When you wish for a phone on a tight budget, you already accept that it will lack the camera quality you seek. Often you are ready to make that compromise for the sake of the budget, but why should you?

Yes, there are budget smartphone camera phones in the market too. Which are these phones? Let us find out. 

1. Google Pixel 4A 
With Pixel 4A, Google has yet again set standards in the market. They are known to launch budget smartphone camera phones, and Pixel 4A is no different. The phone indeed surpasses the predecessor, Pixel 3A, and guarantees a fantastic camera, superior performance, and affordable pricing. Available at only $349, this budget-friendly phone lets you take gorgeous pictures. It has a 12 MP camera with a Sony IMX363 sensor in the Pixel 3A and Pixel 4 series. What elevates the camera performance to a whole new level is the frequent software enhancement by the brand. Their computational photography is genuinely unprecedented. In addition, the phone has features such as Night Sight, Astrophotography Mode, and dual exposure sliders. 

2. iPhone SE
It has a single primary camera lens, which is as good as the iPhone 11’s lenses. With this phone, Apple has proven that it does not necessarily need to have multiple lenses to give the phone a good camera. This phone has a single wide lens 12 MP camera, which captures vivid, sharp, and natural pictures, as good as the pictures from the phone with multiple lenses. The phone also has a portrait mode, which can be used with the selfie and rear lenses. Its enhanced optical image stabilization and Smart HDR assure crisp and well-balanced pictures. Its A13 Bionic chip ensures that you can take visually appealing images in every situation.  

3. Samsung Galaxy A 32 5G
If you want a good camera phone under $300, then this can be a good pick. Its plastic build might look cheap to some, but the kind of features and quality you get with it makes it every bit worth your money. The MediaTek Dimensity 720 5G chip powers it and guarantees a seamless performance. It does not have an OLED panel as you find in the Pixel 4A, but its 6.5-inch LCD screen does not fall short. As for the camera, there is a 48 MP rear camera, which captures spectacular pictures with fine detail. With a dedicated night mode, you can click fine images even in low-light. But, at times, the photos tend to over saturate more than necessary.

4. OnePlus Nord N10
It might not be as good as the other inclusions on this list, but you get a lot for the price you pay. Nord N10 has a fantastic camera, and it is a great phone overall too. With a gorgeous colorway, a solid processor, this multi-camera phone is truly a deserving entrant on this list.