If you are a big fan of taking selfies and videos with the front camera, then there is no doubt that the quality of the selfie camera is important to you. Although the front camera is hardly ever as good as the rear camera, we have seen lots of improvement in the quality of the selfie camera in recent years.
In fact, some front-facing cameras of today can rival some of the best rear cameras of yesteryear, at least when it comes to the megapixel count. Below are some current smartphones with the highest megapixel selfie camera.
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G
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Megapixels: |
40MP |
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Sensor size: |
1/2.8” |
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Pixel size: |
0.7µm |
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Aperture: |
F/2.2 |
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Focal length: |
26mm (wide) |
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2nd Front camera: |
No |
Other features:
The Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G’s is packed with lots of features. It has a portrait mode, HDR, and screen flash. All of which are great for taking good selfies. And because it has an 80-degree wide angle-of-view, you can fit a lot of people in your shots.
When it comes to video, the front camera can record 4K video at 30fps and 60fps. It also features dual video call and auto-HDR.
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
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Megapixels: |
40MP |
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Sensor size: |
1/2.8” |
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Pixel size: |
0.7µm |
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Aperture: |
F/2.2 |
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Focal length: |
26mm (wide) |
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2nd Front camera: |
No |
Other features:
On paper, the front camera of the Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G is pretty much exactly like that of its predecessor, as discussed above. The differences between their cameras are more evident when looking at the cameras at the back.
Both the S20 Ultra 5G and S21 Ultra 5G have a 108MP primary rear camera with a 1/1.33” sensor, and a 12MP ultra-wide-angle camera with a 13mm focal length. The S21 Ultra 5G also has a 10MP periscope camera that provides 10x optical zoom. It can record 8K video and shoot slow motion at 960fps.
Oppo Reno 3 Pro*
*not to be confused with the Reno 3 Pro 5G
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Megapixels: |
44MP |
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Sensor size: |
1/2.65” |
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Pixel size: |
0.7µm |
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Aperture: |
F/2.4 |
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Focal length: |
26mm |
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2nd Front camera: |
2MP (depth sensor) |
Other features:
The Oppo Reno 3 Pro front camera setup consists of two cameras-- the primary front camera and a depth sensor. The depth sensor does not capture images but rather it calculates the distance between the foreground and background. This information is used to create the bokeh effect (blurred background) common in portrait photos.
The back of the phone has a quad-camera setup which includes a 64MP main camera, a 52mm telephoto camera, an ultra-wide-angle lens, and a monochrome sensor.
Oppo Reno 5 4G
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Megapixels: |
44MP |
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Sensor size: |
unspecified |
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Pixel size: |
unspecified |
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Aperture: |
F/2.4 |
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Focal length: |
24mm |
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2nd Front camera: |
No |
Other features:
Oppo hasn’t released many details about the front camera specs of the Oppo Reno 5 4G save for the megapixels, aperture, and focal length. It supports HDR and can shoot 1080p video at 30fps up to 120fps. It also features gyro-EIS for image stability.
The back of the phone has four cameras. There is a 64MP primary camera, an 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera, a 2MP macro camera, and a 2MP depth sensor. It can shoot 4K video at 30fps and 180p video at 120fps.
Vivo V20 Pro 5G
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Megapixels: |
44MP |
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Sensor size: |
unspecified |
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Pixel size: |
unspecified |
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Aperture: |
F/2.0 |
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Focal length: |
Unspecified (wide) |
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2nd Front camera: |
8MP (ultra-wide) |
Other features:
The Vivo V20 Pro 5G has two front cameras. One has a wide angle-of-view and the other has an ultra-wide angle-of-view. Not many details are available about the primary front camera, but the secondary front camera has a 1/40.” sensor with 1.12µm pixels.
At the back are a 64MP primary camera, a 120-degree ultra-wide-angle camera, and a depth sensor. It can record 4K video at 30fps and 1080p video at 60fps.
