Apple iPhone
The Apple iPhone platform and ecosystem comprises the iconic smartphone hardware, its underlying iOS operating system, the App Store for distributing third-party applications, and a suite of integrated services like iCloud and Apple Pay. It offers a vertically integrated mobile computing…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 2007
- Category
- technology
- Problem solved
- The iPhone was created to address the fragmentation, complexity, and poor user experience prevalent in the early 2000s mobile phone market, combining the functionality of a phone, an iPod, and an internet communicator into one elegant, intuitive, and powerful device with a revolutionary multi-touch interface.
- Platforms
- Apple iPhone (hardware)
Related technologies
Notable users
- Consumers worldwide
- Enterprises for mobile workforce solutions
- Developers leveraging the App Store
- Educational institutions