Image stabilization, mid range Android

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arcon

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#250991 4-Jun-2019 12:09

Is there a mid range android in existence that has optical image stabalization for still photos? (video OIS not necessary). Was a bit disappointed to learn Samsung's 2019 A range doesn't. Its awesome on my S9 but I'm getting a new phone for my folks who aren't looking for extreme high end. I thought semi decent OIS would be good for their shaky old-people hands lol.

EDIT: Expecting to pay around 400-500.

tehgerbil

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#2251096 4-Jun-2019 13:02

New or old? Samsung S8 would be perfect, if you can find one.

Otherwise for mid-range iPhones have the best cameras by far. an iPhone 6S is only $549 and stil perfectly functional as a text/facebook device.

arcon

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#2252305 5-Jun-2019 19:02

I would consider an S8 but $600 is the cheapest I can find, a bit over budget. (That's new, wouldn't buy second hand).

TeaLeaf

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#2254616 8-Jun-2019 21:17

Mobilecity is the place to go for S8s, everthing from refurbished with a couple dead pixels for about $440~ to a new model for $560ish think.

Personally Id go th Huawei p20, bigger pixels, bigger sensor, Leica gear. They did get down to $540 but back to $640 now. There was a deal on the pro model for $700 recently.

$400-500 I cant think of anything, but try using kimovil or the gsmarena phone finder, put in OIS and the equivalent US price for a rough guide.

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#2254620 8-Jun-2019 21:27

king of still photos is the Huawei P30 Pro, video not so much. but might be a bit beyond your budget for now, wait until it drops in price.

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#2255142 10-Jun-2019 11:42

Moto G7 Plus and One Vision have OIS.

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