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Until they come out with a phone that has all the buttons and dials my 7D has, it won’t be replaced. Nothing kills the moment faster than having to change settings by diving through menus rather than muscle memory.

That said, I’ve taken a lot of great photos on my phones through the years simply because I had them on me. You don’t necessarily need a great camera to take a great photo, but it can certainly help.

I mean they have sort of replaced basic point and shoot cameras. I used to always have one of those but now there's not much point if you have a decent phone camera.

Completely? No. Practically? Yes, as your photo shows. It's good enough for 95+% of the population. There's a reason why the camera industry went from 100m units annually to like 8-10 million units.

It's replaced cameras because you always have it on you, can't be said with a camera. It's good enough for like 95% of the population, so you're really buying an extra device for better photo quality that doesn't benefit most people.

they won’t replace special-purpose standalone ones because different geometries will always be necessary

What model iphone? Great shot, and timing on your part.

Phone cameras replaced the Sony and Nikon little handheld cameras you'd get for vacation. The only way a "professional" would use a phone for shooting is if it was purpose build, which would essentially just be a camera with phone capabilities.