or developing the iPhone began with a request

2004 from CEO Steve Jobs to the company's

hardware engineer Tony Fadell, software
ngineer Scott Forstall and design engineer Sir
onathan Ive to work on the highly confidential
"Project Purple"

HISTORY OF
1976 1
APRIL 1 IPHONE
Foundation of the
Apple computer inc
2007
2 JUNE
29
Apple launches first
iPhone a tiny display
JULY 11, and no third-party apps

2008 3
arely one year after the release of
the first iPhone, which took place
before the App Store went live,
Apple released the iPhone 3G. It
had 3G connectivity and up to
16GB of storage. Like the original
iPhone, it offered a 3.5-inch JUNE
display, 2MP camera, and 128MB
of RAM. The hardware differences
between the iPhone 3 and the
4 19,2009
Less than 11 months after the
original iPhone were minor, with iPhone 3G, Apple announced the
the major additions being the iPhone 3GS on June 8, 2009. Like
App Store and 3G connectivity. the iPhone 3G, the iPhone 3GS also
Even so, it sold a million units in sold a million units in its first week.
Apple realized that with the recent
the first weekend of its release. introduction of its App Store, 16GB

JUNE 24, might not cut it for some users, so it

released this version with a 32GB

2010 5 storage option and 256MB of RAM,

which was double that of the
iPhone and the iPhone 3G. The
iPhone 3GS also featured a new
3MP autofocus camera, an inbuilt
One year later, Apple introduced digital compass, and new
the iPhone 4 in June 2010. It was accessibility features like
VoiceOver0
the first iPhone with a Retina
display, although it retained the
same 3.5-inch screen size. It
offered other upgrades too,
SEPTEMBER
including a 5MP camera with
LED flash and FaceTime calls
using a front camera – the first
6 21, 2012
The iPhone 5 was released
on an iPhone. The iPhone 4 also
introduced a new glass and in September 2012 and
stainless steel design, a big introduced some
upgrade over previous iPhones. revolutionary changes – a
bigger 4-inch display, LTE

SEPTEMBER connectivity, a FaceTime HD

20, 2013 7 front camera, and a new

Lightning connector
replacing the older 30-pin
charging port. Even more
ONE YEAR LATER ON SEPT. 10, 2013, APPLE
INTRODUCED THE IPHONE 5S AND IPHONE successful than its
5C. THE IPHONE 5S BROUGHT TOUCH ID TO predecessor, it sold five
THE IPHONE, INTEGRATING A FINGERPRINT
SENSOR INTO THE HOME BUTTON. IT ALSO
million units in its first week.
FEATURED AN IMPROVED 8MP PRIMARY
SEPTEMBER 19,
8
CAMERA AND TRUE TONE FLASH, ALONG
WITH NEW CAMERA MODES SUCH AS BURST
AND SLO-MO. THE IPHONE 5C WAS A
CHEAPER IPHONE AVAILABLE IN FIVE
VIBRANT COLORS, BUT LACKED THE TOUCH
2014
The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus were
ID FINGERPRINT SENSOR. BOTH PHONES
COMBINED SOLD OVER NINE MILLION UNITS launched on Sept. 9, 2014. They came in
IN THE FIRST WEEKEND. 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch screen sizes, and a
new design made of unibody aluminum
that was thinner than previous iPhones.
The new iPhones were also the first to
SEPTEMBER come with Apple Pay, allowing users to

25, 2015
9 make contactless payments in stores using
the Touch ID fingerprint sensor for
authentication. Video recording got a boost
with these iPhones, as did the FaceTime
Exactly a year later, Apple front camera.
announced the follow-up to the
iPhone 6 series with the iPhone 6s
and iPhone 6s Plus in September
2015. Apart from generational
MARCH
improvements like a new A9
Bionic chipset, the new iPhones
also brought 3D Touch, allowing
10 31, 2016
users to apply pressure to the
iPhone's display to view additional The first iPhone SE model was launched in 2016. It
options. The iPhone 6s series offered most features of the more expensive iPhone 6s
introduced other new features, models, barring 3D Touch. Housed in the body of an
including Live Photos, improved iPhone 5, the iPhone SE featured a compact 4-inch
front and rear cameras, and the display. Other features included an A9 Bionic chipset,
ability to use the 'Hey Siri' 12MP rear camera, 4K video recording, Live Photos, and
command without the iPhone the ability to use 'Hey Siri' without being connected to
being plugged into a power a charger.
source.