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What Is An iPhone?

By Sam Costello, About.com

Apple iPhone

Apple iPhone

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Definition:

iPhone - The iPhone is Apple's first Internet-enabled smartphone. It combines the features of a mobile phone, wireless Internet device, and iPod into one package.

Perhaps the iPhone's most innovative feature is its 3.5-inch multitouch screen. This screen allows an interface based on touch, rather than a keyboard, mouse, or stylus, and allows items onscreen to be manipulated by two finger touches, rather than just one. The iPhone can also be viewed in landscape or portrait mode, with the screen automatically shifting based on the angle that the phone is held at.

The iPhone runs a version of Apple's Mac OS X operating system.

Features
iPod/MP3 player
Video playback/widescreeen option
Wireless Internet access, using WiFi and GSM
2 megapixel digital camera
3.5-inch screen
Bluetooth

Capacity
4GB - discontinued
8GB
16GB

Colors
silver/black

Battery Life
5 hours talk/video/web browsing
16 hours audio playback

Size and Weight

4.5 inches tall x 2.4 inches wide x 0.46 inches inches deep
Weight: 4.8 ounces

Availability
Released: June 2007
Discontinued: June 2008

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