How Apple’s iPhone has set the smartphone standard from the very beginning
‘This is only the beginning’, was how Apple described its first-generation iPhone on its release in 2007. Little did they realise how true that slogan would prove to be
Walk down the street for a few minutes and you’ll see countless people with their eyes glued on their iPhones. The iPhone has set the standard for the smartphone market since its introduction in 2007. In honour of this latest model, the iPhone 11, here’s a brief history of Apple’s iconic smartphone.
The first generation breaks ground
The first-generation iPhone’s slogan couldn’t have been more accurate: “This is only the beginning”. What a beginning it was. This iteration, released in June 2007, boasted only 4GB of space and couldn’t connect to 3G – but that didn’t stop Apple from selling 6 million iPhones. Soon the iPhone 3G and 3Gs hit the market touting new speed capabilities and more storage space.
The iPhone 4 changes everything
Less than half an inch thick and with gorgeous retina display, the iPhone 4 was an improvement on its predecessors in all ways. It was such a good-looking phone that its design would be essentially duplicated on the 4S, 5, 5S and SE models.
When the 4S dropped, people quickly realised that the 4 and 4S were fairly similar aside from one major change: the introduction of Siri. This intelligent personal assistant has lasted through all subsequent iPhone generations and stands next to Steve Jobs as one of the most iconic “figures” associated with the Apple brand.
The iPhone 5 is bigger … but is it better?
