I think the point was though (and its the point I was making to) that for what 99% of people want the smart phone can do as good a job and more (in other areas) than most cameras can do. Smartphones are the modern box brownie of the camera world - something that everyone can have and use!But you need to consider what your camera can do that your smartphone cannot.I was actually quite shocked at the quality of the pictures I was seeing on large screen smartphones. OK the quality may not be all that impressive when we pixel peep at 100% on our computers but most people are I assume looking at pictures on smartphones and tablets these days.
I will repeat my comment from above ... I don't think (ILC) cameras will ever die out ... but I think they are returning to a level we saw in the late 80s and 90s when it was only enthusiasts who had them for more specialist reasons.
This graph (from a few years ago) shows what I mean...
I'm not sure what the split between compact and SLR cameras would have been in the 90s ... but it shows how sales are tending to return to a level more consistent with history after a boom in the 00s