Apple iPhone: Retro Unboxing & Review

This is what my Unboxing & Review of the Original iPhone might have looked like back in 2007 when I first got it 10 years ago today.
Had fun with this concept, gave me a chance to recapture the details that made the iPhone so unique at the time.
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[@vince9613]

I really liked how he reviewed it as if the phone had just come out 👌🏼

[@adamejiofor7]

Chew Your Water omg ikr! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@petertalks301]

Chew Your Water yes!

[@TIMETECH07]

I know right!!

[@yzy.d4v1d78]

The Water Chewer it says retro review

[@geographic213]

👌👍❤️

[@NuhanHidayat]

this is a legit review from 2007 perspective!!! i love it

[@DetroitBORG]

iPhone 2G didn't have GPS antennas, my mistake. Got some bad info on that, but it used WiFi hotspots and radio tower triangulation.

[@mustajabzuberi4916]

DetroitBORG please continue this series with the iPhone 3G then 3GS and so on.

[@helloken]

Heh heh, well caught, I was about to comment correcting you! Really well done, seems pretty accurate except for the GPS comments!

[@ericvtheworld]

DetroitBORG Jesus, you like every detail

[@LBrisk01]

And then eventually an iPhone 7 and 7 Plus review!?!?!?!

[@jasong6460]

It used some Wifi signals that bounced off of the phone to different gps towers and to near by specific gps cars to give your phone an area that you are in

[@Thelokriz]

2007: 320*480 resolution! is really sharp 2017: 1440*2560 resolution! so low you can see the pixels!

[@eggyoshi1379]

TRUUU

[@xers8719]

I mean, you can see the pixels.

[@emdicadrian]

*720x1600

[@Ray-xf5mc]

Mike i like your attention to detail you even set the classic mac wallpaper on your computer👍

[@DetroitBORG]

Tiger wallpaper on High Sierra. If I was REALLY serious I could have dug out the 30" and Cheese Grater ;)

[@Ray-xf5mc]

Your the man you can do it Cheers have a good day😀

[@cruzzigil]

Ray Blvck he needed to downgrade his iPhone to iOS 1

[@ItsJustMeMusic]

Ray Blvck with an old macbook pro too

[@187MaddDogg]

yeah but he forgot the google home in the background

[@snazzy]

You sound younger than ever!

[@DetroitBORG]

+Snazzy Labs Had to make it period accurate!

[@ryanzhu6537]

Snazzy Labs w

[@dorianplayerone]

stay snazzy

[@jayl162]

Coming in clutch with the late night entertainment

[@valramos2003]

"The loud speaker isn't as loud as my flip phone" 😂 Still hoping for an updated Moto Razr...

[@Mateo12485]

the last razr phpne was the razr maxx hd. still my favorite android phone.

[@circuitmoon137]

I'm from 2020 and I can confirm that your wish will be fulfilled

[@khaliqa57]

Lol

[@xers8719]

have fun with the moto that is getting destroyed by samsung

[@bt3743]

@@xers8719 the same Samsung that breaks if you peel off the screen protector?

[@mattmay7584]

I'm not gonna lie, this is really awesome. Edit: This is truly incredible. I was not expecting this content for the 10th anniversary. Amazing job, Mike!

[@BSingh-on4qr]

*seeing the high resolution ultrawide display in the background in 2007*

[@DetroitBORG]

But...But....The OS X 10.4 Tiger Wallpaper?! ;)

[@BSingh-on4qr]

DetroitBORG 😂 good job though on the wallpaper

[@BSingh-on4qr]

Would you recommend the cheapest surface book or the new 12.9" iPad Pro 256gb for high school? I'm in the apple ecosystem, but I can't help feeling that the hardware of the surface book was designed to get work done, whereas the iPad Pro is just a blown up iPhone. The iPad Pro is faster and more fluid, but the surface book has a more ergonomic design, with the trackpad and everything. Have you done a surface book unboxing?

