The past year has been very good for smartphones, from the ever-increasing capabilities of AI assistants to record-breaking batteries that can provide multiple days of power on a single charge – and smartphone photography certainly hasn’t lacked innovation.
This was the year where we saw camera phones sprout attachable teleconverters, 200MP sensors become almost routine on flagship handsets, and AI editing moved from a neat party trick to an everyday tool. These three trends have each reshaped the way smartphone photography works today – and will likely define where it goes next.
