XS team here too - it's the last budget-friendly iPhone with a portrait camera. While a wide camera is a useless gimmick (or a requirement for AR that hasn't a

XS team here too - it's the last budget-friendly iPhone with a portrait camera. While a wide camera is a useless gimmick (or a requirement for AR that hasn't arrived yet), a portrait camera allows for great photo composition. Apple knows it and uses this as a gate to force people who care about photography into the $1000+ Pro range.