We’re seeing many smartphones at the top these days, with pop-up cameras. Such a camera module can free up the display with a high screen-to-body ratio resulting in notch-less displays. In this article we have listed the top 10 pop up camera phones under different price ranges.
Certainly, the notch-trend is on its way out and pop-up modules have emerged as the top choice for brands that plan to provide an uninterrupted screen. These notch and bezel killers entail some compromises, but they look really cool and enable true full-view display.
There are some good points as well as some negative points as well. The good side is that you will get an amazing experience of full-size display and the bad side is that it feels a little irritating when it comes to face unlock.
Top 10 Pop Up Camera Phones
1.Honor 9X
Honor 9x review
Honor 9X falls under the list of the top pop up camera phones. It comes up with a mixture of brilliant cameras, ample storage, powerful battery and many more. This smartphone will bring the components no lesser than any other top-notch smartphone.
This device comes up with a 5.84-inch IPS LCD with a resolution of 1080 x 2280 pixels. It has a bezel-less display with the capacitive touchscreen that smoothly supports the multi-touch.
It runs on the Android v8.0 operating system that gains power from the Octa-Core processor.
Talking about its camera, it has a 13MP +2MP dual rear camera that is paired with the CMOS image sensor, LED flash and PDAF. There is 16 MP on the front camera.
This device is powered by a Li-Polymer battery with a capacity of 3000mAh battery.
This smartphone comes up with 4GB and 64 GB of internal storage.
It can be expanded up to 256GB using an external device. It is available in different colors.
Honor 9x specification:
- Dimension: 163.5mm X 77.2mm X 8.8mm(H*W*T)
- Weight: 196.8gm
- Display: 6.59-inch
- Resolution: 1080 x 2280 pixel
- Operating System: Android v9.0
- Chipset: HiSilicon Kirin 810
- Graphics: Mali-G52MP6
- Processor: Octa-core (2.2 GHz, Quad-core, Cortex A73 + 1.7 GHz, Quad-core, Cortex A53)
- Camera: 48MP + 2MP
- Front Camera: 16MP
- RAM: 4GB
- Storage: 128GB
- Battery: 4000mAh Li-Polymer
- SIM slot: Dual SIM
- Color: Midnight Black, Blue, Red
- Other Features: Fingerprint sensor(Rear), Light Sensor, proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope.
Price of Honor 9x:
The price for Honor 9X(4GB/128GB)= Rs. 13,999(INR)
2.Vivo V17 Pro
Vivo V17 Pro review
Vivo V17 Pro is another smartphone that falls under category to the top pop up camera phones. It is one of the current trending ruling Chinese smartphones. Firstly, it is one of the best smartphones for brand VIVO. It contains a large pop-up piece for the selfie-camera that allows us a bezel-less experience. The user interface is a colorful and black panel.
It is the second ultra-wide camera located on the pop-up selfie piece and the zoom snapper on the back. Also, it can be switch to USB-C port with a large battery than others, 8GB RAM and the dual Gorilla Glass 6 design.
This phone is of 6.44’’ AMOLED screen that contains minimum bezels that will not disturb any cutouts also this phone looks like a bluish-white. It is very reflective and refracts all different colors and the lights differently. As a result, this smartphone has brought the best reflection.
Vivo V17 Pro runs on the Android 3.0 Pie operating system with the Fun Touch OS9.0 UI. Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 chipset (8octa-core), 2.2 GHz frequency and Adreno 616 GPU power it.
It contains 6 GB RAM, 128 GB internal memory and also had an external microSD card that supports up to 512 memory.
In-display, it also has a fingerprint scanner with the fastest touch technology. Most other features are a 3D face unlock feature that helps to unlock the phone after detecting the face.
