Kungani i-iPhone yaba umkhiqizo ophumelela kangaka?
Context:I-Apple yenqaba "ukwakhiwa yikomidi" okwakuholele ku-Motorola ROKR E1, "ucingo lwe-iTunes" olungaphumelelanga kakhulu olwenziwe ngokubambisana ne-Motorola. Phakathi kokunye ukushiyeka, i-firmware ye-ROKR E1 ikhawulele isitoreji ezingomeni eziyi-100 kuphela ze-iTunes ukugwema ukuncintisana ne-iPod nano yakwa-Apple. I-Cingular yanikeza i-Apple inkululeko yokuthuthukisa i-hardware ne-software ye-iPhone ngaphakathi, umkhuba ongajwayelekile ngaleso sikhathi, futhi yakhokhela i-Apple ingxenye yemali engenayo yenyanga yesevisi (kuze kube yi-iPhone 3G), ngokushintshanisa iminyaka emine yokuthengisa okukhethekile kwe-US, kuze kube ngu-2011.  I-iPhone yayiyifoni yokuqala ephathekayo enobuchwepheshe bokuthinta okuningi. Kusukela kwethulwa i-iPhone, iye yaba nobukhulu besikrini obukhulu, ikhono lokurekhoda ama-video, ukuvikela amanzi, nezinye izici eziningi zokungeneka kalula. Kuze kube yi-iPhone 8 ne-8 Plus, ama-iPhone ayenenkinobho eyodwa ephaneli engaphambili enenzwa yeminwe ye-Touch ID. Kusukela i-iPhone X, amamodeli e-iPhone ashintshele ekwakhiweni kwesikrini sangaphambili esingenayo i-bezel enokuqashelwa kobuso kwe-Face ID, nokushintshwa kohlelo lokusebenza okuvulwa ngezenzo. I-Touch ID isasetshenziselwa uchungechunge lwe-iPhone SE.
I-iPhone yasusa amakhibhodi angokoqobo futhi esikhundleni salokho yaletha isikrini sokuthinta okuningi esasingadingi i-stylus. Isofthiwe ye-iPhone, i-iOS, yasungulwa ukuze isebenzise wonke amakhono e-hardware nawokwakheka kwefoni, kuhlanganise nesikrini sokuthinta. Uhlelo lokusebenza ngalunye lwalunamathuba alo okufaka izinto ngokwezifiso esikrinini sokuthinta. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-iOS yayiguquguquka futhi inganwetshwa nge-App Store, inika umsebenzisi we-iPhone ukukhetha okubanzi kwezinhlelo zokusebenza ezivela eceleni ezazingaziwa ngaphambili.