I got the first iPhone in July of 2007. My wife suggested I get it! She saw me eyeing it and finally suggested I get one. It was amazing as we really didn't have $500 to spend on a cell phone. I got the 4GB model, which was pretty good as there were no apps to put on it and the photos were around 300 to 600 KB for a 1200 x 1600 pixel image. I think my music library was a handful of mostly 64kbps files, so it didn't require much space.
I've had a new one every year since, and at least one year I got two- in 2017 I got an 8 Plus, and gave it to my wife when a month later I got my X. They were both amazing screens!
I have another Pro Max on the way. I love the big 6.7" screen and marvel at the stunningly beautiful 3.5" original iPhone screen, described by Steve Jobs as a "big screen." And compared to the little Sony Ericson and Motorola phones I had before that, the 3.5" screen was huge, and colorful.
Bummed i'll be traveling when the 15 Pro Max arrives, but that happens every few years as I do travel a lot in September and October.
Enjoy your new phones, everybody!
PS Amazing that on ordering day this thread is over 200 pages!