how can smartphones have 108MP cameras, yet conventional cameras achieve better results with apparently less MP

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I get that more MP is better ends up being pure marketing. However I don’t understand why all cameras don’t bring 108 MP sensors or whatever. I’m confused.

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A camera sensor is better if it collects more light.

The sensors in conventional cameras are huge compared to smartphone sensors.

Analogy: you have two windows in your house. One is a normal size divided into 12 panes and the other is ten times smaller. The one that’s ten times smaller has 108 individual panes. Which one can you see out of better?

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