The Evolution of the Iphone

  The evolution for Iphone

Since the first iPhone was announced in 2007, much has changed in the smartphone market. The first smart phone from Apple was announced then as a mix between iPod music player and a cell phone, joining all Internet access. The touch screen was what drew the most attention at the launch of the first unit for over four years, and changed the concept of industry in relation to the smartphone market, just crawl back then.Check out the following features and changes brought by each generation of iPhone, first launched in 2007 but that still leaves a lot smartphone embarrassed about their characteristics, to the newly announced iPhone 4S, shown by newcomer Apple CEO Tim Cook in company events, on Tuesday.First generation        Steve Jobs unveiled the device that was part of the iPod music player phone with the opening of Macworld on January 9, 2007. The device has eliminated the once "revolutionary" spinner and took an iPod touch screen of 3.5 inches, innovative also in widescreen format. The basic design of that first iPhone - which is out of line and was never officially to Brazil - was maintained in subsequent generations: a button on the front. What has changed dimensions: the first unit measuring about 6.1 cm by 11.4 cm and the thickness was less than 1.3 cm and weighing 140 g.The first iPhone could access the internet via Wi-Fi or EDGE network, a mobile Internet technology intermediate between 2G and 3G. The unit cost between $ 499 and $ 599, depending on their capacity, which could be 4 GB or 8 GB. Another innovation introduced by the first generation iPhone was the ability to download applications from the internet. The camera only rear, had resolution of 2 megapixels.iPhone 3G       Highlights of the arrival of the second generation of smart phones from Apple were on account of internet connection speed and price. The iPhone 3G, as the name implies, abandoned the EDGE network to connect to the web through the third generation of mobile Internet, making downloads and loading pages 2.8 times faster than its predecessor. The price, $ 199 for the 8 GB model, accounted for about one third of the value of the first device with the same capacity at its launch.The iPhone 3G's predecessor kept some features like 2 MP camera and WiFi The new device proved to be thinner and lighter, about 1.2 cm thick and 133 g. Along with the iPhone 3G, Apple also announced the App Store, App Store had only 500 programs in the launch date. A year later the number jumped to 35,000 apps and over 1 billion downloads. In the three year anniversary of the online store in July this year, was hit the mark of 15 billion downloads. iPhone 3GS       Older version of the iPhone that follows in stores today, the third generation of the device hit the market in 2009 with an "S" in the name which meant "Speed" or "speed."The device went on the promise of being 2.1 times faster when sending messages and 2.9 times faster when opening web pages. The unit jumped from 128 MB RAM of previous models to 256 MB. The CPU 600 MHz 412 MHz exceeded the previous model.Another improvement was the voice control, allowing to make calls or play music similar to what the user was singing, for example. The iPhone 3G also won 3 MP camera with video recording. Focus, exposure and white balance were automatic, and it was possible to focus by touching the screen. In addition, the camera brought special modes for macro and low light situations. The device went on sale for $ 199 on the 16GB version and $ 299 in 32 GB.iPhone 4       Announced in June last year, the successor to the iPhone 3G has won many features.The iPhone 4 has a new design with stainless steel finish and glass screen, measuring just 9.3 mm thick (24% less than the iPhone 3G). This was the first major design change of the iPhone, which won more square finish instead of rounded edges. In their settings, kept the 3G, GPS, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, but now has a new noise canceling microphone and front camera for video calls and FaceTime technology.The rear camera of the fourth generation showed a first for iPhone: an integrated LED flash, and 5 megapixel resolution, 5x digital zoom and the ability to record videos in high definition (720p). The screen "retinal display" also came with the iPhone 4, increasing the density of dots on the screen four times and as a consequence, the resolution (for 960 x 640 pixels).The unit also won a gyroscope built, able to follow movements with high precision, much higher than the capacity of the iPhones accelerometer past. In the U.S., the iPhone went on sale 4 for $ 199 on the 16GB version and $ 299 in the 32 GB. Price which, after the release of the newest generation, fell to $ 99 in the 16GB version.iPhone 4S      With the rookie CEO Tim Cook ahead of the event that Apple announced the iPhone 4S on Tuesday, the responsibility for the machine got Phil Schiller, vice president of product marketing for the company. While everyone was waiting for an iPhone 5, the upgrade followed the same logic iPhone 3G to 3G: the unit has been updated, but changes in design innovation and stayed behind.The iPhone 4S has a powerful processor A5, the same iPad 2. The dual-core CPU and graphics dual-core left the charts seven times faster than the previous version. Despite the quality of a CPU like this, the battery will have eight hours of use, on average, up to six hours of sailing, eight of operation calls, 10 video and 40 music.In addition, the iPhone 4S won two antennas to improve the calls, the sound quality and speed of downloads, trying to shake off the problem of signal reception of the iPhone 4, which became known as "antenagate." The 8 megapixel camera and can be opened directly from the lock screen, is another highlight of the new unit, with a resolution of 3264x2448 and faster. The videos, which have HD quality resolution of 720 points in version 4, resolution 1080 points earned on the new device.Apple also showed the Siri application that acts as a kind of "personal assistant". With Siri, you can, for example, dictate emails or find out the weather just by voice commands. The iPhone 4S, available in white and black, will sell for $ 199 on the 16GB version, $ 299 the 32GB and $ 399 for the 64GB. The new iPhone version 4S will be available for pre-sales in the U.S. on October 7. The launch at Apple stores (Store Apples) takes place on October 14.