[@BeesonsCars]

Bhavik Singh I have the iPad Pro and I occasionally use it for school (high school too) and it’s not as nice to use as a full blown computer. I much prefer using my MacBook Pro because it’s easier to multitask, type, and overall compatibility. The iPad will work, just sometimes more frustrating. Using my iPad Pro 12.9 as a content consumption device is where it really shines. Browsing the internet, watching KZbin or Netflix, and gaming are more enjoyable on the iPad than my MacBook because of its portability and better battery life (the 15” MBPr isn’t very good battery-wise when streaming content.)

[@thomas-aherne]

yay I've been waiting on this review for 10 years!

[@AYouTubeChannelwithNoName]

Thomas Aherne same

[@ManasDeep]

I was constantly smiling while watching this! 😀😀👌👌

[@gnarmvir]

Me too

[@DetroitBORG]

#jauntyangle

[@ghani.afridi]

DetroitBORG Nice word Mike

[@roblesvideos]

The iPhone didn't have a GPS antenna. Otherwise, I very much appreciate a throwback review, it's quite refreshing explaining given concepts like multitouch and autorotation.

[@pancake9621]

DetroitBORG read that as you said that

[@DmytroBogdan]

JJ Robles well, the phone is quite new (he probably has a review unit) so mistakes are make. That also explains scratches. I believe retail version won't have those.

[@DmytroBogdan]

JJ Robles well, the phone is quite new (he probably has a review unit) so mistakes are make. That also explains scratches. I believe retail version won't have those.

[@anirudh6634]

hahaha love the way you act as if you're still in 2007 😂😂 hows Steve Jobs?

[@yzy.d4v1d78]

Anirudh Nadig it says retro review stupid

[@nowtmrb3337]

@@GigaSyntax he is right you know?

[@Turbs94945]

If Steve Jobs was still alive, apple would continued have been a good company, unlike now. RIP my man

[@xers8719]

@@Turbs94945 apple still has the second best selling phones. even though their phones aren't the best, a lot of people still buy it.

[@Turbs94945]

@@xers8719 Unfortunatly, yes

[@bluemeannie]

2007 with a 4K camera 😂

[@marcomunoz5502]

Bluemeannie no there was no 4k back in 2007

[@687donny]

Marco Munoz he was being sarcastic

[@bt3743]

The first 4k camera actually came out in 2003 so it was possible but only if you were rich as hell.

[@JhordaneB]

Not gonna lie it does have a good camera not even being sarcastic

[@matthewyacoub1464]

Bs. It is a 3g. Look at how he is sliding the screen

[@infinite8stars]

I love how mike pretends like hes unboxing for the first time back in 2007

[@eggyoshi1379]

ReadySpaghetti 15 that’s the point right

[@ShellymanStudios]

Mike, back at it again with another a well done content! Happy 10th Bday iPhone!

[@NR-rv8rz]

LOL Mike. Nice attention to historical detail in using the term 'self portrait' rather than 'selfie' ;)

[@eduardonavarro8959]

really cool video man, I was already wondering if you were actually going to make this video, thanks and keep up the great content

[@DetroitBORG]

I decided to do this 5 hours ago, haha.

[@sg736t2]

his reply to your comment got the same amount of like than the actual comment

[@santiagocruz2589]

69th like hehe

[@orangejuice7234]

First iPhone got better accessories than the new one

[@techvideos8664]

Orange Juice yes i agree i watch new iphone unboxings dont reallly like apple

[@eggyoshi1379]

Really do

[@danielpittard9815]

I know it has way better accessories than the newer iPhone's

[@yvldusty]

Daniel Pittard nopw

[@EDCOTruck]

sip

[@oscpert4175]

We living in 2017 and this guy living in 2007

[@LA-ul6qu]

it's actually 2007

[@oscpert4175]

Fantastic 德 oops

[@k2000kidd1]

y that's the beauty of the unboxing it 2017. just to show how far we've come tech wise. would love to see a 2006 WhiteBook unbox.

