Chart the evolution of the iPhone
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iPhone 16e
The iPhone 16e launched in February 2025.
iPhone 16 Series
The iPhone 16 launched in September 2024.
iPhone 16 Pro Series
The iPhone 16 Pro series also launched in September 2024.
iPhone 15 Series
The iPhone 15 launched in September 2023.
iPhone 15 Pro Series
iPhone 14 Series
The iPhone 14 launched in September 2022.
iPhone 14 Pro Series
iPhone SE 3
The third-generation iPhone SE launched in March 2022.
iPhone 13 Series
Apple launched the iPhone 13 in September 2021.
iPhone 12 Series
The iPhone 12 launched in October 2020.
iPhone SE 2
The second-generation iPhone SE launched in April 2020.
iPhone 11 Series
The iPhone 11 came out in September 2019.
iPhone 6 Series and iPhone SE 1
The original iPhone SE came out in March 2016.
iPhone 1 and 3G/GS
Apple debuted the first iPhone in January 2007.
June 2008 saw the followup, the iPhone 3G, which worked with then-state-of-the-art 3G cellular networks.
The 3GS came out in June 2009, which upped the speed of its predecessor.