In January 2007, Steve Jobs introduced the first iPhone, promising to “create history“with the new Apple product. The sleek new device includes a touchscreen, a 2-megapixel camera, photo voicemail, and a real web browser.” If the iPhone works as well as Jobs’ demo, it will be a hit”, Dan Farber Wrote to ZDNet.
The iPhone was a real hit and Apple made history by changing the landscape of mobile communications.
In fact, the original iPhone was an iconic device an unboxed first generation iPhone sells for $35,414 at auction last week.
The Model A1203 device, with 8 GB of storage, is in factory sealed condition. Auctioneer RR Auction notes that the box features a life-size image of an iPhone with 12 icons on the screen, indicating that it is from the earliest production date – the thirteenth icon for iTunes appeared later in the year. 2007. Original iPhone 8 GB. sold in mid 2007 for $599.
The device was auctioned off as part of the “Apple, Jobs and Computer Hardware” auction curated by RR Auction, which featured more than 70 items at auction. Auction closes on August 18.
Auction also available Apple-1 board soldered by hand by Apple co-founder Steve “Woz” Wozniak and used to secure Apple’s first large order. The prototype sold for $677,196.
Additionally, an unopened first generation original Apple iPod (5GB) sold for $25,000.
