Your phone does have storage space to allow the photos to remain in the phone. Just remember that the more stored photos, less room for new photos.
I'm researching cell phones to decide which one to get but I read this article that once you take a picture, you have to send it someone then it will disappear. Is this true? I think I'm going to get the Nokia 6230.

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