iPhone

Essentials

Family: iOS

Codename: iphone

Minimum OS: iPhone OS 1.0

Maximum OS: iPhone OS 3.1.2

Announced: January 2007

Introduced: June 2007

Terminated: June 2008

Processor

CPU: Samsung S3C6400 (ARM11 core)

CPU Speed: 400 MHz

FPU: integrated

Bus Speed: 100 MHz

Data Bus Width: 32-bit

Address Bus Width: 32-bit

Level 1 Cache: 16 kB data, 16 kB instruction

Onboard RAM: 128 MB

Maximum RAM: 128 MB

Video

Screen: 3.5" multi-touch

GPU: PowerVR MBX-Lite

Max Resolution: 480x320

Video Out: composite, component (via Dock Connector)

Camera: 2MP

Storage

Flash Drive: 4/8/16 GB

Input/Output

USB: via Dock Connector

Audio Out: stereo 16 bit mini

Speaker: mono

Microphone: mono

Sensors: Accelerometer, Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor

Networking

Wi-Fi: 802.11b/g

Bluetooth: 2.0+EDR

Cellular: GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)

Location: Assisted GPS (EDGE + WiFi)

Miscellaneous

Battery Life:

Talk 8 hrs
Standby 250 hrs
Internet 6 hrs
Video 7 hrs
Audio 24 hrs

Dimensions: 4.5" H x 2.4" W x 0.46" D

Weight: 0.3 lbs.

Announced in January 2007 and released the following June, the iPhone marked Apple's entry into the cellular phone marketplace. Described by Steve Jobs as "a wide-screen iPod with hand controls... a revolutionary mobile phone... [and] a breakthrough Internet communications device," the iPhone was the first Apple-branded consumer device to run on OS X. Based around a touch-based user interface with a single button, the iPhone was controlled using a variety of one- and two-finger gestured. It included a custom version of Safari that allowed full browsing of any web page, a revamped iPod interface with CoverFlow, integrated access to YouTube and Google Maps, an iChat-like SMS text-messaging interface (iChat itself was missing from the initial release), and a standard set of cellphone apps, such as a calendar, an address book and a calculator.

The iPhone was available exclusively with AT&T voice/data plans, and was limited to EDGE-based network access, rather than the faster 3G wireless networking standard. This was mitigated somewhat by an integrated 802.11g WiFi chipset, which allowed for faster browsing on any available WiFi network.

Though the iPhone officially only supported web-based applications from third-party developers, an underground development effort was quickly organized, and within a few months native 3rd party applications were widely available. Warantee-breaking hardware modifications to "unlock" the iPhone from the AT&T network were also uncovered. The iPhone was sold in two configurations: a 4 GB model sold for $499, and an 8 GB model for $599. In September 2007, Apple discontinued the 4 GB model, and dropped the price of the 8 GB model to $399 (a $100 Apple Store credit was offered to angry early adopters). In February 2008, a $499 16 GB model was added. All models were discontinued in June 2008, with the release of the iPhone 3G.

Picture Credits:
Apple, Inc.