Vivo S7 5G
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Megapixels: |
44MP |
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Sensor size: |
unspecified |
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Pixel size: |
unspecified |
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Aperture: |
F/2.0 |
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Focal length: |
unspecified |
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2nd Front camera: |
8MP (ultra-wide) |
Other features:
The Vivo S7 5G’s front camera is a dual camera with a 44MP primary front camera with a wide-angle lens and an 8MP secondary front camera with a 105-degree ultra-wide-angle lens. The front camera can record slow-motion video at 240 frames per second.
At the back are two cameras (wide + ultra-wide) and a 2MP depth sensor. The camera setup is not at all different to that of the vivo V20 Pro 5G.
Infinix Zero 8
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Megapixels: |
48MP |
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Sensor size: |
1/2.0” |
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Pixel size: |
0.8µm |
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Aperture: |
F/2.2 |
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Focal length: |
Unspecified (wide) |
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2nd Front camera: |
8MP (ultra-wide) |
Other features:
The Infinix Zero 8 front camera has a dual-camera setup. The secondary 8MP camera has a 1/4.0” sensor with pixels that are 1.12µm big, and an aperture of f/2.2. The front camera supports HDR and can shoot 1080p video at 3fps.
At the back is a quad-camera system that consists of a 64MP primary camera, an 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera, and two 2MP depth sensors. For video, the rear camera can shoot 4K and 1080p at 30fps only. It also features gyro-EIS for video stabilization.
Tecno Camon 16 Premier
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Megapixels: |
48MP |
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Sensor size: |
1/2.0” |
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Pixel size: |
0.8µm |
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Aperture: |
F/2.2 |
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Focal length: |
23mm |
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2nd Front camera: |
8MP (ultra-wide) |
Other features:
The Tecno Camon 16 Premier has two cameras in the front. The secondary, ultra-wide camera has a 1/4.0” sensor with 1.12µm pixels. Also on the front is a rarely-found dual-LED flash, which can be useful when taking selfies at night. The front camera shoots video at 30fps with a resolution of 1080p.
The rear camera also has some unique features. Apart from the 64MP primary camera, the 8MP ultra-wide camera, and the 2MP depth sensor, there is also a 2MP dedicated video camera. Not many phones have a camera included specifically for shooting videos.
BONUS:
Huawei Mate Xs
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Megapixels: |
40MP |
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Sensor size: |
1/1.7” |
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Pixel size: |
unspecified |
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Aperture: |
F/1.8 |
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Focal length: |
27mm |
Other features:
Because of the way it’s designed with an outward-folding display, the Huawei Mate Xs doesn’t need a front-facing camera. Its display can bend all the way back to where the camera is positioned, so you can easily see yourself as you take selfies with the main camera.
The Huawei Mate Xs has a quad-camera setup. Besides the 40MP primary camera, there is also a telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom, 17mm ultra-wide-angle camera with a 16MP sensor, and a 3D mapping camera (ToF).
Asus ZenFone 7 Pro
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Megapixels: |
64MP |
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Sensor size: |
1/1.72” |
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Pixel size: |
0.8µm |
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Aperture: |
F/1.8 |
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Focal length: |
26mm |
Other features:
The Asus ZenFone 7 Pro also deserves a special mention because it technically doesn’t have a permanent front-facing camera. Rather, its rear camera flips over to the front and can be used as a high-quality selfie camera. And at 64MP, it has the highest megapixel selfie camera currently on the market (Jan 2021).
Other cameras the ZenFone 7 Pro has include an 8MP telephoto camera with an 80mm equivalent lens, and a 12MP ultra-wide-angle camera with a 17mm equivalent focal length and a 113-degree angle-of-view. It can record 4K video at 30fps and 480fps slow-motion at 720p resolution.
Conclusion
So, there you have it, folks. The smartphones with the highest megapixel front camera. Most smartphones on the market have front cameras with 32MP or below. These ones pack a bigger punch with up to 64MP.
But remember, it’s not just the megapixel that makes a front camera take good selfies. As shown in the tables above, other specs such as the size of the sensor, the size of the pixels, the aperture, and others. A camera doesn’t need to have lots of megapixels to take good photos.
