This article is about a specific generation of iPhone, a line of smartphones designed and marketed by Apple Inc. For the line of internet appliances from Cisco Systems, see Linksys iPhone. For other uses, see iPhone (disambiguation).
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 Apple iPhone | |
| Developer | Apple Inc. |
| Manufacturer | Foxconn (OEM)[1] |
| Slogan(s) | "This is only the beginning." "Say Hello to iPhone.""Touching is believing.""iPhone Apple reinvents the phone." |
| Generation | 1st (1G) |
| Model | A1203[2] |
| Release date | June 29, 2007 |
| Units sold | 6.1 million [3] |
| Operating system | iOS 3.1.3 (build 7E18) Released February 2, 2010 OS no longer supported by Apple; third party operating systems available[4] |
| Power | Built-in rechargeable li-ion battery[5] 3.7 V 1400 mAh |
| CPU | Samsung 32-bit RISC ARM1176JZ(F)-S v1.0[6] 620 MHz Underclocked to 412 MHz[7] |
| Storage capacity | 4 GB, 8 GB or 16 GB flash memory |
| Memory | 128 MB eDRAM[8] |
| Display | 3.5-inch screen (diagonally) 320×480-pixel resolution at 163 ppi 2:3 aspect ratio 18-bit (262,144-color) LCD |
| Audio | Two speakers TRRS headphone jack, 20 Hz to 20 kHz frequency response (internal, headset) Microphone |
| Input | Multi-touch touchscreen display 3-axis accelerometer Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor Microphone Headset controls |
| Connectivity | Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850 900 1800 1900 MHz) Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) Bluetooth 2.0 USB 2.0/Dock connector[9] |
| Online services | App Store, iTunes Store, MobileMe,Safari (Web Browser) |
| Dimensions | 115 mm (4.5 in) (h) 61 mm (2.4 in) (w) 11.6 mm (0.46 in) (d) |
| Weight | 135 g (4.8 oz) |
| Successor | iPhone 3G |
| Related articles | iPad, iPod Touch (Comparison) |
| Website | Apple – iPhone |
The iPhone—retroactively labeled the original iPhone, iPhone 2G, or iPhone EDGE—was the first generation of iPhone designed and marketed by Apple Inc. and was succeeded by the iPhone 3G. It was announced on January 9, 2007[10] after months of rumors and speculation.[11] It was introduced in the United States on June 29, 2007. It featured quad-band GSM with GPRS and EDGE.
The original iPhone no longer receives software updates from Apple; its final firmware version was iOS 3.1.3.
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[edit]History
[edit]Development
Steve Jobs, CEO at Apple Inc., conceived the idea of using a multi-touch touchscreen to interact with a computer in a way in which he could type directly onto the display, essentially removing the physical keyboard and mouse- the same as a tablet PC. Jobs recruited a party of Apple engineers to investigate the idea as a side project.[12] When Jobs reviewed the prototype and its user interface, he conceived a second idea of implementing the technology onto a mobile phone.[13] The whole effort was called the Project Purple 2 and began in 2005.[14]
Apple created the device during a secretive and unprecedented collaboration with AT&T, previously Cingular Wireless. The development cost of the collaboration was estimated to have been $150 million[15] over a thirty-month period. Apple rejected the "design by committee" approach that had yielded the Motorola ROKR E1, a largely unsuccessful collaboration with Motorola. Instead, Cingular Wireless gave Apple the liberty to develop the iPhone's hardware and software in-house.[16][17]
The original iPhone was introduced by Steve Jobs on January 9, 2007 in a keynote addressat the Macworld Conference & Expo held in Moscone West in San Francisco, California.[18]In his address, Jobs said, "I have been looking forward to this for two and a half years", and that "today, Apple is going to reinvent the phone."[19] Jobs introduced the iPhone as a combination of three devices: a "widescreen iPod with touch controls"; a "revolutionary mobile phone"; and a "breakthrough Internet communicator".[20]
[edit]Release
The iPhone was released on June 29, 2007 in the United States where hundreds of people were reported to have queued outside Apple and AT&Tretail stores days before the device's launch;[21] with many stores reporting stock shortages within an hour. To prevent a repeat of the which caused burglaries and even a shooting, off-duty police officers were hired to guard stores overnight.
It was later made available in the , and in November 2007, and the and in the spring of 2008.
Six out of ten Americans surveyed said they knew the iPhone was coming prior to its release.
[edit]After release
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