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The iPhone is a line of mobile phones developed by Apple Inc.. It has smartphone functionality, including a version of Apple's Safari web browser and e-mail, calendar and note-taking programs. As of July 11th, 2008, third-party programs can also be downloaded from Apple's App Store.[1]

The iPhone includes iPod functionality for music and video playback. It employs a multi-touch screen for user input, and has no physical keyboard or numeric touchpad, although a keyboard can be displayed on-screen.

The original iPhone was released to brisk sales on June 29th, 2007, in the United States, and in some European countries later that year. A new model, adding a faster 3G mobile radio and GPS location services, was released on July 11th, 2008 in twenty-two countries, with forty-eight following in the months after.[1]

Features

  • 3G, UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz), GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz), Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
  • Audio formats supported: AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 1, 2, and 3), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
  • Video formats supported: H.264 and MPEG-4 in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
  • 2.0 megapixel Camera, Assisted GPS, Accelerometer, Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor

Sales

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Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Apple Press Release (2008-06-09). Apple Introduces the New iPhone 3G.

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