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Bell Telephone Company founded
Over 3,000 phones active by years end -
First Long Distance phone service
Bell made his first ever long distance phone call to someone in Boston. He called this phone the 'Long Distance' telephone. Key feature: typically charged more than local calls. -
FIRST mobile car based telephone system
First used in St. Louis. Key features: specifically designed into car, originated with Bell system. -
DynaTAC
Key features: full charge took about 10 hours and 30 mins of call time, sim card size: mini sim, weight: 784g, dimensions (H/L/W): 3300 x 898 x 445 mm, vol. 1318710 cm³, Display: LCD -
First Portable Mobile Phone
Key features: Costs $4000 USD and only had mobile calling -
Nokia 1011
Key features: SMS, games, 2-line, 8-character monochrome LCD, display was 195 x 60 x 45mm, could hold up to 99 phone numbers. -
Siemens S10
Key features: Had 4 colors. email, vibrate alerts, colored screen, 25mm thickness, no video recorder. -
Sony Ericsson T68i
First camera phone. Key features: WAP, tri-brand, facetime, GPS navigation, predictive text, camera, polyphonic ringtones, MP3 player, bluetooth, memory card, MMS -
BlackBerry Pearl 8100
Key features: Realtone ringtone, augmented reality, WiFi, quad-band, waterproof, full web browsing -
iPhone (1st Generation)
Key features: NFC, capacitive touchscreen, mobile apps, wireless charging. 4GB model was $499 and 8GB model was $599 -
iPhone 2
Key features: RAM memory, internal storage: 8GB, external storage, display: Apple iphone 2G. -
iPhone 3
Key Features: high quality fingerprint resistant touchscreen, built in GPS and compass, decent autofocus camera with SD video capability, fast and responsive, voice control for phone dialing and music. 8GB model: $199 and 16GB model: $299 -
iPhone 4
Key features: multitasking, HD video recording and editing, camera autofocus, three-axis gyroscope. 16GB- $649 and 32GB- $749 -
Samsung Galaxy S5
Key features: voice control, dual lens camera, facial recognition, fingerprint scanning, full HD screen, heart rate monitor. Cost: $650 -
iPhone 5
Key features: take photo while recording video, better reception, special callers through Do Not Disturb, LED alert for calls and texts, automatic WiFi backups, show battery percentage, open apps with Siri, automatically download apps and more. 16GB model- $199, 32GB model- $299, 64GB model- $399 -
iPhone 6
Key features: display zoom, handoff, voice over, "Hey Siri", Camera HDR. 16GB- $199, 64GB- $299 -
iPhone 7
Key features: scanner, Apple and Android pay, Bezel less screen, Notch, in display fingerprint sensor -
iPhone 8
Key features: 4.7 and 5.5-inch LCD display, faster A11 processor, glass body, upgraded camera. louder speakers, wireless inductive charging. -
iPhone X
Key features: 5.8" OLED display, faster A11 Bionic processor, glass body, edge to edge display, facial recognition, no home button, wireless inductive charging, Animoji. Cost: 64GB model- $999, 256GB model- $1149 -
iPhone 11
Key features: wide and ultra wide lenses, available in 6 colors, front facing camera is updated to 12 MP.
Cost: (regular iPhone 11) $699.
