Picking the best camera phone is often a tough challenge with so many options to choose from. Thankfully, in late 2025, if you want your memories to be captured with the right colours and the right amount of detail, you have some really good smartphones, especially under the budget category of less than Rs 25,000. Let us take a look at these devices.
Redmi Note 14 Pro Next, we have the Redmi Note 14 Pro, which has a 50MP main camera, an 8MP ultra-wide lens, and a 2MP macro sensor. The phone can be used to click photos and videos in almost any condition, and its videography results are also impressive. Further, the 20MP front camera also clicks photos with lots of details and a natural colour output.
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Poco X7 Pro If you want a good camera phone with a high-capacity battery, then the Poco X7 Pro should be one of your top priorities under Rs 25,000. The device comes with a similar 50MP + 8MP rear camera setup and has a 16MP front camera. Like all the other devices in this list, it can record 4K videos and is even great for shooting vlogs with its 16MP front camera.
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Nothing Phone 3a The Nothing Phone 3a comes with a versatile triple camera setup. It has a 50MP main camera, a 50MP telephoto lens with 2x optical zoom, and an 8MP ultrawide angle lens. The phone also has a high-resolution 32MP front camera and can click highly detailed selfies.
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Galaxy M17 Galaxy M17 is the most affordable phone to offer 50MP OIS primary sensor. Not only it makes the phone more capable in videos, but also while capturing low light photos.