Vivo V17 Pro Specifications
- Display: 6.44 inches, super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Cornea Gorilla Glass 6
- Dimension: 159*74.7*9.8mm (6.26 x 2.94 x 0.39 inch)
- Chipset: Qualcomm SDM675 Snapdragon 675(11nm)
- Processor: 8 octa-core, 2.2 GHz frequency
- OS: Android 9.0(Pie)
- Graphics: Adreno 616 GPU
- Rear Camera: 48 MP, 8MP, 13MP, LED flash, panorama
- Front Camera: 32MP
- RAM: 6GB/8GB
- Internal storage: 128GB/256GB (expandable up to 512 GB)
- Battery: 4000mAh, fast charging 18W
- Sound: Loudspeaker, 3.5mm jack
- Features: Fingerprint (optical, under display), gyro, proximity, compass, accelerometer.
- SIM-slot: Dual-sim
Price
The price of Vivo V17 Pro(8GB/128GB)=Rs.27,990(INR)
3.Realme X
Realme X review
This mobile phone also comes under the category of pop up camera phones. The Realme X which was launched in July is regarded as the best budget phone of 2019. After leaving a great mark in different places of the world, it is doing great in the Nepali market as well.
The Realme X comes with a mid-range tag, and looks fantastic. It is the first smartphone to carry in a pop-up selfie camera in this category.
The smartphone carries superb specs with solid design, great camera resolution, enormous battery capacity with fast charging and enough room.
It is all set to win the hearts with a brilliant bezel-less display of 6.53 inches (16.59 cm) and high-performance processor within the affordable price range.
This is the brilliant phone optimized for the better gaming experience with the use of Hyper Boost 2.0. It uses the snapdragon 710 equipped with 4GB and 8GB of RAM and a combination of 64 and 128GB internal storage that support UFS2.1 flash +LPDDR4X.
Realme X Specifications
- Dimension: 161.2mmX76.1mmX9.4mm(H*W*T)
- Weight: 191gm
- Display: 53 inches (1080 x 2340 pixels), AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
- Chipset: Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm)
- Processor: Octa-core (2.2 GHz, Dual-core, Kryo 360 + 1.7 GHz, Hexa-Core, Kryo 360)
- OS: Android 9.0 (Pie); ColorOS 6
- Rear camera: 48 MP, f/1.7, (wide), 26mm (wide) and 5 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
- Front camera: Motorized pop-up 16 MP, f/2.0
- RAM: 4/6/8GB
- Internal storage: 64/128GB
- Battery: Non-removable Li-Po 3765mAh battery, fast charging
- Sensors: Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
- Available color: Steam white, Punk Blue
- Sim-Slot: Dual
Price:
The Price of Realme X(4GB/128GB)=Rs.16,640(INR)
4.Oppo Reno 2F
Oppo Reno 2F review
OPPO Reno 2F was launched on October 4, 2019. It is a mid-range smartphone with lots of amazing features. The plus point of this camera smartphone is a brilliant camera without any doubt, there is a huge storage as well as good performance and great battery life with fast charging.
Reno 2F sports a premium design with Gorilla Glass layer on the front and the back.OPPO Reno 2f smartphone runs on Android v9.0 operating system. The smartphone is powered by Octa-core processor. It runs on the MediaTek Helio P70 chipset.
It has an AMOLED display and measures 161.8mm * 75.8mm * 8.7mm and it weighs 195g. The screen has a resolution of 1080px * 2340px and 396 PPI pixel density. It has an aspect ratio of 19.5:9 and screen to body ratio of 84.38%.
Talking about the camera feature of Reno 2F, it has come up with a 16MP front camera and on the rear; there is 48MP + 8MP ultra-wide + 2MP monochrome lens + 2MP depth sensor. It has a front camera of 16MP.
Oppo Reno 2F Specifications:
- Dimension: 161.8mm*75.8mm*8.7mm(H*W*T)
- Weight: 195gm
- Display: 6.53inch(2340px * 1080px) Full HD + 19.5:9 aspect ratio AMOLED display with Gorilla Glass layer
- Chipset: MediaTek Helio p70
- OS: Android 9.0
- CPU: Quad 2.1GHz Cortex A73 + Quad 2GHz Cortex A53
- RAM: 8GB
- Storage:128GB, expandable memory up to 265GB with microSD
- Camera: 48MP rear camera f/1.7 aperture + 8MP ultra-wide sensor f/2.2 aperture + 2MP monochrome lens + 2MP depth sensor
- Front Camera: 16MP f/2.2 aperture
- SIM: Dual SIM
- Connectivity: Dual 4G VoLTE, USB Type-C, Bluetooth 5, Wifi 802.11 ac(2.4GHz + 5GHz)
- Battery: 4000mAh with VOOC 3.0 fast charging
- Colors: Sky White, Lake Green
Price:
The price of Oppo Reno 2F= Rs. 23,990(INR)
5.Xiaomi Redmi k20
Redmi K20 review
Redmi k20 is the Xiaomi first-ever smartphone with pop up camera features. It is one of the best budget smartphone with amazing flagship. From design to performance Xiaomi has addressed all the requirements of the smartphone users.
