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The iPhone

Apple announced the heavily anticipated iPhone on January 9, 2007 at Macworld San Francisco and released it in the US on June 29, 2007 at 6 PM. The device, touted by Steve Jobs as revolutionary, acts as an iPod and mobile phone and features internet capabilities. It takes advantage of over 200 patents. AT&T is the exclusive partner in the US.

Steve Jobs announced at WWDC 2007 that developers would be able to write Web 2.0 applications for the iPhone that can integrate with iPhone services.

On September 5, 2007, Apple discontinued the 4 GB iPhone and dropped the price of the 8 GB model from $599 to $399. They subsequently offered a $100 store credit to earlier purchasers. [1] On February 5, 2008, Apple released a 16 GB iPhone at $499, £329 , & €499.

As of Macworld San Francisco 2008, 4 million iPhones had been sold, or an average of 20,000 per day.

Contents

Configurations and Price Points

16 GB Model
US UK Germany France
Price$499 £329 €499
Release DateFebruary 5, 2007
CarrierAT&T O2 UK T-MobileOrange
Minimum Contract24 months 18 months 24 months

8 GB Model
US UK Germany France
Price$399 £269 €399
Release DateJune 29, 2007 November 9, 2007November 29, 2007
CarrierAT&T O2 UK T-MobileOrange
Minimum Contract24 months 18 months 24 months

Availability

The iPhone was released in the United States on June 29, 2007, and in the UK on the O2 network [2] and in Germany on the T-Mobile network [3] on November 9, 2007. It will be released in France with Orange on November 29, 2007. [4]

Apple plan to release the iPhone in other parts of Europe in Q4 2007, and in Asia in 2008.

Features

Hardware

  • Dimensions: 4.3" x 2.0" x 0.32" or 11.5cm x 6.1cm x 1.16cm
  • Weight: 4.1 ounces or 115 grams
  • 3.5" "Multi-Touch" touch-control screen at 480x320, 166 ppi, 3:2 aspect ratio
  • Mobile phone (Quad-Band GSM, EDGE, and GPRS)
  • Bluetooth 2.0 EDR and WiFi
  • 2 megapixel still image camera
  • 4 GB or 8 GB of storage (4 GB model discontinued as of September, 2007)
  • Proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, and accelerometer
  • 480i TV Out (Separate Apple AV Cable Required)
  • Battery Life: Up to 8 hours talk time, 7 hours video playback, 6 hours Internet use, 24 hours audio playback, or 250 hours standby time.

Software

Main Article: iPhone Applications

  • Internet connectivity:
    • iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store
    • Rich HTML Email (IMAP + POP + Yahoo Push Email)
    • Safari web browser
    • Google Maps integration
    • YouTube application
    • Widgets
  • Multiple SMS session support (iChat-like interface)
  • Runs OS X

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