The Evolution of Iphone’s flagship

Apple has released nine generations of iPhone models, each accompanied by one of the nine major releases of the iOS operating system. The original 1st-generation iPhone was a GSM phone and established design precedents, such as a button placement that has persisted throughout all releases and a screen size maintained for the next four iterations. The iPhone 3G added 3G network support, and was followed by the 3GS with improved hardware, the 4 with a metal chassis, higher display resolution and front-facing camera, and the 4S with improved hardware and the voice assistant Siri. The iPhone 5 featured a taller, 4-inch display and Apple’s newly introduced Lightning connector. In 2013, Apple released the 5S with improved hardware and a fingerprint reader, and the lower-cost 5C, a version of the 5 with colored plastic casings instead of metal. They were followed by the larger iPhone 6, with models featuring 4.7 and 5.5-inch displays. The iPhone 6S was introduced the following year, which featured hardware upgrades and support for pressure-sensitive touch inputs, as well as the SE—which featured hardware from the 6S but the smaller form factor of the 5S. In 2016, Apple unveiled the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, which add water resistance, improved system and graphics performance, a new dual-camera setup on the Plus model, new color options, and remove the 3.5 mm headphone jack.

Lets take a look back at what made each version of the iPhone so special.

iPhone (2007)

iPhone 3G (2008)

 

iPhone 3GS (2009)

iPhone 4 (2010)

iPhone 4s (2011)

iPhone 5 (2012)

iPhone 5c (2013)

iPhone 5s (2013)

iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus (2014)

iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s plus (2015)

iPhone SE (2016)

iPhone 7 and Beyond

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