iPhone is one of the best-selling products worldwide; it needs no introduction. Apple Inc. developed a line of smartphones, which was named as iPhone. The first iPhone was announced on January 09, 2007. Since then, many models have been launched by Apple. Buying an iPhone is considered a dream by people in many parts of the world; there is a saying that purchasing an iPhone is not like buying any ordinary product or smartphone, but it is a feeling which cannot be described. An iPhone attracts users of all ages. It is not limited to consumer use but has also been adopted for business purposes. Few kinds of research have shown that iPhone is linked to wealth, which is also a reason for people shifting to iPhone as it affects them psychologically. However, there are some facts about our very loved iPhone, which not many people know. Here are 20 facts about iPhone that you don’t know-
1. Birth Of Iphone
In the beginning, the iPhone was not going to be a smartphone. Steve Jobs, along with his team members, explored the idea of touchscreen and tablets, because there were no touchscreen gadgets at that moment present in the market. Later, they came up with some prototypes of their touchscreen tablet. However, Steve Jobs liked the design and decided to make a smartphone instead of a tablet.
2. Meaning Of ‘I’
Ever wondered what ‘i’ stands for on iPhone? It was first used in iMac, which means internet, individual, instruct, inform and inspire. Later the prefix told the same for other products also, like iPhone, iPod, etc.
3. Kidney Joke Reality
There is a very common joke about iPhone that to buy an iPhone, a person needs to sell one of his kidneys as an iPhone is too expensive. It is shocking that in 2011, a 17-year-old teenager in China sold his kidney to buy an iPad, and an iPhone. Local media got it published, and later, the international press covered it.
4. Iphone Was Not The 1st Smartphone
IBM’s Simon went on sale in 1994. It is widely believed to be the world’s first smartphone. This device featured a touchscreen, email capabilities, and a few built-in apps, like Calculator and a sketch pad.
5. Iphone’S Processor Is Made By Samsung
Apple and Samsung are the world’s two prominent manufacturers of smartphones. Samsung never misses an opportunity to imitate or mock the former. Despite being arch-rivals, the latter manufactures Apple’s smartphone processor.
6. Siri Commands Get Saved
When we command Siri, then it gets saved in Apple’s server for about two years and is analyzed to improve the functioning of Siri. So, next time be cautious before speaking anything to Siri.
7. A Weird Clause In The Itunes Agreement
There is a clause in the iTunes user agreement that says if you use the iTunes application, then you will not use Apple products to produce nuclear, missile, or chemical or biological weapons. Quite Strange !!!
8. Iphone Was Named The “Year’S Best Invention”
The iPhone was awarded the title of “Invention of the Year” by Times Magazine in 2007. Fans and experts had just bowled with the superior design, powerful OS, and impressive performance.
9. Most Popular Iphone App
Facebook once had been the most popular app downloaded on iPhone.
10. The First Iphone Connectivity Was 2g
The first iPhone connectivity was limited to 2G, while other companies like Nokia and Blackberry did have 3G connectivity.
11. Non-Removable Battery
From the very beginning, iPhone comes with a non-removable battery. It was also the first smartphone to come without a removable battery.
12. First Call From Iphone
The first call made from iPhone was a prank call. On January 9, 2007, Steve Jobs took out his iPhone and dialed a Starbucks in San Francisco. He gave an order of 4,000 lattes. Soon, he told that he was kidding.
13. The 9:41 Am Display
In every iPhone advertisement, we see that the time shown is 9:41 AM. Is it just a coincidence, or is there any specific reason? It is so because, the first iPhone was shown to the world at approximately 9.41 AM at the 2007 Macworld and Conference. Later, every iPhone advertisement has the time displayed as 9:41 AM.
14. Iphone Name
Apple was not the first also, was not the only company to name a phone iPhone. In 1998, InfoGear Technology Corporation was the first to release the InfoGear iPhone.
15. App Store On Iphone
Apple was the first to allow consumers to use the App Store for downloading and installing apps legally. Apple created App Store on iPhone; to allow consumers to download apps legally.
16. Project Codename
The iPhone was released in 2007, but Apple has worked on this project since 2005. It was a secret project. The codename of this project was ‘Project Purple.’
17. Market Share Vs. Revenue
Apple has dominated the smartphone market. While the market share is comparatively less, the revenue generated is enormous.
18. Early Issues With The Iphone
There were some issues with the usage of the iPhone in its initial years. Users were not able to copy and paste text with the original iPhone. The copy and paste option appeared in 2009 in iPhone OS 3.
19. App Store Download Options
Currently, the App Store has about 2 million apps for users to download and use. However, the original iPhone had only 15 apps, and users had only these options.
20. When The Iphone 6s Was Released
When the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus were released in September 2015, Apple reported that they sold over 13 million units of iPhone 6s and 6s Plus during the launch weekend, which means that they sold about 50 phones per second on the first weekend after the launch of these models.These were some of the unknown facts about the iPhone that are interesting to know.
