IPhone

iPhone
Front face of the latest flagship model, the iPhone 15 Pro
DeveloperApple Inc.
ManufacturerContract manufacturers:
TypeSmartphone
Units sold2.3 billion (as of January 1, 2024)[1]
Operating systemiOS
Storage64, 128, 256, 512 GB or 1 TB[note 1] flash memory[2] (current models)
Sound
PowerBuilt-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Online services
Related
Websiteapple.com/iphone

The iPhone is a line of smartphones produced by Apple Inc. that use Apple's own iOS mobile operating system. The first-generation iPhone was announced by then–Apple CEO Steve Jobs on January 9, 2007. Since then, Apple has annually released new iPhone models and iOS updates. As of November 1, 2018, more than 2.2 billion iPhones had been sold.

The iPhone was the first mobile phone to use multi-touch technology.[3] Since the iPhone's launch, it has gained larger screen sizes, video-recording, waterproofing, and many accessibility features. Up to the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, iPhones had a single button on the front panel, with the iPhone 5s and later integrating a Touch ID fingerprint sensor.[4] Since the iPhone X, iPhone models have switched to a nearly bezel-less front screen design with Face ID facial recognition, and app switching activated by gestures. Touch ID is still used for the budget iPhone SE series.

The iPhone is one of the two largest smartphone platforms in the world alongside Android, and is a large part of the luxury market. The iPhone has generated large profits for Apple, making it one of the world's most valuable publicly traded companies. The first-generation iPhone was described as a "revolution" for the mobile phone industry and subsequent models have also garnered praise.[5] The iPhone has been credited with popularizing the smartphone and slate form factor, and with creating a large market for smartphone apps, or "app economy". As of January 2017, Apple's App Store contained more than 2.2 million applications for the iPhone.

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  2. ^ "iPhone 14 Pro Max vs iPhone SE (third generation) vs iPhone 13". Apple Inc. Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  3. ^ Merchant, Brian (June 22, 2017). The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone. Transworld. ISBN 978-1-4735-4254-9.
  4. ^ "A New Touch for iPhone". AllThingsD. Archived from the original on April 23, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  5. ^ Egan, Timothy (July 7, 2017). "Opinion | The Phone Is Smart, but Where's the Big Idea?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.


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