John Gruber makes his picks for the iPhone Hall of Fame: iPhone (original) iPhone 4 iPhone 5S iPhone X iPhone 17 Pro Ok, my turn. Here’s my iPhone Hall of Fame: iPhone (original) iPhone 4 iPhone X iPhone 12 Mini iPod Touch Notes: How do you not put the OG iPhone at the top spot? It’s like doing a Mount Rushmore and not putting the first president first. It’s gotta be George. Aesthetically, the 4 was the best. Just an absolute beauty to behold (and use, so long as you held it right). Aesthetically, the X was a close second to the 4. But in terms of form, X was best. (Shout out to the 3GS, that curved back felt great in the palm.) The Minis (12/13) stand as proof that commercial success doesn’t always equate with greatness. Ahead of their time, those ones. Oh, and you’re probably wondering: “The Touch? That’s not even an iPhone!” I disagree. The Touch was The iPhone For The Rest of Us™. When you couldn’t get one of those early iPhones (because of price, because of geographic location, because of ___) the Touch was your gateway drug. For me, it was price. I was a poor kid in college in 2007, and the iPhone was $$ (and it was on AT&T, which was even more $$). Eventually, I was able to get an original iPhone on eBay (and jailbreak it for T-Mobile — remember Cydia?). But the Touch was my first taste of iPhone. That’s my Hall of Fame list. What’s yours? Reply via: Email · Mastodon · Bluesky