Among all the phones I reviewed in 2025, these had the best cameras

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• The Vivo X200 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro, and realme GT 8 Pro were the most fun I had in 2025 when it came to camera systems.
• In many ways, they pushed boundaries, whether in video, creating an artsy look in photos, or redefining what smartphone portrait photography can achieve.
• Having used these phones extensively, I feel they lay a solid foundation for what we can expect from phone cameras in 2026, as they continue to improve year after year.
• Realme GT 8 Pro and the Vivo X200 Pro.(Shaurya Sharma/HT) While many upgrades have been incremental, these year-on-year improvements have clearly compounded.