Just an observation I’ve made and experienced myself: but I see a lot of posts where users find that cameras on the latest phone models are not an upgrade and look slightly worse to them. Maybe when you have a particular phone model for so many years, you get used to the look and style of the pictures it takes. I came from a Pixel 6 Pro to iPhone 15 Pro and was in the same boat - questioning myself if it was actually worth the money for the upgrade. Until I took side by side comparison pics and could see the detail the iPhone was producing when zooming in, and also tweaking the preset to add a bit more saturation and warmth…it was only then when I became more satisfied with the results.

Despite saying all that, smart phones are peaking with technological innovation, especially with the camera systems. The upgrades with newer models are getting smaller. We’re at a time now where Pixel / Samsung / Apple are producing such good comparison photos that it comes down to the user’s choice of what style they prefer. I remember the days when I first got my Pixel 3XL - the camera and software processing blew Apple and Samsung away (in my opinion). Nowadays they all seem on par.