1st Generation Apple iPhone

Essentially a converged iPod touch and Mac OS powered smartphone, the original Apple iPhone changed the smartphone market forever when it was released in 2007.

The face of the iPhone is dominated by its 3.5" touchscreen display. The Home button centered below the screen always takes you back to the main menu and is the only hardware control on the unit's face.  The iPhone does not include a stylus; interacting with the mobile Mac OS is the venue of the iPhone's touch/gesture interface, which is designed for fingertips rather than styli.  Even the iPhone's keyboard is touchscreen-based.  

The iPhone works much like an iPod, syncing with iTunes for music, movie and TV downloads, contacts, calendar entries and more. The iPhone also syncs with Outlook on Windows PCs.

The 1st Gen iPhone has onboard Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0, and connects to the AT&T Mobility service via GSM/EDGE.  The Safari web browser renders web pages as they were designed to be seen, even on a small screen.  New applications can also be added to the iPhone via the web browser with "Web 2.0" functionality over the wireless network; the iPhone 2.0 OS added third-party Apps.

Available in both 8GB and 16GB capacities, the iPhone was available only for use with the AT&T Mobility wireless network.  The 1st Generation iPhone is no longer for sale, though you can still find these phones available for purchase on eBay.

The original iPhone was replaced by the iPhone 3G in July of 2008; the iPhone 3GS was also added to the iPhone family in June of 2009.

Want to enjoy the iPod features of the iPhone without the phone?  Check out the iPod Touch.

  

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