It's been 15 years since Apple CEO Steve Jobs stood on stage at the Macworld expo in San Francisco, California and gave the world its first look at the iPhone, a device that would change everything.
The original iPhone was a tiny little thing with a 3.5-inch display, a plain old Home button, a thick chassis, and a huge processor, but it was still unlike anything else that was on the market at the time.
The limited display area, hardware-based keyboards, and styluses for screen interaction, but not the multi-touch display, made the iPhone stand out because it was more intimate and interactive.
Jobs described the iPhone as three revolutionary products in one: an iPod with touch controls, a phone, and a breakthrough internet communications device. "Today, Apple is going to invent the phone," Jobs said, and he couldn't have been more correct.
Since 2007, Apple has led the way in mobile phone design, inspiring other manufacturers to follow in its footsteps. Features like Touch ID, Face ID, sleek designs, and incredible camera technology have kept Apple competitive. We highlighted 15 changes that Apple has made since introducing the original iPhone.
No other phone maker has been able to match Apple's deep integration of hardware and software or its unparalleled chip designs, and that's why the iPhone is the most popular phone in the world.
In January of 2021, Apple said that there were more than 1 billion active iPhones worldwide, which is a staggering number, and the success of the iPhone has driven Apple to become the world's first company to surpass a $3 trillion valuation.
Every year, Apple makes us excited about a new version of a product. The first notchless design that will be used in the iPhone 14 will provide more screen space, as well as Apple adopting a hole-punch display that will provide more available screen space.
We're expecting faster performance with the A16, improvements to 5G, and innovative safety features like car crash detection and satellite support for reporting emergencies when cellular signal is unavailable.
The future beyond the iPhone is being explored by Apple as well. The first augmented/ virtual reality headset could be unveiled in 2022, and while it will be bulky, expensive, and focused on virtual reality experiences, we can expect Apple to improve on the headset experience until some kind of head-worn Wearable becomes indispensable.
Ian Zelbo is the artist behind the rendering of the headset.
We don't know what the next iteration of the phone will look like, but we will be here to tell you all about it. What do you think is in store for Apple in the future? Let us know what you think in the comments.
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