The unveiling of the iPhone went better than Apple employees could have dared hope for
But as you know by now, 16 years later, everything worked like a charm. And Jobs was in control. He was funny and confident and knew in his heart that the device he was holding up for all to see was going to change the world. And of course, it did.
Sweet sixteen wishes for the iPhone
The iPhone X came with the TrueDepth Camera allowing iPhone users to use their faces to unlock their phones. A new design and an OLED panel took the device into a new era. Apple produced an iPhone carrying a 6.5-inch display with the iPhone XS Max and increased the size to 6.7 inches with the iPhone 12 Pro Max which the largest iPhone screen size available today.
Back then, no one cared about the specs
These are things that no one discussed back in 2007. Back then no one cared about which chipset was under the hood or the size of the battery or how thick the bezels were. In fact, no one cared about the rear camera sensor and how many MP it was. These were all things that consumers would care about later once they got a better idea of what they wanted from a smartphone.
And today you can walk through a busy city street and find most people looking down at their handsets. The smartphone has become the most indispensable tool in the average person’s toolbox. The iPhone wasn’t the first smartphone but it did pave the way for today’s models. And for those who aren’t phone enthusiasts and wouldn’t know what a Galaxy S22 Ultra or a OnePlus 11 is if it fell on their heads (ouch!), speak to them about an iPhone and they will know exactly what you’re talking about.
