First-generation, unopened iPhone sold for record $190K at auction

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First-generation, unopened iPhone sold for record $190K at auction
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An unopened, first-generation iPhone from 2007 just sold for a record-breaking $190,000 at auction — more than 317 times its original price

either 4 GB or 8 GB of storage, a 3.5-inch touchscreen, a 2-megapixel camera, and a web browser. Consumers favored the 8 GB model, and Apple discontinued the 4 GB phone soon after, so those are rarer.

The 4 GB version was later replaced by a 16 GB iPhone, and Apple has continued ramping up its storage options to get us to the 1TB maximum — the equivalent of 1,000 gigabytes — we see available on the latest iPhones. The most expensive iPhone that Apple sells today, theSign up for notifications from Insider! Stay up to date with what you want to know.

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