IPhone

''This is the article about the line of smartphones. For the first iPhone see: iPhone (original)''



The iPhone is a line of high end smartphones phones, marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007. The 7th generation iPhone's, the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c, were announced on September 10, 2013, and released on September 20, 2013, two days after the release of iOS 7 , the Apple operating system for handheld devices.

An iPhone can function as a video camera (video recording was not a standard feature until the iPhone 3GS was released), a camera phone, a portable media player, and an Internet client with email and web browsing capabilities, can send texts and receive visual voicemail, and has both Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity(the origuinal iPhone only supported EDGE(2G),while the iPhone 4S supports non-LTE 4G and the iPhone 5, 5C, and 5S support LTE). The user interface is built around the device's multi-touch screen, including a virtual keyboard rather than a physical one. Third-party as well as Apple application software is available from the App Store, which launched in mid-2008 and now has over 900,000 "apps" approved by Apple. These apps have diverse functions, including games, reference, GPS navigation, social networking, security and advertising for television shows, films, and celebrities.

There are seven generations of iPhone models, each accompanied by one of the seven major releases of iOS (formerly known as iPhone OS). The original iPhone was a GSM phone that established design precedents like screen size and button placement that have persisted through all models. The iPhone 3G added 3G cellular network capabilities and A-GPS(Assisted GPS)location. The iPhone 3GS added a compass, faster processor, and higher resolution camera, including video recording at 480p. The iPhone 4 has a rear facing camera (720p video) and introduced a front facing camera (at a lower VGA resolution) for FaceTime video calling and for use in other apps like Skype. The iPhone 4 featured a higher-resolution 960x640 "Retina" display and was released on June 24, 2010. In the U.S., AT&T was the only authorized carrier until February 10, 2011, when a CDMA version of the iPhone 4 launched for Verizon. On October 4, 2011, Apple announced the iPhone 4s. The iPhone 4s added a higher resolution camera (8 megapixel) with 1080p video recording, face detection, video stabilization, a faster, dual core A5 processor, multi-standard wireless support (allowing a single handset to operate on networks based on both GSM/UMTS and CDMA technologies), GLONASS support, Bluetooth 4.0 and a natural language voice control system called Siri. It was available in 16 GB, 32 GB, and 64 GB capacity options. In the United States, it was announced that two carriers, C Spire and Sprint, would begin carrying the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4s on October and November 2011, respectively. The iPhone 5 features the dual-core A6 processor, increases the size of the Retina display to 4 inches, and replaces the 30-pin connector with an all digital Lightning connector. On September 10, 2013, Apple announced the iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s.



The iPhone 5c sports five colors, white, pink, yellow, blue, and green, and features Apple's newest mobile operating system, iOS 7. This iPhone is the first to be made out of plastic since the iPhone 3GS. The iPhone 5s was also announced on September 10, 2013. The iPhone 5s introduces Touch ID, a fingerprint scanner to secure your iPhone. The camera has been improved by replacing the LED flash with True Tone Flash, a dual-tone flash that chooses between white and amber, to give you the perfect photo. These two iPhones are the first iPhone to not have the black color option.

The iPhone 4 has been voted Best Apple Inc. Product On Earth.