You know the story: In 2007, Steve Jobs, wearing his glorious black turtleneck, introduced to the world “a revolutionary mobile phone.” The original iPhone popularized features that would become the backbone of mobile computing, including the touchscreen and (eventually) the App Store.
Since then, other companies have stepped up to evolve the smartphone into what it is today—a device we use for media consumption, content capture, communication, and more. We’ll take a look back at some of the best smartphone innovations since the iPhone, and give credit to the companies that took the risk to bring them to us.
Is something missing? Drop down to the comments and tell us about the first smartphone feature that really changed the game.
