What Was the Best Smartphone Camera of 2026?

Marques and Andrew cover a few quick stories about Apple partnering with LG, MMOs, and the loss of another tech website. But most importantly, we have our early discussions about who we should consider for the 2026 MKBHD Smartphone Awards And check out our Studio Deskpad! https://mkbhd.com/products/overlay-deskpad Chapters 0:00 - Intro 9:23 - Samsung Price Increase 14:42 - Apple x LG Partnership for Home Products 28:00 - Android Central Fires Writers 34:32 - Framer (Sponsored) 35:41 - Smartphone Awards Discussion 1:21:15 - Andrew pretends he knows what he's talking about with MMOs 1:36:16 - Trivia Links: Alex Goldman Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNl03lyJ0DY&t=1388s Mark Gurman: https://x.com/markgurman/status/2107579240421949474 The Verge: ⁠https://www.theverge.com/tech/1003328/samsung-s26-price-hikes-us J1mmy: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY_NQGz_tvI Bellular: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPnjbDGTRog Runescape: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-nw2WUNxng This episode brought to you by: Framer: https://www.framer.com/wave Jira: https://www.jira.com Follow us on socials: Marques: https://www.threads.net/@mkbhd Andrew: https://www.threads.net/@andrew_manganelli David: https://www.threads.net/@davidimel Adam: https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17 Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin Waveform Threads: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast Waveform Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waveformpodcast/?hl=en Waveform TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Intro/Outro music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.