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<b>iPhone</b> (<span class="nowrap" style="white-space: nowrap;"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom: 1px dotted;"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="/aɪ/: 'i' in 'tide'">aɪ</span><span title="'f' in 'find'">f</span><span title="/oʊ/: 'o' in 'code'">oʊ</span><span title="'n' in 'nigh'">n</span></span>/</a></span></span> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Help:Pronunciation respelling key"><i title="English pronunciation respelling"><span style="font-size: 12.6px;">EYE</span>-fohn</i></a>) is a line of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartphone" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Smartphone">smartphones</a> designed and marketed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc." style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Apple Inc.">Apple Inc.</a> They run Apple's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IOS">iOS</a> mobile operating system. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_(1st_generation)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IPhone (1st generation)">first-generation iPhone</a> was released on June 29, 2007, and there have been multiple new hardware iterations with new <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IOS">iOS</a> releases since.</div>
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The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_interface" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="User interface">user interface</a> is built around the device's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-touch" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Multi-touch">multi-touch</a> screen, including a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_keyboard" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Virtual keyboard">virtual keyboard</a>. The iPhone has <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Wi-Fi">Wi-Fi</a> and can connect to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellular_network" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Cellular network">cellular networks</a>. An iPhone can <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_camera" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Video camera">shoot video</a> (though this was not a standard feature until the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_3GS" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IPhone 3GS">iPhone 3GS</a>), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera_phone" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Camera phone">take photos</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_media_player" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Portable media player">play music</a>, send and receive <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Email">email</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_browser" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Web browser">browse the web</a>, send and receive <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text_messaging" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Text messaging">text messages</a>, follow <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPS_navigation_software" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="GPS navigation software">GPS navigation</a>, record notes, perform mathematical calculations, and receive <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_voicemail" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Visual voicemail">visual voicemail</a>. Other functionality, such as video games, reference works, and social networking, can be enabled by downloading <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_app" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Mobile app">mobile apps</a>. As of January 2017, Apple's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/App_Store_(iOS)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="App Store (iOS)">App Store</a> contained more than 2.2 million applications available for the iPhone.</div>
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Apple has released eleven <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Apple_iPhone" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Comparison of Apple iPhone">generations</a> of iPhone models, each accompanied by one of the eleven major releases of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IOS">iOS</a>operating system. The original <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_(1st_generation)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IPhone (1st generation)">first-generation iPhone</a> was a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GSM" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="GSM">GSM</a> phone and established design precedents, such as a button placement that has persisted throughout all releases and a screen size maintained for the next four iterations. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_3G" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IPhone 3G">iPhone 3G</a> added <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3G" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="3G">3G</a> network support, and was followed by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_3GS" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IPhone 3GS">3GS</a> with improved hardware, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_4" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IPhone 4">4</a> with a metal chassis, higher display resolution and front-facing camera, and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_4S" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IPhone 4S">4S</a> with improved hardware and the voice assistant <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siri" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Siri">Siri</a>. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_5" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IPhone 5">iPhone 5</a> featured a taller, 4-inch display and Apple's newly introduced <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_(connector)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Lightning (connector)">Lightning connector</a>. In 2013, Apple released the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_5S" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IPhone 5S">5S</a> with improved hardware and a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touch_ID" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Touch ID">fingerprint reader</a>, and the lower-cost <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_5C" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IPhone 5C">5C</a>, a version of the 5 with colored plastic casings instead of metal. They were followed by the larger <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_6" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IPhone 6">iPhone 6</a>, with models featuring 4.7 and 5.5-inch displays. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_6S" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IPhone 6S">iPhone 6S</a> was introduced the following year, which featured hardware upgrades and support for <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_Touch" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="3D Touch">pressure-sensitive touch inputs</a>, as well as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_SE" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IPhone SE">SE</a>—which featured hardware from the 6S but the smaller form factor of the 5S. In 2016, Apple unveiled the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_7" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IPhone 7">iPhone 7 and 7 Plus</a>, which add water resistance, improved system and graphics performance, a new rear dual-camera setup on the Plus model, and new color options, while removing the 3.5 mm headphone jack found on previous models. