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Everything about IPhone
Line of smartphones by Apple
The iPhone is a line of smartphones developed and marketed by Apple since 2007. The first-generation iPhone was announced by then–Apple CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs on January 9, 2007, at Macworld 2007, and first launched in June 2007. Since then, Apple has annually released new iPhone models; the current lineup consists of the iPhone 17 and its predecessor iPhone 16, the lower-end iPhone 17e, the lighter and thinner iPhone Air, the more feature-rich iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, and the foldable iPhone Duo. As of July 2025, more than three billion iPhones have been sold. Apple has been the largest vendor of mobile phones since 2023. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: IPhoneA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: ForestScanner : A mobile application for measuring and mapping trees with LiDAR ‐equipped iPhone and iPadInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: iPhone for dummiesThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: The validity and reliability of an iPhone app for measuring vertical jump performanceCited 477 times
- Go sideways: IOSA closely related topic
- Go sideways: IPhone 12 ProA closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
The validity and reliability of an iPhone app for measuring vertical jump performance
Review and Evaluation of Mindfulness-Based iPhone Apps
Feasibility and cost-effectiveness of stroke prevention through community screening for atrial fibrillation using iPhone ECG in pharmacies
The Extended iSelf: The Impact of iPhone Separation on Cognition, Emotion, and Physiology
iPhone Apps for Smoking Cessation
Accuracy of iPhone Locations: A Comparison of Assisted GPS, WiFi and Cellular Positioning
The iPhone Effect
iPhone ECG application for community screening to detect silent atrial fibrillation: A novel technology to prevent stroke
🆕 Influential since 2022
ForestScanner : A mobile application for measuring and mapping trees with LiDAR ‐equipped iPhone and iPad
Use of Smartphone Lidar Technology for Low-Cost 3D Building Documentation with iPhone 13 Pro: A Comparative Analysis of Mobile Scanning Applications
Validity and reliability of the Apple Health app on iPhone for measuring gait parameters in children, adults, and seniors
Characterization of the iPhone LiDAR-Based Sensing System for Vibration Measurement and Modal Analysis
Evaluation of LiDAR-Derived Snow Depth Estimates From the iPhone 12 Pro
📚 Books worth reading
iPhone for dummiesEdward C. Baig · 2010
iPhone for Seniors for DummiesDwight Spivey · 2016- 📕IPhoneDavid Pogue · 2007
The One DeviceBrian Merchant · 2017
IPhone hacksDavid Jurick · 2008
iPhoneDavid Pogue · 2007- 📕IPhone All-In-One for DummiesJoe Hutsko, Barbara Boyd · 2013
- 📕iPhone 5 for DummiesEdward C. Baig, Bob LeVitus · 2012
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