I'd previously carried around a variety of cameras, initially DSLR, but more recently tended to make do with a reasonable compact camera (currently Lumix TZ70).

 

A friend then bought a Google Pixel phone and began to use it as his main camera. I was initially a little dismissive, but was amazed at the results and opted to take a look at which phones offered a camera decent enough to be my "daily". 

 

I ended up with an excellent deal (on EE) for a Huawei P20 pro. It's early days yet, but I'm now tending to rely on this for all my photography needs. 

 

A few recent examples:

A few more

 

And another

 

The phone has 3 lenses and offers a genuine X3 optical zoom. It shoots either JPEG or RAW and generates 40 MP images at maximum resolution, although the standard 10 MP offers a number of optimisations, meaning hand held shots are possible with a 4 second exposure (the camera uses several different shots to minimise blur).

 

Well worth a look - my first genuinely good camera (attached to a phone)

 

DP review

 

I'm aware IPhone's tend to have a decent camera, but am a confirmed Android user.

Edited 8 July, 20188 yr by pinkpanther

I've got to agree that my current Pixel 2 photos are far better than previous phone ones.

 

 

 

The P20 Pro is an excellent camera. Seen some images from one owned by a guy who hasn’t got a clue, images were fantastic. Just picked up an iPhone X, First impressions are camera isn’t as good as the P20.

Edited 10 July, 20187 yr by B33fy