Smartphones With Dual Pixel Autofocus

The Dual Pixel Autofocus (DPAF) technology isn’t new – it has already been featured in many DSLR and mirrorless camera sensors. In essence, the dual pixel autofocus (also called Dual Pixel AF or Dual Pixel PDAF) is an advanced case of the phase detection autofocus (PDAF). With PDAF, only about 5% of the available pixels were part of focusing. However, in the dual pixel focusing, a phase detection photodiode is embedded into each and every pixel on the camera sensor.

Samsung introduces Dual Pixel PDAF in their Galaxy S7 and S7 edge mobiles.

Back in 2016, Samsung was the first company among phone manufacturers to introduce the dual pixel autofocus technology in their smartphone models Samsung Galaxy S7 and Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. Since then, many companies have followed. Apple’s iPhones notoriously do not feature cameras with the dual pixel autofocus technology. iPhones since the iPhone 6 use less advanced phase detection autofocus branded as “focus pixels”. Samsung was the first to introduce the dual pixel AF for the front/selfie camera in their Samsung Galaxy S10 phones line.

Following is the list of all known dual pixel autofocus phones. The list of dual pixel autofocus mobiles is sorted alphabetically by brand names. Within each brand, the phones are sorted by their release date in descending order (newest models first).

1. Archos Diamond Omega
2. Asus ROG Phone
3. Asus ZenFone 5 ZE620KL
4. Asus ZenFone 4 Pro ZS551KL
5. Asus ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro ZD552KL
6. Asus ZenFone 4 ZE554KL
7. Asus ZenFone Zoom S ZE553KL aka Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom ZE553KL
8. BlackBerry KEY2
9. BQ Aquaris X2
10. BQ Aquaris X2 Pro
11. Google Pixel 3a
12. Google Pixel 3a XL
13. Google Pixel 3
14. Google Pixel 3 XL
15. Google Pixel 2
16. Google Pixel 2 XL
17. HTC Exodus 1
18. HTC U12+
19. HTC U11+
20. HTC U11
21. LG V50 ThinQ 5G
22. LG G8 ThinQ
23. LG V40 ThinQ
24. Meizu Note 8
25. Meizu X8
26. Meizu 16X
27. Meizu 16
28. Meizu 16 Plus
29. Meizu 15 Lite
30. Meizu 15
31. Meizu 15 Plus
32. Meizu E3
33. Meizu M6 Note
34. Motorola Moto Z3 Play
35. Motorola Moto G6 Plus
36. Motorola Moto X4
37. Motorola Moto Z2 Play
38. Motorola Moto G5 Plus
39. Nokia 8.1 aka Nokia X7
40. Nokia 7.1
41. Nokia 8 Sirocco
42. Nokia 7 plus
43. Oppo RX17 Pro
44. Oppo R9s Plus
45. Oppo R9s
46. Razer Phone 2
47. Razer Phone
48. Realme 3 Pro (Realme X Lite in China)
49. Samsung Galaxy Fold
50. Samsung Galaxy S10 5G (main & front cameras)
51. Samsung Galaxy S10 (main & front cameras)
52. Samsung Galaxy S10e (main & front cameras)
53. Samsung Galaxy S10+ (main & front cameras)
54. Samsung Galaxy Note9
55. Samsung Galaxy S9
56. Samsung Galaxy S9+
57. Samsung Galaxy Note8
58. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active
59. Samsung Galaxy Note FE
60. Samsung Galaxy S8
61. Samsung Galaxy S8+
62. Samsung Galaxy Note7
63. Samsung Galaxy S7 active
64. Samsung Galaxy S7
65. Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
66. Sharp Aquos S3 High
67. Sharp Aquos S3
68. Sharp Aquos S2
69. Sony Xperia 1 (aka Sony Xperia XZ4)
70. vivo iQOO
71. vivo V15
72. vivo NEX Dual Display
73. vivo V11 (V11 Pro)
74. vivo X23
75. vivo NEX A
76. vivo NEX S
77. vivo X21i
78. vivo X21
79. vivo X21 UD
80. vivo Xplay7
81. vivo Xplay6
82. Wiko View2 Pro
83. Xiaomi Redmi 8
84. Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 5G
85. Xiaomi Black Shark Helo
86. Xiaomi Mi Mix 3
87. Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro
88. Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite
89. Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro
90. Xiaomi Pocophone F1
91. Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer
92. Xiaomi Mi Max 3
93. Xiaomi Mi 8
94. Xiaomi Mi 8 SE
95. Xiaomi Black Shark
96. Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S
97. Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 AI Dual Camera
98. Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (Redmi 5 Plus in China)
99. ZTE Axon 9 Pro
100. ZTE nubia Z18

This list of smartphones with the dual pixel AF technology is not yet complete. Please, feel free to suggest a missing phone model in the comment section below and after a quick check the phone will be added to the list.

You might also want to check out my list of the dual pixel autofocus Canon cameras.