From VGA cameras to 108MP shooters, smartphone photography has taken a huge leap in photo resolution over the past dozen years. Along with the ridiculous jump in megapixels, sensors have also gotten bigger and there are a whole lot more lenses to play with. All in all, it’s an exciting time to be a smartphone camera enthusiast. If you’re more of a numbers person, however, you might be a little disappointed with the output; particularly the resolution of the photos you’re capturing.
Take better photos with your phone's camera (even for large prints)
Today we're going to tackle this curious issue and hopefully explain to you why the images you're getting aren't the high resolution promised.
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Smartphones have become exceptionally powerful during their existence. Manufacturers are more than aware of the demands of the common man and hardly miss the opportunity to lure them into a "trap". Their current and probably most powerful weapon is the numbers game, especially in the field of cameras.
