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Infographics: The iPhone evolution

By: , IntoMobile
Monday, August 22nd, 2011 at 1:31 AM

Apple has gone a long way from January 9, 2007 when the first iPhone was officially announced. During the years, the Cupertino-based company introduced updated versions of its smartphone and at the time I’m writing this, the iPhone 4 is still selling pretty darn well. Not in huge volumes, but the reason is that the next iPhone should be unveiled in less than a month. And while we still don’t have the official specs sheet of the iPhone 5, that doesn’t stop us from speculating, using all of the leaked data gathered so far. As a result, we decided to show you the road Apple has taken to change the mobile industry (and make its shareholders super happy).

Only four iPhone models have been unveiled thus far, each of which was a smashing hit for the company. We’ve no doubts the iPhone 5 will repeat the success even though it faces some tough competition (as illustrated in our previous chart)…

The iPhone evolution - infographics

And if you need an even bigger image – you can get it from here.

About The Author

Dusan Belic

Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.

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  • Gustavo Chacón B.

    iPhone 5 with 4 inch cannot be Retina Display because pixels per inch amount.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_JDALK5N4YGUESS7PHL4ILVQ2EA Stephen

    If you do the math (according to engadget’s lcd recent article) (640 x 640) + (960 x 960)= 1331200 then square root = 1153 then divide by the screen of the screen in this case 4 = 288  This indicate the ppi…..so if all holds true expect the new iphone 5 to have a ppi of 288

  • http://twitter.com/TEDavis Thomas Davis

    Less infographic more chart with images.

  • Gustavo Chacón B.

    Yes, 288ppi is not equal to 326ppi of iPhone 4 (3.5 inch).

  • Gustavo Chacón B.

    Yes, 288ppi is not equal to 326ppi of iPhone 4 (3.5 inch).

  • http://twitter.com/TechZoomOrg TechZoom.Org

    Nice Info-graphics about iPhone. Thanks a ton Dusan.
    PS: I just noticed the image filename starts with z. lol. I follow that trend sometimes when I save not-so-important or soon-to-be-deleted type images. do u too? :)