Why is iphone camera better than other 8 megapixel cameras?

I bought a phone which has an 8 megapixel camera but i think that the iphone's is still a lot better! Why is that?

The quality of the lens has a lot to do with it as well as the size of the sensor and how electrically quiet the system is all affect the overall quality of the image - I've no idea which of these apply to the iPhone.

Because megapixel isn't everything. The human eye can't even tell a difference beyond a certain point. There's alot more to it then just that. Just like all those stat watchers that think the quad core is better then the A7 dual core that Apple uses, just because they see "quad". The A7 outperforms by a wide margin. Why do you think games perform so much better on iphones? There's alot more to it then just stats.

Megapixels concern the size of the pictures, not the quality. The camera on the iPhone is usually considered one of the best simply since it does a good job. Proper exposure, contrast, focus, etc.

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