Why are the ipad 2 cameras so poor?

i received an ipad 2 as a gift nearly a year ago and have a quick question. why is the camera so, well, unusable? are there any plans on upgrades? i figured that this would be one of the ever-advertised features, but my 6 year old phone takes better pictures -literally!  does anyone know the reasoning behind this? it's incredibly inconvenient as much of my online social functioning is through my ipad.
thanks for any answers, -Daniel.

The cameras in the iPad are there primarily to support the FaceTime and PhotoBooth functions.
The iPad is really too large to be used conveniently as a point-and-shoot camera.
As far as upgrades go, there's bound to be another iPad and specifcations are never lower than what has already been, but don't expect optics as good as a dedicated camera phone such as the iPhone 4S.

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