Another year, another iPhone. At least, that’s been Apple’s tradition since it unveiled its first smartphone back in 2007. In the years since then, the iPhone has grown into one of the most successful products of all time — a fact boosted by Apple’s dedication to build quality, ease of use and user experience.
In 2012, everything changed. The iPhone received its most radical redesign yet: the iPhone 5. This device radically altered the form factor of the iPhone, but its most notable change was an entirely new port for charging. This, naturally, led to consumers having to replace every charging cord they owned with newly minted “lightning cables.” Needless to say, people weren’t too happy — but that didn’t stop the iPhone 5 from having an otherwise smashing launch.
