What a simple graph can tell us about iPhone users

Matthew Gain — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:05:21 +0000

Most popular camera phones on Flickr

The graph above is from Flickr and it records the number of uploads from camera phones to Flickr.

In the graph above:

Pink is the Apple iPhone 3G
Yellow the Apple iPhone 3GS
Green is the Nokia N95

It is amazing how much of a gap the Apple iPhone has over its competitors. Of course there is no doubt about iPone’s incredibly sales success, but it is not as far ahead as this graph suggests.

Instead what this graph shows to me is that those with iPhones are:

More likely to be connected
Find it easier to upload their images to the web
Are more likely to be producing content they want to share
Have a better quality camera on their phone than others
And are perhaps more egotistical…

I believe the graph above is a good piece of data to justify creating applications and content for iPhone users. Why? Because this graph shows that iPhone users, much more than other phone users, are more likely to share stuff online and as a result are more likely to be influencers within their groups of friends.

At least these are my humble thoughts. Do you agree?

If you’re interested you can check out some data on all Flickr uploads here.

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What a simple graph can tell us about iPhone users