[@EduTradeStudio]

I'm thinking of that

[@ayaansoleja5019]

Look in the description

[@PegasusTenma1]

Only Mike could’ve pulled off such an amazing review as if he’s still doing it in 2007. Much, much better than those usual retro iPhone unboxings

[@benbranca]

I love the Tiger background in the background, thanks for the through back.

[@osamaal-khanchi8433]

He either traveled through time and came from the past or he uploaded it on internet explorer

[@AYouTubeChannelwithNoName]

Osama Al-Khanchi I see what you did there

[@SalesGeniuses]

God DAMN! Those pixels hurts my eyes!

[@alekzzisrec]

exactly

[@DetroitBORG]

They reach out and scratch the retinas for sure.

[@mysticizzm]

Tong Zou nah Nokia usually had the best screens on their phones.

[@iiplaya]

mysticmanification nope

[@orestesseth8164]

You already sounds hurt ..

[@Retroweld]

Did somebody say Retro? 😎👍

[@tjshook7212]

Wow holy crap this is the coolest retro iPhone video ever I've never seen the original iPhone box brand new unboxing

[@DammitJeff]

This video is so great. Really feels like it's 2007 again, with all the new technology and features we weren't accustomed to back then. Amazing job on this vid. ♥

[@MrExpert]

Awesome Throw back :)

[@robloxfleskgaming5580]

MrExpert Yo! Fan here

[@petertalks301]

MrExpert holy moly I love your channel

[@slamandjam2]

The original body is still my favorite to date. Especially the colors and the front metal outer rounding

[@ahmedkamer2011]

Ohh i miss the old unlock screen it was iphone identity

[@sadladd]

Rip slido to unlocko

[@alexxxxganggbe300otf4]

Ahmed Kamer you could get it back if you jail brake the phone

[@ahmedkamer2011]

Jailbreak isnt working with ios 10.3.2 or later and we are waiting for ios 11 soon so i hope we could find agreat update

[@LookItIsHope]

Alex GANG GBE 300 OTF Really? I've been looking for that on my jailbroken SE.

[@cepinugraha5036]

Ahmed Kamer hi

[@LETHALF90]

“Thanks to cellular data” *no service*

[@ankushdavesar]

DetroitBORG is LIT!!🔥🔥🔥

[@asifulislam5174]

ooh its summer 2007 can't wait for SPIDER-MAN 3

[@MuskratandRatman]

Asiful Islam Going to be the best Spider-Man ever! Black-suit spidey!! Gwen Stacey, VENOM!! The series is just going to keep getting better!

[@asifulislam5174]

PS 3 IS HERE MAN !!

[@tako8198]

Asiful Islam can't wait for halo 3 too be released

[@gabrielgingras814]

The new Die Hard was sick! Have you guys seen it? Also, Spiderman 3 launched months ago.

[@asifulislam5174]

just got the new NOKIA N96 to have video and ngage capability ! happie with this years two best phones

[@lynksis12]

That OS X Tiger wallpaper in the background though 😎

[@stanthegreat9793]

6:33 I love that 00's transition HAHAHA nice job

[@MichaelNNguyen]

Awesome, I can wait to get this phone. Should I go for the 4GB or just goo all out and get the 8GB like a boss?

[@DetroitBORG]

+Michael Nguyen 4GB is more than enough unless you intend to take lots of pictures and store music.

[@MichaelNNguyen]

Maybe the 8GB suite me better. I have a lot of CDs to rip into MP3s and with the 2MP camera, it will take up a lot of space to store the photos.

[@tntfireguy1]

Love how you have made it like an actual review of a current product. Jumping back to 2007

[@t-murdock]

Hahahaha what an awesome throwback review Mike!!!

[@DJOHNRICKSHOW]

The best review ive ever seen reviewing a historic phone.

[@fireworx_925]

now you need to buy that dock for the iphone...

[@TobyNight]

GameOn! The charger is smaller now RIP 😭😭

[@racerhomie]

You can get a cheaper 3rd Party one.

