The Apple Mobile Phone: iPhone
April 7, 2011 – 4:08 pmHistory of Apple
Apple is an American company. It was established in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Ronald Wayne and Steve Wozniak in the USA. The very first name of the company was “Apple Computer”, but it was changed into “Apple Inc.” after producing various different things. What does this company do? Apple is the designer and manufacturer of different technological devices along with software systems.
Basically, Apple designs and sells iPod, iPhone and Macintosh computers. Main products of Apple are Apple TV, Mac, iPhone, iPod, AirPort, iLife, iWork and some other device and software systems. Since the late 2000s, Apple has started to produce mobile phone models. These models are called iPhone. You can find detailed information about iPhone in the rest of the article.
Apple in the Mobile Market World with iPhone
Apple Inc. became a part of mobile market world with iPhone. iPhone is a smart phone. (For further information on smart phone see the article on PDA – Please add the link.) iPhone is a very new concept for our world. iPhone was first represented and released in 2007. Despite being a very young product, it is available in many countries and iPhone is widely used in these countries.
After the invention of touch screen technology, iPhone concept became real. For the release of the first iPhone, there were long queues waiting. After the first model, some other models were developed and released. Nowadays, sale of iPhone models dominates the mobile market world with millions of numbers.
General Features of iPhone Models
Firstly, for iPhone models iPhone OS operating system is used. All of them have touch screen. Connecting to the internet is possible with these devices. The battery of iPhone is different. It can be charged when it is connected to a PC. The storage options are satisfying for the users. From 4GB to 16 GB, you can find enough space on your device. Briefly, iPhone is a good combination of a mobile and PC.
Apple Mobile Models
Since the first release of iPhone models, Apple produced just three models totally. These models are iPhone, iPhone 3G and iPhone 3Gs. The first model iPhone was released on June 29, 2007. 4, 8 or 16 GB capacity options are available. It has a 2.0 megapixels camera. 128 MB RAM is available. It has Bluetooth feature and WiFi connection can be done with this model.
The second iPhone model by Apple Inc. is iPhone 3G. iPhone 3G was released on July 11, 2008. iPhone 3G has 8 or 16 GB capacity. Some features of iPhone 3G are same with the previous iPhone model. For instance, memory, camera and Bluetooth features were not changed. In addition to WiFi connection, A-GPS, Tri band, UMTS/ HSDPA 850, 1900, 2100 connectivity options are available.
The latest iPhone model is iPhone 3Gs. iPhone 3Gs was released on June 19, 2009. 16 and 32GB capacity options are available. The camera of previous models was developed for iPhone 3Gs. iPhone 3Gs has 3.0 megapixels camera.