Camera phones with optical zoom and OIS

Spec sheets can’t tell you which phone takes the nicest photos, so Mobile Sahab doesn’t pretend to rank them. This list shows phones with the two hardware features that help most in real use: stabilisation for sharp night shots and steady video, and an optical zoom lens for portraits and faraway detail.

How this list is made

Phones whose main camera has optical image stabilisation (OIS) and that add a dedicated telephoto or periscope zoom lens. One entry per model, at its lowest price, cheapest first.