The flash does help, and it is very nice having a tiny still & video camera in the pocket instead of having to carry the big camera bag around. Being able to email the pic you just took is very nice aswell.
But when i see the pic I took with my phone on a decent screen, I often wish I had the...
Even in good lighting, the photos are still not very good, just like you'll get from any phone camera, since the ccd is so tiny, but to be fair, for how tiny camera phones are, they do a pretty good job I guess.