Is the ricoh gr iv better than a phone?

Yes, in the ways that matter most for a camera, though not for everything. The Ricoh GR IV has a 25.7-megapixel APS-C sensor, which collects far more light than a phone's sensor. That means cleaner pictures indoors and at night, and its f/2.8 lens gives real background separation without the cut-out edges phones add.

Its 18mm lens frames like 27mm on full frame, so it's a wide-standard lens with no zoom. If you want to photograph wildlife or sport from a distance, your phone's zoom or a camera with a telephoto lens will do better.

If you want to see what a camera does better than a phone in general, Your first camera walks through it.

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