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Do photography-focused phones make any sense?


Dedicated buttons and modes are selling points, but I'm not sure you should care.

Android phones like the Sony Xperia series never removed the camera shutter button, but Apple's hybrid capacitive key offers a wider range of functionality than we've seen before. (Image credit: Nicholas Sutrich / Android Central)I never had the same feeling about the Nubia Z60 Photographer Edition's camera app, although I can't say I felt that it did anything particularly special outside of the light painting mode above. (Image credit: Nicholas Sutrich / Android Central) Some special modes are great for enthusiasts, but phones like the Pixel 9 series provide a more user-friendly way to take better photos.

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