I have had "flagship" phones since 2007 or so, currently on a Note 8. I agree that some phones have acceptable resolution in optimal light for small prints, but

I have had "flagship" phones since 2007 or so, currently on a Note 8. I agree that some phones have acceptable resolution in optimal light for small prints, but basically everything else about the image is still bad: character of the out of focus areas (with -exceptionally- ugly results when using double camera setups to simulate a narrow depth of field), out-of-focus to in-focus transitions, noise structure, tonal smoothness, color reproduction, dynamic range, avoidance of the rolling shutter effect, ghosts, flares, coma... I could go on for a while. Oh, right, the most important thing: almost everyone shoots portraits with smartphone cameras, which are too wide to give a flattering perspective (yes, even the 50mm equivalent "telephotos", which are also even worse cameras technically).