Chart the evolution of the iPhone

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The iPhone 16 Pro exploded.

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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.