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1973 - The first mobile phone
From 1947 to 1973 there were several attempts by the technology companies to show the alleged result. However, Motorola stood out in 1973. From it came the first DynaTAC, the functional prototype that proved wireless communication possible. -
1983 - The evolution of the cell phone reaching the shelves
It was ten years before the first commercial model reached American consumers, in 1983, also through Motorola: the DynaTAC 8000x - with the biggest exterminator name coming from the future. Despite this, some other models had already arrived in other countries, by other brands. -
1989 - The devices decreased and won the flip
Six years after the launch of the first DynaTAC in 1989, a smaller version of the device hit stores. With 11 centimeters less and half the weight, the MicroTAC 9800X had an innovative design with the flip front, which consisted of a lid that opens and closes on the keyboard. It was launched with the proposal to be a “pocket phone”, to be carried to places in a more practical way than the previous one. -
1990 - The cell phone as we know it
It is in the 90s that the devices start to be really mobile, although they are “bricks”. Considered the second generation of devices, the evolution of the cell phone could have a well-marked milestone at this point in the timeline. This is where GSM arises, the technology that is even used in cell phones today for networks. -
1994 - The screens became touch sensitive
Considered the first smartphone in the world, because it has more functionality than other cell phones, the IBM Simon started to be marketed in August 1994. It had a very common technology today, but innovative for the time: touch screens. In addition, it featured tools such as calendar, calculator and notepad. But so much novelty did not win over the public at the time, and the device, which cost 700 dollars, sold few units and was soon withdrawn from the market. -
1996 - The first steps towards internet access
The Nokia 9000 Communicator was the first cell phone marketed to access the internet. However, only two operators in Finland made this connection possible. Visually, it gave the impression of an ordinary cell phone, but it was a flip model with a QWERTY keyboard, wide horizontal screen and extra buttons to help with navigation. However, the difficulty of access and cost caused connectivity to be neglected. -
1998 - A little color for the devices
The S10 was the model launched by Siemens that revolutionized cell phones, bringing different colors to the screen. Although there were only four (blue, white, green and red), this technology was seen as a major innovation. Two years later, Nokia launched the 9210, with a 4,096-color LCD. -
2001 - A new feature: the camera
Sharp's J-SH04 hit stores to revolutionize the market in 2001. It brought an innovation that is essential even today: the camera phone. It allowed to take 0.1 megapixel photos and send them to other people directly from the device. Shortly before, Samsung also launched a cell phone that had a camera attached, but due to the lack of connectivity between it and the device, it did not impact as much as the J-SH04. -
2007 - Evolution from cell phone to smartphone
From the turn of the millennium until this year, Nokia and Blackberry led the cell phone market in a dispute more or less analogous to what exists between Apple and Samsung today. These companies produced devices with operating systems and software, which more or less determines what is a smartphone, or a smart phone in Portuguese. However, with the entry of Apple in the dispute, the situation changes. -
2008 - The little robot that won the world
In September 2008, the T-Mobile G1 brought an innovation: the operating system developed by Google, called Android, which would later compete with Apple's iOS system. He brought with him the Android Market, the app store of the brand known today as Google Play.
Android has been gaining space and, currently, more than 90% of smartphones sold run this operating system.
