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iPhone/iPhone 2G
A revolutionary mobile phone
A widescreen iPod with touch controls
A breakthrough Internet communications device with desktop-class email, web browsing, searching, and maps -
iPhone 3G
3G capability, as the name suggests
Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
iOS 2.0, but can support up to iOS 4.2 (upgraded from the original iOS)
A-GPS, which allowed for more accurate location services.
5 hours talk time or web browsing on 3G
10 hours talk time on 2G
6 hours of battery life on WiFi
7 hours of battery life for videos
24 hours of battery life for just music
8 GB ($199) or 16 GB ($299) of storage space (up from 4 or 8) -
iPhone 3GS
VoiceOver for Accessibility
Voice control (not quite Siri, but we’re on the way)
Nike + iPod for training
An inline remote on the headphone cable -
iPhone 4
A 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash capable of recording videos in 720p
A VGA-quality front-facing camera for FaceTime
A 32-bit, Apple A4 processor, with speeds up to 1GHz and 512MB of RAM (the first time Apple included its own processor in the device)
A Micro-sim tray (GSM versions only)
2 microphones, one for noise canceling to help make calls clearer
A 3-axis gyroscope
iOS 4.0, upgradable to iOS 7
7 hours talk time on 3G (up from 6) -
iPhone 4S
An 8-megapixel camera capable of shooting videos in 1080p (up from 5 mp an 720p)
An Apple A5, 32-bit, dual-core processor with speeds up to 1 GHz and 512 MB RAM
Bluetooth 4.0
iOS 5 (upgradeable to iOS 9)
8 hours talk time on 3G (up from 7)
6 hours of web browsing time on 3G (no change)
14 hours talk time on 2G (no change)
9 hours of battery life on WiFi (down from 10)
10 hours of battery life for videos (no change)
40 hours of battery life for just music (up from 30) -
iPhone 5
An improved Siri
Apple Maps with turn-by-turn navigation
Apple Passbook (the precursor to Apple wallet)
Do Not Disturb
FaceTime over cellular networks (previously, it only worked on WiFi)
Facebook integration -
iPhone 5S and 5C
10 hours talk time on 3G (up from 8)
10 hours of web browsing time on 3G (up from 8)
10 hours of web browsing time on LTE (up from 8)
10 hours of battery life on WiFi (no change)
10 hours of battery life for videos (no change)
40 hours of battery life for just music (no change) -
iPhone 6 and 6 Plus
An 8-megapixel camera with increased slo-mo capabilities.
An Apple A8, 64 bit, 1.4 GHz processor with 1 GB RAM
An M8 Motion Coprocessor
iOS 8
Bluetooth 4.2 -
iPhone 6S and 6S Plus
A 12-megapixel camera (up from 8) capable of recording videos in 4K
A 5-megapixel front-facing camera
An Apple A9, dual-core, 64-bit processor with 2 GB RAM (up from 1 GB)
An M9 Motion Coprocessor
iOS 9
Bluetooth 4.2 -
iPhone 7 and 7 Plus
7-megapixel front-facing camera
Apple A10 quad-core, 64-bit, 2.3 GHz processor with 2GB RAM (3GB for 7 Plus)
M10 Motion Coprocessor
Stereo speakers
iOS 10
14 (7)/21(7+) hours talk time on 3G
12/13 hours of web browsing time on 3G
12/13 hours of web browsing time on LTE
14/15 hours of battery life on WiFi
13/14 hours of battery life for videos
40/60 hours of battery life for just music
32GB, 128GB, 256GB ($449-659) -
iPhone 8 and 8 Plus
14 (7)/21(7+) hours talk time on 3G
12/13 hours of web browsing time on 3G
12/13 hours of web browsing time on LTE
12/13 hours of battery life on WiFi
13/14 hours of battery life for videos
40/60 hours of battery life for just music -
iPhone X
Two 12-megapixel rear cameras
A 7-megapixel TrueDepth front-facing camera which can recognize facial expressions and which powers Face ID
Augmented reality capabilities
An A11 Bionic processor features 6 cores, 2.4 GHz and 3GB RAM
iOS 11
Bluetooth 5.0
21 hours of talk time
12 hours of internet use
13 hours of wireless video playback
64 GB ($999) or 256 GB ($1149) -
iPhone XS and XS Max
20/25 hours of talk time
12/13 hours of internet use
14/15 hours of wireless video playback
60/65 hours of audio playback -
iPhone XR
25 hours of talk time
15 hours of internet use
16 hours of wireless video playback
65 hours of audio playback -
iPhone 11, 11 Pro, and 11 Max
Triple-lens cameras w/ new ultra wide-angle lens
More durable, water resistant body
Matte finish and new dark green color
Night Mode for better low-light images
Haptic Touch instead of 3D Touch
Ultra Wideband support
A13 chip
Faster WiFi and LTE
