# Smartphone Tech Charts This Infographic Pays Homage to the Predecessors of iPhone Technology By Rahul Kalvapalle | Published 2015-07-07 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/iphone-technology References: [quartsoft](http://quartsoft.com/blog/201410/iphone-technology-history-infographic) & [quartsoft](http://quartsoft.com/sites/default/files/iphone-tech-history-infographic.jpg) For millennials, iPhone technology is often something that is easy to take for granted. As the first generation of digital natives, many millennials have grown up with the Internet and smartphone technology and have normalized the technology in their minds, which is why this infographic helps lend some much-needed context. This chart looks at the vast array of technological and scientific developments over the centuries and millennia that have, directly or indirectly, made iPhone technology possible. The infographic allows you to consider a specific iPhone feature -- such as WiFi, touchscreen, camera or LCD display -- before tracing back all the technological developments that made that feature possible. The amount of information in this infographic is stunning. One of the oldest breakthroughs cited is the development and use of the zero in calculations by Indian mathematicians in 500 B.C. This made it possible for Britain's Ada Lovelace to create the world's first computer program in 1842, a breakthrough that made it possible for Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak to create the Apple 1 single-board computer in 1976. The rest, as they say, is history! ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.5/10 - Popularity: 27% | Activity: 9% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Technological Developments:** Identifying the technological advancements over centuries that have paved the way for iPhone technology. - **Contextualizing Iphone Features:** Tracing back the historical developments that made specific iPhone features, such as WiFi, touchscreen, camera, or LCD display, possible. - **Normalization of Smartphone Tech:** Recognizing how millennial digital natives have grown up with and normalized smartphone technology. ### Who This Affects Most - **Information Technology:** Exploring the historical progressions that have contributed to the evolution of smartphone technology within the IT industry. - **Consumer Electronics:** Understanding the impact of past scientific and technological advancements on the development of consumer electronics like smartphones. - **Telecommunications:** Analyzing the underlying technological breakthroughs that have shaped the telecommunications industry and its relation to smartphone technology. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Scroll Wheel Smartphone Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/apple-phone-15.md) - [Color-Infused Glass Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/iphone-15.md) - [Tech-Infused Analog Radios](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/retro-aesthetics-and-modern-technology.md) - [Dual-Display Smartphone Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/iphone-vision.md) - [Pocket Computer Smartphone Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/iphone-16s-concept.md) - [Luxury Bespoke Smartphones Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/iphone-2g.md) - [Ultra-Sleek Smartphone Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/iphone-16-pro-concept.md) - [Vibrant Sharp-Edged Phones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/iphone-brutal.md) - [Computer-Inspired Smartphone Chargers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/g4-charger.md)