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_8" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IPhone 8">iPhone 8 and 8 Plus</a> were released in 2017, adding a glass back and an improved screen and camera. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_X" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IPhone X">iPhone X</a>was released alongside the 8 and 8 Plus, with its highlights being a near bezel-less design, an improved camera and a new facial recognition system, named <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Face_ID" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Face ID">Face ID</a>, but having no home button, and therefore, no <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touch_ID" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Touch ID">Touch ID</a>.</div>
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The original iPhone was described as "revolutionary" and a "game-changer" for the mobile phone industry. Newer iterations have also garnered praise, and the iPhone's success has been credited with helping to make Apple one of the world's most valuable publicly traded companies.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">History And Availability </span></h3>
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<tr><th style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;">iPhone</th><th style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;">Released with</th><th style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;">Release date</th><th style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;">Final supported OS</th><th style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;">Support ended</th><th style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;">Support Lifespan</th></tr>
<tr style="background: rgb(236, 236, 236);"><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_(1st_generation)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IPhone (1st generation)">iPhone (1st Gen.)</a></b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_OS_1" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IPhone OS 1">iPhone OS 1.0</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">June 29, 2007</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_OS_3" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IPhone OS 3">iPhone OS 3.1.3</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">June 20, 2010</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b>2 years, 11 months</b></td></tr>
<tr style="background: rgb(236, 236, 236);"><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_3G" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IPhone 3G">iPhone 3G</a></b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_OS_2" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IPhone OS 2">iPhone OS 2.0</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">July 11, 2008</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_4" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IOS 4">iOS 4.2.1</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">March 3, 2011</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b>2 years, 7 months</b></td></tr>
<tr style="background: rgb(236, 236, 236);"><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_3GS" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IPhone 3GS">iPhone 3GS</a></b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_OS_3" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IPhone OS 3">iPhone OS 3.0</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">June 19, 2009</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_4" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IOS 4">iOS 6.1.6</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">September 18, 2013</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b>4 years, 2 months</b></td></tr>
<tr style="background: rgb(236, 236, 236);"><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_4" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IPhone 4">iPhone 4</a></b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_4" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IOS 4">iOS 4.0</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">June 21, 2010</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_7" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IOS 7">iOS 7.1.2</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">September 17, 2014</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b>4 years, 2 months</b></td></tr>
<tr style="background: rgb(236, 236, 236);"><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_4S" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IPhone 4S">iPhone 4S</a></b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_5" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IOS 5">iOS 5.0</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">October 14, 2011</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_9" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IOS 9">iOS 9.3.5</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">September 12, 2016</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b>4 years, 10 months</b></td></tr>
<tr style="background: rgb(236, 236, 236);"><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_5" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IPhone 5">iPhone 5</a></b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_6" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IOS 6">iOS 6.0</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">September 21, 2012</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_10" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IOS 10">iOS 10.3.3</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">September 18, 2017</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b>4 years, 11 months</b></td></tr>
<tr style="background: rgb(236, 236, 236);"><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_5C" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IPhone 5C">iPhone 5C</a></b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_7" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IOS 7">iOS 7.0</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">September 20, 2013</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_10" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IOS 10">iOS 10.3.3</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">September 18, 2017</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b>3 years, 11 months</b></td></tr>
<tr style="background: rgb(193, 230, 245);"><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_5S" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IPhone 5S">iPhone 5S</a></b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_7" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IOS 7">iOS 7.0</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">September 20, 2013</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_11" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IOS 11">iOS 11.2</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">(current)</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b>> 4 years, 4 months</b></td></tr>
