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After falling sales, Apple boss Tim Cook has hinted the firm could be about to reduce iPhone prices.<\/p>\n

Apple has seen a 15% fall in revenue from the handsets in its latest financial quarter.<\/a><\/p>\n

But can you remember how we got to a point where an iPhone can cost over a thousand pounds in just over eleven years of existence? <\/p>\n

We’ve taken a look at the key changes – from its size and features to its fluctuating price.<\/p>\n

The beginning – otherwise known as iPhone 2G<\/h2>\n
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Let’s not get our Gs mixed up here – the 1st generation iPhone was released in the United States, June 2007.<\/p>\n

Apple gave a $499 (\u00a3381) price tag for the 4GB model and $599 (\u00a3457) for the 8GB model.<\/p>\n

Despite being the first generation it became known as the iPhone 2G because Apple decided only to make it work with the 2G data network, not the faster 3G.<\/p>\n

It is now considered a collector’s item by some – and has been sold on eBay for significantly more than its original retail price.<\/p>\n

iPhone 3G<\/h2>\n
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The iPhone 3G was released in July 2008 across 22 different countries and sold over 1 million units in its first weekend.<\/p>\n

The second generation phone came in two colours – black and white – and was priced significantly cheaper at \u00a399 with a two-year contract.<\/p>\n

The phone came with iOS 2.0 software and received a wave of other updates enabling features such as multimedia messaging (MMS) and copy and paste.<\/p>\n

A year later the iPhone 3GS was released – the S stood for speed – the new slogan being: “The fastest, smartest phone yet.”<\/p>\n

The iPhone 3G was discontinued in June 2010.<\/p>\n

iPhone 4<\/h2>\n
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Back in June 2010, the fourth generation iPhone was revealed at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco,<\/p>\n

CEO Steve Jobs dubbed the iPhone 4 as the thinnest smartphone in the world at the time. <\/p>\n

“This changes everything. Again,” was the slogan this time.<\/p>\n

The phones newly introduced front-facing camera gave Apple an edge on other Smartphone competitors – as it meant there was now FaceTime video chat<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 16GB model would have cost you \u00a3499, and the 32GB version \u00a3599.<\/p>\n

A fifth generation device, the iPhone 4S was released just over a year later – which introduced voice-assistant Siri for the very first time in October 2011.<\/p>\n

iPhone 5<\/h2>\n
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The iPhone 5 was released in September 2012 and was the last Apple device which had been overseen by Steve Jobs – he had died the year before in 2011.<\/p>\n

When Apple had began taking pre-orders they’d received over two million orders in 24 hours.<\/p>\n

Its new features included being 4G enabled, being thinner, lighter and having a taller screen than its predecessors.<\/a><\/p>\n

The iPhone 5 was priced at \u00a3529 (16GB), \u00a3599 (32G) and \u00a3699 (64GB), <\/p>\n

The announcement of the iPhone 5C and 5S in 2013 signified Apple’s discontinuation of the original iPhone 5.<\/p>\n

iPhone 6<\/h2>\n
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The release of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus<\/a> in September 2014 saw Apple introduce a plus-size option.<\/p>\n

The 6 and 6 Plus sported 4.7 and 5.5 inch displays respectively.<\/p>\n

An upgraded camera, increased battery life and the introduction of Apple Pay were just some of the many features of the new device.<\/p>\n

The iPhone 6 was priced at \u00a3539, sim-free.<\/p>\n

The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus were Apple’s flagship phones for just under a year until they were replaced with the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus.<\/p>\n

iPhone 7<\/h2>\n
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The iPhone 7 was released in September 2016 – its starting price in the UK was \u00a3549.<\/p>\n

For \u00a3669 you’d get the iPhone 7 Plus.<\/p>\n

Both models came in either 32GB or 128GB sizes and were available in a range of colours – grey, black and red.<\/p>\n

This generation of iPhone saw the headphone jack removed, the addition of water-resistant technology and a new and improved 12 mega-pixel camera.<\/p>\n

iPhone 8, 8 Plus and X<\/h2>\n
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The iPhone 8, 8 Plus and X were announced in September 2017 at the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple’s headquarters in California, US.<\/p>\n

The iPhone 8 and 8 Plus were released later that September and were available in silver, space grey and a new gold colour. <\/p>\n

Instead of the aluminium casing featured in the iPhone 7, Apple moved swiftly to an all-glass design for the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus.<\/p>\n

Prices started at \u00a3699 for the 64GB iPhone 8 and \u00a3799 for the 64Gb version of the iPhone 8 Plus.<\/p>\n

As for the iPhone X – it was released in November 2017, marking the tenth anniversary of the iPhone.<\/p>\n

It featured the removal of the home button, an OLED display on a 5.8 inch screen and wireless charging.<\/p>\n

Its new and improved features meant the anniversary phone was priced just under the thousand pound mark – at \u00a3999.<\/p>\n

Since then…<\/h2>\n

Apple have released three more phones.<\/p>\n

iPhone XR, iPhone XS and XS Max.<\/p>\n

It would cost you \u00a3749 to buy the cheapest of the three and a whopping \u00a31,449 to buy the most expensive.<\/p>\n

But those prices could all change after Apple boss Tim Cook’s hint the firm could reduce its iPhone prices – when, where, by how much? We don’t know yet.<\/p>\n

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