I just got a brand new iPhone.
Cool!  Which one?  I still use the iPhone 6 but like all the iphones they can connected to WiFi and cellular networks
I got the iPhone 7. Do you happen to know when the iPhone was invented?
The first generation was released 6/29/2007! but of course there's been new hardware with each release.  The 7 is great
So what came out first apple or android?
Androids was around 9/2008 so not too soon after the iPhone.  Have you ever had an android I've only used Apple's IOS operating system
No, I have never used an android. Has there been any controversy regarding the iPhone?
There's been issues about unethical business practices and their anticompetition - on 9/19/2012 apple came out with it's own mapping IOS, replacing Google Maps as their default!
Who invented the iPhone?
Apple Inc.
Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Four tech companies along with Amazon, Google, and Facebook.
The company's hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds and the HomePod smart
IPhone
iPhone is a line of smartphones designed and marketed by Apple Inc. All generations of the iPhone use Apple's iOS mobile operating system software. The first-generation iPhone was released on June 29, 2007, and multiple new hardware iterations with new iOS releases have been released since.
The user interface is built around the device's multi-touch screen, including a virtual keyboard. The iPhone has Wi-Fi and can connect to cellular networks. An iPhone can take photos, play music, send and receive