The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone Book Review

World's most powerful personal device is the iPhone. This book is about the history of the iPhone, what made the iPhone possible and everything that leads up to the iPhone in a historical context, how the iPhone came to be, and how it is made. This book is for every iPhone owner so they can be appreciated what they have, anyone interested in technology, or globalization and all the apple lovers.

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The Secret History of the iPhone is a stunning book on iPhone history. You will learn a lot about the iPhone when reading this book and left feeling very differently about the device. This is a solid book that really does give you a complete picture of the iPhone life and lots of interesting insight into those who developed and promoted the iPhone. The key enabling technologies behind the iPhone are lithium batteries, miniaturization and shift towards digital cameras, multi-touch, motion sensing, cellular networks also included in this book.

The contents of the books are

  • Exploring new rich interactions
  • A Smarter phone
  • Mini phones
  • Scratchproof
  • Multitouch
  • Prototyping
  • Lion batteries
  • Image stabilization
  • Sensing motion
  • Strong-ARMed
  • Noise to signal
  • Enter the iPhone
  • A secure enclave
  • Designed in California, made in China
  • Cellphone
  • Black market
  • The One device
  • Notes on sources.

You'll know the following

  • What made the iPhone possible and everything that leads up to the iPhone in a historical context
  • How the iPhone came to be, and how it is made
  • Many iPhone technologies are not as new or original as you might think
  • The world's most profitable product is iPhone
  • The iPhone isn't just a tool, it's the foundational instrument of modern life
  • How Apple can't control the very beginnings of its supply chain
  • History of this incredible device, that has forever changed our lives
  • About lots of interesting insight into those who developed and promoted the iPhone
  • How a large group of dedicated, frustrated individuals came together to create the device
  • About how costly and damaging the iPhone actually is in socially, personally, economically, and ecologically.

It covers everything, including

  • The history of iPhone
  • Pieces coming together
  • Lives affected
  • Lives influenced
  • The idea of the invention
  • Project management 
  • How a manager was able to hold on to the plan all along
  • The origin of the materials
  • The manufacturing, the black market for parts
  • The origin of the CPU
  • Origin of the Gorilla Glass.

This is a must-read book for

  • Every iPhone owner so they can be appreciated what they have
  • Those who enjoy a good read
  • Anyone interested in technology, or globalization
  • All the Apple lovers.
  • Who wants to find out how the iPhone got started.


The One Device is a roadmap for design and engineering genius. Brian Merchant explained in this book how smartphone specifically the iPhone has changed our life. This is one of the best business books. After reading this book you'll know how the iPhone came to be, and how it is made that has forever changed our lives, about lots of interesting insight into those who developed and promoted the iPhone.

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