Fifteen years ago, the first iPhone went on sale. It was five months after Steve Jobs, in arguably his most iconic speech to Apple, introduced the original iPhone: “Ipod, telephone, and instant messaging. Ipod, telephone, okay?”
Steve Jobs revealed the Apple phone on January 9, 2007. Night at the Museum was number 1 in theaters. Nokia has been a big brand in phones. President Gerald Ford was buried a few days earlier. In a wildcard play-off game, the Indianapolis Colts just defeated the Kansas City Chiefs before winning the Super Bowl.
“The iPhone is a revolutionary and magical product that literally five years ahead of any other mobile phone,” Jobs said in his speech.
The iPhone wasn’t actually magic. There were even behind-the-scenes efforts required to keep the iPhone from crashing while Jobs demonstrated it during a speech. But 15 years later, it would be hard to argue that the iPhone was not revolutionary. Whether you are a loyal owner of an iPhone or you have never owned one, the impact that iPhone has made on our daily lives is unquestionable.
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Months after the announcement, the iPhone hit stores on June 29, 2007.
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To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the iPhone, here are 15 facts about iPhone and Apple.
Apple is now worth $ 3 trillion
In 2007, Apple’s market capitalization (total value of all Apple shares) was $ 174.03 billion. January 3, 2022 reached $ 3 trillionhighest market capitalization for any company.
The first iPhone had an aluminum housing
The original iPhone had a silver brushed aluminum finish. Current iPhone 13 it has an aluminum frame, glass front and back, and comes in five colors. The iPhone 13 Pro is available in three finishes.
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iPhone for $ 499
The original iPhone was $ 499 and came with 4GB of memory. For $ 100 more, you can get one with 8GB of space. The iPhone 13 Pro Max costs $ 1,099 for 256GB of storage and reaches 1TB of storage for $ 1,599.
It precedes Instagram, Uber, TikTok, and more
In 2007, the following companies didn’t exist: Instagram, Uber, TikTok, Twitch, Snap, Lyft, DoorDash, Tinder, Slack, Lime, Postmates, Venmo, and Pinterest.
He only had one camera
The original iPhone had a single camera on the back. The The iPhone 13 Pro has four cameras (three at the rear and one at the front).
Failed to copy and paste
Could not copy and paste text with original iPhone. In fact, the copy and paste functionality was only added in 2009 with the release of iPhone OS 3.
The first iPhone had 15 applications.
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There were only 15 applications to start
The original iPhone had 15 apps: Calendar, Camera, Clock, Contacts, iPod, Maps (Google Maps), Messages, Notes, Phone, Photos, Safari, Stock, Voice Notes, Weather, and Settings.
The first of 34 iPhone models
There were 34 iPhone models and Apple currently sells eight.
Video recording failed
Cannot record videos with original iPhone. Now iPhone 13 Pro can record 4K 60fps video and even record in ProRes at 4K 30 fps.
Future filmmaker
The following movies were shot with an iPhone: Unreasonable, Tangerine, Tour, A high-flying bird, Snow steam iron and Lady Gaga: Stupid love (which is technically a music video).
You were unable to send text messages to photos
The original iPhone did not support MMS for sending things like photos and videos via text messages. It was added as part of iPhone OS 3.
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3.5 inch screen
The original iPhone had a 3.5 inch screen. The iPhone 13 Mini has a 5.4-inch screen, the iPhone 13 has a 6.1-inch screen, and the 13 Pro Max has a giant 6.7-inch screen.
Blue bubbles appeared later
FaceTime was released in 2010, and iMessage in 2011.
The App Store came later
The App Store opened on July 10, 2008 with 500 applications. According to Apple’s websiteThere are currently 1.8 million apps in the App Store.
One and a half million iPhones sold daily
September 10, 2007 (74 days after the release of the original iPhone) Apple has sold its millionth iPhone. In 2018, Apple sold 216.7 million iPhones, which is approximately one million iPhones sold every 1.5 days. Apple stopped sharing the number of iPhones sold after 2018.