3G: July 11, 20083GS: June 19, 2009 unitssold=21.17 million as of20090422alt=(as of Q2 (Fiscal year#United States) 2009) os=iPhone OS 3.1.2 (build 7D11), released October 8, 2009 power=Original: 3.7 V (Volt) 1400 mAh (Ampere-hour)3G: 3.7 V 1150 mAh3GS: 3.7 V 1219 mAhInternal rechargeable non-removable lithium-ion polymer batterycite weburl=and iPhone Battery and Power Specificationspublisher=iPodBatteryFAQ.comaccessdate=2009-05-12 cpu=Original & 3G: Samsung 32-bit RISC (Reduced instruction set computer) ARM (ARM architecture) 1176JZ(F)-S v1.0620 MHz (Hertz) underclocked (underclocking) to 412 MHzPowerVR MBX (PowerVR#MBX) Lite 3D GPU (Graphics processing unit) 3GS: Samsung S5PC100 ARM Cortex-A8cite weburl=iPhone 3GS Hardware Exposed & Analyzedlast=Shimpifirst=Ananddate=2009-06-10publisher=AnandTechaccessdate=2009-06-10833 MHz underclocked to 600 MHzPowerVR SGX (PowerVR#Series5 (SGX)) GPUcite weburl=Teardown Reveals Underclocked 833MHz CPUlast=Sorrelfirst=Charliedate=2009-06-19publisher=Wired (Wired (magazine))accessdate=2009-11-20 storage=Flash memoryOriginal: 4, 8, & 16 GB (gigabyte)3G: 8 & 16 GB3GS: 16 & 32 GB memory=Original & 3G: 128 MB (megabyte) eDRAM (eDRAM)3GS: 256 MB eDRAM display=320 � 480 px (pixel), convert3.5inmm0abbr=on, 2:3 aspect ratio (aspect ratio (image)), 18-bit (262,144-color) LCD (liquid crystal display) at 163 pixels per inch (ppi) audio=Two speakers (loudspeaker), TRRS headphone jack (TRS connector#Aircraft headsets), 20 Hz to 20 kHz frequency response (internal, headset), microphone input=Multi-touch touchscreen display, headset controls (#Audio), proximity and ambient light (low-key lighting) sensors, 3-axis accelerometer3GS also includes: digital compass camera=Original & 3G: 2.0 megapixels (pixel#Megapixel) with geotagging3GS: 3.0 megapixels with video (camcorder) (VGA (Video Graphics Array) at 30 fps (frame rate)), geotagging, and automatic focus (focus (optics)), white balance (color balance), & exposure (exposure (photography)) connectivity=Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (Bluetooth#Bluetooth 2.0) (3GS: 2.1 (Bluetooth#Bluetooth 2.1)), USB 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus)/Dock connectorQuad band GSM 850 900 1800 1900 (GSM frequency ranges) MHz GPRS (General Packet Radio Service)/EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution)cite weburl=iPhone ? Tech Specsdate=July 14, 2007publisher=Apple and the Wayback machine (Internet Archive#Wayback Machine)accessdate=2009-01-193G also includes: A-GPS (Assisted GPS); Tri band UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System)/HSDPA (High-Speed Downlink Packet Access) 850, 1900, 2100 (UMTS frequency bands) MHz3GS also supports: 7.2 Mbps (Megabit) HSDPA (High-Speed Downlink Packet Access) service=iTunes Store, App Store, MobileMe dimensions=Original:convert115mminabbr=on (h)convert61mminabbr=on (w)convert11.6mminabbr=on (d)3G & 3GS:convert115.5mminabbr=on (h)convert62.1mminabbr=on (w)convert12.3mminabbr=on (d) weight=Original & 3GS: convert135gozabbr=on3G: convert133gozabbr=on related=iPod Touch (Comparison (List of iPhone and iPod Touch models))

The iPhone is an Internet and multimedia enabled smartphone designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The iPhone functions as a camera phone (also including text messaging and visual voicemail), a portable media player (equivalent to a video iPod), and an Internet client (with email, web browsing (web browser), and Wi-Fi connectivity) — using the phones multi-touch screen to render a virtual keyboard (keyboard (computing)) in lieu of a physical keyboard.

The first-generation phone (known as the Original) was quad-band (quad band) GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) with EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution); the second generation phone (known as 3G) added UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) with 3.6 Mbps HSDPA (High-Speed Downlink Packet Access);cite press releasetitle=Apple Introduces the New iPhone 3Gpublisher=Apple Inc.date=2008-06-09url=the third generation adds support for 7.2 Mbps HSDPA downloading but remains limited to 384 Kbps uploading as Apple had not implemented the HSPA (High-Speed Packet Access) protocol.

Apple announced the iPhone on January 9, 2007, after months of rumors and speculation (Apple rumor community). The original iPhone was introduced in the United States on June 29, 2007 before being marketed worldwide. Time (Time (magazine)) magazine named it the Invention of the Year in 2007. Released July 11, 2008, the iPhone 3G supports faster 3G data speeds and assisted GPS. On March 17, 2009, Apple announced version 3.0 of the iPhone OS operating system for the iPhone (and iPod Touch), released on June 17, 2009. The iPhone 3GS was announced on June 8, 2009, and has improved performance (Computer performance), a camera with more megapixels (Pixel#Megapixel) and video capability, and voice control (Voice command device). It was released in the U.S., Canada and 6 European countries on June 19, 2009,cite newsurl=Announces the New iPhone 3GS?The Fastest, Most Powerful iPhone Yetdate=2009-06-08accessdate=2009-06-08 in Australia and Japan on June 26, and saw international release in July and August, 2009.