[@thefrench8847]

You could made one yourself

[@BryanLankston]

I love the way you did this video! It was interesting to see what things excited us back in 2007 that we all take for granted now. It really shows how far we’ve come. Especially mentioning the 2G network which ATT doesn’t even have support for anymore.

[@ghani.afridi]

yes I loved the review such nice quality you are the best KZbinr

[@kidsIIIII009]

I had nostalgia with my iPod touch 4 running iOS 4-6.....2010-2017 my old device for now brings me nostalgic days and memories with it......

[@spam.0319]

Very clever, Mike. Nice job.

[@franciscosantos4649]

Veri čl

[@edualv320]

I like that Mike is reviewing this like it's 2007

[@kbhasi]

Nice! I like how this review is done from a 2007 standpoint except it's a high resolution video... plus the original launch day tote bag! Now this is a real "retro review". Of course, the giveaways as to the fact that this is a 2017 video is the ultra-wide monitor and iPhone OS 3.x.

[@mankwt]

The number one KZbinr in my opinion , respect him A LOT !

[@MrGhoulie]

I'm actually surprised the original iPhone has a better camera than most peoples phones today lol

[@55lumens]

iTech Help What?

[@galaxynova9276]

No it does not, he was being sarcastic

[@zachg9065]

Probably one of the greatest inventions of my life so far. This changed everything for so many people.

[@robitaill3]

You should've done this on April fools

[@pogchamp4542]

Love how this was made like a actual review from 2007 and the phone had just been released and are even saying that some stuff that would be awful now but say its amazing like the camara and screen

[@Jason-ze8zk]

Watching this on my iPhone X 😂😂😂 It’s amazing how far we’ve come in 10 years

[@raghav6447]

I love how you're acting as if this phone just came out. Amazing work Mike.

[@Sal12538]

Really nice video. Felt like I was watching a review from 2007, which was the whole point. Only thing that gave it away was the iPhone running iOS 3.1.3, with an App store.

[@Sal12538]

oops u mentioned that later

[@Sal12538]

I got a "Congratulations, your comment got a heart" notification.

[@WTDProductions]

crazy how 10 years doesn't seem ALL that long ago for things like movies/music, but in the world of technology a decade is practically a century

[@sjsaug9370]

Was he being sarcastic when he said " and you get a Apple branded microfibre cloth for that huge glass display" yep huge glass display

[@JayJohnPaul]

_A _u_g_ This phone was the only one with a huge glass back in the day.

[@milopichu]

3.5 inch displays were considered big at that time when nokia's 2-inch xpressMusic phone displays were considered big enough.

[@aronair3532]

Watching this and hearing ‘a fairly large charger’ and ‘massive screen’ is just amazing, wow how times have changed.

[@CJ-bb3yv]

I have iPhone 7plus but why TF am i getting the feeling jealous about that iphone

[@culopatriottico4489]

ITZYOBOIBLAZE cuz it has an earbuds jack

[@PB_reeferchiefer420]

Same I got an iPhone 11 with 128 GB but I’m jealous of his lol

[@jo-lg.2458]

Its cool that you review it like it just came out and its something new. Keep up the good work man👌🏽

[@mgee727]

Phones are getting bigger but my hands aren't. :-(

[@Thejennonanator]

U know what else ain't 😏

[@xers8719]

@@Thejennonanator d

[@SimmoOfficial]

Love the way he goes about this like it's a phone that just came out

[@ZackTronix]

The sarcasm is strong with this one.

[@connor9568]

TronixGaming It's not sarcasm, he's reviewing it as if it were 2007

[@migolitow]

I like how Mike reviews it as if the newer iPhones do not exist yet. And also... The transitions reminded me of the old videos back then.

[@aydanvillarreal5303]

YES OMG I LOVE THIS

[@scootafari]

" huge 3.5 inch screen" "..not as loud as my flip phone" dude I love you 😃😃😃😃😃

[@Aiden_Volgs]

This came out today right?

[@rjnorris9129]

Nice joke😂😂

[@jableux]

Absolutely amazing that you kept all of these items in such great condition for 10 years.

