Finding the best camera phone 2011 has to offer

when it comes to buying mobile phones, there is no doubt that the step forward in technology we have seen in the last eighteen months has meant that people are looking for something rather different from a good amount of battery time, or a great looking phone. of course, these are still important factors to many people, but the new phones that are hitting the market at the moment are so powerful, that it is more prudent to wonder how powerful the phone's processor is, and how much on board memory it has, which says so much about the devices we are now calling phones. rnA good mobile phone these days is more a small lap top; such is the power at our finger tips. Expect to be able to do almost everything you can on your home computer with a few added extras. One of the most important things for a lot of people out there is the quality of the on board camera. Camera phones used to be nothing more than gimmicky devices with a poor camera which wouldn't reproduce very well on screen, let alone once it had been transferred to as full size computer screen. At the moment though there are some great camera phones coming out, and it is a tough job to find the best camera phone 2011 has delivered, but there is a select group of phones that are right up there. At the moment, the Samsung Galaxy S 2 and the HTC Sensation are both thought to be two of the best phones on the market period, but in terms of cameras, they are neck and neck. Both can boast an 8 megapixel snapper with a wealth of on board effects, and both offer full hd video recording alongside this. The Samsung tends to offer very vibrant colours, and to a degree they appear at times to be somewhat saturated, so some will find that this is not to their tastes, so perhaps the HTC has the edge. This of course doesn't take into account the iPhone, and whilst the apple product can only lay claim to a 5 Megapixel camera, it also banishes the presumption that megapixels are all important in photography. As any keen photographer will tell you, it is more important that the camera has a good lens, and the iPhone manages to produce some excellently crisp shots despite the lack of pixels. rnIn conclusion, it is hard to say which phone wins out, and the Sony Ericsson's latest phones could also give all of these phones a run for their money in the camera stakes. suffice it to say that a browse online will tell you more in terms of user feedback from people who have actually been out, bought the phones and used them on a regular basis. Whilst you are online it is also well worth keeping a look out for cheaper phones that might represent better value over the months and years of ownership. There are some great deals to be found at the moment, and the price comparison sites can lead you to the best deals.