Alot many times people compare the point and shoot cameras with the mobile phones and that comparison is right up to an extent, but still the point and shoot cameras are quite ahead of the mobile phones. The first difference is the zooming functionality. Smartphones do come with great zooming functionality but they still use digital use as compared to the optical zoom used by point and shoot cameras. Another difference is the control that you get over the settings. Although previous-gen cameras did not offer control over the exposure and the shutter speed, with modern-day point and shoot cameras you can control every aspect of the camera. The third one is the ISO. Now we know that we said that the ISO in point and shoot cameras is not as good as the DSLR, but it is still better than mobile phones. Although some of the high-end mobile phones in the market have now started coming with great lowlight shooting capability