[@AshwinK0]

Love your videos..... When are you uploading one plus 5 review

[@DetroitBORG]

It was suppose to be today but then I realized the iPhone anniversary was today so I just had to squeeze this in. I'll have the OP5 tomorrow.

[@AshwinK0]

DetroitBORG upload it tomorrow please..

[@vertedintro]

Ashwin kumar You don’t just process 4K video in a day...

[@AshwinK0]

Verted Intro I think you should read the second reply... First....

[@krawieck]

I'm still waiting for this review

[@813Productions]

This brings back so many memories

[@GXKid06]

Was this purposely posted in 360p?

[@AbdulrahmanAteya]

teengeek17 it's how KZbin works it'll upload in 1080p eventually

[@gabrielgingras814]

teengeek17 It takes a few minutes after you upload the video to display the bigger resolutions.

[@CorbinGotelli]

I love that you're treating this as if this just came out.

[@filipvaw]

I JUST LOVE, How you're acting that you got this phone on launch and trying to act like its 2007! But seriously, it really was a OpponentDetaroyer! I mean what would you choose if you were living in 2007: A Nokia phone with the cringe, ugly looking Keyboard that are too small to fit with your fingers or a future'istick phone like 'The IPhone 2G' That were cool and had Swag in every way possible! LIKE IF YOU AGREE

[@helmisumarno]

10 years and this still looks magical

[@thegravelist]

Lol. You a fool man. Good stuff 🙌🏼

[@JoshuaVarghese]

This review was really so detailed and enjoyable. Love the quality of your videos Mike! Definitely a work of art.

[@philtachio]

I want an iPhone 2G

[@Kitthn]

I love the fact you changed the Wallpaper of the Mac to Tiger and used the old MacBook Pro for this, all the little details is amazing.

[@Sunshine-pd3pj]

"Mini SIM tray"

[@luizvictor1122]

I just loved the way this video was made, bringing back those old days, thanks for doing this !

[@Jack-hx8yz]

Funny how you pretend that it just came out.

[@vinceluu5421]

Jack_Cydia throw back review

[@jjg1818]

Love the concept of this video Mike. It's like taking a trip back in time lol Great video! Your attention to detail is unmatched compared to any other tech KZbinr.

[@anyonebutjacob]

Oh my God, I love how this video was done. Treating it as if it was 2007 and it was a new phone. great job

[@OtterverseGaming]

I love how you're talking about it like it just came on the market

[@talhamo2]

Been watching ur videos since the last 7 years

[@blurayauthority]

Nice! Love the retro review. This is what makes DetroitBORG one of my favorite You Tube reviewers.

[@jacobhenson3952]

I was smiling and remembering when this phone came out I wanted it so bad now that I think about it. I’m still the same way when new iPhone comes out. I have to have it lol. It’s really amazing how far we have come since the first iPhone came out. Thanks for the walk down memory lane this was awesome 👏

[@PunneitsAstrology]

Finally after 10 years...

[@bassamabulela]

Mike, you just brought me back to those beautiful days!! Thank you!

[@atanukundu_10]

I've been waiting for this review for 10 years!

[@mitchellsaunders8402]

this gave me a laugh, made my friday afternoon good. Thanks Mike!

[@userE]

Shows this like it's a brand new phone! Freakin love it.

[@giovannofficialph]

Nostalgia feeling, The feeling of this review is a genuine timeshift in reverse 😍 Thank You!

[@shpresim43]

This is one of the best videos I have ever seen on youtube. Great job Mike

[@Unknown-un2ky]

I like how you treated this phone like it was 2007, again

[@brandonminiman]

this is awesome...so many fun details, Mike!

[@motogpwin]

wish I'd done things differently in 2007…things would have been a bit better... thanks Mike for bringing back those memories

[@sudipchatterjee]

I knew somebody would make this video. Glad that you made it, Mike ! Thanks !!

[@dylzoryzo]

very nice attention to the minor details Mike definitely one of the best series on the channel

[@laurenporter4649]

This is 100% the best review I've seen yet