DSLR camera for our vacations and adventures.......
On the topic of cameras, I downsized from a DSLR to a mirrorless. I like to think that with a smaller camera, I'm more likely to actually use it...but over the years, phone cameras have gotten so much better that it may now be worth getting a DSLR again, lol.
FWIW I have a Sony A5000 and I quite like it.
As an amateur photographer, I've reached the same conclusion concerning phone cameras. I currently have a Sony RX100 II because, personally, I know that I would rarely carry anything larger than a pocket-sized camera. And as they say, the best camera is the one you have with you...
When I first got the Sony RX100 II in 2013, it was so superior to my cell phone camera at the time that it didn't even seem fair to compare them. It blew the cell phone out of the water in every single scenario. Fast forward to 2017, and I honestly can hardly tell the difference between RX100 shots and the shots on my Moto Z Play in adequate lighting. The only situation where the RX100 is still superior is in very low light (night) shots. There was an article on a camera blog a while back that compared the Samsung Galaxy S7 to an RX100 III and reached the same conclusion: Only category where there's still a noticeable difference is very low light shots.
However, with the new software algorithms and dual camera set-ups that the premium cell phone suppliers are rolling out to tackle the problems inherent to smaller sensors (poor nighttime clarity and lack of bokeh in portraits), I think the gap will continue to narrow. My girlfriend just got a IPhone X (No, she didn't buy it. Her spendypants parents bought it for her) and after playing around with it in the aforementioned scenarios, I'm pretty amazed by the night shots that camera is capable of. IMO within the next few years the gap is going to become so narrow that it's going to be really hard to justify buying a dedicated camera unless you're a professional photographer. Especially due to the rule I already mentioned: "The best camera is the one you have with you."
With new RX100s coming in around $1000, I would honestly rather drop that money on one of the flagship phones at this point to have a camera that is nearly as good in every scenario that I will (almost) always have on me and can do a lot of other useful things, like tell me where I am and allow me to contact people. :)