From stargazing to
Minecraft-ing, smartphones have countless capabilities. But these days, they’re all about the camera. As models slowly converge towards the same form, with roughly the same appearance and functionality, it’s the potential and the promise of their built-in cameras that drives sales and prompts us to upgrade.
Over the past couple of years, the race to cram in bigger lenses and more powerful features has gathered pace. Samsung, Google, Huawei and Apple are engaged in a vigorous game of one-upmanship, all working to create the phone which produces the best photographs in low light, or the best slow-motion video.