
Over time, the iPhone has really changed from its roots. The device, starting with the iPhone 2g, was very bulky, but thinking back to when the device first came out, it was a real game-changer despite the bulk, and Apple has continued to make the iPhone game-changing every single year. Above, an animated GIF image shows the transition of the device, one at a time, so you can see just how the device has changed over time.
When the iPhone 3g and iPhone 3gs came out, we saw how a smartphone like the iPhone could turn into a real everyday device. With the inclusion of the App Store, and new software driving the device, it became very clear that it was more than a phone, but that it was actually a very usable pocket computer.
The iPhone 4 was soon brought to us with a retina display for better display viewing and improved A4 chip hardware for performance improvements. It was the first major re-design of the iPhone, which brought it from its bulky and round predecessor, to a thin and boxy style of device. The iPhone 4s retained this style of the iPhone with a faster dual-core A5 chip and the inclusion of the Siri voice assistant.
Apple re-designed the iPhone again with the introduction of the iPhone 5. Now, with a yet faster A6 chip, the retina display became taller at 4-inches. Apple did away with the glass and stainless steel in place of glass and aluminum. Apple kept the same design of the iPhone 5 with the iPhone 5s, which got another bump in hardware specs to the dual-core and 64-bit A7 chip (with the m7 motion co-processing chip) and the new Touch ID sensor, which replaced the all-too-recognizable Home Button.
Although the iPhone 5s may have replaced the Home Button, Apple produced a re-designed iPhone 5c beside the device, which was made from colored plastic and glass. It had the same specs as the iPhone 5, a dual-core A6 chip) but it was made slightly thinner.
In the world of today, Apple has introduced to us a brand new breed of iPhone – the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus. Both devices have the same continuous design made from aluminum and glass. The iPhone 6 is the first time that Apple has went wider with a display before, but Apple even went taller as well. The device now touts a 4.7-inch retina HD display, while the bigger brother, the iPhone 6 Plus, touts a 5.5-inch retina HD display (with enhanced PPI). Both devices now have a new dual-core and 64-bit A8 chip, as well as an m8 motion co-processing chip, and have an improved dual-domain IPS display for improved color viewing.
We can definitely see is that the iPhone is, year by year, becoming an amazing every-day tool with more and more features with every release.
Sources: TUAW
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