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iPhone 3G

● Obsolete 2008 · iPhone era iPhone

Introduced

2008

Original price

$ 499

Processor

Samsung 32-bit RISC ARM11 (S5L8900)

Original OS

iPhone OS 2.0

Max OS

iOS 4.2.1

Colors

Black (8 GB or 16 GB) or White (16 GB only)

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Pre-Mac

Mac era

iMac era

iPod era

iPhone era

Silicon

Processor

ProcessorSamsung 32-bit RISC ARM11 (S5L8900)

Speed412 MHz (underclocked from 620 MHz)

Architecture32-bit

Memory & graphics

Standard RAM128 MB

GPUPowerVR MBX Lite 3D GPU

Display3.5" widescreen Multi-Touch, 18-bit (262,144-color) LCD

Resolutions320x480 at 163 ppi

Storage

Storage8 GB or 16 GB Flash

Connectivity

Wi-FiWi-Fi (802.11b/g)

BluetoothBluetooth 2.0+EDR

Dock30-pin dock connector

Software

Original OSiPhone OS 2.0

Max OSiOS 4.2.1

Apple statusObsolete

Power

Weight133 g (4.7 oz)

Dimensions115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm (4.5 x 2.4 x 0.48 in)

Battery3.7 V, 1150 mAh lithium-ion polymer

Battery lifeUp to 24 hours audio playback; up to 10 hours talk time on 2G, 5 hours on 3G; up to 5 hours Internet on 3G, 6 hours on Wi-Fi

Identifiers

Model IDiPhone1,2

Model N°A1241

Order N°MB046LL/A

Lifecycle

Introduced2008

Discontinued2010

Apple statusObsolete

History

Steve Jobs, Chief Executive Officer of Apple Inc., conceived the idea of using a multi-touch touchscreen to interact with a computer in such a way as to be able to write directly on the display, essentially eliminating the physical keyboard and mouse, similarly to a tablet computer. Jobs recruited a group of Apple engineers to investigate the idea as a side project. When Jobs examined the prototype and its user interface, he conceived a second idea of implementing the technology on a mobile phone. The entire project was named Project Purple 2 and began in 2005. The original iPhone was presented by Steve Jobs on January 9, 2007 in a keynote address at the Macworld Conference and Expo held at Moscone West in San Francisco, California. In his speech, Jobs stated: "I've been looking forward to this moment for two and a half years", and that "today, Apple will reinvent the phone." Jobs presented the iPhone as a combination of three devices: a "widescreen iPod with touch controls"; a "revolutionary mobile phone"; and a "revolutionary Internet communicator".

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_3G · Wikipedia

Trivia

• The multi-touch screen of the original iPhone was born as a side project when Steve Jobs wanted to eliminate the physical keyboard and mouse, inspired by the idea of a tablet computer that didn't yet exist. • The official name of iPhone development was "Project Purple 2" and it began in 2005, two and a half years before the official presentation at the Macworld Conference and Expo in San Francisco. • Steve Jobs presented the revolutionary iPhone as the fusion of three distinct devices: an iPod with a touchscreen display, an innovative mobile phone, and a portable Internet communicator.

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