Phone 1

2000 Cellphone Decade

  • First Bluetooth phone.

    The Ericsson T36 introduced Bluetooth technology to the cellular world, thus allowing consumers to wirelessly connect their phones to their computers.
  • First BlackBerry Smartphone

    First BlackBerry Smartphone
    the first BlackBerry PDA to feature cellular connectivity. Operating along a GSM network, the BlackBerry 5810 allowed users to send e-mails, organize their data and prepare memos.
  • First Ultra-Thin Phone

    First Ultra-Thin Phone
    Prior to the release of the Motorola RAZR v3 in 2004, phones tended to be big and bulky. The RAZR changed this with its its ridiculously thin, 14mm-thick frame of aircraft-grade aluminum.
  • Apple iPhone

    Apple iPhone
    When Apple entered the cellular industry in 2007, everything changed. Apple replaced the keyboard and keypad with a multi-touch touchscreen display that allowed customers to feel as if they were physically manipulating data with their fingers: clicking links, stretching/shrinking photos and flipping through albums. Plus, it brought the first ever fully-featured platform to cell phones.
  • Bigger screen

    Bigger screen
    The global adoption of 4G vastly improves video streaming and video calling capabilities. Screen sizes continue to grow to maximise the experience of these features, with the iPhone 7 Plus display now 57% larger than the original iPhone from 2007.
  • The Superfast World

    The Superfast World
    EE launches the UK’s first 5G service in 6 cities throughout May 2019. The fifth-generation network promises vastly superior data speeds and reliability, boosting ultra-high-resolution video streaming and mobile gaming.