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Phones were sold in a very large number of models, often segmented by marketing strategy, confusing customers and sapping engineering resources. For example, phones marketed at business were often deliberately stripped of cameras or the ability to play music and games. Apple’s approach was to deliberately simplify its product line by offering just one model a year for all customers while making it an expensive, high-end product. The iPhone 12 takes over for the iPhone 11, as Apple expands its OLED displays across its smartphone line-up and rolls out a new 5.4-in. Prices start at $699 for the mini ($100 more for the larger iPhone 12) with storage options of 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB. The new Super Retina XDR displays are built with what Apple calls “Ceramic Shield” for four times better resistance to breaking if dropped. All iPhone 12 models use the A14 Bionic chip and offer 5G networking — both the sub-6GHz and mmWave varieties.

And of course they’re backed by the legendary Apple quality guarantees and support, as well as the convenient and easy iCloud compatibility and that unique Apple style. The Pro Max’s 6.7-inch display is the largest screen ever on an iPhone. It has the …

Up to 2017, iPhones used a layout with a single button on the front panel that returns the user to the home screen. Since 2017, more expensive iPhone models have switched to a nearly bezel-less front screen design with app switching activated by gesture recognition. Being frank, the Apple deals you’ll see over Black Friday are rarely the best ones out there. That’s mainly because Apple abstains from holding its own sale, but if you are keen on a particular product you may strike lucky, Apple AirPods last year were a must-buy for example.

The iPhone’s user interface is built around a multi-touch screen with a virtual keyboard. The iPhone connects to cellular networks or Wi-Fi, and can make calls, browse the web, take pictures, play music and send and receive emails and text messages.

These kits often include a small screwdriver and an instruction leaflet, but as with many newer iPod models the battery in the first generation iPhone has been soldered in. Therefore, a soldering iron is required to install the new battery.

Nokia realised the limitations of its operating system Symbian and attempted to develop a more advanced system, Maemo, without success. It ultimately agreed to a …