Apple's iPhone went on sale 19 years ago today, and changed the world
Compared to today's iPhone 17 Pro Max and what we know of the forthcoming iPhone 18 range, the very first iPhone that went on sale 19 years ago today was startlingly slow and incredibly limited — yet it changed the world.
Apple launched the iPhone in 2007 - image credit: Apple
It was on June 29, 2007, that the original iPhone went on sale in the US, and arguably that was the day that it truly began shaking up what users expected from a phone.
We and the phone industry had already known all about it for over five months. But it wasn't until you could buy it that the impact of this little device began to be felt — even inside Apple.
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Apple launched the iPhone in 2007 - image credit: Apple
It was on June 29, 2007, that the original iPhone went on sale in the US, and arguably that was the day that it truly began shaking up what users expected from a phone.
We and the phone industry had already known all about it for over five months. But it wasn't until you could buy it that the impact of this little device began to be felt — even inside Apple.
Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums