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Apple iPhone is 16 today, and a long way from when Steve Jobs unveiled it

The journey began in 2007 as an iPod that had touch controls, a phone and internet

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Steven Jobs presents the iPhone at the MacWorld Conference & Expo 2007, San Francisco. Photo: Blake Patterson, CC BY 2.0/ Wikimedia Commons

Khalid Anzar New Delhi

It has been 16 years since Apple released its first smartphone, the iPhone. On this day in 2007, Apple CEO Steve Jobs took the stage to unveil a device that was an iPod with touch controls, a mobile phone, and an internet device.

It has since been an onward and upward journey for Apple with the iPhone remaining an aspirational smartphone for enthusiasts.

Going back in time, the first iPhone never made it to India – at least officially. Though if you were lucky, you could find it in Delhi’s famed and resourceful electronics grey market, the Gaffar Market.

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