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Before & After: How The iPhone Revolutionized the Smartphone Industry

Posted in iPhone on 08/02/2012 by J. Glenn Künzler

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A lot has changed since Apple introduced the iPhone in June of 2007, yet many are still skeptical of how the iPhone has influenced the design and function of today’s smartphones. To those naysayers, I say: Behold! The below image shared by Twitter user @Digeratti (via AppAdvice) seems to say it all…

The iPhone pioneered the concept of the multi-touch smartphone. Before the iPhone’s time, smartphones were laden with buttons, strange designs, and unintuitive interfaces. The iPhone ushered in the age of the touchscreen in a remarkable and industry-shaping manner.



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J. Glenn Künzler

Glenn is Managing Editor at MacTrast, and has been using a Mac since he bought his first MacBook Pro in 2006. Now he's up to his neck in Apple, and owns an old iBook, a 2011 MacBook Pro, a MacBook Air, a third-generation iPad, 2 iPhones, and a Mac Mini that lives at the neighbor's house. He lives in a small town in Utah, enjoys bacon more than you can possibly imagine, and is severely addicted to pie.