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Android and iOS: The best smartphone camera lenses

Here are the cleverest camera attachments for your smartphone

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Joe Krishnan18 October 2016

Good composition and crisp focus are entry level — Instagram and Snapchat filters mean taking pictures on your smartphone is all about what extras can be added to increase your likes. Try one of these attachable lenses to see the difference.

1. Seek CompactPRO

Plugs into your Android or iPhone to instantly add HD thermal imagery to pictures. It works in both daylight and at night and has a range of up to 2,000ft.

£259, Amazon, Buy it now

2. Moment wide lens

With this cool pink-tinted glass lens attached, you can capture epic landscapes and tight interior shots without distortion.

£74, Moment Lens, Buy it now

3. CamKix

This four-in-one kit has telephoto, fisheye, macro and wide-angle lenses and comes with a mini tripod and carrying bag.

£20.99, Amazon, Buy it now

4. Olloclip Macro Pro

As close to a microscope as a mobile camera can get. It comes with 7x, 14x and 21x lenses which clip onto your smartphone and you can choose the level of optical magnification you want.

£59.99, Amazon, Buy it now

5. Ztylus smartphone case

Incorporating a revolving lens attachment into its multifunctional iPhone 6 case, you can change to any of the four Z-lenses with the flick of your wrist.