For the pure entertainment value of it, I present my original 2008 iPhone…
Technically this is an iPhone 2G as it’s the 2008 16G version of the 2007 iPhone 1. The photos are taken with my 2022 iPhone SE. And yes, I take good care of my stuff. 🙂
In a tribute to Apple’s build quality, the original iPhone still works… It takes a charge, connects to wifi, does basic Internet stuff, and runs apps just like it did 14 years ago. It’s even running the latest version of iPhone OS that it will run, 3.1.3.
Back in 2016 AT&T turned off all of the cellular service the original iPhone can use, so there’s no way this thing can ever make another phone call – but as a time capsule of how things have changed, it’s pretty neat to have.
Now, what’s really interesting is that the latest version of Apple Music (iTunes for us old folks) running on the latest MacOS (12.3.1), using the latest Macintosh hardware (M1 Max) will still recognize the original iPhone and transfer data to and from it.
And this means I can do things like invert the above photos…
Here’s my 2022 SE as seen by the original iPhone’s 2 megapixel back camera… This was pretty amazing quality back in 2008.
And one more photo for giggles…
My roommate’s iPhone 12 Pro Max compared to the original iPhone… What a difference 14 years makes.
Listening to "Sentimental Street" by Night Ranger