Apple iPhone announcements over the years

It’s been over five years since we met the first iPhone which Steve Jobs described as a combination of three devices – A “widescreen iPod with touch controls”, a “revolutionary mobile phone” and a “breakthrough Internet communicator”.

Today as we get ready to welcome the sixth generation iPhone into our lives, lets take a look at the iPhone announcements over the years.

The first iPhone was unveiled by then CEO Steve Jobs on January 2007 and was subsequently released on June 29, 2007. The device was marketed under the slogan “Apple reinvents the phone”.

The iPhone 3G was the second generation iPhone which was introduced on June 9, 2008 along side iOS 2.0 and the Apple App Store. It included new hardware features, like 3G connectivity and Assisted GPS along with several software improvements like Push email and turn-by-turn navigation

The iPhone 3GS, the third generation iPhone was introduced on June 8, 2009. As its ‘S’ in its name indicates, the 3GS is all about speed. It also introduced video capturing and voice control features.

The iPhone 4, the company’s fourth generation iPhone was introduced on June 7, 2010 alongside iOS 4.0. It introduced new features like its Retina Display, Facetime video calls and an all new design. It also featured a significant speed and performance boost over its predecessor.

Apple introduced their fifth generation iPhone 4S on October 4th, 2011 alongside iOS 5.0. This time the ‘S’ branding referred to Apple’s voice recognition system Siri. The iPhone 4S also featured several speed and performance improvements.

And this brings us to today, October 12, 2012 as we get ready to usher in the sixth generation iPhone. We aren't sure how Apple will choose to name their new device, but we are sure we will be treated to a few surprises.

The new iPhone along side iOS 6.0 will be announced at 1 PM EST, so be sure to visit our live blog and follow the announcement.


source – IntoMobile