Best Android Camera in 2020

Google's Pixel 4 XL doesn't have best-in-class camera hardware, but it still manages to take amazing photos in almost every situation thanks to its incredibly advanced processing. It takes excellent portrait and zoom shots enhanced by its top-notch data processing, and it can practically see in the dark with its industry-leading Night Sight feature. It's great for selfies, too, thanks to the same great processing and automatic lens correction.

Samsung's phones have always had strong cameras, but the S20 series made a big leap. All-new sensors across the front and back take in more light and produce better photos in all conditions. You still get the potent combination of a main, telephoto and ultra-wide camera for a variety of shooting styles.

The OnePlus 7 Pro takes solid photos for considerably less than flagships of the same size and specs. It isn't great in low light, but in every other situation, the primary camera takes consistently solid photos — and does so super quickly with a clean camera interface. The drawback compared to the competition is the telephoto and wide-angle lenses don't add much to the experience, and the selfie shooter is a step-down.

The Pixel 3a makes cuts across the hardware and specs to meet a much lower-than-flagship price, but one area Google didn't skimp on is the camera. This is the exact same camera you get in the more expensive Pixel 3, and the front-facing camera produces the same sort of results as well. Any time you can get flagship-level photography on a much more affordable phone is a huge win.

The S20 Ultra's improvements over the S20+ are small but notable in a couple of areas. The primary 108MP sensor has 9-to-1 pixel binning for improved low-light performance. But the big differentiator is the zoom camera that gives you lossless 10X zoom — and surprisingly good shots up to 20X. Depending on conditions (i.e., it needs to be very bright), you can even get solid photos at 30X.