The iPhone is a series of smartphones designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The iPhone runs Apple’s iOS mobile operating system, originally named iPhone OS. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, late CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007. The most recent iPhone, the 5th generation iPhone 4S, was released in October 2011. And upcoming 6th generation iPhone 5 expecting in September 2012.
iPhone 2G – The Identity – Birth of a Legend
The iPhone (original iPhone, iPhone 2G, or iPhone 1) is the first generation of iPhone designed and marketed by Apple Inc. It was announced on January 9, 2007. It was introduced in the United States on June 29, 2007. It featured quad-band GSM cellular connectivity with GPRS and EDGE support for data transfer. The original iPhone no longer receives software updates from Apple.
Main Features iPhone 2g:
-Scratch-proof front glass cover
-3.5″ 16M color TFT display with a resolution of 480 x 320 pixels
-Handset orientation sensor and proximity sensor
-2 megapixel camera
-Touch-based user interface
-Great UI graphics and animations
-Supreme web surfing experience
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iPhone 3G – Supreme Dominance
The iPhone 3G is a smartphone designed and marketed by Apple Inc. It is the second generation of iPhone, and was introduced on June 9, 2008 at the WWDC 2008 at the Moscone Center, San Francisco. The iPhone 3G was internally similar to its predecessor, but included several new hardware features, such as Assisted GPS, 3G data and tri-band UMTS/HSDPA. The device also benefited from software improvements introduced with iPhone OS 2.0, which was launched at the same time. As well as other features (including Push email and turn-by-turn navigation), this new operating system introduced the App Store—Apple’s new distribution platform for third-party applications.
Main Features iPhone 3g:
-3.5″ 16M-color TFT display with a resolution of 480 x 320 pixels
-Quad-band GSM support
-Tri-band UMTS support with HSDPA
-Built-in GPS receiver
-Wi-Fi
-8 to 16GB of onboard storage
-Accelerometer, proximity sensor and ambient light sensor
-2 megapixel camera
-Silky smooth user interface with multi-touch user support
-Unsurpassed web surfing experience
-Push email with MS Exchange support
-AppStore access for direct application download and installation
-Redone rear
-TV-out port
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iPhone 3GS – Supremacy
The iPhone 3GS is a touchscreen smartphone, designed and marketed by Apple Inc.. It is the third generation iPhone, successor to the iPhone 3G. It was introduced on June 8, 2009 at the WWDC 2009 which took place at the Moscone Center, San Francisco.
Its features primarily consist of better performance, a camera with higher resolution and video ability, voice control, and support for 7.2 Mbit/s HSDPA downloading (but remains limited to 384 kbps uploading as Apple had not implemented the HSUPA protocol). It was released in the U.S., Canada and six European countries on June 19, 2009, in Australia and Japan on June 26, and internationally in July and August 2009. The iPhone 3GS runs Apple’s iOS operating system, as is used on the iPad and iPod touch. It is controlled mostly by a user’s fingertips on a multi-touch display.
Main Features iPhone 3gs:
-A faster 600MHz CPU and double the RAM at 256MB
-Noticeably faster performance
-Faster network speeds of HSDPA 7.2Mbps
-3.2 megapixel auto focus camera with VGA@30fps video recording, touch -focus with subject tracking, macro mode from as close as 10 cm
-Double the storage space – 3GS is selling in 16GB and 32GB versions
-Digital compass with automatic map orientation in Maps app
-Better audio quality (as recorded and analyzed in our office)
-Louder loudspeaker results (with performance gains primarily in music -playback)
-Purportedly better battery life
-Oleophobic display coating supposed to make fingerprints easier to clean
-Voice Control, speaker independent. Can be use to call a phone number, play -music by song/album/artist name, shuffle music
-Built-in support for Nike+ jogging system
-TV-out outputs 480p instead 480i resolution
-Text-to-speech feature called VoiceOver is included in the new Accessibility -menu
-System-wide Screen Zoom is also included in the Accessibility menu
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iPhone 4 – Ultimatum
The iPhone 4 is a touchscreen 3G smartphone developed by Apple Inc. It is the fourth generation iPhone, and successor to the iPhone 3GS. It is particularly marketed for video calling (marketed by Apple as FaceTime), consumption of media such as books and periodicals, movies, music, and games, and for general web and e-mail access. It was announced on June 7, 2010, at the WWDC 2010 held at the Moscone Center, San Francisco, and was released on June 24, 2010, in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Japan.
