These Are The Top 10 Reasons For The Decline And Fall Of BlackBerry

Today, BlackBerry announced that it will no longer make hardware. Here's the definitive history of the once-dominant smartphone's downfall.

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Joseph Bernstein
by Joseph Bernstein

BuzzFeed News Reporter

and
Mat Honan
by Mat Honan

BuzzFeed News San Francisco Bureau Chief

and
John Paczkowski
by John Paczkowski

Technology and Business Editor

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Apple

This is the original iPhone, a leading smartphone.

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Apple

This is the iPhone 3G, which added 3G capabilities to the original iPhone smartphone.

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Apple

Here is the iPhone 3GS, which added more speed to the iPhone 3G.

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Apple

This is an image of the iPhone 4, the next in the series of the iPhone smartphone line. It had a new, better screen and was faster than its predecessor, the iPhone 3GS.

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Apple

This is the iPhone 4s, which added a virtual assistant named "Siri" to the Apple iPhone product line. The 4s is considered a very good iPhone.

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Apple

The iPhone 5, pictured here, was better than the iPhone 4s.

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Apple

The Apple iPhone 5s came out in 2013 and was quite popular with the users of smartphones.

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Apple

This iPhone is the iPhone 6. It was also better than the previous iPhone, yet not as good as more recent iPhones.

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Apple

Above: the Apple iPhone 6s.

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Apple

The iPhone 7, from Apple, comes in multiple shades of black.

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