<P> The history of iPhone began with a request from Apple Inc . CEO Steve Jobs to the company 's engineers , asking them to investigate the use of touchscreen devices and tablet computers ( which later came to fruition with the iPad ) . Many have noted the device 's similarities to Apple 's previous touch - screen portable device , the Newton MessagePad . Like the Newton , the iPhone is nearly all screen . Its form factor is credited to Apple 's Chief Design Officer , Jonathan Ive . </P>
<P> The history of iPhone began with a request from Apple Inc . CEO Steve Jobs to the company 's engineers , asking them to investigate the use of touchscreen devices and tablet computers ( which later came to fruition with the iPad ) . Many have noted the device 's similarities to Apple 's previous touch - screen portable device , the Newton MessagePad . Like the Newton , the iPhone is nearly all screen . Its form factor is credited to Apple 's Chief Design Officer , Jonathan Ive . </P>
who came up with the idea of the iphone
who came up with the idea of the iphone
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs