I guess no one smartphone does every last task the very best. I'd like better color, but wonder how this would affect rendering speed, especially for graphic intensive web pages. I personally value the web rendering and speed thereof, way higher than how the pic gets displayed, although from 16-24 isn't exactly huge. And ultimately, I care about the quality of the saved image, which is a megapixel function. If I want to share a nice pic with more than the person standing next to me, I'm going to put it on the hdtv or print it.
I'm no longer a true photog buff, but even with what I do, if I want to ensure picture quality, I'm going to use a dedicated camera where I have more control. For the point & shoot mode on phones, all I need to see is if focus and my steadiness was good - eg, it's blurry or not, and exposure is such that what I wanted in the pic is lighted properly, not that there's a whole lot you can do about it on a smartphone in a reasonable amount of time.
The phone pics I have are when I don't have a camera with me but just want to capture where I was / who I was with. If I know I want good pics, I take a real camera to ensure that happens.
If you want much more than that, I think these smartphone cams will get there - except for a flash that adds value past 10-12 feet - but we're a generation or two in the future for that to happen.
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