Evolution of Smartphones

By nolie.askins

  • Nokia Talkman 520

    Nokia Talkman 520
    The Nokia Talkman 520 weighed 4700 g. It was a phone book with 184 names. 10 hour Stand by time and 60 minutes talk time. released to the public in October 27, 1984. Fredrik Idestam,Leo Mechelin, and Eduard Polón are all the creators of Nokia.

  • MicroTAC 9800x

    MicroTAC 9800x
    The MicroTAC 9800x was created in 1989 by Motorola. This phone was much more portable and even flipped out, unlike other models. Much smaller compared to past phones.

  • Nokia 1011

    Nokia 1011
    In 1993 the Nokia 1011 was released. This was the first GSM phone, using digital networks rather than analogue. This introduced SMS text messaging, SMS texting would not become popular for many years though.

  • Nokia 8110

    Nokia 8110
    The Nokia 8110 was very popular during its time because of the slide down front case, custom-able appearances, ringtones and games. These are all features that no phones before used, so the public enjoyed the new technology.

  • Samsung SGH-T100

    Samsung SGH-T100
    During the 2000's the Samsung SGH-T100 was one of the smartest flip phones out to the people. With this model, you could see the notifications without having to flip up your screen. Color screens began to appear at this time too, as well as built in cameras. Phones that had a WAP feature could even access the internet to a extent.

  • Razr

    Razr
    The Razr was released in 2004 by Motorola and had a built in Mp3 player that could play any song wanted. It had all features that most advanced phones at the time had but the Mp3 player one upped the all.

  • First-generation iPhone

    First-generation iPhone
    The releasing of the first iPhone was groundbreaking to people all around the world. This smartphone eliminated the hefty physical buttons and used touch screen instead. It allowed or attempted the use of internet full time. This phone was created by Apple inc. in January of 2007.

  • Galaxy S6 Edge

    Galaxy S6 Edge
    The Galaxy S6 Edge allowed for the internet to be used at all times and allowed for free international texting and calling. The speeds for this phone worked very fast compared to others and could store much more information.

  • iPhone 12 Pro Max

    iPhone 12 Pro Max
    The iPhone 12 Pro Max was created by Apple inc. in 2020. The Pro camera system takes low-light photography pictures and a Ceramic Shield delivers four times better drop performance than other phones. There is much more storage and the touch screen working in many ways. the phone is very thin and lightweight.