It was on January 9, 2007 when the introduction of the first iPhone took place .. A device that was destined to change everything. It seemed curious that the Apple company was launching to design a phone and put it on sale. But it was not a simple telephone, it was something more. Do you want to know what was all that changed the Apple device in the technological world? The company of the bitten apple did not leave anyone indifferent that day. Steve Jobs amazed with that small device that was a mixture of a computer, a portable music device and a camera, among others, such as a GPS.
The reaction that followed the presentation was anything but cold. Many, most, thought that Jobs was crazy , but they were amazed. The most critical did not give this product a tour. They thought that this thing was not going to be successful and would be another of Apple’s failures. In addition, the starting price was considerably higher than that of any mobile phone that could be bought at the time. But the opposite happened, the success was overwhelming. Good proof of this is that every year since 2007 at least one different iPhone model has been released. The iPhone was the end result of a few years of development by a very competent team. Jobs was on top throughout the design phase. He even screamed when someone dropped the possibility that this phone had a built-in pencil.
This was the presentation
If you are curious you can see it on YouTube, it lasts close to an hour and a half. Despite her idyllic appearance, no one from Jobs’s environment, not even Steve himself, gave a penny for her. Not because of the product itself, which was groundbreaking, but because there wasn’t. full guarantees that it would not fail. The first iPhone was indeed complete in design, but the software was still under development. Shortly after becoming the iPhone, its software crashed. To prevent this from happening, they designed the scene with several iPhones on stage and skillful camera movement. did magic. It seemed that Jobs always used the same device. In addition, the AT&T telephone company was asked to install a data antenna outside the venue and that it would be exclusively used by the devices present on stage.
But the presentation was successful and the feeling was surprising. That device was something new, perhaps too much for what we were used to. The panorama in the world of telephony was dominated by Nokia, Motorola and Sony Ericsson.
Everything new that Apple brought with the iPhone
The iPhone combined the phone itself, a browser, a music player, a GPS and above all, a screen of only 3.5 inches that was the center of operations. Yes, the device did not have a keyboard, a point very in its favor that we already know the impact it has had on other manufacturers. All current smartphones, except those for the elderly, do not have keys. The capacity was 8 GB, although some 4 GB models were launched and are usually very well priced today.
The gesture of sliding your finger on the screen is already something universal, but also downloading apps and using them. That first iPhone didn’t have the ability to install external apps. It took almost a year for the App Store to go live. Another new world was opening up, a boutique of applications in which you could download and install as you like. Apple had also developed its own operating system, characterized by being very intuitive and which, to this day, is still very easy to use.
Apple opened the box of thunder with its novelty device
The expectation for the device was on the rise until the original iPhone, as it was known, managed to be a success. The fact that it was elegantly finished off with an aluminum back with the polished apple logo contributed to this. Big screens were slow to come, Apple made the leap to 4 inches in 2010 with the iPhone 4, and to larger sizes starting with the Plus series, which began on the iPhone 6 in 2014.
This model did not officially arrive in Spain, only those who obtained it on sales platforms or those who lived in that country could have it. We had to wait a year, to the summer of 2008 , to be able to enjoy the next generation, the iPhone 3G. Movistar was the operator that sold it, forming queues on Madrid’s Gran Vía to formalize the purchase contract. Currently it is possible to find units in good condition on the second-hand market at a high price.
And whether you like it or not, this phone was the mirror in which the rest of the manufacturers began to look at themselves, also having devastating effects. Blackberry, which had a significant share of the cake, was diluted. Nokia did not raise its head from its magnificent N95 and was in the doldrums, and Samsung was no rival at the moment. It took years for the general public to appreciate that this device, the work and grace of Jobs and his team, was destined to understand the concept of the telephone in a different way.
