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Photo messaging climbs as camera phones snap up

Tue, 08 Aug 2006

Increasing ownership of camera phones is fueling the uptake of photo-messaging in the United States and Europe, according to the latest figures from M: Metrics.

In the US, photo messaging has increased by 32 per cent since February; in France, it’s gone up 20 per cent; and in the UK, 16 per cent.

Fifty per cent of mobile phone users in France, Germany, the UK, and the US now own camera phones, which is an increase of 22 percent since February.

The company’s research also shows that users are more likely to send pictures messages if they have camera phones with more than 1 megapixel of resolution.

British and American users apparently have similar taste in phones, as Motorola RAZR is the most popular camera phone in the United Kingdom and the United States, while the Nokia 6230 tops the German market and the Sagem my X-5 is the camera phone of choice among the French. However, in terms of conversion rate, meaning those who use their camera phones to generate revenue for their operator by sending a photo on the network, the top devices are the Nokia 6630 in France, the Nokia 6280 in Germany, the Nokia 6111 in the United Kingdom and the Danger Sidekick II in the United States.
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