A smartphone isn’t just called so. It derives its name from how smartly it makes life easier for us. It houses your e-mails, music, pictures, videos, documents, monthly budgets, games, and other multimedia files. You name it and your smartphone does the job for you (well almost most jobs). A smartphone was in fact created to ease the stress of the human mind and how much it has to process in today’s day and age.

Speaking of the human mind, did you know that according to psychology, human beings are drawn to most things pictorial? And most smartphone cameras have been curated bearing this in mind.

• iPhone 7 Plus

The iPhone 7 Plus that comes with dual 12.3MP cameras on the rear and a 7MP camera on the front, is one of the best mobile phone cameras in the smartphone market. It also has a point-and-shoot feature that makes capturing moving images easy.

• Google Pixel XL

This smartphone has a rear camera of 12.3MP and a front camera of 8MP. With features like electronic image stabilization, phase detection, and laser autofocus, this is the next thing in the best mobile phone cameras category that you can get your hands on.

• Huawei P9

Tied up with Leica, one of the best brands in the world of photography, the Huawei P9 also comes with dual 12.3MP cameras on the rear of its body. While one rear camera makes for some of the most stunning black and white photos, the other rear camera brings to life some beautiful DSLR-quality colored images. There is also a 7MP camera on its front.

• LG G5

We have another camera phone with a dual camera on its back, the only difference being you are able to switch between its main 16MP camera and its 8MP wide-angle camera in order to get a great zoom effect, making it one of the best mobile phone cameras in the world of smartphones.

This year gave us some great camera phones, and the list above comprises of the best of these.