The digital camera phone market has really grown a lot and Nokia believes it's currently a clear leader in this area. Nokia also says that camera phone shipments are already approx. four times higher as digital camera shipments.
Separately, Boston-based research firm Strategy Analytics said Wednesday that Nokia had gained market share during the first two months of the year to 31.3 percent, up from 28.5 percent a year earlier. Its chief rival, Schaumburg, Ill.-based Motorola Corp., also made slight gains to 16.7 percent, followed by South Korean Samsung Electronics Co. at 14.2 percent.The new handsets from Nokia with a 2-megapixel cameras will have an active battery power of five hours and a 10-day standby period, according to Nokia.