
Apple iPhone
Release year: 2007
Launch price: 799 € September 2007
A solid, multitasking phone with one of the world's most important operating systems, Mac OS X v10.4.8. This is the Apple iPhone.
Not just a phone, but also the first widescreen iPod. Controls are touch-based and accessible without a stylus; the Apple iPhone can be used for listening to music, but also audiobooks, videos, TV shows and films. It is equipped with a built-in 2 MP photo/video camera (1600x1200 pixels), with the possibility of customizing images, wallpapers, applications and ringtones. It also includes SMS and MMS messaging, GPRS technology, Email, Instant Messaging, voice memo, HTML Browser, and USB, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi 802.11b/g connectivity. It also offers the possibility of viewing maps via Google and a memory of 4 or 8 Gb.
Technical specifications
| Networks | Quad-band GSM 900-1800-1900-850 |
| Dimensions | 115 x 61 x 11.6 mm |
| Weight with battery | 135 g |
| Battery | Lithium |
| Talk time | 5 h |
| Operating system | Mac OS X v10.4.8 |
In the box: Battery, user manual, travel charger
Messaging
| SMS | |
| MMS | |
| Predictive text (T9) | |
| Video messaging | |
| Chat |
Messaging notes: Writing messages or dialing numbers is done via on-screen virtual keyboards, easily controlled with your fingers. The keyboard is predictive, meaning it anticipates and corrects errors, providing an ease of use superior to the keyboards of a Treo or a Blackberry.
Design and display
| Display | Multi-touch screen, sensitive to multiple simultaneous finger touches. It measures 3.5 inches, with a resolution of 320x480 at 660 ppi. |
| Adjustable contrast | |
| Multi-line display | |
| Display color | 16 Milioni |
| Display size | 320x480 pixels |
| Backlit keypad | |
| Keypad lock | |
| One-touch phonebook access | |
| Antenna | internal |
| Vibration | |
| Headphone jack |
Features
| SIM Application Toolkit | |
| Conference calling | |
| Voice recorder | |
| Memory | Flash memory available in sizes of 4 |
Connectivity
| UMTS | |
| GPRS | |
| EDGE | |
| WAP | |
| IrDA (infrared) | |
| Built-in modem | |
| Bluetooth | |
| USB |
Connectivity notes: Quad-band GSM, EDGE, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, and Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR.
Personalization
| MP3 player | |
| Custom ringtones | |
| Silent mode | |
| Downloadable ringtones | |
| Polyphonic ringtones | |
| Downloadable images and logos | |
| Games | |
| Downloadable games | |
| Alarm clock | |
| Calculator |
Camera
| Camera | |
| Sensor | 2 MPixel camera |
| Image resolution | 1600x1200 pixels |
| Zoom | Yes |
| Flash | No |
| Photo phonebook | |
| Image editor | |
| Self-timer | |
| Contrast and brightness adjustment |
Video
| Video recording |
Price history
799 € → 379 € (-53%) · minimum 15 €, maximum 799 € · 15 readings, Sep 2007 – Nov 2008