22 of the best photos I’ve taken on Samsung phones

by dbadmin | Jun 8, 2025 | Camera, Features, Photography, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy S24

I take a lot of photos, even if it isn’t as many as Rita with her Pixels. I developed my love of photography differently than some, starting with phones and not venturing into the world of cameras until much later. Even now, I use a phone for most of my photos. I love...

Let’s rank all the Android phone camera apps from worst to best

by dbadmin | Jun 8, 2025 | Camera, Features, Photography, smartphones

Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority There’s more to a great camera phone than hardware. Sure, camera sensors, focal lengths, and the chipset all have a major role to play. However, a phone’s camera app can make or break the experience. So with this in mind, we...

Poll: What do you look for in the best camera phones?

by dbadmin | May 30, 2025 | News, Photography, Polls, smartphones, Survey

Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority We recently published our overhauled list of the best camera phones, and we’re really spoiled for choice in 2025. Our article covers the best phones for zoom, selfies, video, and more. What do you look for in a great camera...

I took this crazy 6-year-old camera phone on vacation and remembered why I love it

by dbadmin | May 24, 2025 | Camera, Features, Nokia, Photography

I admire great smartphones that push the boundaries of what’s possible and sensible. Sometimes these gambles become triumphs, and those devices become the cornerstones of future innovations. We saw plenty of this in the late 2010s when companies weren’t afraid to...

I wish Samsung and Google copied these great camera zoom controls

by dbadmin | May 19, 2025 | Camera, Features, Google Pixel, Photography, Samsung, Vivo

Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Google and Samsung frequently top our lists of the best camera phones on the market, and I can understand why. A big reason for this is that they both have great camera apps, offering distinctive designs, mostly consistent...

The first phone with an external lens is so niche that I had to try it for myself

by dbadmin | May 17, 2025 | Features, Photography, smartphones, Vivo

Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Several Android phone manufacturers have showcased concept phones with external camera lenses over the years. In fact, realme showed off a concept phone with 3x or 10x external lenses at MWC earlier this year. But vivo decided...