This week on The Vergecast, Chris Niccolls and Jordan Drake of PetaPixel’s YouTube channel join The Verge’s Allison Johnson and Vjeran Pavic to geek out about the last half-decade of camera advancements — the good, the bad, and the Sigma BF of it all. Then, Allison is joined by Verge News Editor and fellow phone nerd Dominic Preston to help answer a boatload of listener questions from people contemplating unsure of which smartphone to buy next. They help navigate the intricacies of living in a mixed iOS/Android household to the best options for someone who wants a headphone jack (spoiler alert: there aren’t many). Plus, It’s a mega-hotline-turned-therapy session for iPhone Mini owners reluctant to let go of their tiny phones in a world where phones come in two sizes: big and bigger. 0:00 Intro 00:40 Camera Industry Insights with the PetaPixel guys 03:07 Camera Tech - the Last 5 years 08:09 Compact Cameras: A Nostalgic Comeback 12:00 Weird and Wonderful Camera Designs 25:00 Performance Issues and Design Thoughts 25:47 Hands-On Experience and Price Concerns 26:39 Vlogging Cameras and the Osmo's Dominance 28:59 Evolution of YouTube Content Creation 31:17 The Rise of Short-Form Video Content 34:48 Phone Buying Conundrums and Recommendations 43:01 Foldable Phones and Battery Life 49:36 The Quest for Headphone Jacks and Camera Quality 55:34 Switching from iOS to Android: Repairability and Service 59:48 Exploring Repairable Phones 01:02:03 Debating Between Android and iPhone 01:07:22 Listener Questions: Reading Devices 01:13:12 Listener Questions: Minimalist Phones 01:20:21 Listener Questions: Affordable and Durable Phones 01:24:09 The iPhone Mini Dilemma 01:35:25 Conclusion Subscribe: http://goo.gl/G5RXGs Like The Verge on Facebook: https://goo.gl/2P1aGc Follow on Twitter: https://goo.gl/XTWX61 Follow on Instagram: https://goo.gl/7ZeLvX Follow on TikTok: http://bit.ly/42VeCVU Watch The Vergecast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/40RFRkg The Vergecast Podcast: https://bit.ly/3WQDexZ Decoder with Nilay Patel: http://apple.co/3v29nDc More about our podcasts: https://www.theverge.com/podcasts Read More: http://www.theverge.com Community guidelines: http://bit.ly/2D0hlAv Wallpapers from The Verge: https://bit.ly/2xQXYJr Shop our Verge merch store here: https://bit.ly/4kPCmEc Subscribe to The Verge: https://bit.ly/3FT6n5S Subscribe to The Vergecast on YouTube, new episodes on Tuesday and Friday: https://bit.ly/3I6nJtz If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may receive a commission without exerting any influence on editorial content. For more information about our ethics policy, visit: https://www.theverge.com/ethics-state...