The Apple iPhone is finally here. Originally annouced in January 2007 by Steve Jobs at Apple's MacWorld conference the iphone has excited and simultaneously teased both Apple fanboys and the general public.

The iPhone combines a GSM cellular phone and iPod Video in one unit glued together with a platform specific version of Apple's OSX. The current generation comes in 4Gb and 8GB flavours exclusively for AT&T's North American network.

The iPhone is managed via iTunes on a host personal computer and has a very broad feature set including: web browsing, sms, stills camera, email, video playback and of course full iTunes music support all presented via a modern, easy to use and extrmely slick interface.

iPhone Specs

• Screen size: 3.5 inches
• Screen resolution: 320 by 480 at 160ppi
• Input method:
  • Touch sensitive scratch resistant screen with multi-touch
  • 3 hardware buttons
  • 1 switch
  • Attitude sensor for automatic screen orientation
• Operating System: OS X
• Storage: 4GB or 8GB
• GSM: Quad-band (MHz: 850,900,1800,1900)
• Wireless data:
  • Wi-Fi(802.11b/g)
  • GSM EDGE
  • Bluetooth 2.0
• Camera: 2.0 megapixel still images
• Battery:
  • Up to 5 hours, Talk/Video/Browsing.
  • Up to 16 hours, Audio playback
• Dimensions: 4.5x2.4x0.46 inches (115x61x11.6mm)
• Weight: 4.8 ounces (135 grams)

This mini iPhone guide will help you get familiar with the iPhone and multitude of accessories available for enhancing and protecting it.