The iPhone, as an Apple product, has a rich history and some very interesting and lesser known facts are hidden behind it. Let’s look at some of them:
Apple didn’t want the name “iPhone” in the first place
Apple wanted to name the mobile as “Apple Phone”. He then discovered that Cisco already owned the right to the name “iPhone” since the 1990s. After long negotiations, he managed to secure the rights to use the name.
The home screen was non-touch
In the initial designs of the phone, Apple was considering equipping it with a physical keyboard instead of the touchscreen that was eventually chosen. In fact, one of the first prototypes of the iPhone had a scroll wheel, like that of the iPod.
The first iPhone was announced without a completely ready operating system
When Steve Jobs first introduced the iPhone in 2007, the device he held in his hands wasn’t ready for everyday use. His team had to make special preparations so that no problems would occur during the presentation, and engineers worked until the last minute to complete the software.
The price of the first mobile dampened the excitement
The first iPhone was released at a price of $599, which caused negative reactions from many consumers due to the high price. In fact, just two months after launch, Apple dropped the price to $399 for the 8GB model.
The iPhone 2G did not have an App Store
The first iPhone (iPhone 2G) did not have an App Store. Users could only use the apps that were pre-installed by Apple. The App Store arrived in 2008 with the release of the iPhone 3G, allowing developers to create and distribute applications.
Apple almost partnered with Motorola
Before Apple developed the iPhone, it had tried to work with Motorola to develop a mobile phone device. The result of this collaboration was the Motorola ROKR E1, which supported iTunes but had very limited features and was a market failure.
iPhone 4 introduced the “Death Grip”
The iPhone 4 introduced the design with a metal frame that doubles as an antenna. However, there was one problem: if you held it a certain way, the signal would drop significantly. This phenomenon became known as the “death grip” and led Apple to give away free cases to users.
The Apple logo on the back of the iPhone 11 Plus is laser-etched
From the iPhone 11 onwards, the placement of the Apple logo on the back of the device is done by laser, in order to be exactly in the center of the device, which requires special precision.
The initial development of the mobile came from the iPad project
Many people think that the iPad is the “big version” of the iPhone, but the opposite is true. Apple was initially working on a tablet with a touch screen, which eventually evolved into a mobile phone, which was the first iPhone.
Apple had the “Purple Project” for the iPhone
The iPhone was developed in extreme secrecy and the project was internally named the “Purple Project”. The team working on it had its own building on Apple’s campus, and the project was so secretive that many in the company didn’t even know it existed.
These figures show how unique and complex the story behind the development and evolution of the iPhone is.
Source: www.digitallife.gr
