History of Apple’s iPhone, Part 2: Innovations, Models Increase

In the second part of this retrospective on Apple’s iPhone, we look at the developments over the past six years.

Apple’s iPhone has a long and storied history. In Part 1, DesignNews chronicled the early years of the smarphone. In Part 2, we look at the innovations over the past six years, covering iPhone models 7 through 14.

Compared to the earlier years of the iPhone, Apple has expanded the lineup in recent years, adding both smaller and larger, more powerful versions of the basic phone. Also, rapid advancements in display technology, cameras, and processors have all filtered down into these iPhones. Apple has also substantially upgraded iOS versions to provide many new capabilities too numerous to describe here.

Spencer Chin is a Senior Editor for Design News covering the electronics beat. He has many years of experience covering developments in components, semiconductors, subsystems, power, and other facets of electronics from both a business/supply-chain and technology perspective. He can be reached at [email protected].