The iPhone recently celebrated its eighth birthday, and what better way to mark the occasion than with a mesmerizing animated GIF — showing the evolution of Apple’s mobile handset from the revolutionary but (now) small and slightly bulky device Steve Jobs unveiled in 2007, to the landmark iPhone 6 which racked up more than 10 million sales in its first weekend alone?
If you’re a long-time iPhone fan, or a relatively new user, it’s an astounding glimpse at just how far we’ve come in just a handful of iPhone iterations. To paraphrase The Simpsons, it’s hypnotic… almost like watching a lava lamp.
You can check out GIF profiles of the iPhone’s evolution (including front and back views) at PicClick.com.
Via: VentureBeat
Luke Dormehl is a U.K.-based journalist and author, with a background working in documentary film for Channel 4 and the BBC. He is the author of The Apple Revolution and The Formula: How Algorithms Solve All Our Problems … and Create More, both published by Penguin/Random House. His tech writing has also appeared in Wired, Fast Company, Techmeme and other publications.
5 responses to “Astounding GIF shows just how far the iPhone has come in 8 years”
iPhone 3G is still the best looking IMHO. Steve Jobs was totally correct about that form factor being the perfect size for one handed operation. I desperately want them to make a 6 series in the smaller/traditional format, the current sizes are too big for my taste.
iPhone 4/4s for me, perfect form, and oozes of luxury! If I can update the internals and have the same form factor that will be my forever phone.
Agreed, the 4/4S were works of art. And felt so satisfying in the hand. Just perfectly weighted. And the stainless steel-banded glass sandwich is so timeless. Just leaps and bounds better than any other smartphone of its time. Shame Apple had to move on.
I agree. I remember marvelling at the iPhone 4 design when it came out compared to my iPhone 3G. I however always loved the rounded edges of the 3G.
Why did the 4S get skinner to the 4 in the gif?