Virtually every significant feature of that we now consider a “smartphone” was pioneered by the iPhone.

Nope. iPhone released in 2007 was a Palm Pilot without a stylus and with phone capabilities. Software was less refined than Palm OS.

https://history-computer.com/palm-pilot-guide/

Palm made a phone called Treo that had a physical keyboard and slightly smaller screen than iPhone.

Only real "innovations" was eliminating physical keyboard for touchscreen. PDAs at the time were very similar and many were more powerful. You just couldn't make a phone call with them.

Virtually every significant feature of that we now consider a “smartphone” was pioneered by the iPhone.

Nope. iPhone releaaed in 2007 was a Palm Pilot without a stylus and with phone capabilities. Software was less refined than Palm OS.

https://history-computer.com/palm-pilot-guide/

Palm made a phone called Treo that had a physical keyboard and slightly smaller screen than iPhone.

Only real "innovations" was eliminating physical keyboard for touchscreen. PDAs at the time were very similar and many were more powerful. You just couldn't make a phone call with them.