Apple's iPhone: The 15 Year History Explained

On Jun. 29, 2007, the first iPhone went on sale. Steve Jobs first introduced the Apple phone as three revolutionary products: an iPod, a phone and an internet communicator. For better or worse, 15 years later, the iPhone has become integral to your life and Apple's bottom line.

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0:00 Intro
1:18 Apple Services
2:50 iPhone SE
3:21 iPhone 13 Pro
3:43 iPhone's consequences and concerns
4:35 Call to action (Leave a comment)

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[MattiP]

It's incredible how a product can become such a integral part of our day to day life!

[sdtaylor]

I had the first iPhone back in 2007 and continue to have an iPhone now. Skipped a few models here and there, but overall I've been pleased with the eco system. The fact of the matter is, many items within the apple eco system just work. Expensive, yes. Walled garden? Perhaps. But it works.

[Bleckman]

The original 2007 iPhone is the only piece of technology I have shown to a 5 year old and a 70 year old relative and they both knew instinctively how to operate it.

[JoshiiWah]

My first iPhone was the 8 in 64gb. I loved the software experience so much i went and sprung for the 13 Pro Max late last year. Never enjoyed a phone this much before.

[christopherk]

I still have a 2009 White iPhone 3Gs with 32GB of storage (my first iPhone) and it still works. Funny how so many iPhone's that I got later on don't any more

[davidjacobs]

My first iPhone was an iPhone 4 which I bought in October 2010 replacing a Nokia 6233.What a difference! Have updated every year since but am now struggling to afford it every year so will probably skip the 14 series and stick with my 13 Pro Max for another year.

[WhatYaReading]

I was introduced to the iPhone with the X. Been in the cult ever since.

[chrisgreen]

It definitely changed all of technology 💯

[nuyou]

I'm always amazed at all of the phones that were inspired by Apple's iPhone and how it changed the world.

[RameshKumar-ngnf]

I thought it is iPhone 15 series looking at the title 🤣

[mercedese]

Remember when the iPhone was only available on AT&T

[stevenesfield]

I’ve had iPhone since the great Steve Jobs launched it no point in changing it has my life in it and it works.

[JDBass]

IPhone back then definitely used to feel more special. There was definitely a unique feeling having an iPhone back then compared to today.

Where now it's become very generic for anyone to have iPhone

[Marciap]

I watched again this week, the video of Steve’s iPhone presentation on January 2007. So nostalgic, so emotional. Thank you for your video 👍

[pdrey]

I bought that phone when it came out! Then I bought another a few years later….I have a 13 mini now but liked the 8 (SE) the best (somebody talked me into a 13 instead of the new SE 🙄)

[MewAesthetic]

iP3G was my first iphone (jailbroken) and wasn't impressed because it needed to be connected to iTunes. Then I met, Samsung Galaxy Young and Samsung Galaxy Mini 🔥

[erinnebarnett]

cover the diff types so i know hat to buy

[elementkx]

Ive used a mac since my LC II back in 1992 and still using a mac now. But the iPhone has never been a very compelling phone to me. The iOS was always crippling and boring unlike the MacOS which was slick and beautiful. I've had the first 2 iPhones and switch to Android just because the phones are more customizable and had more tech features. Over the years I've been persuaded to flip since EVERYONE has one including my family, and I've tried over and over. Im missing out on Facetime and messages, but I just cant do it. I need that back button on the bottom right hand side of the screen, lol.

[luedriver]

1 TB is still impressive for a mobile, shame it costs as much as a second-hand car

[paulharrison]

iPhones are not as popular in the UK as in America. The reason is that Apple determines the UK price of any hardware by simply changing the dollar sign to a pound sign. By contrast Samsung charge the same price in real terms as in America making Samsung phones 20% cheaper that iPhones in the UK. Also iPhones do not support millimetre wave 5G in the UK, making a UK iPhone much less capable that an American iPhone.