Can you tell if a photo is from a $1,300 flagship or a $280 budget phone?

With every passing year, the cameras on a smartphone become almost as important as the smartphone itself. People know that pretty much any phone can do the “phone” things they need, but not just any device can be the best camera phone on the market. As such, in the vast majority of cases, the reason you’re paying a certain price for a phone is heavily influenced by the camera hardware you’ll find there.

But really, how far does this go? Is a phone that costs $1,300 really so much better than one that costs less than $300? Is there a $1,000+ difference between the photos you’ll get on one versus the other?