Cameraphone sales up 200% - but are users sending more MMSs?
Camera phones now outsell digital cameras by almost 4 to 1, reaching just 68 million units globally in 2004. However, I’d be interested to see whether MMS traffic is increasing so that the networks are actually benefiting. I have a sneaky suspicion that more camera phones are being sold because almost all phones include a camera now rather than because users are sending more MMSs.
According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, 257 million camera phones were shipped worldwide, representing 38%of total handset sales, in 2004. This was up sharply from 84 million, or 16% of total, in 2003.
In my own personal experience, I use my phone as my main camera now, but I still send very few MMSs -maybe 1 or 2 a month. If I have a picture to send I tend to bluetooth it.
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Comment by Dollarman on 9 May 2005:
I'm the same. I rarely send MMS - the only time I sent a lot was when my wife had a baby and it was the easiest way to distribute pictures quickly.
Comment by Sergio on 23 December 2007:
hmm. i have got a camera phone but i never sent a mms