The Redmi K20 comes with all the features that you are expecting for with the price tag below 20,000. It is the best buy smartphones for its amazing cameras, long battery life, and a good display.
With this low price tag, there are not any major faults in this mobile phones but if you are a pro gamer then you will find that inside there is not the best graphics and processor that you want.
If you compare the price and features then this mobile phone matches the other Redmi phones price in India.
Redmi K20 Specifications:
- Dimension: 156.7mmX74.3mmX8.8mm(H*W*T)
- Weight: 191gm
- Display: 6.39 inches (1080 x 2340), AMOLED display with corning gorilla glass 5
- Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
- Processor: Octa-core
- Graphics: Adreno 618
- OS: Android v9.0(Pie)
- RAM: 6GB
- Internal storage: 64GB
- Rear Camera: 48MP+13MP+8MP
- Front Camera: 20MP Pop-up camera
- Battery: 4500mAh Li-ion battery, fast charging
- Features: Fingerprint sensor (on display), light sensor, accelerometer, compass, Proximity sensor, Gyroscope.
- Sim-slot: Dual-sim
- Colors: Flame Red, Glacier Blue, Carbon Fiber Black, Pearl White
Price:
Price of Redmi K20 (6GB/64GB) in Nepal= Rs. 19,999(INR)
6.Xiaomi Redmi K20 pro
Redmi K20 Pro review
The Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro is a great device that has all the mid-range features you want to have. The powerful configuration is capable of handling multiple tasks at the same time without any problems.
If you are a gamer then you will be happy to know that it has a chipset of Qualcomm snapdragon 855 and runs on a platform of android 9 pie.
Talking about the cameras it comes with a triple camera setup of 48 megapixels, 13 megapixels and 8 megapixels. At the front side, there is a pop up selfie camera of 20 megapixels.
Whether it’s graphics-centric games or a high consumption of multimedia, the machine does not compromise in any region. Coming to the front of the lens, it produces informative and bright images as planned.
Redmi K20 pro Key Specification
- Dimension: 156.7mmX74.3mmX8.8mm(H*W*T)
- Weight: 191gm
- Display: 6.39 inches (1080 x 2340), AMOLED display with corning gorilla glass 5
- Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
- Processor: Octa-core
- Graphics: Adreno 640
- OS: Android v9.0(Pie)
- RAM: 6GB
- Internal storage: 128GB
- Rear Camera: 48MP+13MP+8MP
- Front Camera: 20MP Pop-up camera
- Battery: 4500mAh Li-ion battery, fast charging
- Features: Fingerprint sensor (on display), light sensor, accelerometer, compass, Proximity sensor, Gyroscope.
- Sim-slot: Dual-sim
- Colors: Flame Red, Glacier Blue, Carbon Fiber Black, Pearl White
Price:
Price of Redmi K20 Pro(6GB/128GB)= Rs. 24,999
7.Oneplus 7
OnePlus 7 review
OnePlus smartphone has taken a good market since the launch of the OnePlus 1phone model. This smartphone also falls under the category of pop up camera phones. The company has consistently launched a powerful model of phone with top-of-the-line hardware at affordable prices. One of them is One plus 7.
One plus 7 model is the successor of OnePlus 6T and was launched alongside OnePlus 7 Pro. It looks identical to the OnePlus 6T. At the front, it screens 6.41” Optics AMOLED with a resolution 1080* 2340px resolution; 19.5:9 aspect ratio.
