There’s no denying that the iPhone is the most popular smartphone brand left behind by Steve Jobs that is irreplaceable with even the most advanced Android smartphones. It doesn’t feel like it, this smartphone made by Apple has been present for a decade in the smartphone market.
Yes, exactly 10 years ago, Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone at the Mac World event held in San Francisco and became the most iconic moment in Apple’s history. Back then, Steve described the iPhone as an iPod with a large screen, a revolutionary cell phone, and an innovative internet-based device.
Shortly after its launch, Apple started selling the first iPhone 6 months later and after a decade since the launch has sold more than 1 billion units worldwide. Sales of the iPhone also continued to rise until 2016, a year in which the smartphone saw its sales decline for the first time. Even so, this smartphone is still considered Apple’s most successful product because it managed to provide 60% of the revenue of all existing products.
“iPhone is the most important part of our customers’ lives and today more than ever, we’ve redefined how to communicate, entertain, work and live better. iPhone has set the standard for mobile computing in the first decade and you’re just getting started, while
“iPhone is an essential part of our customers’ lives, and today more than ever it is redefining the way we communicate, entertain, work and live,” said Tim Cook, CEO of Apple. “The iPhone set the standard for mobile computing in the first decade and there has been nothing like it,” said Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, as quoted by MacRumors, Monday (9/1/2017).
Since then, Apple has managed to turn around the smartphone industry that was previously dominated by Nokia and BlackBerry, two companies that are actually displaced from the smartphone market today. The iPhone was presented by Steve Jobs as an answer to smartphones that “not too smart” and “not easy to use”, as well as replacing the physical keyboard on smartphones with a responsive multi-touch screen.
“This is a very admirable thing, from the first generation to the iPhone 7 Plus, this smartphone has remained a high standard that other smartphones respect. For some of us, the iPhone has become an essential device in life,” said Phillip Schiller, Apple’s Senior VP Marketing.
In 2017, the iPhone is rumored to have prepared a new model with a bezel-less screen without a home button. In addition, the latest iPhone will also bring new features such as wireless charging, facial or iris recognition, and vertical dual camera lenses for three-dimensional (3D) photography.
With cutting-edge technology and innovation, no matter how expensive the iPhone is, it seems that it cannot stop people from owning one. Even today, it remains one of the best smartphones, despite the skewed judgment that it lacks the sophistication of today’s smartphones.
Happy birthday, iPhone!
