These nine features were absent from the first iPhone.
Since Steve Jobs launched the original iPhone, it has been almost 16 years. The iPhone lacked some functions that are standard now, while being noticeably more advanced than any other smartphone available at the time.
15 years of iPhone
Nine hardware and software characteristics that the first iPhone lacked when it was released in January 2007 are listed below.
Copying and pasting It might be difficult to believe, but the iPhone did not get text copy and paste functionality until 2009.
Although selfies are now commonplace, the first iPhone did not have a front camera. In actuality, the front camera was not introduced until the 2010 release of the iPhone 4 with new FaceTime video calling.
App Store: Prior to the opening of the App Store in July 2008, there was no official means to add native third-party apps to the original iPhone. This included apps like Phone, Weather, Notes, Calendar, Photos, and Calculator. Web-based programs may be offered by developers, but the experience was lacking.
Video Recording: Prior to the iPhone 3GS's introduction in 2009, the iPhone only had the ability to take photographs.
Lighter: The first iPhone did not have a built-in flashlight because it lacked an LED flash. Some flashlight apps that simulated a flashlight by showing a white screen at maximum brightness were made available when the App Store was appeared.
Photo Messages: The first-generation iPhone could send text messages via SMS, but it could not send pictures. MMS functionality was only made available on the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS with the release of iPhone OS 3.0 in 2009.
Although the Google Maps software was pre-installed on the original iPhone, there were no turn-by-turn directions because the phone lacked a GPS. In 2008, Apple released the iPhone 3G, which has a built-in GPS.
Home Screen Wallpapers: Prior to the release of iOS 4 in 2010, which did not support the original iPhone, it was not possible to set a custom Home Screen wallpaper on the iPhone.
Apple's voice-activated digital assistant Siri was introduced in 2011 along with the iPhone 4S.