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Evolution of the iPhone And its market share.
1st Generation – 2007
• Released in 2007, the
original iPhone was
breaking new ground.
• Cingular, now part of
AT&T, had exclusive
rights to providing
cellular for this phone.
iOS Dominates Market
2nd Generation – 2008
• The iPhone 3G released a
year after the original.
• The 3G was faster and
more powerful.
• By this time, Apple was
dominating the market.
3rd Generation - 2009
• The iPhone 3GS was
released after the 3G.
• The processor worked
faster and the camera
was resolution.
• It also had a higher-res
video camera.
Enter Droid – 2009 With the
Droid, Verizon
could offer
their own
smartphone
alternative.
4th Generation – 2010
• Apple changed up their
look significantly with the
iPhone 4.
• Retina display was
introduced, as well as a
front-facing camera for
video calling.
5th Generation - 2011
The iPhone 4S, while
remaining identical in
appearance to the iPhone 4,
had many new features:
• Siri
• 1080p video recording
• Dual-core A5 processor
• 8MP camera
Apple Begins to Lose Ground to Android
6th Generation – 2012
• The iPhone 5 was long awaited,
but it failed to please crowds the
way Apple expected it to.
• Upgrades involved increasing the
screen size and the processor’s
power.
• The lightning connector became
the new power connection.
7th Generation – 2013 • Apple released two iPhone
varieties this year: the iPhone 5S and the iPhone 5C.
• While the 5C was a budget version of the iPhone 5, made of plastic rather than glass and metal, the 5S introduced some new features: – Faster processor
– Touch ID fingerprint scanner
– Updated camera
Android Dominates World Market with almost 80% of the smartphone market.
8th Generation – 2014?
• Another screen increase seems
likely for the iPhone 6, and it
may be redubbed something like
iPhone Air.
• Some likely features:
– Wireless charging
– Tougher screen made of sapphire
– Better camera
– Gesture control
Could Apple Come Back?
• Some market analysts think that Apple will regain
the majority of the market share by 2017, but it’s
almost impossible to predict.
• It depends on Apple’s ability to put together
another iPhone that will break some new ground,
which we have seen them do in the past.