Unlike Apple‘s current reputation, the brand has still consistently had a major impact on the smartphone landscape. From revolutionary designs to groundbreaking technologies, there have been certain models which have stood out for their innovative features. So here’s a look at the five best iPhones of all time and what makes each of them truly iconic.

iPhone 4: A Design Revolution

Launched in 2010, the iPhone 4 marked a turning point for smartphone design. With its stainless steel frame and glass front and back, the iPhone 4 introduced a sleek, modern aesthetic that set new standards for the industry. This model also brought the iconic Retina Display, which brought impressively visual quality. Features like the selfie camera and FaceTime video calling also redefined mobile communication.

iPhone 5S: Touch ID Is Here

The Cupertino based giant released the iPhone 5S back in 2013 with one major new technology. This was the first iPhone to introduce Touch ID. The fingerprint sensor provided a secure and convenient way to unlock the device and authorize purchases. It has now become a staple in the smartphone industry. But beyond the security feature, the iPhone 5S was powered by Apple’s A7 chip, marking the first 64-bit processor in a smartphone and delivering improved performance and efficiency. The device also saw a refinement in design as well.

iPhone 6/6 Plus: The Mass-Market King

The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus debuted just a year after the iPhone 5S and took the world by storm. This is the series that helps Apple expand its market presence. It brought a bigger screen, thinner body, ergonomic design, and much more, which helped this device stand out from the crowd. The addition of features like Apple Pay and improved camera performance further enhanced their appeal. In the top selling mobile phones of all time, the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus took a combined third place with over 220 million units shipping worldwide.

iPhone X: The Future Redefined

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the iPhone, the iPhone X was released in 2017 and revolutionized the smartphone with its near bezel-less design and introduction of Face ID. This replaced the Touch ID and embraced Apple’s future vision of gesture navigation. That’s not all, the iPhone X also brought an OLED display and improver performance. While the design philosophy has changed, the iPhone X undoubtedly influenced the look of modern devices back in the day.

iPhone 12: The Modern Masterpiece

Apple’s 2020 iPhone 12 represents the perfect blend of modern design, 5G connectivity, and powerful performance. Even now, the iPhone 12 series sits as a refined model that showcases the brand’s current design philosophy. With its flat edge design and Ceramic Shield front cover, the iPhone 12 not only exudes style but also provides enhanced durability. Coupled with an advanced camera system and the A14 Bionic chip, the iPhone 12 was a well rounded premium flagship.

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Whenever the story of the Apple brand is told, there is no missing out on the massive role played by the enigmatic Steve Jobs whose innovative ideas saw to the growth of the company to where it is today. The late Apple CEO led the team which developed some of the most iconic devices in smartphone history. This includes the iPhone 4, which is considered by some persons as being Apple’s best work yet.

Apart from his dope ideas, Jobs is well known for his casual dressing style. Whenever he montts the centre stage to unveil a new product, he does that donning his iconic black turtleneck, jeans, and New Balance sneakers.

Luxury brand Caviar best known for its premium customizations of various gadgets, is celebrating the historic moment of the release of the iPhone 4 with a custom variant of the latest glagship iPhone 12 Pro dubbed iPhone 12 Pro Jobs 4. There is equally an iPhone 12 Pro Max version.

The design of the premium customised version is said to have been inspired by the iPhone 4. In this regards it bears the design style of the iPhone 4 but packs all the cutting edge tech of the iPhone 12-series.

The customizations on the iPhone 12 Pro Job 4 includes a small piece of Job’s turtleneck housed on the Apple logo at the rear. The Gold-plated version has an 18 karat gold logo and a rear casing made from hardened, blackened titanium. This version starts at just under $9,000.

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The cheapest version  is the Black variant which starts at $6,500. The back panel and Apple logo are both made out of titanium. While there is a mid version available in White and priced a little over $7,000. The back panel of the white varaint is made of G-10 and the Apple logo is 925 sterling silver.

Furthermore, there is a fourth variant known as the Steve Jobs 1st and it looks like a throwback to the original iPhone 4. It has an all-titanium back panel, but with the lower part blackened for a dual-tone finish.

Do note that all the editions will be available in only 10 units each.