The most noticeable difference between the iPhone 4 and its predecessors is the new design, which incorporates an uninsulated stainless steel frame that acts as the device’s antenna. The internal components of the device are situated between two panels of chemically strengthened aluminosilicate glass. It has an Apple A4 processor and 512 MB of eDRAM, twice that of its predecessor and four times that of the original iPhone. Its 3.5-inch (89 mm) LED backlit liquid crystal display with a 960×640 pixel resolution is marketed as the “Retina display”.
Main Features iPhone 4:
-Quad-band GSM and quad-band 3G support with 7.2 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA
-3.5″ 16M-color LED-backlit TFT capacitive touchscreen of 640 x 960 px resolution
-Scratch-resistant glass front and rear, with fingerprint-resistant coating
-1GHz Apple A4 SoC; 512MB of RAM
-5 MP autofocus camera with LED flash and touch focus
-720p video recording at 30fps
-Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
-GPS with A-GPS connectivity; digital compass
-16/32GB storage options
-Accelerometer, proximity sensor and three-axis gyro sensor
-Active noise cancellation with a dedicated secondary microphone
-Standard 3.5 mm audio jack, stereo Bluetooth v2.1
-Excellent audio output quality
-Slim waistline at only 9.3mm
-Secondary front-facing camera
-Some degree of multitasking
-Rich AppStore
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iPhone 4S – The Ultimate Smartphone
The iPhone 4S is a touchscreen-based smartphone developed by Apple Inc. It is the fifth and most recent generation of the iPhone and retains the exterior design of its predecessor, the iPhone 4, but is host to a range of improved hardware specifications and software updates. The phone added a voice recognition system known as Siri from which the “4S” designator came, and a cloud storage service named iCloud. Some of the device’s functions may be voice-controlled through Siri.
On October 4, 2011, in Cupertino, California, Apple announced the iPhone 4S. On October 7, 2011, it became available for preorder in seven initial countries (United States, Canada, Australia, United Kingdom, France, Germany and Japan) with the first delivery date set for October 14, 2011 and available on that same day for direct in-store sales in those countries. It was released in 22 more countries, including Ireland, Mexico, and Singapore on October 28.
Main Features iPhone 4S:
-Apple A5 processor – the same processor used in the iPad 2-
-New dual-core graphics chip, which Apple touts as up to 7 times faster the iPhone 4
-GSM and CDMA compatibility in a single phone.
-Two antennas which work independently, to improve call quality and reliability
-Improved data speed, at up to 14.4 Mbps download (HSDPA)
-8 megapixel camera
-1080p HD video recording with image stabilization
-4.5 inches tall by 2.31 inches wide by 0.37 inches deep, Weight: 4.9 ounces.
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iPhone 5 – The Legacy
Apple fans waiting anxiously for the 6th generation iPhone 5 to be released may not have to wait much longer. Apple, which has made no official announcement, is planning a September 12 event at which the next generation of the iconic smartphone will possibly be announced, according to multiple reports. The new iPhone will be introduced at an event on the 12th of September and released nine days later.
Expected Features of iPhone 5:
Although, apple has not officially announced the exact specification and functions of iphone 5. But, some features are dictated by analysts n experts.
-iPhone5 is a sim less set with two to three internal antennae.
-It will have a sim slot to insert any country’s sim except USA.
-Its screen will be slightly bigger ranging from 3.7 to 4 inches with curved glass display.
-A5 chip processorin iphone5 with a clocking speed in range of 1.2 0r 1.5 GHz with 1 GB Ram.
-It is estimated that it will have 8 MP camera lenses.
-Its gaming capabilities are also being expected very high supported by multi-core A5 processor and imagination technologies.
-Iphone 5 will offer 4G and will be LTE network compatible.
-It will have more battery time than iphone 4 which has 14 hours of talk time.
-It will be run on latest ios 5 operating system, which comes with 200 new features including improves notification system, news stand, iMessage, the reminder app and iBooks.
-It will also store photos, apps, calendars and documents without storing them onto the phone’s memory storage.
-iCloud service in operating itunes for wireless remote acess of music from all computers and mobiles.
