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Poll: Do you use the macro camera on your phone?

By Mariyan Slavov

Updated: Jul 21, 2021, 8:58 AM

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Poll: Do you use the macro camera on your phone?

UPDATE: No love for the macro camera! Only 1/4 of you guys use it, and to be fair, not many phone models have these lenses in the first place. Almost 40% report that they don't have a macro camera on their phones. Maybe the telephoto then? But we'll need a separate poll for that...

After the Blind camera comparison we did (reveal to follow shortly), it's time for another camera-related poll. There's no denying that phones are looking very similar nowadays - all boast great displays (made by the same company), the latest and greatest chipset, and a premium glass sandwich design. There's room for debate on any of these - it's frankly a hall for debate or even a stadium but let's focus on the camera.

With so many almost "homologated" parts in today's smartphones, manufacturers logically focus on the camera. It can be the deciding factor, the "make-or-break" thing for most people. This approach has resulted in another arms race between phones.

Hundreds of megapixels, double, triple, quadruple camera systems. But are those really useful? What's the point of having four cameras on the back, when you're going to mainly use the main camera (pun intended). And sometimes the ultrawide, perhaps.

There are telephoto lenses, monochrome sensors, depth cameras, and the subject of today's poll - macro cameras, on the back of modern smartphones. Do you have a macro camera on your phone? And if so, do you use it on a regular basis? I really like macro shots (almost won an award once snapping a confused bee up close with my phone) but I must admit - I rarely use the macro lately, if at all.

Do you use the macro camera on your phone?

Yes, all the time!

25%

Snapped a few macros when I first got it but that was it

18.41%

Nah, it's a gimmick

18.17%

I don't have a macro camera on my phone

38.41%

820 Votes

Vote in our poll and share your thoughts in the comments below. Is it a gimmick, or an irreplaceable photography tool that helps us express our deepest artistic impulses?

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Mariyan, a tech enthusiast with a background in Nuclear Physics and Journalism, brings a unique perspective to PhoneArena. His childhood curiosity for gadgets evolved into a professional passion for technology, leading him to the role of Editor-in-Chief at PCWorld Bulgaria before joining PhoneArena. Mariyan's interests range from mainstream Android and iPhone debates to fringe technologies like graphene batteries and nanotechnology. Off-duty, he enjoys playing his electric guitar, practicing Japanese, and revisiting his love for video games and Haruki Murakami's works.

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