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Eminyakeni engu-15 edlule, i-iPhone yokuqala yathengiswa, eyashintsha ngokoqobo umhlaba wama-smartphones. Kusukela lapho, i-Apple ikwazile ukuthola idumela eliqinile futhi amafoni ayo abhekwa ngabaningi njengangcono kakhulu. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, i-iPhone yayiwumkhiqizo obaluleke kakhulu we-giant yaseCalifornia. Wakwazi ukumtholela cishe lonke udumo futhi amdubule phakathi kwezinkampani ezibaluleke kakhulu emhlabeni. Yiqiniso, kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, izingcingo ze-Apple ziye zaba nezinguquko ezinkulu, ezisebenza nasemncintiswaneni, namuhla osezingeni elifanayo nama-iPhones. Ngakho-ke, ngeke size sithole umehluko omkhulu phakathi kwama-smartphones ane-iOS ne-Android (uma kwenzeka kumafulegi).

I-iPhone yokuqala yaba nomthelela omkhulu kuyo yonke imakethe yama-smartphone. Kodwa lokhu kufanele kuthathwe ngohlamvu lukasawoti. Kwakuyi-iPhone, ngokwezindinganiso zanamuhla engachazwa njengomakhalekhukhwini ohlakaniphe ngempela. Ngakho-ke ake sibheke ukuthi i-Apple yakwazi kanjani ukushintsha umhlaba wonke nokuthi i-iPhone yayo yokuqala yaba nomthelela kanjani emakethe yamaselula.

I-smartphone yokuqala

Njengoba sishilo ngenhla, i-iPhone kwakuyi-smartphone yokuqala ngqa i-Apple ekwazile ukukhipha ngayo umoya wawo wonke umuntu. Yebo, nangaphambi kokufika kwayo, amamodeli "ahlakaniphile" avela kumikhiqizo efana neBlackberry noma u-Sony Ericsson avela emakethe. Banikeze izinketho ezicebile uma kuqhathaniswa, kodwa esikhundleni sokulawula ukuthinta okugcwele, bathembele ezinkinobho zasendulo, noma nakukhibhodi (yokukhipha) yakudala ye-QWERTY. I-iPhone ilethe ushintsho oluyisisekelo kulokhu. Isikhondlakhondla se-Cupertino sikhethe isibonisi sesikrini esithintwayo ngokuphelele esinenkinobho eyodwa noma yasekhaya, ngenxa yokuthi idivayisi ibingakwazi ukulawulwa kalula ngeminwe nje, ngaphandle kwesidingo sanoma yiziphi izinkinobho noma ama-stylus.

Yize abanye kungenzeka ukuthi abayithandanga ngokuphelele ifoni yesikrini esithintwayo ekuqaleni, akekho ongaphika umthelela ebinawo kuyo yonke imakethe. Uma sibheka uhla lwamanje lwama-smartphones, singabona shazi ukuthi i-Apple ibe nomthelela ongakanani emqhudelwaneni. Namuhla, cishe yonke imodeli incike esikrinini sokuthinta, manje esingenayo inkinobho, esithathelwe indawo yizimpawu zomzimba.

USteve Jobs wethula i-iPhone yokuqala.

Olunye ushintsho luxhumene nokufika kwesikrini esikhulu, esithinta ngokuphelele. I-iPhone yenza ukusebenzisa i-inthanethi komakhalekhukhwini kwaba mnandi kakhulu futhi yaqala indlela esisebenzisa ngayo okuqukethwe ku-inthanethi namuhla. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ifoni ye-Apple kwakungeyona imodeli yokuqala engakwazi ukufinyelela i-Inthanethi. Ngisho nangaphambi kwakhe, kwavela inqwaba yamafoni anale nketho. Kodwa iqiniso liwukuthi ngenxa yokungabikho kwesikrini sokuthinta, akubanga mnandi ngokuphelele ukusebenzisa. Kube noshintsho olukhulu kulokhu. Nakuba ngaphambi kokuba sisebenzise ikhompuyutha noma ikhompuyutha ephathekayo ukuze singene ku-inthanethi (ukusesha ulwazi noma ukuhlola ibhokisi lethu le-imeyili), ngemva kwalokho sasingakwazi ukuxhuma noma yikuphi. Kunjalo, uma singazinaki amanani edatha ekuqaleni.

