An iPhone 1, the very first generation marketed by Apple, was sold at auction on August 18.
The smartphone went online for 35,414 dollars, or more than 35,300 euros, reports
Numerama
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Marketed in 2007, fifteen years ago, the Apple brand phone was sold new and had never been used.
It was therefore offered for sale in its box, still sealed by the packaging plastic, specified the auction house RR Auction on its website.
SOLD!
Apple iPhone (First Generation, Sealed)
This new-in-box example of the original #iPhone sold for $35,414 @RRAuction .
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— RR Auction (@RRAuction) August 19, 2022
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Functional but out of use?
The iPhone on sale was a black model with a storage capacity of 8 GB. It still had all its accessories, but it was unlikely that the smartphone would serve its buyer.
Indeed, if it is technically still functional, the iOS operating system has evolved so much since the iPhone risks offering only limited uses.
Indeed, when the iPhone was released, the very first version of IOS had neither the App Store nor the iTunes Store.
It is therefore impossible to download Snapchat or his favorite music on this 35,000 euro phone.
But this sale is proof that old Apple models, like the Apple-1 computer sold for $ 500,000 in 2021, are increasingly popular with collectors.
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