Report: 25% of All Cell Phones Sold in 2004 Will Have Cameras

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 12, 2004 - 6:14am.

Norwell, Mass. -- Over 25% of all cell phones sold in 2004 will be camera phones, as unit sales reach 150 million this year, according to projections from Massachusetts-based market research firm InfoTrends Research Group. Camera phone sales are expected to reach 656 million units in 2008. The firm reports that Japan accounted for half of the world's camera phone sales in 2003. "Growth in the camera phone market creates new opportunities for many industry players, including handset vendors, wireless carriers, and digital photofinishers," said InfoTrends senior research analyst Jill Aldort. InfoTrends noted that rapid adoption of camera phones worldwide will generate an additional 29 billion digital images captured this year.
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