First-Gen Apple iPhone Sold For Rs 28 Lakh along with 70 more Apple Gadgets.

Apple will be launching the most awaited iPhone 14 series on September 7. Ahead of the launch, a first-generation Apple iPhone from 2007 was sold for $35,000 (around Rs 28 lakh) in an auction in the United States. The auction was organized by RR Auction and around 70 Apple gadgets were put up for auction. The deadline to submit the final bid was by August 18th.

A fully loaded 8GB original iPhone was auctioned off for $35,414 dollars. According to the RR Auction, the iPhone box has a life-size representation of the iPhone with 12 icons on the screen. The device was part of the "Apple, Jobs, and Computer Hardware" curated sale by RR Auction, which finished on August 18 and had over 70 items up for bid.

Notably, Apple CEO Steve Jobs launched the iPhone on January 9, 2007, at the Macworld convention in San Francisco. The device was packed with features like a touchscreen mobile phone with an iPod, camera and Web-browsing capabilities and more.

The iPhone had a touchscreen, a web browser, a 2MP camera, and visual voicemail. In June 2007, the iPhone was made available in the US for $499 for the 4GB model and $599 for the 8GB model, both of which required a two-year contract.

Other Apple devices which were auctioned are-

Apple-1 circuit board sold for $677,196. (Rs 5.41 crore).

Apple 1st generation iPod sold for $25,000 (about Rs 20 lakh).

Apple: 1983 Macintosh Introduction Plan and Logo Leaflet sold for $12,044 (about Rs 9 lakh).

Apple II Floppy Disk Drive signed by Steve Wozniak sold for $1000 (around Rs 80 thousand).

iPhone 14 series launch date

Meanwhile, On September 7, Apple is all set to introduce the iPhone 14 series. It is also expected that Apple will be launching Apple Watch Series 8 and the iPhone 14 series on the same date. The iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Max, iPhone 14 Pro, and iPhone 14 Pro Max are reportedly part of the Apple iPhone 14 series.

It is reported that the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max models may feature a new design that will eliminate the notch. Additionally, the new A16 Bionic chip may only be available with the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max. An upgraded A15 Bionic chipset is reported to be included with the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Max.