[anyseguy]

Maybe it's old hat for phone devs. But the fact is this is the _iPhone_ prototype - a major inflection point in not just mobile phone history, but in world history. So even if its physical form is nothing special, its significance is.

[kyberias]

World history? Give me a break.

[anyseguy]

question 1. Does the introduction of the first iPhone divide the history of the mobile phone into two distinct, and radically different, segments (say Before iPhone (BI) and After iPhone (AI)?

question 2. Do AI-era smartphones represent a major augmentation of the capabilities of average human beings?

When answering question 2, step out of any jaded First World bubble you might find yourself in and consider people in all parts of the world.