The much-anticipated Apple iPhone has been unveiled today in the United States.
The new Apple iPhone launched today. Image: Apple Press/PA.
The phone, which went on sale in California at 6pm local time, costs $499 (€369.50) for a 4GB model and $599 (€443.50) for the 8GB version.
The new device features an all-in-one package with a mobile phone, a 3.5-inch screen iPod and web browser.
The iPhone features a touch-sensitive interface that allows users to watch videos, access their e-mails and the internet as well as listening to their music.
The iPhone provides up to seven hours of video play time, six hours of internet usage and eight hours of talk time.
The phone will work with Windows XP Home and Professional (Sp2) and Windows Vista technology as well as Apple software products.
The phone, which will work all over the world, has the same docking station as the iPod meaning that many of the accessories for iPod will be compatible with the iPhone.
Apple's CEO Steve Jobs said the device's battery life was "longer than any other 'Smartphone' and even longer than most MP3 players".
The iPhone is due to arrive in the United Kingdom later this year.
Additional reporting: PA