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Multimedia: Cellphones

By Acelyn B.

  • Motorola DynaTAC

    Motorola DynaTAC
    The first mobile phone was the Motorola DynaTAC released in 1983.

  • MicroTAC

    MicroTAC
    The first flip-phone was called the MicroTAC and it was released in 1989.

  • PDA Capabilities

    The first phone with PDA capabilities was released in 1993. PDA stands for "personal digital assistant" and that pretty much means that you have a handheld phone-computer in your pocket.

  • StarTAC

    StarTAC
    The MicroTAC was upgraded to the StarTAC in 1996.

  • Candybar

    Candybar
    Nokia released the Candybar phone in 1989.

  • Blackberry PDA

    RIM released the Blackberry PDA in 1999.

  • Bluetooth Phone

    Bluetooth Phone
    Ericsson released the first Bluetooth Phone in 2000.

  • Blackberry Smartphone

    Blackberry Smartphone
    RIM upgraded the Blackberry PDA to the Blackberry Smartphone in 2002.

  • Sanyo SCP-5300

    Sanyo SCP-5300
    The Sanyo SCP-5300 appeared on the market in 2004.

  • Motorola Razr

    Motorola Razr
    Motorola released the Motorola Razr in 2004.

  • IPhone 1.0

    IPhone 1.0
    Apple released the IPhone 1.0 in 2007.

  • IPhone 2.0

    IPhone 2.0
    Apple released IPhone 2.0 in 2008.

  • IPhone 3.0

    IPhone 3.0
    Apple released the Iphone 3.0 in 2009.

  • IPhone 4.0

    IPhone 4.0
    Apple released the IPhone 4.0 in 2011.

  • IPhone 5.0

    IPhone 5.0
    Apple released the IPhone 5.0 in 2013.

  • IPhone 6.0

    IPhone 6.0
    Apple released the IPhone 6.0 in 2014.