a iphone Two decades old, sold at auction for a record price of $190,000. The model of the first edition of 4 GB, still closeddescribed as “extremely rare”, it was bought for more than 300 times the $599 price it was marketed for in 2007. It will probably remain sealed because otherwise the value would drop dramatically.

The phone has less storage space than an Apple Watch and a 3.5-inch screen compared to 6.1 inches on the latest model, the iPhone 14 Pro, first released 16 years ago by then-Apple CEO Steve Jobs. However, the 4 GB model was discontinued just two months later due to poor sales.

It is highly sought after by collectors as not many of the phones were made. Most people decided to buy the 8 GB iterationwhich was released at the same time, as it had twice the storage space and only cost $100 more.

Bidding on the rare iPhone started at $10,000 and LCG Auctions had estimated it would sell for between $50,000 and $100,000. However, it reached $190,000 after attracting 28 bids. AND

The person who sold the ‌‌iPhone‌‌ said he was a member of the original iPhone engineering team. LCG Auctions said two more factory-sealed first-edition iPhones sold for record values ​​last year. Last October, an unopened original iPhone with 8 GB of storage sold for $39,000, while another was purchased a few months earlier for $35,000.

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Apple’s iPhone was first unveiled by the late Steve Jobs on January 9, 2007 at MacWorld San Francisco. “Today we’re going to make some history together,” he said along with the tagline “Apple reinvents the phone.” Named Time Magazine’s Invention of the Year in 2007, the telephone changed the industry forever. It became Apple’s most successful product, with more than 6.1 million units sold worldwide.

Since its launch, it has faced fierce competition from other technology giants such as Google and Samsung, who have been desperate to replicate its success. The iPhone is still one of the most popular smartphone brands in the world, but since the release of the first model, its appearance has changed. The original iPhone still had a headphone jack, a home button, and large bezels around the relatively small 3.5-inch screen.