The original iPhone introduced by Steve Jobs was a game changer in every respect. In addition to a revolutionary new interface, Apple’s first-gen iPhone also ushered in a new era of smartphone hardware design. Before long, the design aesthetic of the original iPhone — a rectangular device with a large multitouch display — became the blueprint for all other smartphones.
But what if the iPhone had been released in a different era? What if the iPhone wasn’t developed in the mid-2000s, but was instead developed with the design aesthetic of Apple circa 1984?
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To answer this very question, designer Pierre Cerveau recently put together a few mockups depicting what such a device would look like. Cereau calls his creation the Macintosh Phone. Impressively, the resulting mockups perfectly blend the look and feel of 1984 Apple with the form factor of a more modern-day smartphone.
Ah yes, the whimsy of the rotary dial brought back to the modern day. You might want to call this one the iPhone Classic.
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