Forget 5G and MagSafe. The reason to buy this year’s iPhone is the camera. Or, cameras, plural. They’re just plain awesome.

Even the smallest, least expensive iPhone 12 mini gets (almost) all of the features of last year’s Pro models, and the iPhone 12 Pro shows what can be achieved when you combine ultra-powerful computing with cameras. But unfortunately, it’s still just a “phone,” meaning many pro photographers will never consider one.

“Regardless of image quality,” professional fashion photographer Diane Betties told Lifewire via email, “clients don't understand when you're shooting an assignment, or even portraits, on a phone.”

We won't go into the specs of the new cameras here—for that, you can head over to Apple's own iPhone 12 pages . Instead, let's take a look at some of the key new features coming to the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro: