Apple owns the iPhone brand and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.
Apple introduced the first iPhone on January 9, 2007, and released it in the United States on June 29 of that year. The device combined a mobile phone, internet capabilities, and an iPod-like music player with a multitouch screen. It helped redefine the smartphone market and became Apple's best-known product line.
Apple's headquarters are at Apple Park in Cupertino, in California's Silicon Valley. The company's other major product families include the Mac, iPad, Apple Watch, and AirPods. Services such as the App Store also contribute substantially to its business.
The iPhone brand belongs to Apple, even though many different manufacturers produce smartphones. Samsung Electronics, Xiaomi, and other companies compete in the smartphone market but do not own the iPhone name or its operating system. Apple is publicly traded under the ticker AAPL.