iPhone : The Revolutionary

Status Symbol
By,
G. Nithin
III-year Mech – ‘C’
Roll No. 29
Reg. No. 113215114143
How iPhone came into existence?

• Invented by a team of 24 engineers led by Steve Jobs.

• The project started in the year 2005 and went on till 2007.

• The iPhone 1st gen was launched on 9th January 2007 and
was commercially available on 29th June.
Breakthroughs accomplished
• iPhone is the 1st smartphone to be commercially available .

• Siri is the 1st intelligent virtual personal assistant to be

integrated in a smartphone.

• iPhone has a record breaking sale of more than 1.2 billion

units globally.
iPhone 1st generation iPhone 3G & 3Gs

iPhone 5, 5c & 5s iPhone 4 & 4s

 iPhone 7 & 7 Plus
iPhone 6 & 6s

iPhone X Iphone 8 & 8 plus

Success and failures
• The most successful iPhone of all time is the iPhone 7, about
78.3 billion units were sold till November 2017.

• The iPhone 4 was a failure, due to hardware and network

issues.

• The latest iPhone X also didn’t make the cut due to software
issues and cost.
What makes it unique?

• Data protection and security,

• Internal hardware,

• Software support,

• User interface,

• Elegant design,

• Efficient performance,
Significance

• Having a virtual PA(Siri) on our hands makes life easier .

• DSLR quality pics can be taken easily.

• Hassle free cloud storage.

• Better handling of memory consuming apps than it’s android

counterpart.

• Software support even after 2-3 years from product release date.
How iPhone became a status symbol?

• Cost of iPhone,

• Businessmen’s smartphone,

• Brand Value,

• Shiny Apple logo and

• Elegance of design.
 Conclusion
“You know, everybody has a cell phone, but I don’t know one person
who likes their cell phone. I want to make a phone that people love”

-Steve Jobs

As quoted by Steve Jobs, he succeeded his vision by developing

a cellphone which is loved by everyone irrespective of their age and later
the iPhone became the revolutionary status symbol of the 21st century.
Thank You