The hottest camera phone this season is the iPhone 4; by Flickr

Bangalore: Off late, the rise of the 'iPhone 4 is spectacular. Not even a year and it has gained the maximum number of likeness and demand by the gadget freaks. In 2009, the iPhone overtook the Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi as the most popular camera on Flickr when compared to all the iPhone models clumped together. But now after splitting up, iPhone 4 is going to be the most remarkable camera smartphone this year. The iPhone 4 camera is considered to be the finest camera phone among all the smartphones with its 5 megapixel shooter. It is assumed that iPhone 4 may surpass all other smartphones. According to the current statistics by Flickr, iPhone 4 is second among most popular cameras. The camera in the iPhone 4 doesn't compare with a dedicated point and shoot camera, when it comes to image quality or creative flexibility. At the same time, it is a camera that is easy to carry around everywhere, so it is a way to document things that would otherwise go unrecorded. The Flickr data also hints that more and more people are using smartphones for their cameras to click everyday pictures, slowly abandoning the point-and-shoot cameras. The statistics also show the more number of pictures and videos uploaded on flicker, which shows the usage of the iPhone 4. iPhone 4 doesn't boast of high megapixel tag like Nokia's N8 Or Sony Ericsson Vivaz which have 12 megapixel cameras, but Apple's post processing and accompanying software is considered industry-leading.