Evolution of Mobile Phones

By cathernandez98

  • Radio Common Carrier (RCC)

    Radio Common Carrier (RCC)
    RCC was introduced in the 60s. Much like a radio it could communicate two ways but it had its own phone number and used the public telephone network.

  • First "Mobile" Phone

    Motorola created first mobile phone. Was able to connect calls through cell towers.

  • Motorola Dynatac Cellular Phone

    Motorola Dynatac Cellular Phone
    First handheld mobile phone . Weighed about 2.5 pounds and cost $4,000.

  • Motorola StarTAC

    Motorola StarTAC
    First flip phone.

  • First Blackberry

    First Blackberry
    The Blackberry was famous for its easy use. It allowed people to send emails from almost anywhere.

  • Emojis

    Emojis
    Emojis were first invented in Japan.

  • Sharp J-SH04

    Sharp J-SH04
    First mobile phone capable of taking pictures. It was only available in Japan. The rest of the world wouldn't have access to camera phones until 2002.

  • Apple iPhone

    Apple iPhone
    The iPhone was first introduced in 2007 and it changed the way people looked at mobile phones. It combined many different technologies together i.e. phone, text messaging, mp3 player.

  • T-Mobile G1

    T-Mobile G1
    The first Android phone. Unlike Androids today, it had physical buttons and a trackball.