I had a Nokia n95 at the time. It also had superior hardware and a fully functional web browser. Yes the iPhone was attractive at the time but not initially a smartphone and certainly not the first
I did not say iPhone was the first, I said the opposite. And again, your definition which equates "smartphone" with "has an app store" simply differs from widespread usage of the term.
Both the n95 and original iPhone were widely considered to be smartphones at the time! Examples:
evanelias|1 year ago
Both the n95 and original iPhone were widely considered to be smartphones at the time! Examples:
https://www.engadget.com/2006-09-26-nokias-n95-smartphone-go...
https://www.macrumors.com/2008/02/05/iphone-with-28-of-u-s-s...