I learned a long time ago that software cannot overcome the faults of hardware when it comes to image capture. Only try to obscure those faults. Many phones hav

I learned a long time ago that software cannot overcome the faults of hardware when it comes to image capture. Only try to obscure those faults. Many phones have apertures that are too wide, sensors that are too small, and barrels that are far too shallow. The result is that without extremely long exposures, the image is too dark due to the aperture. Or that without a denoising algorithm like OptiX the image has so much noise that it's like looking at something made in Deluxe Paint on an Apple II. Or that due to the small sensor size a "4K" image is actually eight separate 2K images stitched together and downscaled to obscure artifacting and blurry edges. The truth is that you cannot put the necessary hardware into a smartphone to take DSLR quality pictures. Not with the current form factor, and especially not if you're trying to be cost effective. They've tried getting around this by selling add-ons that socket into the body, or using three, four, even five cameras, more than one light sensor, and all of this damaging software. But manufacturers are trying to polish a dirt floor. There will always be imperfections simply because the materials weren't made for that level of quality.