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[b]V[/b]ideo chatting has become an important factor in the overall smartphone experience. Even just a few years ago, 37% of teens were making video calls on a regular basis, and that number has surely grown. 85% of households with infants have used video chat apps to call relatives in other cities, and it's been shown that toddlers can create bonds and learn from visual cues in video calls.
With more and more people using services like FaceTime, Skype, and Google Duo, the video calling experience that a phone provides has become a significant consideration. So if you're in the market for a new device, we tested all of the key hardware and software elements in current-generation smartphones to see which ones performed the best when it came to video calling.

Note: Speaker Loudness and Battery Life data sourced from Phone Arena.
Key Testing Points
To whittle down this list to the top five phones, we set up a few ground rules. First, the phones had to be current-generation models available for sale from retailers in the United States. Secondly, we only considered phones with a screen size greater than five inches, as this ensured that you won't have to squint to see the other party on your video call.
That left us with the five phones in this list, in addition to the OnePlus 3 and the LG G5. However, since OnePlus and LG have both since released newer flagships in the OnePlus 3T and LG V20, we opted to focus on the newer models instead.
From there, some of the most important factors were:
Front-facing camera quality: A wide-angle lens on the front-facing camera is a big plus, since you want to share as much of the scene as possible when video chatting. A higher resolution selfie shooter is better, as it offers improved contrast and picture quality.
Battery life: As with all things smartphone-related, battery life is one of the most important factors for video calling. The streaming data, graphics processing, and full-screen video demanded by video chat apps make it to where you almost need a phone with great battery life.
Speaker quality and placement: A loud speaker is important here, so we checked decibel output as well as speaker placement. Front-facing speakers provide the most immersive experience, while rear-firing speakers make it hard to hear the other party. Phones that use a combination of front- and bottom-firing speakers are easier to hear than those that only have bottom-firing speakers.
Camera and button placement: For longer video calls, you'll probably want to prop your phone up in landscape mode. If the front-facing camera is on the opposite side from the device's power button, you'll have to worry about the screen turning itself off, as this button will be resting on the table. Ideally, the phone's front-facing camera, as well as its power and volume buttons, would be on the same side.
Overheating: Video calling is one of the most processor-intensive things you can do with your phone, so we made sure that none of the devices in this list suffered from overheating issues that could bog down performance during longer chats. Two phones got a little warm, but nothing too crazy, and performance remained fluid.
Video chat app availability: This is an important category when picking the best phone for video calls, but a lot of it will come down to who you plan to chat with.
To explain that last one a bit further, FaceTime is only available on the iPhone, for example, but that can be a positive or a negative. If you only plan to call other people who use Apple products, a phone that supports FaceTime should be one of your top priorities, as our testing found that FaceTime offered the best video quality out of all major apps (note that this can vary depending on factors like reception and internet speeds), and it's one of the simplest video chatting apps to configure and use.
However, at 250 million users, FaceTime has a relatively small user base when compared to cross-platform apps like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, which both boast over a billion users. Since Apple devices only make up 43.5% of the US smartphone market but only 12.5% of the global market, it's plenty possible that more than half of your contacts will not be able to use FaceTime with you.
WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and Hangouts—all apps that have over a billion users—are available for every phone in this list. Skype has 300 million users and is also a cross-platform app. So if you just want access to one of these services, any phone listed here will do the trick.
Finally, Google Duo is worth a mention, even though it's the newest app we considered. Duo will be preinstalled as a first-party app on all Android devices going forward, similar to the iPhone's FaceTime situation. In fact, Duo is quite similar to FaceTime in a number of ways, including simple setup, ease of use, and top-notch video quality. However, unlike FaceTime, Duo is available for both Android and iOS—though note that the Knock Knock video preview feature is only available for Android devices.
1iPhone 7 Plus
Apple's iPhone is the single most popular smartphone model in the world, and sales of the larger Plus model continue to grow. So it shouldn't come as a surprise that the iPhone 7 Plus, with its gorgeous 5.5-inch screen and ample 2,900 mAh battery, tops our list of best phones for video calling.


The iPhone 7 Plus tops our list of best phones for video chat.
Image by Dallas Thomas/Gadget Hacks
The main advantage of the iPhone 7 Plus is its compatibility with FaceTime, which is a video chatting app that is only available for Apple devices. Not only is it one of the most-used video chatting services, but FaceTime also offers the best picture quality of any mobile video calling app we tested.
So if you want the overall best experience with video calling on your next phone, get the iPhone 7 Plus, use FaceTime, and don't look back. However, do note that since FaceTime is only available on Apple devices, so you won't be able to use it to video call your friends who use Android phones or Windows computers.
Aside from app support, the iPhone 7 Plus is our top recommendation for a number of reasons.
For starters, its front-facing camera may not have the highest resolution, nor is it particularly wide-angled, but it produces a sharp, clear image with accurate colors. There's something to be said about Apple's hardware optimization, because real-world camera performance is absolutely top-notch.
Beyond that, the iPhone 7 Plus has the best battery life of any phone in this list, so you won't need to be tethered to a charger in order to make a long video call. Additionally, it's the only device in this list that sports stereo speakers (one of which is front-facing for clear sound in video chat), and the speakers themselves are louder than any of its peers (77.4 dB).

There are a few minor downsides to consider, though.
The iPhone 7 Plus doesn't always handle the transition between Wi-Fi and mobile data well—with or without Wi-Fi Assist toggled on in the settings—leaving you with a blank screen in apps like Facebook Messenger and Hangouts if you decide to head outside during a video call. However, in some cases, the transition can be fast enough that it's hardly even noticeable, so it's not always a factor.
Aside from that, button placement isn't the greatest. While the volume rocker is on the same side as the selfie camera, the power button is directly opposite, so you might have to worry about the occasional accidental button press while video chatting in landscape mode. However, the power button is pretty sturdy, so accidental button presses should be few and far between.

You might also run into trouble with the iPhone 7 Plus's headphone situation. Bluetooth is supported, and a pair of Lightning cable EarPods are included with the phone, but it's the only device in this list that does not have a 3.5 mm headphone jack, so selection is limited. To be fair, it does come with a Lightning to 3.5 mm adapter, but all of this can be avoided with the iPhone 6s Plus, though, then you'd be buying a year-old phone.
The only other downside is that the iPhone 7 Plus does not support Google Duo's Knock Knock feature, so when you receive a call from a friend who uses this service, you won't get a sneak peak of their video feed before you answer.
2OnePlus 3T
As far as Android devices go, the OnePlus 3T was our favorite video chatting phone. OnePlus is a newer smartphone manufacturer that's been making waves in the industry by offering flagship-level performance at midrange prices. They're able to accomplish this by only selling their devices online to cut costs on distribution, and by other thrifty tactics such as keeping a lean corporate structure and relying on word of mouth instead of costly advertising campaigns.


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