iPhone (1st generation) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia iPhone IPhonelogo.svg IPhone 2G PSD Mock.png Apple iPhone Developer Apple Inc. Manufacturer Foxconn (OEM)[1] Slogan This is only the beginning. Generation 1st (2G) Model A1203[2] First released June 29, 2007 Discontinued July 11, 2008 Units sold 6.1 million[3] Successor iPhone 3G Related iPad, iPod Touch (comparison) Type Smartphone Form factor Slate 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) Operating system Original: iPhone OS 1.0 Current: iPhone OS 3.1.3 (build 7E18) Released February 2, 2010; 4 years ago OS no longer supported by Apple; third party operating systems available CPU Samsung 32-bit RISC ARM 1176JZ(F)-S v1.0[4] 620 MHz Underclocked to 412 MHz[5] Memory 128 MB eDRAM[6] Storage 4, 8 or 16 GB flash memory Battery Built-in rechargeable Li-ion battery[7] 3.7 V 1400 mAh Data inputs Multi-touch touchscreen display 3-axis accelerometer Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor Microphone Headset controls Display 3.5-inch screen (diagonally) 320×480 pixel resolution at 163 ppi 2:3 aspect ratio 18-bit (262,144-color) LCD Rear camera 2.0 MP with geotagging Sound Two speakers TRRS headphone jack, 20 Hz to 20 kHz frequency response (internal, headset) Microphone Connectivity Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850 900 1,800 1,900 MHz) Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) Bluetooth 2.0 USB 2.0/Dock connector[8] Online: App Store, iTunes Store, MobileMe, Safari (web browser) Website apple/iphone This article is part of a series on the iPhone iPhone (1st generation) iPhone 3G iPhone 3GS iPhone 4 iPhone 4S iPhone 5 iPhone 5C iPhone 5S iPhone 6 / 6 Plus List of iPhone models v t e The iPhone (retroactively labeled the original iPhone) is a smartphone that was designed and marketed by Apple Inc. It is the first generation of iPhone and was announced on January 9, 2007[9] after years of rumors and speculation.[10] It was introduced in the United States on June 29, 2007. It featured quad-band GSM cellular connectivity with GPRS and EDGE support for data transfer. On June 9, 2008, Apple announced its successor, the iPhone 3G. The original iPhone no longer receives software updates from Apple; its final official firmware version was iPhone OS (now iOS) 3.1.3. Since June 11, 2013 the original iPhone has been considered obsolete in Apple retail stores, vintage by other service providers in the US, and obsolete in all other regions.[11] Apple does not service vintage or obsolete products, and replacement parts for obsolete products will not be available to service providers.[12] Contents [hide] 1 History 1.1 Release 1.2 Post-release 2 Software 2.1 Software history 3 Reception 4 Timeline of models 5 See also 6 References 7 External links History[edit] Steve Jobs, then 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.[13] When Jobs reviewed the prototype and its user interface, he conceived a second idea of implementing the technology onto a mobile phone.[14] The whole effort was called Project Purple 2 and began in 2005.[15] 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[16] 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 iPhones hardware and software in-house.[17][18] 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.[19] 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.[20] 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.[21] Release[edit] The iPhone was released on June 29, 2007 in the United States where thousands of people were reported to have waited outside Apple and AT&T retail stores days before the devices launch;[22] 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.[23] It was later made available in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Portugal, the Republic of Ireland and Austria in November 2007. Six out of ten Americans surveyed said they knew the iPhone was coming before its release.[24] Seventeen-year-old George Hotz sold the first unlocked iPhone in the United States for three locked iPhones and a Nissan 350Z.[25] Post-release[edit] The iPod Touch, a touchscreen device with the media and internet abilities and interface of the iPhone, but without the ability to connect to a cellular network for phone functions or internet access, was released on September 5, 2007. At the same time, Apple significantly dropped the price of the 8 GB model (from $599 to $399, still requiring a 2 year contract with AT&T) while discontinuing the 4 GB model.[26] Apple sold the one millionth iPhone five days later, or 74 days after the release.[27] After receiving hundreds of emails...upset about the price drop, Apple gave store credit to early adopters.[28] A 16 GB model was released on February 5, 2008.[29] 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.[30] 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.[31] Software[edit] During release, the iPhone was marketed as running OS X. The name of the operating system was revealed as iPhone OS with the release of the iPhone SDK. So far, Apple has released 8 major software versions for the iPhone, including the one bundled with original iPhone units and three major versions (iPhone OS 1, 2, and 3) for the original iPhone, but software updates for the original iPhone, iPhone 3G, 3GS & iPhone 4 have been discontinued. Software history[edit] See also: iOS, iPhone OS 1, iPhone OS 2 and iPhone OS 3 The original release of the operating system, iPhone OS 1, which was marketed as OS X on release, included Visual Voicemail, multi-touch gestures, HTML email, Safari web browser, threaded text messaging, and YouTube. However, many features like MMS, apps, and copy and paste were not supported at release. These missing features led to hackers jailbreaking their phones, which made it possible to add these missing features. Official software updates slowly added these features. iPhone OS 2, released July 11, 2008, introduced third-party applications, exchange support, push e-mail, and other enhancements. iPhone OS 3, released June 17, 2009, introduced copy and paste, Spotlight search for the Home Screen, and new YouTube features. Not all of the features of iPhone OS 3.0 were supported on the original iPhone. Unlike the iPhone 3G, the original iPhone did not receive the iOS 4 update. iPhone OS 3.1.3 was the last version of iPhone OS (now iOS) to be released for the original iPhone. Reception[edit] 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&Ts 2.5G EDGE network and the phones inability to connect using 3G services. The Wall Street Journals technology columnist, Walt Mossberg, concluded that despite some flaws and feature omissions, the iPhone is, on balance, a beautiful and breakthrough handheld computer.[32] Time magazine named it the Invention of the Year in 2007.[33] Timeline of models[edit] v t e Sources: Apple press release library[34]
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