<tr style="background: rgb(193, 230, 245);"><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_6" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IPhone 6">iPhone 6 (Plus)</a></b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_8" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IOS 8">iOS 8.0</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">September 19, 2014</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_11" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IOS 11">iOS 11.2</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">(current)</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b>> 3 years, 4 months</b></td></tr>
<tr style="background: rgb(212, 244, 180);"><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_6S" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IPhone 6S">iPhone 6S (Plus)</a></b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_9" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IOS 9">iOS 9.0</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">September 25, 2015</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_11" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IOS 11">iOS 11.2</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">(current)</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b>> 2 years, 4 months</b></td></tr>
<tr style="background: rgb(212, 244, 180);"><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_SE" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IPhone SE">iPhone SE</a></b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_9" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IOS 9">iOS 9.3</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">March 31, 2016</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_11" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IOS 11">iOS 11.2</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">(current)</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b>> 1 year, 10 months</b></td></tr>
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<tr style="background: rgb(212, 244, 180);"><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_X" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IPhone X">iPhone X</a></b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_11" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IOS 11">iOS 11.0.1</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">November 3, 2017</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_11" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IOS 11">iOS 11.2</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">(current)</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b>> 3 months</b></td></tr>
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Development of what was to become the iPhone began in 2004, when Apple started to gather a team of 1,000 employees to work on the highly confidential "Project Purple",<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-RWW12_15-0" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone#cite_note-RWW12-15" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;">[15]</a></sup>including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Ive" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Jonathan Ive">Jonathan Ive</a>, the designer behind the iMac and iPod.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-16" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone#cite_note-16" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;">[16]</a></sup> Apple CEO <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Steve Jobs">Steve Jobs</a> steered the original focus away from a tablet (which Apple eventually revisited in the form of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPad" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IPad">iPad</a>) and towards a phone.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-17" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone#cite_note-17" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;">[17]</a></sup> Apple created the device during a secretive collaboration with Cingular Wireless (which became <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT%26T_Mobility" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="AT&T Mobility">AT&T Mobility</a>) at the time—at an estimated development cost of US$150 million over thirty months.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Wired_Untold_18-0" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone#cite_note-Wired_Untold-18" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;">[18]</a></sup></div>
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According to Steve Jobs, the "i" word in "iMac" (and therefore "iPod", "iPhone" and "iPad") stands for internet, individual, instruct, inform and inspire.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-19" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone#cite_note-19" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;">[19]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-20" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone#cite_note-20" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;">[20]</a></sup></div>
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Apple rejected the "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_by_committee" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Design by committee">design by committee</a>" approach that had yielded the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_ROKR_E1" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Motorola ROKR E1">Motorola ROKR E1</a>, a largely unsuccessful collaboration with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Motorola">Motorola</a>. Among other deficiencies, the ROKR E1's firmware limited storage to only 100 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITunes" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="ITunes">iTunes</a> songs to avoid competing with Apple's <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod_nano" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IPod nano">iPod nano</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-21" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone#cite_note-21" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;">[21]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-22" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone#cite_note-22" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;">[22]</a></sup></div>
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Cingular gave Apple the liberty to develop the iPhone's hardware and software in-house<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-CNN_secrets_23-0" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone#cite_note-CNN_secrets-23" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;">[23]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-24" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone#cite_note-24" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;">[24]</a></sup> and even paid Apple a fraction of its monthly service revenue (until the iPhone 3G),<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-25" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone#cite_note-25" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;">[25]</a></sup> in exchange for four years of exclusive US sales, until 2011.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-arstechnica.com_26-0" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone#cite_note-arstechnica.com-26" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;">[26]</a></sup></div>