Ukuqala kwezithombe zekhwalithi namanethiwekhi omphakathi

Ukufika kwama-smartphones esimanje, aqala nge-iPhone yokuqala, nakho kusize ekulolongeni amanethiwekhi omphakathi anamuhla. Abantu, ngokuhlanganiswa noxhumano lwe-inthanethi, babenethuba lokwengeza okuthunyelwe ezingosini zabo zokuxhumana nganoma yisiphi isikhathi, noma ukuxhumana nabangane babo ngokoqobo ngokushesha. Ukube ibingekho inketho enjalo, ngubani owaziyo ukuthi amanethiwekhi anamuhla angasebenza nhlobo. Lokhu kungabonakala kahle, ngokwesibonelo, ku-Twitter noma ku-Instagram, okusetshenziselwa ukwabelana ngokuthunyelwe kanye (ikakhulukazi izifinyezo). Isibonelo, uma besifuna ukwabelana ngesithombe ngokwesiko, bekuzodingeka ukuthi sifike ekhaya kukhompuyutha, sixhume ifoni kuso bese sikopisha isithombe, bese sisilayisha kunethiwekhi.

I-iPhone yokuqala nayo yaqala ukuthatha izithombe ngefoni. Futhi, ubengeyena owokuqala kulokhu, njengoba amakhulu amamodeli eza ngaphambi kwe-iPhone abe nekhamera. Kepha ifoni ye-Apple ize noshintsho olubalulekile kwikhwalithi. Yayinikeza ikhamera yangemuva engu-2MP, kuyilapho i-Motorola Razr V3 eyayidume kakhulu ngaleso sikhathi, eyethulwa ngo-2006 (unyaka ngaphambi kwe-iPhone yokuqala), yayinekhamera engu-0,3MP kuphela. Kuyaqapheleka futhi ukuthi i-iPhone yokuqala ayikwazanga ngisho nokudubula ividiyo, futhi ibingenayo nekhamera ye-selfie. Noma kunjalo, i-Apple ikwazile ukwenza into abantu ababeyithanda ngokushesha - bathola ikhamera yekhwalithi ephezulu ngamazinga angaleso sikhathi, abangayithwala emaphaketheni abo futhi bamane bayisebenzise ukuthwebula zonke izinhlobo zezikhathi ezibazungezile. Phela, saqala kanjalo-ke isifiso sabakhiqizi sokuqhudelana ngokwekhwalithi, ngenxa yalokho manje sesinezingcingo ezinamalensi ekhwalithi ephezulu ngendlela engenakucatshangwa.

Ukulawula okunembile

Ukulawula okunembile bekubalulekile ku-iPhone yakuqala. Isikrini esithintwayo esikhulu nesiphelele sinesibopho ngokwengxenye kuso, esibe sesihambisana nesistimu yokusebenza. Ngaleso sikhathi, yayibizwa ngokuthi i-iPhoneOS 1.0 futhi yayingashintshwa ngokuphelele ekuboniseni kuphela, kodwa futhi ku-hardware nezinhlelo zokusebenza ngazinye. Phela, ukulula kungenye yezinsika eziyinhloko i-Apple eyakha kuzo kuze kube yilolu suku.

Ukwengeza, i-iPhoneOS idlale indima ebalulekile ekunikezeni amandla i-Android. I-Android yagqugquzelwa ngokwengxenye uhlelo lokusebenza lwe-Apple nokuba lula kwayo, futhi ngenxa yokuvuleka kwayo, yabe isifinyelela esikhundleni sohlelo olusetshenziswa kakhulu emhlabeni. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, abanye babengenanhlanhla kangako. Ukufika kwe-iPhoneOS kanye nokwakhiwa kwe-Android kwaba nesithunzi kubakhiqizi ababedume kakhulu ngaleso sikhathi njengeBlackBerry neNokia. Ngemuva kwalokho bakhokhele ukuvinjelwa kwabo futhi balahlekelwa yizikhundla zabo zobuholi.

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