Adobe Flash support isn't the only type of flash technology the iPhone's lacking. Most high-end smartphones sport a flash for tacking pictures--not the iPhone.
This may change with the next iteration of Apple's popular handset, however, according to a recent report by Apple Insider:
Apple in recent months has moved to procure significant quantities of LED camera flash components that could help the iPhone maker's next-generation mobile handsets produce superior image and video captures in low-light situations, AppleInsider has learned. People familiar with Apple's initiative claim the electronics maker is seeking allotments of LED camera flash components in the tens of millions for delivery during the 2010 calendar year, meaning future iPhones -- and possibly the iPod touch -- are the most likely recipients of those parts, due to their sales volume. Those same people say that Philips' Lumileds Lighting sector is believed to be the front-runner for Apple's business and may have already secured the design win.Palm's Pre, Motorola's Droid and Google's new Nexus One all integrate LED flashes. Today, the iPhone's 3.2 megapixel camera works well in adequately lit environments and outside, but becomes pretty much useless when a light source is lacking.