Apple owns the iPhone, introduced in 2007 and central to its rise among the world’s most valuable companies. Steve Jobs unveiled the original iPhone on January 9, 2007, and Apple released it in the United States on June 29 that year.
The first model combined a mobile phone, an iPod-style music player, and an internet communications device. Its multi-touch interface and software-centered design helped reshape the smartphone market and created a large ecosystem of applications and services.
The iPhone is not Apple’s only business. The company also sells Mac computers, iPad tablets, Apple Watch devices, and AirPods, while operating services such as the App Store and Apple TV+. The iPhone’s importance is often confused with Apple’s entire revenue mix, which has broadened over time.