
Alexandra Burlacu | April 30, 2012 7:02 PM EDT
iPhone 5 Concept Design by Federico Ciccarese(Photo: Federico Ciccarese) According to a former Apple executive, Apple seriously considered a physical keyboard for the iPhone way back in 2007, before the first iPhone was released. In a Friday interview with , former Apple executive Tony Fadell said the physical keyboard was a hot topic at Apple when the first iPhone was being developed. Fadell worked at Apple when the company was still discussing concepts and building prototypes for its first phone. Fadell recalled that a BlackBerry-like prototype was never built, but it was definitely discussed and Apple was divided into camps pro or against a full touchscreen. "It was definitely discussed, it was a heated topic," Fadell told...