10 Years Ago Today: Steve Jobs Introduces the iPhone

[citysnaps]

I used to love the iPhone and still do to some extent but haven't upgraded from the 6 to the 7 on my usual 2 year upgrade cycle because they removed the headphone jack - need to charge and use 3.5mm jack at same time in car etc.

Interesting that Apple removes the headphone jack and for the first time in 10 years they have a sales decline. Could be a correlation there.

And it could just as easily correlate to market saturation - something affecting all manufacturers.

I've had my 6+ for two years. I'm not feeling compelled to upgrade right now. It does everything I need, is reliable, lasts a long time on a battery charge, is relatively secure, receives frequent software updates, has a great screen, and the camera is excellent (I'm a photographer). The phone is that good.

Please, tell me why I should spend $$$ for an iPhone 7+.

 

[mactactic]

I wonder who's going to save Apple after the idiot Cook destroys it again ?
[doublepost=1483972317][/doublepost]Make Apple Great Again !

 

[newyorksole]

The iPhone 4 was probably the biggest upgrade we've ever seen, and maybe will ever see - it depends on how radical this year's model(s) will be. Amongst other things, the iP4 brought, in addition to the "retina" display;
IPS LCD panel
Gorilla glass touchscreen
Front-facing camera
Autofocusing rear camera
LED camera flash
Chassis-integrated antennas *ahem*
Plus the usual twice the RAM, faster CPU, faster graphics...

Also, the 2013 iPhone 5S brought its super-powerful, dual 64-bit "Cyclone" processor cores, a first in the mobile industry, matching or exceeding four and eight-core CPUs used in other phones in nearly every benchmark, and muchly improved PowerVR "Rogue" graphics processor cores.

Also, let's not forget, the original 2012 iP5's chamfered edges!

Let's be honest... the iPhone 4 was technically the THIRD iPhone (design wise). It was a major update, but to say that was the biggest update we'll ever see or have EVER seen is crazy...

There have been great

I remember thinking when it was announced that I need to figure out a way to raise $600 and convince my wife to switch to AT&T (From Verizon)...ended missing out on the original iPhone and got the iPhone 3G.

I was 15 at the time and didn't have a phone for several months because my brother wouldn't pay the Sprint bill Lol. So I told my mom "ok I'll go without a phone, but I want that iPhone and to be added to your AT&T account "

June 29th comes around and I'm a proud owner of a 4GB iPhone on her dine and haven't looked back.

Now I'm 25 on my own cell phone plan with Verizon and on the iPhone Upgrade Program w/ a 7 Plus Black 128GB.

 

[Royal Gala]

Tim: Today the iPhone got 10 years of age: Time to celebrate !!!
All: Just a moment, Tim. We're updating our FaceBook status. There are 45 million following us. So here it is...ehh... "in meeting, don't disturb."
Tim: WHAT !? Do you imply I was disturbing you ? Ye iPhone got 10 today !!
All: Don't be silly, Tim. Can't be your fault if our status hadn't been correctly set.
Tim: OK, then. Let me check what your current status is on FaceBook.
Where do I log in ?
All: Ahem...ehh sorry Tim. You need to have friends for that...and at least 15 seconds of battery time.
Tim: O man, these 10 years have brought us so much richdom, joy and souvereignty
No wonder there's so little left in the pipeline...

Where to even start with that

 

[iapplelove]

Thank you Steve.

 

[adamjackson]

I was there and it was really an amazing event. I have seen Steve present over a dozen times and the '07 iPhone introduction was his greatest reveal ever.

Here are a few clips I took:

If there's any interest in me uploading some photos I took during MWSF07, let me know. I have a few hundred.

 

[MrX8503]

Back then I was a non believer and I didn't even watch the keynote. I didn't believe until I used a friend's 2nd gen iPhone and was blown away. I've never felt a screen feel so smooth both physically (glass screen) and software wise (scrolling performance). They multi touch keyboard was so fast and accurate, I was blown away at how this was possible.

I think that's one of the things that caught other competitors off guard. They couldn't imagine how a screen keyboard could ever replace physical keys.

 

[naeS1Sean]

Things felt so much more fun back then...

 

[usarioclave]

Apple had a post-Steve plan. I wonder what it said and how well it's tracking?

 

[Dave245]

This years iPhone 8 will have something special, I can't see Apple missing up the 10 anniversary of their most popular product.

 

[Zoolevation]

Funny, everyone want to see Tim Cook step down. But Steve Jobs was a guy one of a million and don't forget Apple doing still great in profit and sold units. The iPhone and iPad were released in a period that mobile computing was new. Now these these day every company searhing and hiking for the next big thing. Look just at the last CES, all companies just showing a reinvented wheel, monitors and TV's stole the show.

