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Apple's revolutionary iPhone was sold.
The history of the iPhone all started when Apple sold the original i-phone. It was sold on a first come first serve basis and was limited to two iPhones per person. -
Samsung releases SGH-A717 flip phone.
Samsung released a slim flip phone with Bluetooth and a 2 megapixel camera. However, this technology was far behind their opponent Apple's considering the fact that Apple had already released a touchscreen smartphone. -
1 millionth iPhone sold.
After only 74 days of the iPhone launch, Apple had managed to sell more than 1 million iPhones. -
TIME Magazine declares iPhone best invention of the year.
The iPhone distinguished itself by its appearance, feel, operating system and most of all, how it redefined mobile phones. It was different to most mobile phones at the time. -
Samsung releases its first touch screen phone"Samsung Instinct'.
A direct iPhone competitor, the Samsung Instinct showed how before Android, competing smartphone makers were struggling to respond to the touch-screen revolution. Samsung hacked together a quasi-smartphone OS from old Java components. -
Apple releases the App Store.
Apple launched the App store and in 3 days had the top 10 million apps ready to download. The app store was installed on most Apple devices including iPhones and could be used to download games and apps. -
Competitor Android releases smartphone htc magic.
This was Android's second phone and although Apple was more successful, it was still known as competition towards the iPhone as they both fell into the category of smartphones. -
App store downloads top 2 billion.
They had record breaking downloads. -
Apple introduces iPhone 4.
This iphone came with Facetime, a retina display, a better camera and more improvements. -
Apple iPhone included in 'All time most influential gadgets' list.
TIME magazine included the iPhone in their list and said it 'rocked the mobile industry'. -
First iPhone goes to space.
The first iPhone to enter space took off on NASA's Atlantis space shuttle to assist astronauts in tracking their scientific results. This is how successful the iPhone was. -
Apple launches iPhone 4, iOS 5, iCloud and Siri.
The iPhone 4s came with over 200 new features, such as the Notification Center, iCloud and Siri, the intelligent assistant. In the first weekend of its release, its had sales of 4 million. -
iPhone 4s arrives in China.
After receiving positive reviews abroad, Apple released iPhone 4s in China and 21 other countries. -
iPhone 5 revealed.
It was a smartphone that was the sixth generation of the iPhone series. It was thinner and longer than the iPhone 4s and iPhone 4. -
iOS 7 is unveiled.
iOS 7 marked the most significant update since the original iPhone, with salient visual upgrades and many improved technologies, such as the Control Center and multitasking features. -
iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c announced.
Apple described the iPhone 5s as the "most forward-thinking smartphone in the world," and the iPhone 5c as "the most colorful iPhone yet." -
Burberry uses iPhone 5s in fashion show
Burberry and Apple collaborated to use the iPhone 5s to capture and share photos from the Burberry Spring/Summer 2014 fashion show. -
Bentley motors uses iPhone 5s to shoot advertisement.
Bentley commissioned a film crew to use the iPhone 5s to produce a short documentary featuring its flagship model, Mulsanne. -
iPhone 6 and 6 Plus go on sale
This had a completely different look to the iPhone 5 series as it was slimmer and longer. You could get it in two different sizes and the cameras had been updated. There were also many other changes. -
Apple earns record profit.
Company sells 74.5 million iPhones from October to December 2014 and generates $18 billion in quarterly profit, the most ever for a corporation -
Apple watch revealed.
Apple's first watch goes on sale as a companion or accessory to the iPhone. You can connect it to your iPhone and receive calls and messages from your iPhone on your watch. -
Apple to release iPhone 7.
Apple is to release the iPhone 7. This has similar features to the iPhone 6 series but has double cameras, iOS 10 and no headphone jack. -
Apple will probably release Apple Watch 2
Considering the fact that the Apple watch was a huge success and it is very useful, Apple will probably continue the series and release another model.