This is primarily down Snapdragon 855 which is the fastest Android processor around. It contains a 7nm chipset which claims to be 45% faster than the 845 processor.
The Octa-core has (1*2.84 GHz Kryo 485 + 3*2.42 GHz Kryo 485 + 4*1.80 GHz Kryo 485). One plus 7 model is based on OxygenOS Android 9.0 Pie.
This model comes in two variants: 6GB RAM + 128GB storage and 8GB RAM + 256GB storage.
In addition to the features, there comes an enhancing feature called RAM boost which allows the phone to divide RAM to heavy apps and this is done on the basis of app usage patterns.
According to some source after the usage of this feature, games loaded much faster and there were absolutely no lags.
Talking about the camera feature, it has come up with dual camera 48MP wide, f/1.7 and 5MP depth sensor f/2.4. The selfie camera is 16MP, f/2.0.
OnePlus 7 Specifications:
- Dimensions: 157.7*74.8*8.2mm (6.21*2.94*0.32 in)
- OS: Android v9.0 Pie
- Weight: 182g (6.42 oz)
- CPU: Octa-core (1*2.84 GHz Kryo 485 + 3*2.42 GHz Kryo 485 + 4*1.80 GHz Kryo 485)
- Display: 6.41in FHD+ (1080px*2340px) Super AMOLED infinity U Display
- Shape: U-shaped notch
- System on Chip: Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
- Rear Camera: 48MP f/1.7(wide) + 5MP f/2.4
- Front camera: 16MP f/2.0
- RAM: 6GB/8GB
- Internal Stroage: 128GB/256GB
- Battery: Battery of 3700 mAh
- Connectivity: 20W super-fast charging and USB type C
- SIM card slot: Dual-SIM card slot
- Color: Red, Mirror Grey
- Other features: Fingerprint sensor(On display), Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope.
Price:
The price for Oneplus 7(6GB/128GB)= Rs.30,690(INR)
8.Oneplus 7 Pro
OnePlus 7 pro review
After the bang release of the model OnePlus-7 smartphone, OnePlus-7 Pro has been launched. This smartphone also falls under the category of pop up camera phones. OnePlus Mobilephone Company has consistently launched a powerful phone with top of line hardware along with the affordable prices.
The OnePlus 7 Pro model is a typical 2019 flagship. It features an almost bezel-less and screens 6.67-inch display. While talking about the dimension, the body is 162.6 * 75.9 * 8.8mm (6.40 * 2.99 * 0.35 in) and it weighs 206 g.
The display is a Fluid AMOLED capacitive touchscreen. This is primarily down Snapdragon 855(7nm) above all, which being the fastest Android processor around. This contains 7nm chipset which claims to be 45% faster than the 845 processor.
The Octa-core has (1*2.84 GHz Kryo 485 + 3*2.42 GHz Kryo 485 + 4*1.78 GHz Kryo 485). This phone model runs on Android 9.0 Pie with OxygenOS on top.
OnePlus 7 Pro is the successor of OnePlus 7 phone. The good thing about this phone is that the battery level is increased to 4000mAh. 30W super-fast charging is used for these phones however for OnePlus 7 it got 20W charging.
Oneplus 7 pro Specifications:
- Dimension: 162.6*75.9*8.8mm (6.40*2.99*0.35 in)
- OS: Android v9.0 Pie
- Weight: 206g (7.27 oz)
- CPU: Octa-core (1*2.84 GHz Kryo 485 + 3*2.42 GHz Kryo 485 + 4*1.78 GHz Kryo 485)
- Display: 6.67in FHD+ (1440px*3120px) Super AMOLED infinity U Display
- Shape: U-shaped notch
- System on Chip: Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
- Rear Camera: Triple rear camera (main camera : 48MP f/1.6(wide) + 8MP f/2.4(telephoto)+16MP f/2.2(ultra wide)
- Front camera: 16MP f/2.0
- RAM: 6GB/8GB/12GB
- Internal Storage: 128GB/256GB
- Battery: battery of 4000 mAh
- Connectivity: 30W super-fast charging and USB type C
- SIM card slot: Dual-SIM card slot
- Colors: Mirror Grey, Nebula Blue
Price:
The price for Oneplus 7 Pro(6GB/128GB)= Rs.39,999(INR)
9.Huawei Y9s
Huawei Y9s review
The newest mid-range smartphone is available in Nepal. Huawei Y9s was launched in China in July. This smartphone also falls under the category of pop up camera phones. Huawei Y9s is a smartphone from the Huawei Y series. It has a great triple camera and a huge amount of storage.
