Good article! Thanks for posting. I have an Android and have noticed the same thing. The Apple phone is vastly superior. I’ve seen some mediocre Android cameras but nothing like an iPhone.
I have a Galaxy and use the camera mostly for snapping photos of parts of my ragged Willys and really can’t complain about the quality. I think I just cropped this slightly but otherwise left it alone.
http://tysonneil.smugmug.com/Cars/1968-Project-Willys-CJ5/i-JNdjw5b/A
That being said, I prefer my Lumix for doing anything important and submission for stock galleries. That is 4K video though.
A few years ago I was doing some sub contract work for Dell and DSS that had me traveling all over the state. I had a little pocket camera, a Canon with me and when I saw something interesting from the side of the road, get a photo.
This one came from it and a few people liked it as a postcard.
http://www.zazzle.com/old_barn_in_a_green_field_postcards-239204601577190480