Cameras in phones now getting 10-page reviews

See:

http://connect.dpreview.com/post/9831991152/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-camera-review

In terms of resources, this manpower could have been spent turning some of the previews of 'proper' cameras into reviews.

I think what this proves is that, like DPR have said themselves, many are discovering a passion for digital photography via devices like the new generation of mobile phones, and as such DPR are routing manpower to these devices.

I personally have never been interested in mobile communications tech, apart from owning a simple Simvalley mobile phone. I enjoy using dedicated photographer's tools to make my images, but I've got a feeling my kind is slowly becoming outnumbered by the newer generation. A generation who enjoy taking snapshots using their phone's digital filters, then instantly sharing them online on their social media sites.

It's debatable whether this is still 'photography', as the hunt for the image seems to be a little lacking with these devices. Peering through an optical viewfinder, in a world of your own, while looking for the perfect composition, is already becoming a rarified method after the advent of live-view screens.  EVF's are only honorably excepted if there is enough light.
Was the use of Polaroids and instant-cam Kodaks also seen as photography? Is the creation of any photographic image 'photography'?

What do you think about this evolution of this layman's photography? How will our own photography evolve these next 10 years?

We have plenty of threads discussing whether DPR should take part in this evolution, but as they are taking part regardless, I'd like this discussion to focus on what we think about this development in general, and what it might mean for the artform, and for the profession of, photography - and what it might mean for the evolution of what many of us still call 'proper' cameras.

The interesting part of this debate, from a gear point-of-view, is that the classic camera form has survived almost 100 years, while the smartphone form is only a few years in the game. It will be interesting to observe in the next decade or two if the classic camera form really is as timeless as some of us think.