An unpacked first-generation iPhone in its original film was sold at auction for almost $40,000

The original first-generation iPhone released in 2007 was sold at LCG Auction.

What is known

iPhone with

8 GB of memory (not RAM) went on sale 15 years ago for $599. Taking into account inflation, this is approximately $860, but at auction they paid tens of times more for the smartphone.

For a very long time, the highest offer was $10,446. However, buyers became more active towards the end of the auction. The winner was a collector who offered $39,339.60 for the original iPhone.

The first generation iPhone was available not only with8 GB storage. The model was equipped with a storage capacity of 4 GB or 16 GB. Modern Apple smartphones in the basic modification offer users a 32 GB drive and 6 GB of RAM. The original model did not have an app store and acted as an iPod music player with Internet access and the ability to make calls.