Cellphones (1973-2017)

By sshinn30

  • AT&T Innovates

    AT&T Innovates
    the first company to propose a modern-day mobile-phone system to the FCC. It involves dividing cities into “cells”. It is the first company to do so.

  • 1st cellphone prototype

    1st cellphone prototype
    On April 3rd 1973, John F. Mitchell and Martian Cooper presented the first cellphone prototype and made a phone call to Dr. Joel S. Engal his rival. The prototype weighed 1.1 Kg and was 23 centimeters long and 13 cm deep and 4.45 cm wide

  • Motorola Dyna TAC 8000x

    Motorola Dyna TAC 8000x
    Motorola produces first available cell phone, it weighed 2.5 pounds, and $3,995.

  • Flip Phone introduced

    Flip Phone introduced
    StarTAC by Motorola invented first flip phone

  • First smart Phone

    First smart Phone
    IBM Simon used a stylus and touch screen was $889 dollars and only worked in the U.S. only operating in 15 states.

  • First text message

    In 1992 Neil Papworth sends the first text Typed it on the PC and it said "Merry Christmas" to Richard Jarvis at Vodafone.

  • First Iphone

    First Iphone
    The first Iphone was $499 for 4GB and $599 for 8GB. It couldn't connect to Wifi independently. Said to be 5 years ahead of its time. Was .30 pounds. Made by Steve Jobs. 6.1 million units sold. 4.5 in screen.

  • The new cell phones

    The new cell phones
    Now the Galaxy S8 and the Iphone have a lot of competition together