As you are already aware, I, too, am impressed at the image quality taken by a smartphone with small sensor size and lenses. To compensate for these cons, the image processing is rad. This reminds me of the human eye and brain. Unlike camera lenses with dozen of various types of lenses, only one lens is equipped in our eye and the brain processes the visible spectrum of light (colors) with a wide dynamic range.
Almost no post-processing procedure is required. No wonder nobody wants to carry camera gadgets for taking photos. The only advantages of the camera are night photography and a better resolution, I guess but I am afraid it's just a matter of time before the smartphone camera to overcome...
