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hucom2000 said:

Ok, I get the bragging rights… but all these phones are blazingly fast. I have a 12 Pro and I never found myself wishing for a faster processor. However, I sure wish I had more than a 12 MP camera, good as it may be.

There is a limit to how much photo quality you can squeeze out of these phone cameras and that limit is the size of the image sensors. Pro photographers know this very well. The image sensors of the phone cameras are so small that increasing the pixel count can create photos that are not as good as photos that have fewer pixels. That may sound paradoxical to people who don't understand what can affect a camera performance, but this has been very well known among pro photographers for many years. At the same time, increasing the pixel count can sap more CPU resources, which can drain the battery faster, just to get dubious benefits. Considering the small sizes of the image sensors in the phone cameras, I think 12MP is just right for the best quality photos. If you want to get the true benefits of higher pixel count, you really need to get the top-end full-frame (DSLR or mirrorless) cameras made by Canon, Nikon, and Sony. The phone cameras simply cannot compare to these dedicated cameras for the highest-quality photos with the greatest amount of details. On the other hand, the phones are much lighter and easier to carry than these dedicated cameras, which is why even many pros use phone cameras when they are out and about just taking personal photos.