Developer | Apple |
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Manufacturer | Contract manufacturers: |
Type | Smartphone |
Units sold | 2.3 billion (as of January 1, 2024[update])[1] |
Operating system | iOS |
Storage | 64, 128, 256, 512 GB or 1 TB[note 1] flash memory[2] (current models) |
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Power | Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery |
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Website | apple |
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The iPhone is a line of smartphones developed and marketed by Apple that use the company's own iOS mobile operating system. The first-generation iPhone was announced by then–Apple CEO Steve Jobs on January 9, 2007. Since then, Apple has annually released new iPhone models and iOS versions. As of November 1, 2018, more than 2.2 billion iPhones had been sold.
The iPhone was the first mobile phone to use multi-touch technology.[3] Since the iPhone's launch, it has gained larger screen sizes, video-recording, waterproofing, and many accessibility features. Up to the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, iPhones had a single button on the front panel, with the iPhone 5s and later integrating a Touch ID fingerprint sensor.[4] Since the iPhone X, iPhone models have switched to a nearly bezel-less front screen design with Face ID facial recognition in place of Touch ID for authentication, and increased use of gestures in place of the home button for navigation. Touch ID and the home button are still used for the budget iPhone SE series.
The iPhone that operates using iOS is one of the two largest smartphone platforms in the world alongside Android. The first-generation iPhone was described by then-Apple CEO Steve Jobs as a "revolution" for the mobile phone industry. The iPhone has been credited with popularizing the smartphone and slate form factor, and with creating a large market for smartphone apps, or "app economy". As of August 2024[update], Apple's App Store contained nearly 2 million applications.[5]
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