The camera (and/or the camera software) was awful. There was no way to get a good photo out of it, even with 3rd party apps. And so many cameras now won't allow

The camera (and/or the camera software) was awful. There was no way to get a good photo out of it, even with 3rd party apps. And so many cameras now won't allow 3rd party apps access to the full data either, so you are stuck with the junk-ridden garbage that comes with the phone.