Sunday will mark the 15th anniversary of Steve Jobs' introduction of the original iPhone at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco, and while the device revolutionized the smartphone industry, it's easy to forget how much the iPhone has improved since then.
To celebrate the upcoming occasion, we've put together a list of 15 features that the original iPhone didn't have when it was first announced.
App Store: The original iPhone came with pre-installed apps such as Phone, Weather, Notes, Calendar, Photos, and Calculator, but there was no official way to install native third-party apps until the launch of the App Store in July 2008. Developers could offer web services. based apps, but it was a poor experience. Copy and Paste: It might sound hard to believe, but the ability to copy and paste text wasn't added to the iPhone until 2009. Front camera: While selfies are now ubiquitous, there was no front camera on the original iPhone, in fact, there was no front camera until the iPhone 4 launched in 2010 with the new calls FaceTime video. Video recording: The original iPhone can only take photos, video recording was introduced in the iPhone 3GS in 2009. Flashlight: Without LED flash on the original iPhone, it There was no built-in flashlight. When the App Store was launched, some flashlight apps were released that displayed a white screen at maximum brightness to imitate a flashlight. Picture messaging (MMS) : The original iPhone supported text messaging via SMS, but it was not possible to send pictures. MMS capabilities were introduced with iPhone OS 3.0 in 2009, but only for iPhone 3G and the iPhone 3GS.GPS: While the original iPhone came with a Google Maps app pre-installed, there was no turn-by-turn directions, as the device lacked GPS.Apple has introduced built-in GPS with the iPhone 3G in 2008. Home screen wallpapers: It was not possible to set a custom home screen wallpaper on the iPhone until the release iOS 4 in 2010, and the software update did not support the original iPhone. Verizon Support: AT&T was the exclusive carrier for iPhones in the United States until Verizon began support the device in 2011.Siri: Apple's digital voice assistant was launched with the iPhone 4S in 2011.Touch ID or Face ID: While modern iPhones and iPads are equipped with authentication systems biometrics such as Face ID or Touch ID, the original iPhone could only be secured with a four-digit passcode. Touch ID arrived with the iPhone 5s in 2013, while Face ID made its debuted on the iPhone X in 2017. Lightning connector: Like many iPods before it, the original iPhone had a 30-pin dock connector. Apple moved to the smaller Lightning connector with the release of the iPhone 5 in 2012. Retina display: Introduced on the iPhone 4 in 2010, the Retina display had four times the pixels of the original iPhone and was the highest resolution screen for a smartphone at the time. Wireless Charging: The first iPhones to support wireless charging were the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X released in 2017. Water Resistance: Water n Haven't played with the original iPhone, but the latest models have IP68 water resistance.
Going forward, iPhone 14 will get even more new features, so be sure to catch up on everything we know so far.
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