Apple’s iPhone has been evolved over the years and made some revolution in Smartphone industry. iPhone has got more than 200 registered patents, which makes it stand out of the crowd.
Everybody had been talking about integrating music player functionality into phones for years, but it didn’t catch on among the majority of smart phone users until the iPhone. Apple even made an iTunes mobile application for other handset makers like Motorola to pre-install on phones. But most people didn’t bother. After the iPhone, music on phones became standard for most people. iPhone made a remarkable revolution in way people listen to music.
10 Most Interesting Facts About the iPhone
The Apple iPhone may be the most influential consumer gadget ever, changing the way phones work, changing the way people see the world and changing human culture. iPhone changed the way how people used a cell phone, from the way they sms/take photos/videos/view pictures and listen to music.  In this article, I have shared some amazing fun facts about the iPhone you don’t know.
1. iPhone Ads Always Display time as 9: 41 AM
Have you ever noticed whenever there comes an advertisement for any iPhone the time always is 9:41 AM? If not head to Official Apple’s iPhone page and have a look. Every Apple iPhone ad displays the time as 9:41 AM, the time Steve Jobs unveiled it in 2007.
2. Die Hard Fan of iPhone
You might have seen hundreds of Apple fans queue outside stores for new iPhone. But in Japan’s Apple Store, there was a fan who started waiting in line 7 months early for iPhone 6. No wonder iPhone made this guy crazy!!!
3. Pounds of Gold Recovered from Broken iPhone
Did you know? iPhone has got some gold components inside it? Apple recovered 2,204 pounds of gold from broken iPhones in 2015. That’s worth about US$40 million. To protect your iPhone from damage checkout, 5 Cool iPhone 6 and iPhone 6S Cases with Unique Style.
4. iPhone got Most of the Elements in Periodic Table.
An iPhone has about 75 elements in it — two-thirds of the periodic table. This is amazing right? 75 out of 118 elements in periodic table is present in iPhone.
5. Sales of iPhone
Apple’s iPhone has higher sales than everything that is sold by Microsoft. Apple pours its resources into developing products for the future. And it makes the product stand out of the crowd.
6. Samsung makes iPhone’s A8 Chips
Samsung makes about 30% of the A8 chips that go into Apple’s iPhone 6. Not only that Apple iPad’s retina display is also actually manufactured by Samsung. Unfortunately, many Apple users doesn’t know this information.
7. Cydia is not Just a Random Name
All are aware of Cydia, the Jailbreaking software. But most of the people are unaware that Cydia was named after the worm cydia pomonella, which is thought to be the most common apple worm.
8. iPhone proximity sensor feature
A proximity sensor in iPhone detects how close the screen is to your body. The phone senses your body when you bring the phone close to your ear, and the display turns off in order to save the battery. iPhone turns off the display when you lift it to your ear. And most of the users might not have noticed that till date.
9. iPhone was the First Smartphone to Introduce the Cover Flow
Apple changed the way people listened and carried their music. It’s amazing that 9 out of 10 teens listen to music on their iPhone and iPods.
10. iPhone got Gold, Silver and Platinum
An iPhone contains about 0.0012 ounces of gold, 0.012 ounces of silver, and 0.000012 ounces of platinum, worth $1.52, $0.24, and $0.017 respectively.
Bonus iPhone Fact:
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iPhone Touch ID sensor detects whether a person is alive or dead. If you’re dead, no one would be able to get into your iPhone using your Touch ID.
Detailed explanation has been provided in Quora: Can Apple’s Touch ID tell between the fingerprint of a living and deceased person?
Really amazing!!!
Conclusion:
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