It’s the new age of smartphones where we see cameras of 48mp, 64mp and even 108mp. When the companies are engaged in increasing the figures in the ocean of numbers, have you ever thought why the big players, Apple iPhones, Google pixel and even Samsung have settled to 12 megapixels or 10 megapixels? Well, acknowledging this blog is going to make a difference in your next purchase . You don’t need a 45mp phone but choosing a 12mp phone will be more than enough because more megapixels means More Data Less storage Lower processing speed Low light photo quality 12 Megapixels: Then vs Now It is evident that 12mp form 7 years back is not the same anymore there are a lot more complexities involved ranging from dynamic range, colour accuracy, lens quality, image sensor; all the way to faster image processing. 12mp cameras nowadays also use pixel-binning. To understand pixel binning, we have to understand what a pixel. The pixels in question are also known as p