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Mobile Telephone System
Bell System introduced the first commercial mobile telephone. This equipment was large, weighing 80 pounds with limiting calling bands available from AT&T. -
DynaTAC portable phone
The first private, practical mobile phone in a non-vehicle setting. -
Motorola MicroTAC
The first flip phone design. It was truly the world's first pocket phone. -
StarTAC clamshell phone
Motorola came out with the first clam shell mobile phone. It improved the folding feature by collapsing in half. -
Nokia 9000 Communicator
It was the first cell phone that could also be called a mini-computer. -
Nokia 3210
One of the most popular phones in history with over 160 million sold. It was one of the first to allow picture messages, but only preinstalled ones. First to be marketed toward young people. -
Sanyo 5300
From sprint, this was the first camera phone sold in North America. -
BlackBerry 5810
The first BlackBerry to incorporate a mobile phone into their popular brand of data-only devices. Professionals who needed access to their emails and schedules were the main target. There was no speaker or microphone. -
Motorola RAZR
The first "fashion" phone, selling 50 million units. It helped give cell phones a new look. -
Apple iPhone
A touchscreen smartphone developed by Steve Jobs. -
HTC EVO 4G
The first cellular phone from Sprint to meet 4G standards. It was powered by Android 2.1 and had one of the largest touchscreen displays.
