I dropped my previous iPhone while cycling home from work and lived for a while with a busted lens. It made for some interesting photos, but was mostly annoying

I dropped my previous iPhone while cycling home from work and lived for a while with a busted lens. It made for some interesting photos, but was mostly annoying. As a result I started using my DSLR again, and I rediscovered how beautiful the photos were. They also print nicer. This fall I finally replaced the busted phone with an iPhone Pro. The camera on this thing is great, but the computational photography enhancements are particularly nice. But my DSLR still smokes it. There’s the old maxim of “the best camera is the one you have on you.” I’m happy I went with the pro, and in isolation, it’s an amazing all around snapshot camera. Occasionally I get lucky with some stunning shot. But the DSLR just wins hands down when it comes to shooting something like the foliage of a Japanese maple. The bokeh is beautiful straight out of the camera. The iPhone still struggles, and there’s a ton of matte noise around edges that needs to be cleaned up. It’s much better at things it was designed for, like portraits. So, anecdotally, for me at least, it’s a mixed bag. I love both cameras for different reasons but ultimately the DSLR still has the edge on quality. But the iPhone is always there, and has some tricks (especially low light) that the DSLR can’t compete with. For the foreseeable future, I don’t see my phone fully replacing my DSLR.