Huawei is a simple smartphone that seems similar to Honor 9X Pro. This smartphone has a curved glass black that makes it look and feel quite superior. The sides are made of aluminum rather than the plastics. On both front and back, there is a gorilla glass protection.
Y9s is a 6.59-inch LCD with a resolution of 2340 x 1080 pixels. Besides, a pop-up selfie camera makes the bezels significantly similar. Again, the pop-up camera of Y9s looks the same as Huawei Y9 Pro.
Talking about the camera, it has a triple camera at the back. There is also a primary 48-megapixel camera. The pop-up selfie camera of this phone is 16MP.
Huawei said that it has upgraded the AI Beauty Algorithm for making the portraits better and bringing the clarity in images.
Taking about the phone, it is powered by Kirin 710 SoC. It consists of 6GB of RAM with an Octa-core Processor. There is 128GB of internal storage and supports the expandability. This smartphone runs on EMUI 9.1 based on Android Pie.
Huawei Y9s comes up with a 4000mAh Li-ion battery. However, it does not have fast charging support. According to the size of the battery, this smartphone can provide sufficient hours of gaming and multitasking.
Huawei y9s Specifications
- Dimension: 163.1mm X 77.2mm X 8.8mm(H*W*T)
- Weight: 206gm
- Display: 6.59-inch
- Resolution: 2340 x 1080 pixel
- Operating System: EMUI 9.1 on Android 9.0
- Chipset: HUAWEI Kirin 710F
- CPU: Octa-Core
- Rear Camera: 48MP
- Selfie Camera: 16MP
- RAM: 6GB
- Internal Storage: 128GB
- Battery: 4000mAh
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi, USB Type-C, Bluetooth
- Color: Breathing Crystal, Midnight Black
- Other features: Fingerprint sensor(side), light sensor, proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope.
Price:
The price for Huawei Y9s(6GB/128GB)= Rs.17,090(INR)
10.Samsung Galaxy A80
Samsung galaxy a80 review
Samsung Galaxy A80 is the model of Samsung Galaxy A-series. This smartphone also falls under the category of pop up camera phones. It has launched after the model of Samsung Galaxy A70 on May, 2019.
This Smartphone has come up with a 6.70″ inch touch screen display and a resolution of 1080*2400 pixels. Galaxy A80 adapts to your life which reduces blue light and turn on night mode to get your eyes ready for bed.
This smartphone turns off unnecessary functions to help to save your battery life if you fall asleep without charging your phone.
Galaxy A80 has the storage of 8GB RAM and 128GB internal memory. It has a battery of 3700 mAh and super-fast charging technology of 25W.
It offers multi-layered security and defends your most sensitive information from malware and malicious threats. The price of Samsung Galaxy A80 in Nepal is Rs. 76,000.
Samsung galaxy a80 Specifications
- Dimension: 165.2mm X 76.5mm X 9.3mm(H*W*T)
- Operating System: Android v9.0 Pie, One UI
- Weight: 220 gram
- CPU: Octa-core (22.2 GHz Kyro 470 Gold + 61.8 GHz Kyro 470 Silver)
- Display: (1080*2400), 17.03cm 6.7inch FHD + super AMOLED infinity U Display
- OS: Android v9.0(Pie)
- Shape: U-Shaped notch
- System on Chip: Snapdragon 730G
- Rear Camera: Rotating 48MP + 8MP + TOF 3D
- RAM: 8GB
- Internal Storage: 128GB
- Battery: 3700mAh
- Connectivity: 25W super-fast charging and USB type C
- SIM card Slot: Dual-SIM card slot
- Colors: Black, Gold, Silver
Price:
The Price for Samsung Galaxy A80(8GB/128GB)=Rs. 39,990(INR)
