Smartphone camera lenses can be made of glass or palstic.
Sensor-shift image stabilisation has made its way to smartphones.
When it comes to the question of “what makes for great picture quality,” the answer is just not a simple one. In the larger scheme of things, the photographer becomes someone who is “just pressing a button,” while numerous components, hardware and software, come together to bring every pixel to life. This is of course only from a technical standpoint, given that the aesthetic sense for capturing images is just as important. While the human aspect of good imaging will always be subjective, here are the key components on a smartphone camera system that make for images that can objectively be called good.