Best iPhone For Photography In 2025: If you’re into photography like I am, you know the iPhone has become more than just a phone, it’s a powerful camera in your pocket. I’ve personally used nearly every recent iPhone model, snapping everything from street portraits to night shots. After testing their camera features hands-on, I’ve put together this guide to the best iPhone for photography in 2025. Whether you’re a casual snapper or a budding creator, this list will help you pick the perfect iPhone to level up your photo game. Let’s break down which models truly shine when it comes to capturing stunning images.
Best iPhone For Photography In 2025:
Best Apple camera phone: iPhone 16 Pro and Max
Apple’s best device so far with the 16 Pro and Pro Max adding some additional camera updates, rather than anything groundbreaking
Pros
- Pro Max benefits from larger screen
- New camera control button
- Image quality very good overall
Cons
- Low resolution telephoto camera
- Low resolution selfie camera
- Weak macro performance
At a glance:
- 48MP wide camera, f/1.78 aperture, 24mm equivalent
- 48MP ultrawide camera, f/2.2 aperture, 13mm equivalent
- 12MP 5x telephoto camera, f/2.8 aperture, 120mm equivalent
- Pro Max: 6.9inch Super Retina XDR OLED screen
- Pro: 6.3inch Super Retina XDR OLED screen
- iOS 18
- Prices: from $1,199 / £1,199 (Pro Max), $999 / £999 (Pro)
Whether you go for the iPhone 16 Pro or the 16 Pro Max, you’re getting the same camera system, the only differences being the phone size (including the screen and battery), with the iPhone 16 Pro Max having a large 6.9inch screen, the biggest ever on an iPhone. This years iPhone update sees the ultra-wide-angle camera updated, as well as a new photo control button on the side that helps give quicker access to photo settings (such as zoom, etc). Hardly as ground-breaking as Apple would make out, but a welcome addition.
We reviewed the phone, and found the new controls useful, but would have liked to see Apple improve the macro performance, which has been overtaken by Android phones, and we’d also like Apple to improve the selfie camera, which still struggles in low-light. These updates may not be enough to persuade people to upgrade from the 15 Pro Max, but if you want the newest, then the 16 Pro / Pro Max is the one to go for.
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