He January 9, 2007, at the Macworld Conference & Expo, he Apple CEO Steve Jobs, announced that the company would soon launch its first smartphone called iPhone. The co-founder of the company presented it on that occasion and pointed out “From time to time, a revolutionary product comes along that changes everything.”
But it was only until June 29 of that year that fans were able to get their hands on. Days in advance, many customers camped out and waited in long lines at US outlets to buy one for $ 499.
This iPhone, later known as iPhone 1, iPhone 2G The iPhone first generation, marked a before and after in the company, despite the detractors of that time who projected that it would be a failure.
The success of this smartphone was so great that magazine Time named him as the “Invention of the year”.
But What were the characteristics of this iPhone that made it special? Said apparatus – which sold until July 2008 after being replaced by iPhone 3G– had a 3.5 inch capacitive touch screen, manageable no need for stylus or digital pen, speakers, microphone, 2 megapixel camera and another series of technical characteristics that at the time were little seen. Qualities that today would not attract attention at all (today’s smartphones are technologically much superior), but that at that time were a great innovation.
It was the first cell phone wearable one hundred percent with your fingers and with which you could play music, surf the internet, take photos and make calls at the same time with additions such as the Multitouch. The first iPhone marked the model to imitate for leading companies such as Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Samsung and HTC.
Although it seems incredible, the iPhone1 failed to be sold in all countries, since the following year the iPhone 3G was already on the market. This is why The first model became a true heirloom for collectors that can even fetch a value of $ 15,000.
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