In pictures — four 2014 Android phones and the LG G4 front facing camera

We already know the rear camera on the G4 is more than capable, but it turns out the front facing camera is also something special.

2015 is shaping up to be an exciting year for smartphone cameras, with two major manufacturers releasing devices early in the year that demonstrate some incredible potential and plenty of time left for others to come along and surprise us. We've already shown you some of the cool things the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge are capable of, and as we dig into the capabilities of the LG G4 it's clear the title of "best" in the photography department is not going to be an easy award to hand out this year — though we've got plenty of pictures for you to look at in our comparison. It's well past time for Android phones to move from cameras that can take decent photos if you know how to cameras that routinely grab amazing photos in full auto with no effort, and this is clearly going to be the year we see that happen.