subject: Iphone: An Amazing Smart Phone [print this page] I phone from the Apple is regarded as the most advanced form of smart phone in the current era. This phone is designed and marketed by Apple
Inc. It runs Apple's IOS mobile operating system, originally named "iPhone OS". The first iphone was released on June 29, 2007 the most recent
iPhone, the sixth-generation mobile phone was released on September 2012. The user interface is built around the device's multi touch screen,
including a virtual keypad rather than a physical one. The iPhone has Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity (2G, 3G and 4G). Iphone becomes the favorite
mobile of the celebrities and the businessmen. If you ask somebody that what are the things you must carry when you are out of your home? Then
one of the answers will be Iphone. When iphone was launched in 2007 it takes the world of smart phones by storm. It transformed the way we
expect from a touch pad smart phone, everything was far away from its current counterparts its design, features, price, operating system, speed
etc.
Generations of iphone:
There are six generations of iphone:
Original: June 29, 2007:it was a GSM phone ,having touch pad ,virtual keypad but without video and radio.
IPhone 3G: July 11, 2008: it has added 3g network facilities and a GPS .
IPhone 3GS: June 19, 2009: it has added a faster processor and a high resolution camera that can shot video.
IPhone 4: June 24, 2010: featured a higher-resolution 960 640 "retina display", a higher-resolution rear-facing camera and a lower-
resolution front-facing camera for video calling.
IPhone 4S: October 14, 2011: here they added a 8 mega pixal camera and dual core processor.
IPhone 5: September 21, 2012: features the new A6 processor, holds a 4-inch Retina display that is larger than its predecessor's 3.5-inch
display, and replaces the 30-pin connector with an all-digital Lightning connector.
Development cycle:
Development process of apple iphone was very secret as steve jobs keep it under the wrap till its final launch. He named it the project purple
.The back of the original iPhone was made of aluminum with a black plastic accent. The iPhone 3G and 3GS feature a full plastic back to increase
the strength of the GSM signal. The iPhone 3G was available in an 8 GB black model, or a black or white option for the 16 GB model. They both
are discontinued. The iphone parts 3GS was available in both colors, regardless of storage capacity.
The iPhone 4 has an aluminosilicate glass front and back with a stainless steel edge that serves as the antenna. It was at first available in black;
the white version was announced, but not released until April 2011, 10 months later.
