iPhone (1st generation)

At a glance

The original iPhone brought multitouch, music playback and full-page web browsing into one handheld device, making it a useful record of early mobile interfaces.

Dates and versions

Announced 2007-01-09; first retail availability 2007-06-29. The date field uses that first retail day, not the announcement.

Launch storage was 4 or 8 GB; a 16 GB option followed. Apple’s archived specification now lists only 8 and 16 GB, so it does not describe the original line-up completely. This is the GSM/EDGE model, before 3G cellular networking and dedicated GPS.

RAM and labelled battery capacities use the linked physical inspections; Apple does not specify those values in these public sheets. Manufacturer battery-life figures are laboratory maximums, not measurements of an aged handset.

References

• iPhone (1st generation) — Apple technical specifications

• Apple launch / availability announcement

• iPhone (1st generation) — iFixit device inspection / teardown

• Apple initial introduction

• Apple model identification and SIM formats

Image credit

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