Our List of Top 5 Selfie Smartphones

With Makati and Pasig being Time’s “Selfiest Cities in the World,” it’s no wonder why we now also take note of the smartphone’s front camera when we’re checking specifications of handsets. In this article we list down our top 5 selfie smartphones with packed front cameras that have been announced so far.

5. The HTC One (M8)

HTC One 2014 (M8) specs:
5-inch full HD Super LCD3 @ 1080×1920 pixels, 441ppi
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 2.45GHz quad-core CPU
Adreno 330 GPU
2GB RAM
16/32/64GB internal storage
up to 128GB via microSD
4MP and 2PM Ultrapixel rear cameras, dual-LED flash
5 megapixel front-facing camera
LTE, HSPA+
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, WiFi Direct, DLNA, WiFi hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0 w/ A2DP
NFC
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
IR Blaster
Stereo FM Radio w/ RDS
HTC BoomSound
Android 4.4.2 Kitkat w/ HTC Sense UI 6
Li-Ion 2,600mAh battery
146.4 x 70.6 x 9.4 mm (dimension)
160 grams (weight)
Metal Gray, Silver, Black, Gold (colors)

4. Sony Xperia C3

Sony Xperia C3 specs:
5.5-inch HD Triluminos Display, 267ppi
Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2
1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon quad-core CPU
Adreno 305 GPU
1GB RAM
8GB internal storage
up to 32GB via microSD
8 megapixel AF rear camera w/ LED flash
5MP front camera with wide-angle lens and LED flash
Dual-SIM, Dual-Standby
LTE (single-SIM), HSPA+
WiFi, WiFi Hotspot
DLNA
Bluetooth 4.0
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
2,500mAh battery
Android 4.4 KitKat
156 x 78.5 x 7.6 mm
150 g

3. Xiaomi Mi 4

Xiaomi Mi 4 specs:
5-inch Full HD Sharp/JDI IPS OGS Full Lamination display, 441ppi
2.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 quad-core CPU
3GB LP-DDR3 RAM
16/64GB eMMC 5.0 internal storage
13 megapixel Sony IMX214 stacked CMOS rear camera w/ LED flash
F1.8 aperture, AF Object Tracking, Real-time HDR, 4K video recording support
8 megapixel front camera with Sony stacked CMOS sensor and f/1.8 aperture
4G LTE
WiFi
NFC
Bluetooth
IR blaster
GPS,A-GPS
3,080mAh battery
MIUI V6 (August 16 release)
Nano Anti-Fingerprint Film coating
Stainless Steel Frame
149g
Wood, leather, ceramic, bamboo rear covers

2. ZTE Nubia X6

ZTE Nubia X6 specs:
6.44-inch display @ 1920 x 1080 screen resolution, 344 ppi
13MP rear camera with dual flash, OIS, and f/2.0 lens
13MP front camera with BSI sensor and f/2.2 lens
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor (2.3GHz 4X Krait 400/2.5GHz 4X Krait 400)
3GB RAM
32GB, 64GB, 128GB internal storage
Dual-SIM
Wi-Fi, NFC
3G, LTE
4250mAh battery

1. Oppo N1

OPPO N1 specs:
5.9-inch full HD IPS LCD @ 1920×1080 pixels, 377ppi
Qualcomm APQ8064T/MSM8960 Snapdragon 600 1.7GHz quad-core
Krait 300
Adreno 320 Graphics
2GB RAM
16GB internal storage
3G/HSDPA
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
WiFi Direct, DLNA
Bluetooth 4.0
NFC
GPS with aGPS support
12.7MP AF rotating camera with Exmor RS CMOS sensor, f/2.0 aperture, and dual-LED flash
Color OS (Android 4.2.2)
Li-Ion 3610mAh battery
170.7 x 82.6 x 9mm (dimensions)
213 grams (weight)

In this ranking, the Oppo N1 takes the top spot as it is the handset that doesn’t only have a feature-packed camera, but it also has the most innovative technology used among the bunch. Its rotating camera gives users flexibility to use it as the main shooter or for selfies and candid shots, in one combined feature.

This has been our pick! If you were to choose, what will be your top 5?