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"The iPhone 3G was the second generation of Apple."

By Katherine RodPublished 7 years ago 5 min read

iPhone 3G

The iPhone 3G was the second generation of Apple. It came out on June 9, 2008. The colors they had were gray/black and black. It was at least $99. It was released across 22 countries. On June 7, 2010, the iPhone 3G was discontinued. The screen was a 3.5-inch screen and had one speaker.

iPhone 3Gs

The iPhone 3Gs came out on June 19, 2009 in the United States, Canada, and six other European countries. Then it was international on June 26, 2009. It also runs the Apple IOS system. The colors they had were black and the screen was a 3.5-inch screen with a single loudspeaker.

iPhone 4

The iPhone 4 was the fourth generation of Apple. It was released on June 24, 2010 in the United States and internationally. It was also the thinnest smartphone in the world back then. It continued to be sold until September 2012 and it was a 3.5-inch screen with a single loudspeaker. The colors they had were black and white. In September 2013, Apple stopped selling the iPhone 4.

iPhone 5

The iPhone 5 was released on September 2012. Pre-orders were available on September 14, 2012, and over 2 million of them were pre-ordered. Then Apple discontinued them on September 10, 2013. It was a 4-inch screen with colors of gray/black, rose gold, gold, and white/gray. It had a single loudspeaker.

iPhone 5c

The iPhone 5c was released September 20, 2013, and had the Apple IOS 7. It had several colors like blue, green, pink, white, and yellow. It is a 4-inch screen with a single loudspeaker and the IOS helped people put their phone on airplane mode, turn their wifi off or on, turn the flashlight off or on, control the brightness, etc. The iPhone 5c had Siri. Siri is an assistant that can do pretty much anything you ask it to.

iPhone 5s

The iPhone 5c was released on September 20, 2013. It had pretty much everything the iPhone 5 had. It is the first phone to have touch ID. Touch ID was where you had your finger as a password. If you didn't want to type your password in, you could just use your finger, but it had to be the finger you scanned. It could not be a finger you didn't scan or it wouldn't work. You could also download apps and/or purchase something with it. The iPhone 5s also had airdrop where you could share a wifi platform and it also has iTunes Radio. It was then discontinued on March 21, 2016. It has a 4-inch screen with a mono speaker, with the colors of black/gray, gold, and a gray/white.

iPhone 6 And 6 Plus

The iPhone 6 came out on September 12, 2014. These phones had larger screens, the iPhone 6 had a 4.7-inch screen, and the iPhone 6 Plus had a 5.5-inch screen. The colors they had for the 6 were gray, rose gold, gold, and space gray. And the 6 Plus had the same colors as well—they both had mono speakers and with a 3.5 mm stereo audio jack. They were both discontinued on September 7, 2016. The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus's pre-orders were 4 million in the first 24 hours, and then the iPhone 6 and 6 plus sold over 220 million of them.

iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus

The iPhone 6s and 6s plus pre-orders were available on September 12, 2015, and they came out on September 25. The screen for the 6s is a 4.7-inch screen and the 6s plus was a 5.5-inch screen. They both had a mono speaker with a 3.5 stereo audio jack. Apple had said that they sold over 13 million iPhones. Then the phones started having some battery issues, but some of them were fixed, though the other some didn't charge well. They were then discontinued on September 12, 2018.

iPhone SE

The iPhone SE was released on March 31, 2016, and was then discontinued on September 12, 2018. It had a 4 inch screen and a mono speaker, with a 4.5 stereo audio jack. They had the colors rose gold, gold, gray, and gray/black.

iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus

The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus were released on September 22, 2017. The colors they had for the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus were gold, rose gold, silver, black, jet black, and then, later on, it had the color (product) red. The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are water and dust resistance, The iPhone 7 didn't have portrait mode though the iPhone 7 Plus did have portrait mode. Portrait mode is something that focuses on a subject and blurs the background. The iPhone 7 only had one camera and the iPhone 7 Plus had two cameras. The iPhone 7 has a 4.7-inch screen and the iPhone 7 Plus has a 5.5-inch screen, with stereo speakers. The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus have not been discontinued yet.

iPhone 8 And 8 Plus

The iPhone 8 and 8 Plus were released on September 22, 2017. They both had a glass back where you could also charge it with a wireless charger. And yes, you could still charge it with the charger cord, though some people liked charging it on the wireless chargers. On April 9, 2018, Apple released the color (product) red. The other colors they had were gold, silver, and space gray. The iPhone 8 Plus has an advanced portrait mode. Why? Because now you can choose lighting effects on your image. The iPhone 8 is a 4.7-inch screen and the iPhone 8 Plus is a 5.5-inch screen.

iPhone X

The iPhone X came out on November 3, 2017. The iPhone X had wireless charging where the back of the phone is glass, and since it's glass on the back, it's able to charge without the original cord charger. There is also a thing thing called Face ID where you can use your face to unlock your phone instead of using your finger or typing in the password. On the iPhone X there is no home button; it's just the screen and the camera on the front. The iPhone X was then discontinued on September 12, 2018, because of all the new phones that came out. It has a 5.8-inch screen with stereo speakers, and now you can use portrait mode as a selfie instead of using only the back camera. Now you can use all the lighting effects on both the front and back camera. There are still so many amazing updates for the iPhone X.

iPhone XR

The iPhone XR was announced on September 12, 2018. It will officially come out on October 26, 2018. It has a 6.1-inch screen with stereo speakers, with colors like coral, blue, (product) red, white, black, and yellow. The iPhone XR will already come with the new update IOS 12. And the iPhone XR has pretty much everything the iPhone X has but it's faster and the cheapest phone by Apple.

iPhone Xs And iPhone Xs MAX

The iPhone Xs and Xs Max were announced on September 12, 2018. The iPhone Xs has a 5.8-inch screen and the iPhone Xs Max has a 6.5-inch screen, the 6.5-inch screen is the biggest phone they've ever made. The iPhone Xs and Xs Max had pretty much everything the iPhone X has but it's faster and more updated. Colors they have are gold, silver, and space gray with stereo speakers, and they still have wireless charging.

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About the Creator

Katherine Rod

I am Katherine and I love writing. Hope you guys enjoy! Thanks

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