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>The only question now is of course whether or not this has any impact on the longevity of the DSLR.
Not for another 5-10 years. There are very few phones that approach DSLR/mirrorless. Some of the last Windows Phones from Nokia come to mind, there were some formidable solutions on that end. But, that ship has sailed.
That said, for things like newspaper photos, unless you NEED telephoto a phone that can output RAW could be enough going forward. It's concealable for the most part and they are generally wide-angle which sort of fits in nicely with the 35mm equivalent preference. That would hurt the utility of DSLR/mirrorless for that industry. OTOH, for advertising you will always need pro-spec gear. But that doesn't necessarily mean full frame either.
>The real question is of course whether or not smartphones will incentize the kind of artistic creativity that leads to people wanting better gear to push the boundaries of their aesthetic desires or if they will be able to satisfy that itch to a sufficient degree that they start eating into the sales of actual proper camera systems.
Well, most people use cell cameras to document objects or to take pictures of themselves. Not many try to do real compositions with them. Which is a shame since it is possible but it's usually not a priority. There's some who do do photojournalism with cell cams, but again it's a comparative minority.
I think going forward though the real draw to bring people into photography will be A) people who want to do manual film for reasons along the same lines of how vinyl records have made a niche comeback; B) people who need a real solution for standard or telephoto focal lengths; C) people who need a professional system to make money.