16 years of the iPhone: 13 curiosities of the phone, which has no equal

16 years ago, on June 29, 2007, the original iPhone was released, forever changing the world of telephony and mobile applications. Steve Jobs himself (a few months ago, in January 2007) first introduced this mobile phone to the world at one of the most iconic conferences in the world of technology. And on the occasion of the anniversary of the iPhone, here we are telling you 13 curiosities about the most famous cell phone family in the world.

1. On June 29, 2007, the iPhone was first launched in the US with a base price of $499 ($100 more than the second-generation iPhone SE today). In January of that year, then-Apple CEO Steve Jobs first introduced it to the world. Magazine Time named it “Invention of the Year”.

2. The cell phone immediately attracted attention because, according to Jobs, it was a combination of a music player, phone, and Internet access. Also, it broke with what had been seen before as the iPhone didn’t have a physical keyboard.

3. In their June 26, 2007 review, Walt Mossberg and Catherine Beret of AllThingsDThey said the Apple phone “is a great innovative mobile computer. Its software sets a new standard for the smartphone industry, and its original gaming interface allows stylus and a lot of buttons, works well, although sometimes adds some steps for common functions.

4. What is the reason for the iPhone to mark 9:41 o’clock? On January 9, 2007, as already mentioned, Steve Jobs presented the first cell phone of this family at the Macworld Conference & Expo; the clock showed 9:42 am, and all advertising for the first phones actually indicated this time, which changed when the iPad was introduced on January 27, 2010. business insider said that since the presentation pills, most of the promotional material showed 9:41 am; According to the information, the Apple conferences were organized in such a way that the flagship product was known approximately 40 minutes after they started.

5. On July 10, 2008, Apple introduced the App Store, which has a total of 500 apps on the platform; in September 2010, the number of mobile developments here was 250,000. Nowadays, thanks to Apple, cell phones, tablets and smartwatches cannot be understood without applications.

6. The last iPhone introduced by Steve Jobs was the iPhone 4 in 2010, which became one of the best-selling phones in history despite being leaked prior to its release and having issues with its antenna (antenna gate).

7. On October 4, 2011, Tim Cook, Apple’s current advisor, took the stage to unveil the iPhone 4s. smartphone which introduced the personal assistant Siri as the main novelty. A day later, on October 5, 2011, the death of Steve Jobs was announced due to complications from pancreatic cancer, which had been diagnosed since 2004.

8. In July 2016, Cook revealed that Apple had sold over a billion units of its flagship mobile phone.

9. At 9:41 am on June 29, 2017, the current Apple CEO tweeted a photo of the original iPhone with the following message: “Here is the iPhone that changed the world, the man who dreamed about it (Steve Jobs) and the people. at Apple, who never stopped looking to the future.”

10. In 2017, on the tenth anniversary of the iPhone, Apple released the iPhone X, a cell phone that set the tone for many manufacturers with facial recognition and controversial technology. notchesthe brand that continues to “invade” mobile screens.

eleven. On June 27, 2019, after nearly three decades of collaboration, Apple announced the departure of Jonathan Ive from the firm. Before the introduction of the iPhone and iPad, I designed iconic products such as the iMac and iPod. “Jony is a special figure in the design world, and his role in the rebirth of Apple cannot be underestimated, from the groundbreaking iMac and iPhone to the unprecedented ambitions of Apple Park,” Cook said at the time.

12. In September 2019, Apple introduced the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max; and a few months later, on April 15, 2020, the second generation iPhone SE was introduced with a starting price of $399.

13. In 2020, Apple is expected to release its iPhone 12 lineup, which will have 5G network compatibility as its main novelty, even if that means removing accessories from the packaging.