Today is January 9, which means it’s been 15 years since Apple CEO Steve Jobs took the stage at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco, Calif., And gave the world his first glimpse. iPhone, a device that would change everything.
The original iPhone was a tiny thing with a 3.5-inch LCD screen, a simple home button, a thick bezel, huge bezels, a Samsung processor, and a 2-megapixel camera, but it looked like nothing else. the market at the time.
Smartphones of the day relied on a limited display area, hardware keyboards, and styluses for on-screen interaction, but the iPhone stood out because it had a limited number of physical buttons and s’ instead, tapped a multi-touch screen, which was more intimate and interactive. .
Jobs described the iPhone as three revolutionary products in one: an iPod with touch controls, a telephone and a revolutionary Internet communication device. “Today Apple is going to reinvent the phone,” Jobs said, and he couldn’t have been more right.
Since 2007, Apple has been at the forefront of mobile phone design, dictating the features and capabilities smartphones need and inspiring other manufacturers to follow in its footsteps. Features like Touch ID, Face ID, sleek designs, and amazing camera technology have kept Apple competitive, as have other improvements over the years. Earlier this week, we highlighted 15 changes Apple has made since the introduction of the original iPhone.
No other smartphone maker has been able to match Apple’s deep hardware and software integration or unprecedented chip designs, and that’s why iPhones continue to be the smartphone of choice for many. people around the world.
Apple said in January 2021 that there were over a billion active iPhones globally, which is a staggering number, and the success of the iPhone has led Apple to become the first company in the world to overtake a valuation of 3 trillion dollars.
Every year, Apple manages to get us excited about an iteration on a 15-year-old product. There are promising updates in store for the iPhone 14, including the first notch-less design that will see Apple adopt a hole-punch display that will make more screen space available.
We’re also expecting faster-than-ever performance with the A16, 5G enhancements, and innovative safety features like car crash detection and satellite support to report emergencies when the cell signal is down. is not available.
Apple is also exploring the future beyond the iPhone, bracing for the day when the smartphone may be obsolete. The first AR / VR headset could be unveiled in 2022, and while it’s bulky, expensive, and focused on VR experiences, we can expect Apple to iterate and improve the headset experience until that some sort of portable headset becomes essential. .
We don’t know what the iPhone will look like when Apple’s 30th anniversary of the Apple iPhone arrives, but at MacRumors, we’ll be here to tell you everything. What do you think Apple has in store for the distant future? Let us know in the comments.