mAh battery
Another set of phones who aren’t a stranger here at Threebest PH, Samsung has proven that with seniority, comes experience.
This already is a big boon since you can take them out despite the Philippine weather being fickle.
These phones both have 12MP rear cameras that have dual apertures of f/1.5 and f/2.4. These help you focus and get that crisp, quality photo you are after.
For those fond of taking wacky videos, their cameras can take 960 fps slow motion videos at 720 quality.
People taking selfies can also take advantage of Samsung’s Augmented Reality Emoji system, for creating animated photos and avatars.
Do you have a camera phone that can produce good quality selfies too? Let us know down at the comments below!
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