Before and after photos show Apple's influence on Android manufacturers then and now

The original Apple iPhone was a huge influence in the design of competing smartphones. Before Apple's touchscreen handset was unveiled on January 9th, 2007, smartphones had physical keyboards, and users had to push buttons and turn dials to navigate their way around a phone. After the iPhone was launched, touchscreen phones were suddenly in vogue.

Thanks to some pictures posted by a Reddit poster with the handle of Saim_Ray10 (via Redmond Pie), we can see how influential Apple's handset was by looking at pictures of smartphones that were released before and after ...

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