It doesn't really matter which smartphone has the 'best' camera

The camera is one of the most important pieces of any modern smartphone. We use it to shoot photos and videos at important (and sometimes stupid-but-entertaining) moments, but they’re also integral to the burgeoning wave of augmented reality apps that mix the digital and real worlds. Because these imaging devices are so important to users, manufacturers have latched onto them as a point of differentiation to try and make one phone stand out in a sea of otherwise similar devices.

The truth, however, is that pretty much any current-generation smartphone packs a high-quality camera that meets, or probably even exceeds, your overall needs as a typical user. Flagship phones like the iPhone X obviously have an advantage over older and cheaper phones, but the floor on overall camera quality is remarkably high. Here, I’ll break down a few of the technical terms you’ll hear thrown around in advertisements to help sort the bells and whistles from the meaningful features.

Resolution
Take a look at the current lineup of flagship smartphones and you’ll find that most of them have stuck around the 12-megapixel resolution for a few generations now. That means there are 12 million little light sensors that collect image data that’s translated into a finished photo. The iPhone X, iPhone 8 Plus, Google Pixel, Samsung Note 8, and Samsung Galaxy S9 all boast 12 million pixels of effective resolution. There are some outliers, like Sony’s flagship XZ2, which has 19 megapixels, but the benefits of more data are limit.

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