Apart from the custom iPhones, Caviar is also selling 30 pairs of custom New Balance 991 sneakers. These also have a piece of turtleneck in them, plus a titanium plate with the famous “Think Different” slogan. The sneakers carry a price tag of $1,830 a pair.

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Since the first iPhone, Apple has cemented itself as one of the market leaders in the smartphone industry, especially in regards to premium grade flagships. This apparently has held true for even a few old and disassembled models of iPhones as well, which in some cases are selling anywhere between 800 to 1,000 Yuan (roughly 150 US Dollars) in China.

According to a post on Weibo, a Chinese microblogging website, a few Chinese stores are selling these older disassembled iPhone models for prices as high as 1000 Yuan. The post even shared a video regarding these shops, which revealed models like the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S. Notably, it was also stated that the second hand value of these handsets (roughly 6 to 12 US Dollars) just 40 to 80 Yuan. But despite this, the disassembled variants are being sold for a much higher price.

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The old iPhones are disassembled by hand by the store owners, with the disassembled parts being kept in good condition. Apparently, these broken down parts of the old iPhones also serve as a collector’s item, since the iPhone 4 series has been touted to be one of the best handsets from the Cupertino based giant. The devices take about 30 minutes to be disassembled with care, so as to maintain its appearance.

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We often joke about selling off a kidney to get Apple’s latest iPhones. That is supposed to reflect the high price tags iPhones come with but it may shock you to know that some naive teenagers actually trade-off a kidney to buy Apple’s iPhones and other products. This alarming practice is quite common in China where black market organ transplant is a thriving trade. One case that shook the tech industry was that of Xiao Wang who was a 17-year-old student back in 2011. The teenager craved for an iPhone 4 which at that time was the latest Apple phone and a status symbol at his school.

In order to get the iPhone 4 he so craved for, Wang sold one of his kidneys for the equivalent of $3,200 USD. This was more than enough for him to get the iPhone 4 for himself. Unfortunately, that is a decision that would change the course of Wang’s life forever. Since it is an underground hospital that the operation was carried out, several standard operating procedures were not adhered to.  Sadly, the operating room was not sanitized properly and so, Wang soon developed an infection in the remaining kidney that made him deathly ill. And that is when Xiao’s parents discovered what their son had done. While the Wang family didn’t have the financial resources to buy the iPhone 4 that Xiao so coveted, things got worse when the family had to cover the cost of dialysis treatment.

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Xiao Wang is now 24 and story has it that he will need to continue with dialysis for the rest of his life. No doubt, his lifespan will be shortened and he won’t be able to live a normal life for the period he’ll be alive. This is a sad one and we wish him all the best. Perhaps, a fundraiser can be started to assist him to get better medical care. However, it is good to bring this out because this is just one of several cases of trading an organ for gadget stories we have come across. There’s absolutely no gain in attempting to trade an organ for a smartphone or anything whatsoever.

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Apple will ditch the traditional CNC machining process for a more refined stainless steel forging process for its next generation iPhone 8 flagship that would be launched later this year. There have been rumors that the iPhone 8 will not come with an all-metal unibody like its predecessors but would adopt an all-glass body just like Samsung’s latest flagships. That doesn’t remove the fact that the frame would be made of metal, but the type of metal wasn’t revealed.

Now, latest rumors are saying that the Apple flagship will have as its frame, a stainless steel body. The rumor is said to have emanated from “sources within the upstream supply chain. If it turns out to be true, it will mark a big departure from what we have become accustomed to on successive Apple iPhones. This isn’t the first Apple iPhone to use a Stainless steel body, though, as the iPhone 4 used stainless steel on its chassis. The stainless steel chassis is said to be supplied by Foxconn and Jabil, two companies who did supply the one used by the iPhone 4.

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The new stainless steel material doesn’t only bring in a new t0 the iPhone 8 design, it will somehow lower the cost of production as  it is said to be 30%-50% cheaper than the aluminum unibody- CNC machining process. Whether this reduction in production cost will lead to reduction in the iPhone 8’s price is unknown. It may not affect the price anyway, because the iPhone 8 is rumored to have a curved AMOLED display on one of its models which is way more expensive than LCDs.

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