![]() ![]() screen, and the iPhone 6 Plus, with a 5.5-in. (See launch story.) iPhone 6 and 6 Plus IDG / Appleįor the second year in a row, Apple unveiled two iPhones in 2014: the iPhone 6, which has a 4.7-in. The iPhone 5C started at $99 for a $16GB model the iPhone 5S started at $199 for the same amount of storage. (The iPhone 5C was basically a reskinned iPhone 5.) The iPhone 5S got a faster, 64-bit A7 SoC (system on a chip), Touch ID, and a new motion data processor touted as the foundation for a new wave of health and fitness apps. 10, 2013, Apple CEO Tim Cook rolled out not one, but two iPhones: the upscale iPhone 5S (now in gold, in addition to the usual white and black), and the colorful, less-expensive iPhone 5C. (See launch story.) iPhone 5S and 5C IDG / Apple 21 prices for the 16GB, 32GB and 64GB models were unchanged. “This is the biggest thing to happen to iPhone since the iPhone,” he said, referring to the first-gen smartphone Steve Jobs had launched in 2007. 12, 2012, as CEO Tim Cook touted the faster, slimmer upgrade to the iPhone 4S during a 90-minute presentation in San Francisco. The iPhone 5, the first version to have a 4-in. In addition to the usual 16GB and 32GB models, Apple also unveiled a 64GB version that sold for $399. New CEO Tim Cook talked up the new phone's dual-core processor (the same used in the iPad 2), and said the 4S would go on sale Oct. 4, 2011, a few weeks after Steve Jobs stepped down because of health issues. In a change of pace, Apple unveiled the iPhone 4S on Oct. (See launch story.) iPhone 4S IDG / Apple “Once you use a Retina Display, you can’t go back,” said Steve Jobs. It went on sale on June 24, and heralded the arrival of the first high-resolution “Retina” screen. Prices remained unchanged: $199 for a 16GB model and $299 for the 32GB version. The redesigned iPhone 4 arrived on Jin tandem with the newly-renamed iOS 4, and marked the arrival of FaceTime video chat. The iPhone 3GS was available June 19, 2009. An 8GB iPhone 3G was also offered for $99. The 32GB iPhone 3G S sold for $299 a 16GB model went for $199. Although the form factor was unchanged from the previous version, the new iPhone was twice as fast as its predecessor and ran iPhone 3.0 (an early version of iOS 8, due out later this month). “It’s going to explode.” (See launch story.)Īgain at WWDC, Apple's Steve Jobs announced the next iPhone, a faster version called the iPhone 3GS. ![]() “Location services is going to be a really big deal on the iPhone,” said CEO Steve Jobs. Selling for $199 for the 8GB model, $299 for the 16GB version, the iPhone 3G was available on July 11, and offered something called location services. ![]() The new model could connect to faster 3G-based networks, included built-in GPS, offered more storage and was cheaper. On June 9, 2008, a year after the original iPhone went on sale, Apple rolled out its successor, the iPhone 3G. (See iPhone launch story.) iPhone 3G IDG / Apple Critics, however, said the phone was too expensive to do well in the market. screen, a 2-megapixel camera and won plaudits for the then-new multitouch features. The device, which didn’t actually go on sale until June, started at $499 for a 4GB model, $599 for the 8GB version (with a two-year contract). First iPhone IDG / AppleĪfter months of rumors and speculation, Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone on Jan. But otherwise? Considering the overall quality of the device, the upgrades from the prior models, and the competition at the time, we think the iPhone 5 holds up best all around.The iPhone has come a long way since its arrival in 2007. Sure, iOS 6 felt a little dated by that point, and Apple’s Maps was a mess at launch those bits can’t be ignored. ![]() It was the iPhone that sorted our biggest lingering complaints in nearly every significant way and felt like a nearly complete package. The iPhone 5 is gorgeously designed, thinning the sharp iPhone 4 build to a stunning degree while thankfully extending the display to proper widescreen dimensions and a 4in size.Ĭrucially, it’s also where Apple embraced long-overdue LTE support, finally giving users the network speed to appreciate that great Retina display and the wonderful App Store selection. Why? Well, for our money, it’s the last iPhone that truly wowed us with its debut (before the iPhone X rolled around), and it showed Apple at the top of its smartphone game. ![]()
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