Evolution of the mobile phone

History of Cell Phone

By alyssaabradley

  • First Telephone

    First Telephone
    The first telephone was created by Alexander Graham Bell. The first telephone call was made on March 10, 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell to his assistant, Thomas Watson. He said," Mr. Watson--come here--I want to see you."

  • The First Mobile Phone

    The First Mobile Phone
    The worlds first mobile phone was made by Martin Cooper, a senior engineer at Motorola. He then called a rival telecommunications company and informed them he was speaking via a mobile phone.

  • Samsung's First Phone

    Samsung's First Phone
    Samsung's first mobile phone was called the SH-100. It was the first mobile phone to be designed and manufactured in Korea.

  • First Flip Phone

    First Flip Phone
    The first flip phone was the MicroTAC by Motorola

  • The First Smartphone

    The First Smartphone
    The first smartphone was originally called the Simon Personal Communicator and it was released by IBM. People didn't start using the term smartphone until 1995.

  • The First IPhone

    The First IPhone
    The first IPhone was announced by Steve Jobs at a Macworld Convention. It was released later in the year on June 29, 2007