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The iPhone or any Android phone, where do you stand in this rivalry. It’s a topic that has sparked countless arguments, endless debates, and even broken a few friendships.
But why is this debate so intense, and why does it still exist today? Let’s take a journey back to the origins of this epic showdown, explore its ongoing impact, and walk through a timeline of features that have kept the fire burning on both sides.
Our story begins in the early 2000s. Mobile phones were evolving rapidly, and tech enthusiasts were eagerly awaiting the next big thing that’s going to take us from an era when mobile phones looked like this.
Enter one of the early contenders in the early smartphone market, Apple. In 2007, Steve Jobs took the stage to introduce the world to the iPhone. It was revolutionary — a sleek design, a touch screen, and an intuitive interface that redefined what a phone could be.
I had a 2nd generation iPhone, what makes me feel old, is that many young enthusiasts now, won’t even know of a world without smartphones, and phones like this, or this, or this just seem like relics from a distant past.
It hasn’t always been Apple vs Android.
“Today, Apple is going to reinvent the phone.” (Steve Jobs)
