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In the mid-2010s, camera features such as 4K (2160p@30fps) video, high framerate (1080p@60fps) slow motion (720p@120fps, 720p@240fps, 1080p@120fps) was something that was reserved for expensive flagship mobile phones.

The mid-range phones were stuck at 1080p@30fps video (android.stackexchange.com) for a very long time, ranging from the Galaxy S4 Mini (2013), A series, J series, On seroes (and also mid-class phones from LG, Sony, HTC and Huawei). Even 2017's Galaxy A series were still stubbornly stuck at 1080p@30fps. (They could have at least allowed 1080p@60fps by then.)

Side note: Sony's compact phone series (e.g. Z3 compact from late 2014) already had 4K video because Sony strived to build their flagship hardware into their compact series.

In 2016, the first 4K-capable mid range phone I know of has appeared: The Sony Xperia M5. And it also brought 720p@120fps, making it on-par with the Galaxy Note 3 (both use the IMX135 image sensor), except that the M5 records slow motion with audio and saves the video with audio and the original 120fps and original length (superior method, especially useful for video editing) instead of 30fps and four times the length or 15fps and eight times the length (inferior methods).

Now, phones in the sub-€/$/£300 range such as the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro (released in 2019) are equipped with 2160p@30fps video, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps, Galaxy-S7-tier low light performance (which was second to none in 2016) and sophisticated multi-camera systems and even high-resolution photo front cameras (although front camera video is still stuck at 1080p@30fps for most, which the Galaxy S4 had in early 2013 already. The Note 4 from late 2014 had 1440p@30fps on the front camera. The first iPhone with 1080p front camera video was the iPhone 7. The iPhones 5, 5s, 6, 6+, 6s and 6s+ just had 720p video on the front camera. But the rear camera should matter more to the majority of users.)


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In the mid-2010s, camera features such as 4K (2160p@30fps) video, high framerate (1080p@60fps) slow motion (720p@120fps, 720p@240fps, 1080p@120fps) was something that was reserved for expensive flagship mobile phones. The mid-range phones were [stuck at 1080p@30fps video](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/199157/why-not-use-a-legacy-flagship-rather-than-a-new-mid-class-smartphone-galaxy-no) for a very long time, ranging from the Galaxy S4 Mini (2013), A series, J series, *On* seroes (and also mid-class phones from LG, Sony, HTC and Huawei). Even 2017's Galaxy A series were still stubbornly stuck at 1080p@30fps. (They could have at least allowed 1080p@60fps by then.) Side note: Sony's *compact* phone series (e.g. Z3 compact from late 2014) already had 4K video because Sony strived to build their flagship hardware into their *compact* series. In 2016, the first 4K-capable mid range phone I know of has appeared: The Sony Xperia M5. And it also brought 720p@120fps, making it on-par with the Galaxy Note 3 (both use the IMX135 image sensor), except that the M5 records slow motion with audio and saves the video with audio and the original 120fps and original length (superior method, especially useful for video editing) instead of 30fps and four times the length or 15fps and eight times the length (inferior methods). Now, phones in the sub-€/$/£300 range such as the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro (released in 2019) are equipped with 2160p@30fps video, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps, Galaxy-S7-tier low light performance (which was **second to none** in 2016) and sophisticated [multi-camera systems](https://poal.co/s/technology/165780) and even high-resolution photo front cameras (although front camera video is still stuck at 1080p@30fps for most, which the Galaxy S4 had in early 2013 already. The Note 4 from late 2014 had 1440p@30fps on the front camera. The first iPhone with 1080p front camera video was the iPhone 7. The iPhones 5, 5s, 6, 6+, 6s and 6s+ just had 720p video on the front camera. But the rear camera should matter more to the majority of users.) ----- If I have forgotten to mention something, please comment it.

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