Warc Briefing: iPhone & Apps

This briefing offers an overview of the history, theories and key trends related to iPhone and Apps. It includes a short history of the growth of the device in many markets as well as highlighting the trends created by this success.

Warc Briefing: iPhone & Apps

Definition: The Apple iPhone is the market-leading smartphone. The iPhone and the associated App Store introduced the mainstream to mobile apps – small downloadable software applications used for games, tools and other features.

Quick facts

  • More than 50m iPhones had been bought worldwide by April 2010i.
  • There were more than 5bn downloads from the Apple App store in its first two yearsii.
  • The number of mobile apps downloaded worldwide is expected to reach 50bn by 2012iii.

History and future outlook

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