Evolution of the Cell Phone

By mbourke
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    The Cell Phone

  • Motorola DynaTAC 8000x

    Motorola DynaTAC 8000x
    The first cell phone took about 10 hours to charge and offered about 60 minutes of talk time. The cost was close to $3,995. The Motorola DynaTAC 8000x had a LED diplay for dialing or to recal up to 30 numbers. It was 10 inches tall (not including the antenna).
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  • Motorola MicroTAC 9800x

    Motorola MicroTAC 9800x
    When it was released, it was the smallest and lightest phone available. It was designed to fit in a phone pocket. The Motorola MicroTAC 9800x had an 8 character LED display that showed more than the Motorola DynaTAC.
  • Nokia 101

    Nokia 101
    In 1992 Nokia decided to focus on making moblie phones. The memory could hold up to 99 phone numbers.
  • Nokia 1610

    Nokia 1610
    It was 10.5 cm tall and had an antenna. It had an LED screen and was black.
  • Samsung

    Samsung
    Samsung enters the moblie phone buisness.
  • Nokia 5110

    Nokia 5110
    Nokia becomes the leading global phone manufactuer. The batterie had a 5 hour talk time. Its design was based off of the Nokia 6110. This phone also had the LED display. It was on of the first games to feature the game Snake. It became one of the most popluar mobile phones in its era.
  • Samsung SGH-E700

    Samsung SGH-E700
    Samsung removed the antenna from moblie phones. It had a camera and a flip feature. Talk time was up to 6 hours based on the network.
  • Sony v.s. Samsung

    Sony v.s. Samsung
    Sony is outshined by Samsung for costumers prefered manufacuturing.
  • Apple iPhone

    Apple iPhone
    Apple realeases its first iPhone and iOS 1.1.1. Apple threatens the dethrone Nokia.
    It included Visible Voicemail, HTML mail, Safari, muliti-touch gestures, text messaging and Youtube. It also had a rear camera.
  • Apple

    Apple
    Apple opens the App Store with iOS 2.
  • Apple iPhone 4

    Apple iPhone 4
    The iPhone includes a front and back camera. It is constructed of glass and has a metal rim. It has Blutooth and GPS. It also included Face Time and Siri.
  • Nokia

    Nokia
    Nokia joins with Microsoft announcing the Nokia phones will include the Microsoft operating system.
  • Apple iPhone 5

    Apple iPhone 5
    This phone also included the multi-touch gestures. This phone included access to the app store and can be used as a hotspot, sharing its internet connection. It can play movies, music and ebooks. It also included siri.
  • Apple iPhone 5s

    Apple iPhone 5s
    This iPhone includes hotspot, fingerprint authentication, the app store and siri.
    Nokia agrees to sell the whole company to Microsoft for 7. 18 billion dollars.
  • iPhone 9s

    iPhone 9s
    This may include a solar-charging phone. This will also include Siri and hotspot. Another thing it will has is an un-breakable screen.