> Most of the things one would do with the 2x can be had by just walking a bit closer to the subject Except for the main reason I ever used it: depth of field

> Most of the things one would do with the 2x can be had by just walking a bit closer to the subject Except for the main reason I ever used it: depth of field and more natural proportions. Digital zoom can’t do that and no portrait mode is not the same. On my old phone I would often switch to 2x and walk away from the subject to get a better photo. Here’s a good example of how faces change when shot with different focal lengths: https://imgur.io/gallery/ZKTWi https://imgur.io/gallery/ZKTWi