Yes—keep practicing with your phone. The most important thing for a beginner is to shoot often, and a phone is great for learning composition, timing, framing, and working with available light.

A smartphone may also let you learn some exposure control, depending on the app or camera features you use. For many beginners, the camera itself is not the main limitation yet.

That said, a dedicated camera is still worth considering if you want to learn photography more deeply. It gives you more control over aperture, shutter speed, ISO, autofocus, focal length, white balance, and lens choice. Those tools make it easier to understand how camera settings affect the final image.

A practical approach: keep shooting with your phone now, and move to a dedicated camera when you’re ready and motivated to explore manual control. If possible, borrow, rent, or buy an entry-level interchangeable-lens camera and practice with a simple prime lens to learn the basics clearly.