Do 64-megapixel phone cameras really make a difference?

Photo by Sam Byford / The Verge Phones with 64-megapixel cameras are already starting to be released. In recent weeks we’ve seen the Realme XT, Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 8 Pro, and the Vivo Nex 3 announced with the same 64-megapixel Samsung GW1 sensor, and you can expect this to proliferate just like 48-megapixel phone cameras did throughout the first half of the year.
I have the first of these phones, the Realme XT, in hand right now, so I thought I’d shoot some comparison photos t