 

[B.K.]

Just curious... from looking at the history of your posts, it appears you're only on MacRumors to complain about Apple. Are you just trolling? Looking for attention? What is it that brings you here to speak nothing but negative things?

Last time I checked anyone can post here, regardless of their opinion.

 

[Jsameds]

I've never felt a screen feel so smooth

This. Everything else at the time (including touch screens) had a plasticy/rubbery feel to them that felt awful and resisted finger swipes. Using iPhone for the first time made my finger feel like a figure skater at the Olympics.

 

[dominiongamma]

Only ones left from this picture is phil, jony, eddy. I can live with phil and jony.

Scott was the one who created the map nightmare glad he is gone.

 

[Jsameds]

Scott was the one who created the map nightmare glad he is gone.

Is a shame IMO. All maps are a buggy mess to begin with because the world is a big place. I remember using Google Maps when it came out and it was far worse than Apple Maps on day one, that's for sure.

 

[adamjackson]

I was there and it was really an amazing event. I have seen Steve present over a dozen times and the '07 iPhone introduction was his greatest reveal ever.

Here are a few clips I took:

If there's any interest in me uploading some photos I took during MWSF07, let me know. I have a few hundred.

Grabbed 42 out of 500 and uploaded to Flickr. Photos taken in 2007 are TINY. less than a megabyte from my old camera.

Yep, woz's Segway

Got to meet The Woz.

This was iJustine's First Macworld and we had lunch after the keynote. She and I were old Internet buddies back in high school (2001-2002) and it was the first time we met:

I have tons of more photos but there are just too many to post.

 

[shk718]

I used to love the iPhone and still do to some extent but haven't upgraded from the 6 to the 7 on my usual 2 year upgrade cycle because they removed the headphone jack - need to charge and use 3.5mm jack at same time in car etc.

Interesting that Apple removes the headphone jack and for the first time in 10 years they have a sales decline. Could be a correlation there.

The headphone jack was removed this year not last (when the sales decline was reported). We do not yet know the effect of the removal.

 

[Mildredop]

I remember when people reviewed iPhone 10 years ago-one complaint was the fact the 3.5mm headphone jack was recessed and required an adapter.

Now you require an adapter to listen to music etc because it's been removed!

That was one of the reasons I didn't buy the iPhone at first, but then Sony (I think) brought out some earphones with a really slim jack that would fit past the case and plug in.

The first iPhone was great, but I think people are forgetting also how bad it was. There was no app store, no GPS, no copy/paste, you had to use iTunes, the camera was a bit rubbish, it was incredibly expensive (if I remember correctly, the cheapest contract was 2yrs at £60 per month) and you had to be on O2 which, at the time, weren't a very good network outside of London. I bought it a few months after release once the price came down.

 

[frifra]

Good old Steve. I much prefer his presentations. Way better than what I saw after him passing.

 

[lincolntran]

"An iPod, a phone, and an Internet communicator. An iPod, a phone … Are you getting it?

*crowd erupts*

These are not three separate devices, this is one device, and we are calling it iPhone.

Today, today Apple is going to reinvent the phone."

That part always gives me goosebumps man. Damn, I miss Steve

I miss Steve's fire! I'm not complaining about Tim, but I really miss Steve's fire.

 

[cableguy84]

What a load of twaddle.

What is a twaddle. Is that some northern *****

 

[Vorkeyjones]

Scott was the one who created the map nightmare glad he is gone.

Isn't Forstall considered the father of iOS? I'm pretty sure he did more good than bad.

 

[usarioclave]

I picked up an iPhone 1 on launch day and remember wandering around East Hampton and my one year old daughter was having a great time playing with it in her stroller. Even back then the UI was so good that the pre-literate could use it. I think at one point she found all the ringtones and was going through all of them, which was just as aggravating as that always is.

 

[obiwan]

I miss Steve. Still gives me chills watching this...

Best quote of the video: 'Who wants a stylus?'

Err...

 

[AdonisSMU]

I used to love the iPhone and still do to some extent but haven't upgraded from the 6 to the 7 on my usual 2 year upgrade cycle because they removed the headphone jack - need to charge and use 3.5mm jack at same time in car etc.

Interesting that Apple removes the headphone jack and for the first time in 10 years they have a sales decline. Could be a correlation there.

There couldnt be because Apple didnt remove it until the iPhone 7 and not the iPhone 6s.