With all the news as of late reporting on the iPhone 3G's reception problems, some good news for Apple (but sad for photographers like me) is the fact that Ars Technica found that the iPhone is at the top of Flickr's list of popular camera phones. The 3G beats out the Nokia N95 5-MP camera phone.
"What I find interesting is that only one of those five phones [included in Flickr's most popular], the Apple iPhone, is offered by a US carrier," says PC Magazine Lead Analyst Sacha Segan. "The other four are only available unlocked in the US direct from manufacturers, and there are a relatively small number out there. The others are popular abroad, though."
According to Flickr statistics (as of 4:40 pm today), there were 21,118 items uploaded and 2,046 users for the iPhone. This comes closer than expected to the most popular point-and-shoot: the Canon Powershot SD1000--coming in at 53,104 items uploaded and 1,686 users yesterday. The iPhone? More users than an actual camera? No way! Believe it, but it doesn't outdo the Canon Rebel XTi SLR with 147,965 items uploaded and 7,506 users yesterday.
Personally, I'd think that iPhone shots are more destined for a place like Facebook. Segan also points out, though, that there are several iPhone apps that do auto-uploading to Flickr, making it really easy on users.
For all other photo enthusiasts, it's interesting to note all the other popular cameras on Flickr that seem to be loved by the community.
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August 13, 2008 12:43 PM
Your article uses the data from Flickr as an indicator, but of the wrong indication.
The reason the iPhone is so big on Flickr is because that is about its only solution for posting images online. So all iPhones are pretty much stuck there.
In contrast, the Nokia Nseries models like the N95's and N82 have a built in function to upload to multiple media hosting sites, like Vox and Ovi as well as Flickr. There are also users that upload their images to their MySpace and Facebook pages via the Flash enabled browser, which the iPhone lacks.
So basically, though the N95 and N82 are surpassed on Flickr, its still one of the leaders. In fact, they have large contingents on various other sites, and are usually one of the leaders on every one. Nokia users prefer the free Ovi Share service for its superior sharing, uncompressed video support, Nokia ownership, and built in interface.
The iPhone's model is to corral its users like cattle and decide where and what it eats, drinks, and spends money. Nokia Nseries devices give users the power, freedom, and facility to choose whatever solution they find best for them.
August 13, 2008 1:10 PM
I actually spoke about this very subject on the All About Symbian forum. Read my post for more clarity on this page:
http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/forum/showthread.php?p=383491
August 13, 2008 1:12 PM
http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/forum/showthread.php?p=383491
August 15, 2008 1:08 PM
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