Counterclockwise: the Apple iPhone makes history

16 September 2018
We've looked at the iPhone story before and yet there's so much we haven't covered. 

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Anonymous, 16 Sep 2018iPhone started the no physical keyboard phones iPhone 3GS ... moreSuch ignorance!

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    iPhone started the no physical keyboard phones
    iPhone 3GS started the app store
    iPhone 4 started the high resolution display “retina” and metal frame glass back
    iPhone 4s started the “virtual assistant” Siri
    iPhone 5 started the all metal body phone
    iPhone 5s started the finger print authentication
    iPhone 6 and 6+ started the rounded continuous glass to frame design
    iPhone 7+ started the dual cam design
    iPhone X started the notch design and gesture base navigation

    This things apple implemented on their iPhone somewhat started or stir the mobile phone industries. Some of this apple did not have the original idea but they improved it and others follow, like the notch, the design of the notch was followed by majority of the android OEM, the curved notch, they could have just made a circle notch or a square notch but no, they have to follow the curved notch of apple. Also like the plus moniker, mose OEM has two units with a regular size and a plus size also copying the plus moniker. The dual cam design, OEM could have just made their own design but they have to follow the protruding dual cam, at least samsung made their own design with the dual cam setup. Now with the “MAX” moniker, OEM will now also put thr MAX moniker on the phones they release

      Anonymous, 16 Sep 2018Same.. So boring day by day.. They only change the price n ... moreNo they don't change the design!
      They used the same design for 4 years straight, and now for the second year in a row have literally the exact same design.
      People say Chinese manufacturers don't incur expenses on design, and Apple is the one that takes the pain for creating "revolutionary" smartphone designs that others copy. When clearly this is one other area in the list of numerous areas where Apple cuts costs.

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        • 16 Sep 2018

        The first iPhone was a true revolution for me at least. Great device to show other manufacturers how a modern device should look and feel. Not a fan of today Apple policy though.

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          • 16 Sep 2018

          I miss the skeuomorphism in early iOS

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            nik.007, 16 Sep 2018Dude did you forget how many issues the iPhone X had when i... morethe new iPhone is a disaster. Apple is not making this mistake for the first time. they should see what the competitors have.

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              Anonymous, 16 Sep 2018Iphones i liked...3G, 4s, 5s, 6 and 6s series... Then bye ... moreSame.. So boring day by day.. They only change the price n design..

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                • 16 Sep 2018

                All same.. No different.. Sad

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                  • 16 Sep 2018

                  as usual flooded with jealous android fanboys hating on Apple cause they know it was a true icon that shaped the smartphone world back then, while android was just back then known as the cheap copy

                    Duel83, 16 Sep 2018IPhone is great example what you can do when you do your ow... moreDude did you forget how many issues the iPhone X had when it launched.
                    Point is, every device has flaws when launched, be it a 100 dollar budget phone or a 1000 dollar flagship. They are ironed out by most brands with software updates. Even the software updates may bring some issues, and this goes the same for Apple or any Android OEM.
                    I am so happy with Xiaomi support (I always say that), having owned a budget Redmi Note 4 since well over a year, they have been pretty good with updating the phone, considering so many models that they have, and also the RN4 being a budget phone.

                    Tl;dr, every device has flaws in software/hardware, including iPhones. The thing is, here you are shelling a fortune for an already compromised device. And a greedy business is quite happy with it, sitting on their trillion dollar valuation.

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                      Duel83, 16 Sep 2018IPhone is great example what you can do when you do your ow... moreYou have no idea what you are talking about

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                        • 16 Sep 2018

                        By name, thievery, and disbelief. But not by tech....well of course a couple things. But barely anything.
                        Most things were done already by others.
                        Even the names iPhone, iPad, and I believe even apple were taken illegally. But they didn't care. However have someone do that to them or even simply have a small resemblance and you are getting your a sued off.

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                          • 16 Sep 2018

                          "..The original phone had a plastic screen, same as most other phones at the time. But Jobs being the perfectionist that he was, got really annoyed at the scratches that developed after carrying a prototype iPhone in the same pocket as his keys."

                          err, wait! I remembered differently from news I've watched and read before. As far as I remember, Steve was really annoyed at the scratches but not scratches at the screen, but scratches at the metal back body, then he contacted Corning from someone's recommendation, and then the iPhone design using dual gorilla glass panel front and back sandwiched.

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                            Kingslayer, 16 Sep 2018Seems like every year we talk about the first iPhone. I own... moreCoz that's what it is..history..u praise its past..coz the present devices are shit..and the future is screwed

                              OG iphone back is upside down
                              Google Pixel phone back 🙌🙂

                                But Android is still king smartphone!

                                  Duel83, 16 Sep 2018IPhone is great example what you can do when you do your ow... morebro by ur lines: "They have their own OS and ecosystem which no else can touch." Thats why they're not Open Source. else any maufacturer would pay Apple for iOS to be installed in their device outbeating Apple's own iPhones. The same concept was with Blackberry, who had to resort to Android later.

                                  Apple is not what it used to be couple of years ago.

                                  Apple can only be the trend setter in this smartphone era, but doesn't suit in innovation.

                                    Seems like every year we talk about the first iPhone. I owned it twice. Great device for its time. But do we need to keep talking about its legacy?

                                      freespirit16680, 16 Sep 2018I phone was a rip off project from the beginning check out ... moreDude calm down. Sony will be OK, take it easy. Sony has its own fans and you know it. You are one of them.

                                        The iPhones changed the world. Nobody can deny that.

                                        I have no idea why people hate on 10+ year old iPhone today (first iPhone)