After spending a couple thousand dollars on photography equipment, I've realized that I usually prefer photos taken with my phone.

If I photograph the same scene with my phone (Nexus 5X, an old phone!) and my DSLR (Canon 80D, usually with a decent prime), I'll like the one my phone took better. The color and contrast on its photos are much better than on pictures from the DSLR.

Do the DSLR photos look better at the pixel level? Sure, but I rarely need that level of detail. Could I edit the DSLR photo to get the same color/contrast? Yes, but that takes a lot of time when you have 500+ photos from a vacation. The DSLR really only wins out if I want to zoom in for the shot. Then the DSLR wins in a landslide.

So now my personal rule is: if I don't need to zoom, just use my phone. And it's been nice not having to drag the heavy DSLR around everywhere I go.