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First Cell Phone Call
The first handheld cell phone call was made from Motorola engineer Martin Cooper in New York City. The phone was over 2.5 pounds, and shaped like a shoe. The phone only lasted for about 35 minutes of call time, and then required a 10 hour charge. https://www.aarp.org/politics-society/history/info-2018/first-cell-phone-call.html -
First Mobile Cell Phone
The first mobile cell phone was the Motorola DynaTAC 800x. This phone was priced at just under $4000, and was almost one foot long. It only lasted about 30 minutes of calling time before it died. -
First Smart Phone
The first smart phone, the IBM Simon. The only extra features it had were a calendar, address book, clock, notepad, email service, keyboard, and touchscreen, you could also get apps. This phone sold over 50,000 units,.
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The Car "Bag" Phone
Motorola's Bag Phone 2900 was the most popular car phone because of its features. The long time talk availability, good battery life, and great signal range made it a popular choice. This type of phone was very popular until the 2000's. -
First "Flip Phone"
The first flip phone was the Motorola StarTAC, which they called a "clam shell" design. This phone was reportedly inspired by the communicator from the Star Trek movies. The phone was $1000, and was very small. -
Nokia 6110
This phone is rumored to be the strongest phone ever made. You could throw it off buildings, drop it on the floor, and nothing seemed to happen to it. This phone was $900. -
The First Phone With A Camera
The first cell phone with a camera was released in South Korea, and was created by Samsung. The camera was only able to take 20 photos, and they were extremely pixelated and low quality. It was called the Samsung SCH-V200, and you had to hook your phone up to a camera in order to get your photos. -
Motorola Razr V3
These were the coolest phones of their time for a very long time. This phone was one of the bestselling phones- they sold over 130 million copies in just two years. The cost was $600. -
The First iPhone
The first iPhone was sold for either $499, or $599 depending on the amount of GB. This phone changed the game for all phones to follow. It was touchscreen, and hundreds of new apps, and was the nicest, most attractive design. -
Apple Launches The App Store
The App Store allowed people to browse and download various apps. When it was first released, there was an initial 500 apps, now our App Store has 2.1 million apps.
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i-Phone 4
The i-phone 4 really changed the way phones looked. It was a slim, futuristic, phone, that had extended battery life, and many new features. This phone costed about $600. -
i-Phone X
The i-Phone X was released 10 years after the first i-Phone was released.This phone was released for $999+, but that didn't stop people from buying it, selling 29 million copies. It was the first phone with full screen display, wireless charging, no home buttons, and facial recognition. This phone had an incredible camera and has been the most sold phone, making Apple $100 billion. -
Samsung Galaxy Fold
Samsung announced the newest breakthrough in cell phones- the folding phone.This phone folds in half, and has six cameras. This phone will be sold for $1,980.
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i-Phone 11 Pro
The i-Phone is the first phone released with three cameras. There is the wide, ultra wide, and telephoto cameras. These cameras help you see more than ever in a picture. -
5G Connectivity
5G connectivity is only available in the UK, and so far exclusively available to only 2 of the 4 major UK operators. It is not expected to be popular until late 2020. 5G connectivity will bring higher data speeds, and you can be connecting more devices.
