Step into the market, and you can see the latest models of the iPhone shining in the spotlight. Even the not-so-new versions get so much attention. The tech-savvy millennial and even the non-tech ones get desperate to have a glimpse of the new iPhone models as they get announced.
Now, it’s been more than 12 years since Apple debuted its first iPhone. And, despite all the competition, Apple’s models still remain special. As 2009 marked the 12th anniversary of iPhone, let’s celebrate it by looking at its timeline-from evolution in 2007 to the latest debut!
Let’s get started-
The 3.5 inch Era Of iPhone
The Apple iPhone had come a long way since its humble beginning in June 2007. The very first iPhone came with the slogan “This is only the beginning.” It featured a 3.5-inch display and could handle 128 MB of memory.
Though the device was revolutionary at that time, it was obsolete by today’s standards. It only has a 2-megapixel camera and didn’t offer 3G connectivity.
iPhone 3G (July 2008)
Not much different than the original iPhone, but this time with an App Store! It improved upon the first one by adding 3G connectivity and boosting the storage capacity to 8GB.
iPhone 3GS (June 2009)
After the debut in 2008, iPhone 3GS followed a year later in June 2009, where ‘S’ stood for speed. The internal speed improvement is what this iPhone offered. It also brought the rear camera of 3 megapixel and a storage of 32GB.
iPhone 4 (June 2010)
Considered as the best-designed iPhone ever! It was the first iPhone having a front-facing camera. Little could anyone imagine that the selfies would take over the world! The device also introduced Retina display-a significant advancement of that time. With a memory of 512 MB, it could handle a lot more than the previous model.
iPhone 4S (October 2011)
The major difference between the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S was that the later one brought the camera to 8MP. A significant upgrade! Apple also introduced 64 GB storage, but the memory was still low. However, Apple sold 4 million units of iPhone 4S in the first three days.
With this grand success of iPhone 4S, the wholesale cell phones sellers kept an eye on the next big debut of Apple. After this, the 4 inch- era of the iPhone began.
The 4 inch Era Of iPhone
The iPhone’s screen was bigger for the first time in September 2012! iPhone 5 was Apple’s first smartphone with a display larger than 3.5in. Though the camera stayed the same, the memory went up to 1GB. It had LTE connectivity and a lighting connector.
And, the iPhone 5 sale of Apple’s went up to 5 million within the first week.
iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c (September 2013)
The iPhone 5c had a plastic shell and was a bit affordable. It was available in 4 different colours, however, nothing much was different.
On the other hand, iPhone 5s featured dual flash, touch ID, and slow-motion video. Besides this, there was M7 motion coprocessor that intended to save battery.
The 4.7 inches And 5.5 inch Era Of iPhone
iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus (September 2014)
In September 2014, Apple broke the tradition of releasing only one iPhone, and released two! The iPhone 6 featured a 4.7-inch screen, whereas iPhone 6s had a screen size of 5.5 inches. Both the devices had major speed improvements and featured Apple Pay.
iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus (September 2015)
The following devices were basically the same. The big improvements were a 12MP camera and a 3D touch display.
iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus (September 2016)
In 2016, Apple unveiled another two designs. The iPhone 7 plus became more popular due to dual camera, zoom feature available, software update feature, and a portrait mode.
iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus (September 2017)
These devices introduced the users to the wireless charging, and many of the internals the iPhone X has. They featured an all-glass back and upgraded tools for filtering the images.
The 5.8in Era Of iPhone
In November 2017, the iPhone X eas introduced that boasted 5.8 inches and an extra amazing front camera. The users fell in love with this smartphone at the first aperture.
The 6.1 And 6.5in Era
In 2018, iPhone XS and XS Max were introduced with 6.5-inch screens. The biggest upgrade was that the A12 Bionic chip increased the processing ability while decreased the battery drain.
The latest, iPhone 11is the least expensive of all the Apple’s annual line introduced in 2019. On the other hand, the iPhone 11 Pro Max is the most expensive one with super retina XDR and 6.5 inches screen.
Besides, iPhone 11 Pro is a smaller version of Pro Max with super retina XDR display but 5.8 inches screen.
