iPhone (original)

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).
iPhone

Apple iPhone
Developer Apple Inc.
Manufacturer Foxconn (OEM)[1]
Slogan(s)

"This is only the beginning."
"Touching is believing."
 "iPhone Apple reinvents the phone."

"Say Hello to iPhone."
Form factor Slate
Generation 1st (1G)
Model A1203[2]
Release date June 29, 2007 (2007-06-29)
Units sold 6.1 million[3]
Operating system iOS 3.1.3 (build 7E18)
Released February 2, 2010; 2 years ago (2010-02-02) 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 ARM 1176JZ(F)-S v1.0[6] 620 MHz
Underclocked to 412 MHz[7]
Storage capacity 4, 8 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 www.apple.com/iphone

The iPhone—retroactively labeled the original iPhone, iPhone 2G, iPhone EDGE, or iPhone 1—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 Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) with General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) and Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE).

The original iPhone no longer receives software updates from Apple; its final firmware version was iOS 3.1.3.

Contents

History

Development

Steve Jobs, CEO at Apple Inc., conceived an 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 computer. Jobs recruited a group 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, formerly 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 address at 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]

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&T retail stores days before the device's launch;[21] with many stores reporting stock shortages within an hour. To avoid repeating the problems of the PlayStation 3 launch, which caused burglaries and even a shooting, off-duty police officers were hired to guard stores overnight.[22]

It was later made available in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany in November 2007, and the Republic of Ireland and Austria in the spring of 2008.

Six out of ten Americans surveyed said they knew the iPhone was coming before its release.[23]

Post-release

The iPod Touch, a touchscreen device with the media and internet abilities and interface of the iPhone, but without the phone application, was released on September 5, 2007. At the same time, Apple significantly dropped the price of the 8 GB model while discontinuing the 4 GB model.[24] Apple sold the one millionth iPhone five days later, or 74 days after the release.[25] After receiving "hundreds of emails...upset" about the price drop, Apple gave store credit to early adopters.[26]

A 16 GB model was released on February 5, 2008.[27] Apple released an SDK on March 6, 2008, allowing developers to create the apps that would be available starting in iPhone OS version 2.0, a free upgrade for iPhone users. On June 9, Apple announced the iPhone 3G, which began shipping July 11.[28] The original iPhone was discontinued at that time; total sales volume came to 6,124,000 units.[3]

While most Apple literature simply called the device "iPhone," the term "the original iPhone" appears in a press release from July 2010.[29]

Design

The original iPhone's design was centered on a 3.5 inches (89 mm) glass multi-touch touchscreen display. The original iPhone introduced five physical buttons that have remained consistent over newer generations of iPhone. The device featured a chrome plated metal frame. The back of which was made of brushed aluminum with a black plastic base, required because metal shields cellular and Wi-Fi signals. The camera was located in the upper-left corner of the iPhone's rear. The headphone socket was recessed into the casing, making it incompatible with most headsets without the use of an adapter. Other models do not have this issue.[30]

Software

During release, the iPhone was marketed as running "OS X". The name of the operating system was revealed in the iPhone 2.0 SDK. Apple has released 4 major software versions for the iPhone and one major release in the beta period, including the one bundled with original iPhone units.

Currently, software updates for the original or "2G" and 3G iPhones have been discontinued. However, unlicensed third-parties are known for creating custom firmwares for the iPhone, as well as porting Android OS onto the iPhone.

Software history

The original release of the operating system included Visual Voicemail, multi-touch gestures, HTML email, Safari web browser, threaded text messaging, and YouTube. However, many features like MMS, third-party apps, and copy and paste were not supported at release. These missing features led to hackers "jailbreaking" their phones which added these missing features. Official software updates slowly added these features.

iPhone OS 2.0, released July 11, 2008, introduced 3rd party applications, exchange support, push e-mail, and other enhancements.

iPhone OS 3.0, released June 17, 2009, introduced copy and paste, and new YouTube features. Not all of the features of iPhone OS 3.0 were supported on the original iPhone.

The original iPhone did not receive the iOS 4 software upgrade, due to hardware constraints.

Unlicensed third party software and jailbreaking

See also: iOS jailbreaking and iPhone Dev Team

The iPhone's operating system is designed to only run software that has an Apple-approved cryptographic signature. This restriction can be overcome by "jailbreaking" the phone,[31] which involves replacing the iPhone's firmware with a slightly modified version that does not enforce the signature check. Doing so may be a circumvention of Apple's copy protection.[32] Apple, in a statement to the United States Copyright Office in response to Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) lobbying for a DMCA exception for this kind of hacking, claimed that jailbreaking the iPhone would be copyright infringement due to the necessary modification of system software.[33] Jailbroken iPhones may be susceptible to computer viruses, but few such incidents have been reported.[34][35] In 2010, the U.S Copyright Office has said that they are not going to prosecute jailbreakers.[36]

Reception

The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal published positive, but cautious, reviews of the iPhone, their primary criticisms being the relatively slow speed of the AT&T's 2.5G EDGE network and the phone's inability to connect using 3G services.

The Wall Street Journal's technology columnist, Walt Mossberg, concluded that "despite some flaws and feature omissions, the iPhone is, on balance, a beautiful and breakthrough handheld computer."[37]

Time magazine named it the Invention of the Year in 2007.[38]

Timeline of iPhone models


Sources: Apple press release library,[39] Mactracker Apple Inc. product database[40]

See also

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