Camera phones are very similar, shades decide which is better, as well as a subjective experience. Selfies are a way of life in the 21st century, and that phenomenon doesn’t show any signs of stopping. So, are you looking for best front-facing cam phones for awesome selfies? You are in the right place.

1. Huawei Mate 9

Let’s start with Huawei Mate 9. Mate 9 features a 5.9-inch Full HD IPS screen with resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and density of (373 ppi). Mate 9 comes as a direct successor to last year’s Mate 8. It brings a new processor Kirin 960, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of internal memory expandable up to 256GB via microSD card. It has fingerprint reader, non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAH battery and support for fast charging.

On top of Android as a base (Android 7.0-Nougat), Huawei brings its own upgrade interface called EMUI 5.0. Thanks to Leica Company Mate 9 delivers a combination of 20MP black and white+12MP color camera. Both have a 27mm lens and f/2.2 aperture. Both cameras are optically stabilized. The Huawei Mate 9 sports an 8MP selfie camera with autofocus and a range of features to help you take speedy selfies. Mate 9 comes at a price of $680.

2. Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro

Next one comes Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro. Released in January this year Galaxy C9 Pro appeared with powerful specification and even better front facing camera. The main camera has a 16MP f/1.9 aperature and dual LED flash and dual tone improved autofocus system. For selfies there is the same strong selfie 16MP camera on the front on C9. Galaxy C9 Pro comes in a metal case with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 chipset, Full HD screen of 6-inches (367 ppi) and up to 6GB of RAM. Internal storage is 64GB and is expandable up to 256GB. On the software side C9 Pro runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Supplying of the device is a 4000 mAH battery. Galaxy C9 Pro comes with the price of $670.

3. Sony Xperia XA Ultra

Next on the list of top 10 selfie smartphones for May comes Sony Xperia XA Ultra and when it comes to cameras we can not forget Sony. Screen size is 6 inches (FullHD) with a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi). Xperia XA Ultra uses a MediaTek MT6755 Helio P10 processor with eight cores ARM Cortex -A53 clocked at 2.0GHz. As a graphics chip is used Mali T860 graphics processor. Xperia XA Ultra is equipped with 3GB of RAM and 16GB of storage expandable up to 256GB. XA Ultra uses a battery capacity of 2700mAH. The device has a powerful front camera, resolution of 16MP 1/2.6-inch Exmor RS image sensor-wide-angle while the main camera has a resolution of 21.5MP. Sony Xperia XA Ultra can be purchased for $415.

4. Asus Zenfone Selfie (ZD551KL)

From Taiwan comes Asus smartphone that comes with the label Selfie. Asus has not skimped on the screen, even though at first glance appears to be standard in this price class – 5.5 inch HD resolution, IPS technology with 1080 x 1920 pixels (403 ppi). Under the hood Zenfone Selfie has Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 chipset (MSM8939) with eight ARM Cortex A53 cores. Graphic subsystem is Adreno 405. Selfie is equipped with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal memory expandable up to 256GB. The main camera is a 13MP (f/2.0, laser autofocus, dual-LED flash) such as the front one (13MP), only selfie cam comes with a larger aperture of f/2.2, certainly one of the best on the market. With a battery of 3000 mAH Zenfone Selfie cost about $300.

5. Apple iPhone 7

Apple iPhone 7 is the next one on this list. With a pixel density of (326 ppi), and 4.7-inch IPS Retina display comes iPhone 7. iPhone 7 comes with 2GB LPDDR4 memory, new A10 Fusion chipset with M10 motion coprocessor. It is a quad-core chipset operated at 2.34 GHz. As far as internal memory iPhone 7 comes with 32/128/256GB. iPhone 7 runs on iOS 10.0.1, upgradable to iOS 10.2. The camera is impressive, iPhone 7 has the best selfie camera yet to appear on an iPhone. The lens is 7MP, up from just 5MP on the previous handset, and it’s capable of taking sharp, detailed images.                                Front camera has 12MP 1/3’’ sensor with a 28mm f/1.8 lens. With a Li-Ion 1960 mAH battery iPhone 7 costs about $830.

