An unopened, factory-sealed iPhone from 2007, the primary yr the Apple smartphone was accessible, has offered for $39,339.60, in response to LCG Auctions. The 8GB mannequin initially offered for $599, or roughly $860 adjusted for inflation.

The bidding actually received heated within the ultimate day, as is usually the case with on-line auctions. The prime bid was simply $10,446 going into Sunday, however a flurry of last-minute exercise noticed the worth climb significantly earlier than the net public sale’s shut.

How did they realize it was by no means opened? Apparently the manufacturing facility seal on the plastic has the “correct seam details and tightness.” Seriously, that’s how LCG Auctions describes it.

This manufacturing facility sealed, first-release instance is in distinctive situation. Virtually flawless alongside the floor and edges, the manufacturing facility seal is clear with appropriate seam particulars and tightness. Labels on the reverse are accurately pristine beneath the seal. All unique – no aftermarket stickers or UPC labels on this one. Brand new, by no means activated.

What’s the distinction between an iPhone from 2007 and the sort you should buy in 2022? For starters, there was no AppStore, so that you had been caught with the apps that initially got here with the telephone, together with YouTube, Safari, and Weather.

New iPhones even have significantly more room, with the smallest quantity of storage present at 32GB and maxing out at 1TB. The unique iPhone got here in 4GB, 8GB, and 16GB fashions.

And whereas the primary iPhone did include Maps, there was no GPS monitoring, so the one technique to discover your route was to sort in each your present handle together with the vacation spot handle—one thing this humble author remembers doing on a visit to Detroit along with his first iPhone.

There was no Siri, both, so that you needed to truly take a look at the instructions within the app with out relying on a digital assistant providing you with turn-by-turn instructions. Can you even think about? It’s a surprise individuals ever discovered their locations.