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This article is about a specific generation of iPhone, a line of smartphones designed and marketed by Apple Inc. For the line of internet appliances from Cisco Systems, see Linksys iPhone. For other uses, see iPhone (disambiguation).

Template:Infobox iPhone The iPhone (retroactively labeled the original iPhone, iPhone 2G, or iPhone 1) is the first generation of iPhone designed and marketed by Apple Inc. and was succeeded by the iPhone 3G. It was announced on January 9, 2007[1] after months of rumors and speculation.[2]

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.

The original iPhone no longer receives software updates from Apple; its final official firmware version was iPhone OS 3.1.3.

History

Development

Steve Jobs, 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.[3] When Jobs reviewed the prototype and its user interface, he conceived a second idea of implementing the technology onto a mobile phone.[4] The whole effort was called the Project Purple 2 and began in 2005.[5]

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[6] 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 iPhone's hardware and software in-house.[7][8]

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.[9] 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."[10] 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".[11]

Release

The iPhone was released on June 29, 2007 in the United States where thousands of people were reported to have queued outside Apple and AT&T retail stores days before the device's launch;[12] 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.[13]

It was later made available in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany in November 2007, and the Republic of Ireland and Austria in the spring of 2008.

Six out of ten Americans surveyed said they knew the iPhone was coming before its release.[14]

Post-release

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 while discontinuing the 4 GB model.[15] Apple sold the one millionth iPhone five days later, or 74 days after the release.[16] After receiving "hundreds of emails...upset" about the price drop, Apple gave store credit to early adopters.[17]

A 16 GB model was released on February 5, 2008.[18] 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.[19] The original iPhone was discontinued at that time; total sales volume came to 6,124,000 units.[20]

While most Apple literature simply called the device "iPhone," the term "the original iPhone" appears in a press release from July 2010.[21]

Design

The combined metal and plastic rear is unique to the original iPhone.

The original iPhone's design was centered on a 3.5 inches (89 mm) glass multi-touch touchscreen display. The original iPhone introduced five physical buttons that have remained consistent over newer generations of iPhone. The device featured a chrome plated metal frame. The back of which was made of aluminum with a black plastic base, required because metal blocks cellular and Wi-Fi signals.[22]

The camera was located in the upper-left corner of the iPhone's rear. The headphone socket was recessed into the casing making it incompatible with most headsets without the use of an adapter. Other models do not have this issue.[23]

Software

During release, the iPhone was marketed as running "OS X". The name of the operating system was revealed as iOS in the iPhone 2.0 SDK. Apple has released 5 major software versions for the iPhone, including the one bundled with original iPhone units.

Currently, software updates for the original or "2G" and 3G iPhones have been discontinued. However, unlicensed third-parties are known for creating custom firmwares for the iPhone, as well as porting Android OS onto the iPhone.

Software history

The original release of the operating system 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 added these missing features. Official software updates slowly added these features.

iPhone OS 2.0, released July 11, 2008, introduced applications, exchange support, push e-mail, and other enhancements.

iPhone OS 3.0, released June 17, 2009, introduced copy and paste, 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 iOS4 update, even though both phones had the same CPU/RAM/GPU. There are 3rd party projects which aim to port over iOS 4/5 features to the original iPhone.[24]

Reception

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&T's 2.5G EDGE network and the phone's inability to connect using 3G services.

The Wall Street Journal's technology columnist, Walt Mossberg, concluded that "despite some flaws and feature omissions, the iPhone is, on balance, a beautiful and breakthrough handheld computer."[25]

Time magazine named it the Invention of the Year in 2007.[26]

See also

References

  1. ^ Honan, Mathew (January 9, 2007). "Apple unveils iPhone". Macworld. Retrieved April 6, 2008.
  2. ^ Dolan, Brian. "Timeline of Apple "iPhone" Rumors (1999–Present)". Retrieved February 17, 2008.
  3. ^ cfgvhbj, Peter (January 9, 2007). "Macworld Expo Keynote Live Update". Macworld. Retrieved February 1, 2007.
  4. ^ Walter Mossberg; Kara Swisher (June 2, 2010). D8: Steve Jobs on the iPhone's Origin. All Things Digital. Event occurs at 0:20. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
  5. ^ Murtazin, Eldar (June 20, 2010). "Apple's Phone: From 1980s' Sketches to iPhone. Part 3". Mobile-review. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
  6. ^ Vogelstein, Fred (January 9, 2008). "The Untold Story: How the iPhone Blew Up the Wireless Industry". Wired News. Condé Nast Publications. p. 4. Retrieved January 10, 2008.
  7. ^ Lewis, Peter (January 12, 2007). "How Apple kept its iPhone secrets". CNNMoney.com. Retrieved January 11, 2009.
  8. ^ Vogelstein, Fred (January 9, 2008). "The Untold Story: How the iPhone Blew Up the Wireless Industry". Wired News. Condé Nast Publications. p. 4. Retrieved January 10, 2008.
  9. ^ Cohen, Peter (March 13, 2007). "Macworld Expo Keynote Live Update". Macworld. Retrieved July 21, 2010.
  10. ^ Farber, Dan (January 9, 2007). "Jobs: Today Apple is going to reinvent the phone". ZDNet "Between the Lines" blog. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
  11. ^ Jobs, Steve (January 19, 2007). Macworld San Francisco 2007 Keynote Address. San Francisco: Apple, Inc.
  12. ^ "Apple Inc. Q3 2007 Unaudited Summary Data" (PDF). Apple Inc. July 25, 2007. Retrieved June 6, 2008.
  13. ^ Hart, Kim; Valle Sabrina (June 30, 2007). "Macworld Expo Keynote Live Update". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 1, 2007.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ Johnson, Bobbie (June 30, 2007). "iPhone causes big Apple swarm in Big Apple storms". The Guardian. London. Retrieved February 1, 2007.
  15. ^ "Apple Sets iPhone Price at $399 for this Holiday Season". Apple. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
  16. ^ "Apple Sells One Millionth iPhone". Apple. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
  17. ^ Jobs, Steve. "To all iPhone customers:". Apple.
  18. ^ "Apple Adds New iPhone & iPod touch Models". Apple. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
  19. ^ "Apple Introduces the New iPhone 3G". Apple. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
  20. ^ Cite error: The named reference sales_data was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  21. ^ "Statement by Apple on iPhone 4 reception issues". Apple. July 2, 2010 (2010-07-02). Retrieved July 2, 2010 (2010-07-02). {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  22. ^ "That damned recessed iPhone headphone jack". ZDNet. Retrieved June 6, 2008.
  23. ^ "That damned recessed iPhone headphone jack". ZDNet. Retrieved June 6, 2008.
  24. ^ "Whited00r".
  25. ^ "iPhone rush despite mixed reviews". The Australian. July 3, 2007. Retrieved February 1, 2007.
  26. ^ Grossman, Lev (October 31, 2007). "Invention Of the Year: The iPhone". Time. Retrieved June 6, 2008.

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