Mobile Phone History

Invention of the Telephone

Mar 10, 1876

Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone Image: http://0.tqn.com/d/inventors/1/G/T/F/agbell.jpg

Generation 1 mobile phones

Jan 1, 1979

The first mobile phone was commercially released in Japan

Generation 2

Jan 1, 1990

In 1990, the second generation of mobile phones was released in the USA

Nokia 3310

Oct 1, 2000

The popular Nokia 3310 was released in 2000 Image: http://untiposerio.com/site/assets/Nokia-3310.jpg

Generation 2.5

Jan 1, 2001

In 2001, Generaiton 2.5 was released in Korea

Generation 3

Aug 30, 2002

In 2002, Generation 3 launched in Korea

Nokia 1100

Oct 30, 2003

The Nokia 1100, the highest selling model is released Image: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nokia1100_new.jpg

Iphone

Jun 29, 2009

The first Iphone is released Image: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:IPhone_2G_PSD_Mock.png

Generation 4

Jan 1, 2010

In 2010, Generation 4 was launched in the US