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iPhone again reshape the smartphone market and has created a new niche. He completely changed the world by making mobile technology easier, more convenient and, most importantly, closer. Today, the original iPhone marks exactly ten years. On this occasion, we have collected for you 15 interesting facts related to the iPhone, which many do not even know.
iPhone iPad began as a project
Despite the fact that the iPad has appeared several years after the iPhone release, the idea of a smartphone came in Jobs head while working on the tablet. Initially, Steve wanted to make a tablet without a keyboard, which would be to type the text directly from the multi-touch screen. When he saw the first prototypes of the device, Jobs decided to postpone the development of the tablet, and to take up the smartphone in action.
The first iPhone could be on sale exclusively on the Verizon network, rather than AT & T
Before running the iPhone Apple had to enlist the support of a partner. Naturally, the company turned to the largest US operators, but Apple rejected the offer, not wanting to cede control of it on the market. AT & T, by contrast, needed a good exclusives, which would be useful to deal with a competitor. Therefore, the operator agreed to all the terms of Apple, even in the absence of AT & T logo on iPhone case.
It has already sold more than a billion iPhone
In July 2016, Apple sold its billionth iPhone. Calculation of the company were in 2007.
The most profitable product Apple - iPhone
iPhone's share in the total profit of about 70%, just imagine - 70%! All of the 200 billion that Apple has managed to earn over the course of its history, to 70% of the money from the sales of the iPhone.
All commercials on the iPhone screen one and the same time - 9:41
If you look closely, you will notice that all iPhone images - whether on TV ads, photo on the official website or packing box - frozen at the same time, 9:41. It is not a coincidence. All the matter in the standard length of a presentation in 40 minutes and Apple pedantry: the moment when the device will appear on the slide, the time on it, and the public on the clock in the hall must be the same. By the way, in the beginning, in the earlier iPhone models, the standard time was 9:42.
The first iPhone could be curved display
In the early stages of development by Apple experimented with the design prototypes. This idea has been abandoned due to the high complexity of the cutting process and, as a result, too much cost.
for iPhone Samsung manufactures processors
It's hard to believe, but in spite of numerous legal strife, Samsung and Apple are very important partners. In recent years the company has tried to reduce its dependence on Korean rival at its own processors, but it completely until it could not be done.
The most expensive component of the iPhone - Retina display
When iFixit iPhone parses to the last screw, and estimates the cost of each part, called the price, unfortunately, does not include the resources expended on the development, design and assembly. Nevertheless, it allows us to understand how much is taken separately iPhone components. The most expensive is a Retina-display: for example, in the iPhone 6, it costs $ 45, and iPhone 6 Plus - $ 52. In second place are wireless chips from Qualcomm.
Over the first iPhone running a secret elite team
When creating the original iPhone, Steve Jobs gave Scott Forstall complete freedom of action and the right to hire a team of the experts whom it deems necessary. However, with one caveat: it was impossible to attract people from outside, only from the Apple staff. Choosing the best engineers from different departments of Apple, Scott could not even tell them of what they will work - he mentioned only that for sometimes have to stay up late, even to sacrifice output.
Demonstration of the original iPhone miraculously failed
When Steve Jobs demonstrated the iPhone on the famous presentation in 2007, the smartphone is still in the prototype stage, and his work was far from ideal. Subsequently, Apple engineers were pleasantly surprised that, despite the problems with Wi-Fi and other problems, the demonstration went like clockwork. As they have been working hard over the next five months, and the iPhone, which went on sale, is fundamentally different from that shown by Steve.
The iPhone has the most loyal users
As compared with users of other manufacturers of smartphones, iPhone owners are the most loyal to the brand. Research shows that iPhone users often buy the next version of iPhone, while Android-smartphone owners do not always choose the new Android-devices.
Apple initially did not own iPhone brand
In fact, the right to use of the iPhone trademark originally belonged to Cisco. Nevertheless, this did not prevent Apple to release a smartphone under the same name in 2007. Later, the company amicably settled the dispute by agreeing on mutual cooperation in the future. However, this cooperation has since not manifested.
Display iPhone first prototype was made of plastic
Initially, Apple is going to use a plastic screen protection, but at the time of testing in real-world situations, Steve Jobs said that his keys are constantly scratching the screen. As a result, the company opted for the glass.
Apple never pays for iPhone advertising in movie
Heroes of almost all movies and TV shows using Apple technology, including the iPhone. This hidden advertising or product placement, costs money and, in the case of Hollywood hits, very considerable. However, Apple does not pay a dime filmmakers. Yes, the company is willing to give away an infinite number of their products so that they appear in the frame, but to pay the money - sorry.
The name of the iPhone software jailbreak is very symbolic
Application to install software packages distributed by independent software developers, its creator Jay Freeman called Cydia. This is the name chosen not without reason, is not it (cydia pomonella) is called the most common apple "worm", you probably will not see again in my life.
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