From the moment Steve jobs in 2007 introduced the world to the very first iPhone, has already passed 8 years. During this time we have 12 versions of the Apple smartphone. But still they remain the most popular in the world.
the iPhone has changed dramatically and repeatedly, starting from the exterior to the screen diagonal. Year by year he became more powerful, smarter and easier. The first generation iPhone, however, was slightly more compact than their successors in the face of the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3Gs.
This year, Apple made a slight bobble. When creating iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus engineers failed to reduce the dimensions of the gadgets. Smartphones gained weight, “fat” and a little “grown up”. It is believed that the size of the devices was influenced by the aluminum 7000 series, which is made from their body. In fact, all the fault of the 3D display Touch, determines the force pressing on the screen.
As one would expect, for 8 years, processing power the iPhone has greatly increased. The performance of a single core iPhone 6 to ten times faster than the iPhone 3Gs. But in multi-core test, “six” appears seven times faster than iPhone 4s. iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, in turn, demonstrate superior results in the test Geekbench: 2000 and 3500 points in the mode of operation of one and all cores respectively.
A kind of revolution occurred with the release of the 5s version, where in tandem with the main processor by the M7 coprocessor. This decision allowed to offload the main chip and increase the battery life along with increased performance of the smartphone.
Moore’s law States that the number of transistors doubles every two years, but to date, the pace began to slow. Perhaps a few of iPhone users will notice the difference between processors A8 and A9. However, progress does not stand still – 14-nm process technology contributes to the creation of smaller, but more powerful and faster processors. And along with this increased efficiency.
The graph above demonstrates how changing the amount of internal memory iPhone since the first generation model. In a minimum configuration it had 4 GB, and the maximum is 16 GB. iPhone 6s, in turn, has grades in 16/64/128 GB. With regard to the requirements of modern applications 16GB seem to be insufficient to complete the work. Memory problems adds resolution photographs and videos, pushing them to purchase a model with a large drive. Many users have criticized Apple for what she left in the line model at 16GB and not replaced it with a 32 GB version. However, marketers from Cupertino prudent, smart and relentless.
This image shows the ratio of the screen size and pixel density. Starting with the 3.5 inches as the ideal size, Apple gradually came to the creation of a 5.5-inch phablet iPhone 6 Plus. As for permission, until 2010, the company did not offer anything extraordinary. With the release of the iPhone 4 with Retina display, the race of megapixels, which does not stop until now. The leader in this direction is the Sony Z5 smartphone with Premium 4K display.
The battery capacity is not less important parameter of the smartphone. With productivity growth and the size of the display device is naturally expected to increase and the volume of the battery. Compare how this happened with the iPhone:
The iPhone has radically increased autonomy in the mode of listening to music. The time of talktime in 3G networks has increased five-fold, and doubled the time of playback of HD video. The proliferation of free Wi-Fi played a role in popularizing surf the web wirelessly.
The camera of the iPhone was a really long way of development. 2-megapixel module it has evolved into something much more. It draws attention to even professional photographers and journalists. Last Friday, for example, the iPhone 6s Plus was used as a working tool Kevin Liu, who shot a fashion show for Vogue magazine.
12-megapixel sensor, recording 4K video, HDR and superior software make iPhone compact and convenient camera. Of course, to compete with SLR cameras beyond him, but because it is from him and is not required.
An important factor in modern smartphones is the availability of high-quality front-facing camera. Such in iPhone appeared only in the fourth model and had a resolution of 1.2 megapixels. iPhone 6s is able to boast packageexplorer module iSight and video recording in the 720p format.
Did Apple for 8 years to create the perfect smartphone? Probably not. But the iPhone in the form in which it exists today, has turned down the industry and forcing manufacturers to endlessly imitate and copy the “Apple” product.
