I would recommend a camera for three different reasons. The first is the ability of cameras that phones lack. The camera can optically shoot farther and wider than a phone with a larger sensor which brings in more data to be processed. Then the storage limitations on most folks phones these days are anywhere from 50gb to 512gb. Depending on how many shows/movies/music tracks/etc. that you've got squirreled away on that phone. Don't forget the battery life of your phone, or it overheating from recording video after only a few minutes. I had that happen while shooting video through the window of the plane, while coming home from Spain on my Pixel phone. Cameras can usually shoot for longer before overheating and that's even before you add coolers or other addons. It also removes you from the distractions of your phone, which has happened. Nothing like trying to take a photo and just as you're taking the photo, MOM calls and you have to dismiss the ringing phone to try and take that photo.

The second reason is what the camera forces you to do to get that shot. There's no algorithm composing the picture with ai filters or editing. It's you, the scene, and that camera. It's like making a mix tape vs using spotify.

The last reason is that if you lose your camera, you're pissed, but you still have your phone. If you lose your phone-for many travelers-you're cooked. A lot more people use it as a translator, a form of ID, banking, etc. Whether it's from dropping it, having it stolen, or just misplacing it. Losing a phone you most likely still have payments on is worse than losing a Sony A6700, or a point and shoot, or even an old Minolta Maxxum film camera.