Kule ndima enikeziwe, khetha usuku i-iPhone eyamenyezelwa ngalo okokuqala.
Context:Ukuthuthukiswa kwe-smartphone yakwa-Apple kwaqala ngo-2004, lapho i-Apple iqala ukuqoqa ithimba lezisebenzi ezingu-1 000 eliholwa unjiniyela we-hardware uTony Fadell, unjiniyela wesofthiwe uScott Forstall, kanye nesikhulu sokuklama uJony Ive, ukuze basebenze ku-"Project Purple" eyimfihlo kakhulu.  Umphathi-jikelele we-Apple ngaleso sikhathi uSteve Jobs waqondisa ukugxila kwasekuqaleni kude nethebhulethi (kamuva eyabuyekezwa ngesimo se-iPad) yaya ocingweni. I-Apple idale le divayisi ngesikhathi sokubambisana okuyimfihlo neCingular Wireless (kamuva eyaqanjwa kabusha ngokuthi i-AT & T Mobility) ngaleso sikhathi - ngezindleko zokuthuthuka ezilinganiselwa ku-US $ 150 million ezinyangeni ezingamashumi amathathu. NgokukaJobs ngo-1998, igama elithi "i" ku-"iMac" (futhi ngenxa yalokho "iPod", "iPhone" nelithi "iPad") lisho i-intanethi, umuntu ngamunye, ukufundisa, ukwazisa, nokukhuthaza.  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.  UJobs wembula i-iPhone yesizukulwane sokuqala emphakathini ngoJanuwari 9, 2007, emhlanganweni weMacworld 2007 eMoscone Center eSan Francisco. I-iPhone yayine-multi-touch display engu-3.5-intshi enezinkinobho ezimbalwa ze-hardware, futhi yayisebenzisa uhlelo lokusebenza lwe-iPhone OS ngesikhombimsebenzisi esisebenziseka kalula, bese ithengiswa njengenguqulo ye-Mac OS X. Yethulwe ngoJuni 29, 2007, ngentengo yokuqala engu-US $ 499 e-United States, futhi yayidinga inkontileka yeminyaka emibili ne-AT & T.   Ukutholakala kwe-iPhone emhlabeni wonke: I-iPhone etholakala kusukela ekuqaleni kwayo I-iPhone iyatholakala kusukela kukhishwe i-iPhone 3G NgoJulayi 11, 2008, e-Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2008, i-Apple yamemezela i-iPhone 3G, futhi yandisa ukutholakala kwayo ngosuku lokwethulwa emazweni angamashumi amabili nambili, futhi ekugcineni yakhishwa emazweni angama-70 nezindawo. I-iPhone 3G yaletha ukuxhumana okusheshayo kwe-3G, kanye nentengo yokuqala ephansi yama-US $ 199 (enenenkontileka yeminyaka emibili ye-AT & T). Umlandeli wayo, i-iPhone 3GS, wamenyezelwa ngoJuni 8, 2009, eWWDC 2009, futhi wethula ukusebenza kokuqoshwa kwevidiyo.   I-iPhone yokuqala eboniswe ngaphansi kwengilazi embukisweni we-Macworld kaJanuwari 2007 I-iPhone 4 yamenyezelwa ngoJuni 7, 2010, eWWDC 2010, futhi yethulwa ngomzimba owenziwe kabusha ohlanganisa ifreyimu yensimbi engagqwali nephaneli yengilazi yangemuva. Lapho ikhishwa, i-iPhone 4 yathengiswa ngokuthi "i-smartphone encane kunazo zonke emhlabeni"; isebenzisa iprosesa le-Apple A4, i-iPhone yokuqala ukusebenzisa i-chip eyenziwe ngokwezifiso ye-Apple. Yethule isibonisi se-Retina, esinesinqumo sesibonisi esiphindwe kane kunama-iPhones angaphambilini, futhi kwakuyisikrini se-smartphone esinesinqumo esiphakeme kakhulu lapho kukhishwa; ikhamera ebheke phambili nayo yethulwa, inika amandla ukusebenza kwevidiyo nge-FaceTime.  Abasebenzisi be-iPhone 4 babika izingcingo ezilahlekile / ezixhunyiwe lapho bebambe izingcingo zabo ngendlela ethile, futhi le nkinga yaqanjwa ngokuthi "i-antennagate". NgoJanuwari 2011, njengoba isivumelwano se-Apple sokusebenzisa i-AT & T sasiphelelwa yisikhathi, iVerizon yamemezela ukuthi bazophatha i-iPhone 4, ngemodeli ehambisana nenethiwekhi ye-CDMA yeVerizon ekhishwa ngoFebhuwari 10
Umphathi we-Apple ngaleso sikhathi uSteve Jobs wamemezela esidlangalaleni isizukulwane sokuqala se-iPhone ngoJanuwari 9, 2007, emhlanganweni weMacworld 2007 eMoscone Center eSan Francisco.