On January 9, 2022, the iPhone turned 15 years old. In the course of this mobile phone transformed into a device that changed the world.
Although only released once a year, iPhone sales have never subsided. Embedded new features always make Apple Fanboy fall in love with this phone.
Here are a number of facts about the iPhone that may be rarely known by its users. Anything?
1. Material
The first iPhone has a silver-coated aluminum material. While the iPhone 13 has an aluminum frame frame and a layer of glass on the back, it comes in 5 colors to choose from. Meanwhile, the iPhone 13 Pro comes in three colors.
2. Price Difference
The first iPhone is priced at USD 499 or around Rp. 7 million with 4 GB of internal memory. Meanwhile, the iPhone 3G which was released in 2009 was priced at USD 199, even though with increased features.
Currently the iPhone 13 series is released with the cheapest price of USD 699 and the most expensive USD 1,599.
3. Competitors
When the first iPhone was announced, Apple's competitors were not Samsung, Huawei, Oppo, Vivo or Xiaomi. At that time the market was still controlled by Nokia, Motorola, Sony Ericsson and BlackBerry.
4. Camera
The first iPhones only had one camera, located on the back and measuring 2 MP. While the iPhone 13 Pro now has four cameras, three on the back and one on the front, all measuring 12 MP.
5. Copy Paste
One of the shortcomings of the early iPhones was that they couldn't copy and paste. Apple only brought this capability in 2009 with the release of iOS 3.0.
6. 15 Apps
Currently the App Store has more than 2 million applications that users can download. But in the past, the iPhone only had 15 applications, namely:
Calendar
Camera
clock
Contact
iPod
Maps
SMS
Notes
Phone
Photo
Safari
Stocks
Voice Memos
Weather
Settings
The App Store itself was presented on July 10, 2008. At that time only 500 applications could be downloaded.
7. Videos
One of the advantages of the iPhone 13 is in the video capabilities. But did you know that the first iPhone didn't even have the ability to record video.
8. Screen size
Currently, the iPhone 13 Mini is 5.4 inches, the iPhone 13 is 6.1 inches, and the iPhone 13 Pro Max is 6.7 inches. Do you know what the screen size of the first generation iPhone was?
Yes, the first iPhone screen was only 3.5 inches.
9. iPhone Sales Figures
On September 10, 2007 (74 days after the first iPhone was released), Apple sold one million iPhones. In 2018, Apple sold 216.7 million iPhones, which is roughly the equivalent of 1 million iPhones sold every 1.5 days.
Unfortunately Apple stopped sharing iPhone sales figures after 2018.
10. Filmmaking
The iPhone has been used to record several movies over the years. The following films were shot on iPhone: Unsane, Tangerine, Detour, High Flying Bird, Snowmobile (Snow Steam Iron), and Lady Gaga: Stupid Love.