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Jobs unveiled the iPhone to the public on January 9, 2007, at the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macworld_Conference_%26_Expo" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Macworld Conference & Expo">Macworld</a> 2007 convention at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscone_Center" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Moscone Center">Moscone Center</a> in San Francisco.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-27" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone#cite_note-27" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;">[27]</a></sup> The two initial models, a 4 GB model priced at US$499 and an 8 GB model at US$599 (both requiring a two-year contract), went on sale in the United States on June 29, 2007, at 6:00 pm local time, while hundreds of customers lined up outside the stores nationwide.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-AppleQ32007_28-0" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone#cite_note-AppleQ32007-28" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;">[28]</a></sup> The passionate reaction to the launch of the iPhone resulted in sections of the media dubbing it the 'Jesus phone'.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-29" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone#cite_note-29" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;">[29]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-30" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone#cite_note-30" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;">[30]</a></sup>Following this successful release in the US, the first generation iPhone was made available in the UK, France, and Germany in November 2007, and Ireland and Austria in the spring of 2008.</div>
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On July 11, 2008, Apple released the iPhone 3G in twenty-two countries, including the original six.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-iPhone_3G_launch_countries_31-0" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone#cite_note-iPhone_3G_launch_countries-31" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;">[31]</a></sup> Apple released the iPhone 3G in upwards of eighty countries and territories.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3G_countries_32-0" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone#cite_note-3G_countries-32" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;">[32]</a></sup> Apple announced the iPhone 3GS on June 8, 2009, along with plans to release it later in June, July, and August, starting with the US, Canada and major European countries on June 19. Many would-be users objected to the iPhone's cost,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-NPD_demographics_33-0" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone#cite_note-NPD_demographics-33" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;">[33]</a></sup> and 40% of users had household incomes over US$100,000.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Nielsen_demographics_34-0" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone#cite_note-Nielsen_demographics-34" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;">[34]</a></sup></div>
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The back of the original first generation iPhone was made of aluminum with a black plastic accent. The iPhone 3G and 3GS feature a full plastic back to increase the strength of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GSM" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="GSM">GSM</a> signal.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-35" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone#cite_note-35" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;">[35]</a></sup> The iPhone 3G was available in an 8 GB black model, or a black or white option for the 16 GB model. The iPhone 3GS was available in both colors, regardless of storage capacity.</div>
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The iPhone 4 has an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminosilicate" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Aluminosilicate">aluminosilicate</a> glass front and back with a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stainless_steel" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Stainless steel">stainless steel</a> edge that serves as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antenna_(radio)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Antenna (radio)">antennas</a>. It was at first available in black; the white version was announced, but not released until April 2011, 10 months later.</div>
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Users of the iPhone 4 reported dropped/disconnected telephone calls when holding their phones in a certain way. This became known as <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antennagate" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Antennagate">antennagate</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-36" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone#cite_note-36" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;">[36]</a></sup></div>
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On January 11, 2011, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verizon_Wireless" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Verizon Wireless">Verizon</a> announced during a media event that it had reached an agreement with Apple and would begin selling a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CDMA2000" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="CDMA2000">CDMA</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_4" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IPhone 4">iPhone 4</a>. Verizon said it would be available for pre-order on February 3, with a release set for February 10.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-37" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone#cite_note-37" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;">[37]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-38" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone#cite_note-38" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;">[38]</a></sup> In February 2011, the Verizon iPhone accounted for 4.5% of all iPhone <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impression_(online_media)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Impression (online media)">ad impressions</a> in the US on Millennial Media's mobile ad network.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-VB_ad_network_39-0" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone#cite_note-VB_ad_network-39" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;">[39]</a></sup></div>
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From 2007 to 2011, Apple spent $647 million on advertising for the iPhone in the US.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-RWW12_15-1" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone#cite_note-RWW12-15" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;">[15]</a></sup></div>
