description Apple iPhone (2007) Overview
Released in 2007, Apple's original iPhone brought phone calls, internet browsing and media playback together around a finger-operated multitouch display. Its interface used gestures and an on-screen keyboard in place of the physical keyboards or styluses common on many contemporary handheld devices. The close relationship between its hardware and software made touch interaction central to the whole experience. Touchscreen phones and smartphones already existed, so the iPhone's significance lies in changing expectations for how those devices could work.
Its browser and iPod functions helped present the phone as a general-purpose pocket computer, although the original model had limits that later generations addressed. It interests technology historians and collectors, particularly those studying the shift toward touch-led mobile computing and interfaces designed around direct interaction.
help Apple iPhone (2007) FAQ
What operating system did the first iPhone run?
The original iPhone ran a mobile version of Apple's desktop operating system, initially called "iPhone OS." It was later renamed iOS in 2010, following the launch of the iPad and the introduction of the App Store.
Did the first iPhone have an App Store?
No, the original iPhone launched in 2007 without an App Store or support for third-party applications. Apple originally encouraged developers to build web applications that would run in the Safari browser until the App Store was introduced in 2008 alongside the iPhone 3G.
What cellular network did the original 2007 iPhone use?
In the United States, the original iPhone was exclusively tied to a multi-year contract with AT&T. It ran on AT&T's slow EDGE network rather than faster 3G networks, which drew heavy criticism from early tech reviewers.
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