Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone 16 years ago — look how primitive it seems today

Jan 9 2023 by Business Insider

 
The iPhone was unveiled on January 9, 2007.

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Apple launched the first iPhone 16 years ago, in January 2007. Compared to the latest batch of iPhones, the first version seems downright primitive.  Here's how it looked, and what it could do.

Steve Jobs revealed the first iPhone to the world 16 years ago.

It was a revelation.

Before Apple's most popular product came out, smartphones were clunky devices — half keyboard and half screen. Full websites didn't run on mobile phones, so companies were...

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