6. LG G5

LG G5 is the next one. LG G5 runs on Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 quad-core processor with 4GB RAM and runs Android Marshmallow. For graphics is charge Adreno 530 while internal memory is 32GB expandable to 256GB. The display of G5 offers screen resolution of 2560×1440 pixels (QUAD HD) with 554 pixel density and handles colour contrast brilliantly. Primary camera LG G5 consists of two modules, one with a resolution of 16MP, the new system of optical image stabilization on three axes (OIS), f/1.8 and the second wide-angle 8MP and aperture f/2.4. Plus, there’s an 8MP snapper on the front for selfie duty, which itself is higher spec than most front-facing cameras. The battery is Li-Ion 2800 mAH. The price for LG G5 is around $490.

7. Oppo F1 Plus

The next one we have Oppo. Oppo F1 Plus comes with AMOLED 5.5-inch Full HD display with a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and with a density of (401 ppi). The Oppo F1 Plus is powered by octa-core Mediatek (MT6755) Helio P10 processor and it comes with 4GB of RAM and Mali-T860MP2 GPU. The phone packs 64GB of internal storage that can be expanded via microSD card up to 256GB. F1 Plus comes with primary camera of 13MP, f/2.2 and the front of 16MP, f/2.0 for selfies. The Oppo F1 Plus runs ColorOS 3.0 based on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) and is powered by a 2850 mAH battery. The device comes with a price slightly above $380.

8. Oppo F1s

We will keep on Chinese handset manufacturer Oppo, this time it comes Oppo F1s. Specifically, F1s specs include a IPS 5.5-inch HD display (267 ppi), a Mediatek (MT6755) chip set, Color OS 3.0 based on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), 4GB of RAM, 64GB of internal storage (expandable up to 256GB). The big highlight of the Oppo F1s is the 16MP front-facing camera with a 1/3.1-inch sensor and f/2.0 aperture while the primary camera comes with 13MP, f/2.2 (phase-detection autofocus, LED flash). Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, USB OTG, 3G and 4G. With a non-removable Li-Po 3075 mAH battery Oppo F1s comes at a price slightly below $330.

9. vivo V5

Next on the list we have Vivo V5. V5 is equipped with IPS 5.5-inch display with resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels and density of (267 ppi). Inside is a Mediatek (MT6750) processor clock frequency of 1.5GHz, Mali-T860MP2 GPU, 4GB of RAM and 32GB of internal flash memory  expandable up to 256GB. For power supply V5 use Li-Ion battery of 3000 mAH. Vivo V5 runs on Android 6.0. Marshmallow operating system on top of which is Funtouch OS 2.6 interface. The highlight feature of the Vivo V5 is its front-facing 20MP camera, which boasts of a Sony (IMX376) sensor with f/2.0 aperture, and a fixed-focus lens, while main camera has 13MP. This device costs about $270.

10. vivo V5 Plus

We stick to Vivo and finally, we’d would like to talk about vivo V5 Plus. Vivo V5 Plus is equipped with IPS TFT 5.5-inch Full HD display (1920 x 1080) with (401 ppi) and protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5 solution. Inside is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor clock frequency of 2GHz, Adreno 506 GPU, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal flash memory. The Vivo V5 Plus runs on Funtouch OS 3.0 which is based on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). The phone has a non-removable 3055 mAH battery which easily goes a full day on a single charge. The front camera is the star of the show, the V5 Plus uses a 20MP sensor with an f/2.0 aperture and an additional 8MP sensor for depth (or creating a “bokeh” effect). As for the camera on the back concerning, it has 16MP (f/2.0). This device costs about $490.

So, these are the 10 best smartphones for selfies you can buy right now and they’re all strong handsets in other ways too. Which is your favorite? Share with us.