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On Tuesday, September 27, Apple sent invitations for a press event to be held October 4, 2011, at 10:00 am at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupertino,_California" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Cupertino, California">Cupertino</a> Headquarters to announce details of the next generation iPhone, which turned out to be <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_4S" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IPhone 4S">iPhone 4S</a>. Over 1 million 4S models were sold in the first 24 hours after its release in October 2011.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-40" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone#cite_note-40" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;">[40]</a></sup> Due to large volumes of the iPhone being manufactured and its high selling price, Apple became the largest mobile handset vendor in the world by revenue, in 2011, surpassing long-time leader <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Nokia">Nokia</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-eon.businesswire.com_41-0" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone#cite_note-eon.businesswire.com-41" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;">[41]</a></sup>American carrier <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_Spire_Wireless" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="C Spire Wireless">C Spire Wireless</a> announced that it would be carrying the iPhone 4S on October 19, 2011.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-cspire_42-0" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone#cite_note-cspire-42" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;">[42]</a></sup></div>
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In January 2012, Apple reported its best quarterly earnings ever, with 53% of its revenue coming from the sale of 37 million iPhones, at an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Average_selling_price" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Average selling price">average selling price</a> of nearly $660. The average selling price has remained fairly constant for most of the phone's lifespan, hovering between $622 and $660.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Jordan_43-0" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone#cite_note-Jordan-43" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;">[43]</a></sup> The production price of the iPhone 4S was estimated by <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IHS_Inc." style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IHS Inc.">IHS iSuppli</a>, in October 2011, to be $188, $207 and $245, for the 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB models, respectively.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-44" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone#cite_note-44" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;">[44]</a></sup> Labor costs are estimated at between $12.50 and $30 per unit, with workers on the iPhone assembly line making $1.78 an hour.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-45" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone#cite_note-45" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;">[45]</a></sup></div>
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In February 2012, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ComScore" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="ComScore">ComScore</a> reported that 12.4% of US mobile subscribers used an iPhone.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-post2_46-0" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone#cite_note-post2-46" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;">[46]</a></sup> Approximately 6.4 million iPhones are active in the US alone.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Nielsen_demographics_34-1" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone#cite_note-Nielsen_demographics-34" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;">[34]</a></sup></div>
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On September 12, 2012, Apple announced the iPhone 5. It has a 4-inch display, up from its predecessors' 3.5-inch screen. The device comes with the same 326 pixels per inch found in the iPhone 4 and 4S. The iPhone 5 has the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_on_a_chip" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="System on a chip">SoC</a> A6 processor, the chip is 22% smaller than the iPhone 4S' A5 and is twice as fast, doubling the graphics performance of its predecessor. The device is 18% thinner than the iPhone 4S, measuring 7.6 millimetres (0.3 in), and is 20% lighter at 112 grams (4 oz).</div>
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On July 6, 2013, it was reported that Apple was in talks with Korean mobile carrier <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SK_Telecom" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="SK Telecom">SK Telecom</a> to release the next generation iPhone with LTE Advanced technology.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-hngn_5S_rumor_1_47-0" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone#cite_note-hngn_5S_rumor_1-47" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;">[47]</a></sup></div>
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On July 22, 2013, the company's suppliers said that Apple is testing out larger screens for the iPhone and iPad. "Apple has asked for prototype smartphone screens larger than four inches and has also asked for screen designs for a new tablet device measuring slightly less than 13 inches diagonally, they said."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-48" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone#cite_note-48" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;">[48]</a></sup></div>
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On September 10, 2013, Apple unveiled two new iPhone models during a highly anticipated press event in Cupertino. The iPhone 5C, a mid-range-priced version of the handset that is designed to increase accessibility due to its price is available in five colors (green, blue, yellow, pink, and white) and is made of plastic. The iPhone 5S comes in three colors (black, white, and gold) and the home button is replaced with a fingerprint scanner (Touch ID). Both phones shipped on September 20, 2013.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-cbc_two_phones_released_1_49-0" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone#cite_note-cbc_two_phones_released_1-49" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;">[49]</a></sup></div>
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On September 9, 2014, Apple revealed the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus at an event in Cupertino. Both devices had a larger screen than their predecessor, at 4.7 and 5.5 inches respectively.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-50" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone#cite_note-50" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;">[50]</a></sup></div>
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In 2016, Apple unveiled the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_7" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="IPhone 7">iPhone 7 and 7 Plus</a>, which add water and dust resistance, improved system and graphics performance, a new dual-camera setup on the Plus model, new color options, and remove the 3.5 mm headphone jack.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-51" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone#cite_note-51" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;">[51]</a></sup></div>
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On September 12, 2017, Apple officially unveiled the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, which features a new glass design, camera improvements, a True Tone display, wireless charging and improved system performance. It also unveiled the iPhone X, which features a near-bezelless design, face recognition dubbed "Face ID" with facial tracking used for Animojis, an OLED screen with the highest pixel density on an iPhone, a new telephoto lens which works better in low light conditions, and improved cameras for AR.</div>
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