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PHONES · VIDEO

Apple

iPhone, whose cameras are among the most used in the world.

Founded
1976 to today
From
Cupertino, United States
Status
Active

Its phone made a camera something nearly everyone carries all day.

Official siteSource: Wikipedia

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  1. 2007iPhone

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2010Phone

iPhone 4

Apple5 MP

Added a backside-illuminated sensor and a front camera for video calls.

Source: WikipediaPhoto: Justin14, CC BY-SA 3.0
2017Phone

iPhone X

AppleDual 12 MP

Added a depth-sensing front camera for portrait selfies.

Source: WikipediaPhoto: Rafael Fernandez, CC BY-SA 4.0
2007Phone

iPhone (1st generation)

ApplePhone camera, 2.0 MP main · Fixed lens

Apple's first phone, with a 2 MP rear camera; its touch interface mattered more to phone photography than its optics.

Source: WikipediaPhoto: Rafael Fernandez, CC BY-SA 4.0
2008Phone

iPhone 3G

ApplePhone camera, 2.0 MP main · Fixed lens

An iPhone generation from 2008; each year the camera hardware and processing took another step; 2.0 MP main camera.

Source: WikipediaPhoto: JoBot164, CC0
2009Phone

iPhone 3GS

ApplePhone camera · Fixed lens

Apple's 2009 model, part of the yearly cycle that made the iPhone one of the most used cameras anywhere.

Source: WikipediaPhoto: JoBot164, CC0
2012Phone

iPhone 5

ApplePhone camera, 8 MP main · Fixed lens

An iPhone generation from 2012; each year the camera hardware and processing took another step; 8 MP main camera.

Source: WikipediaPhoto: Dega180, CC BY-SA 3.0
2013Phone

iPhone 5c

ApplePhone camera, 8 MP main · Fixed lens

Apple's 2013 model, part of the yearly cycle that made the iPhone one of the most used cameras anywhere.

Source: WikipediaPhoto: Rafael Fernandez, CC BY-SA 3.0
2013Phone

iPhone 5s

ApplePhone camera, 8 MP main · Fixed lens

Apple's 2013 model, part of the yearly cycle that made the iPhone one of the most used cameras anywhere.

Source: WikipediaPhoto: Rafael Fernandez, CC BY-SA 3.0
2014Phone

iPhone 6

ApplePhone camera, 8 MP main · Fixed lens

An iPhone generation from 2014; each year the camera hardware and processing took another step; 8 MP main camera.

Source: WikipediaPhoto: https://icon-park.com/author/kos/, CC BY 4.0
2014Phone

iPhone 6 Plus

ApplePhone camera · Fixed lens

Apple's 2014 model, part of the yearly cycle that made the iPhone one of the most used cameras anywhere.

Source: WikipediaPhoto: KLPeople, CC BY-SA 4.0
2015Phone

iPhone 6s

ApplePhone camera, 12 MP main · Fixed lens

An iPhone generation from 2015; each year the camera hardware and processing took another step; 12 MP main camera.

Source: WikipediaPhoto: Rafael Fernandez, CC BY-SA 4.0
2015Phone

iPhone 6s Plus

ApplePhone camera · Fixed lens

An iPhone generation from 2015; each year the camera hardware and processing took another step.

Source: Wikipedia
2016Phone

iPhone 7

ApplePhone camera, 12 MP main · Fixed lens

Apple's 2016 model, part of the yearly cycle that made the iPhone one of the most used cameras anywhere.

Source: WikipediaPhoto: Rafael Fernandez, CC BY-SA 4.0
2016Phone

iPhone SE (1st generation)

ApplePhone camera, 12.2 MP main · Fixed lens

An iPhone generation from 2016; each year the camera hardware and processing took another step; 12.2 MP main camera.

Source: WikipediaPhoto: Micaman45., CC BY-SA 3.0
2017Phone

iPhone 8

ApplePhone camera, 12 MP main · Fixed lens

Apple's 2017 model, part of the yearly cycle that made the iPhone one of the most used cameras anywhere.

Source: WikipediaPhoto: Rafael Fernandez, CC BY-SA 4.0