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First Telephone
The first telephone patent was granted to Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. -
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Evolution of the Phone
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the Model 302
In the 1930s, famed industrial designer Henry Dreyfuss created what many consider to be the first modern telephone: the Model 302. -
the Grillo Cricket
Designed by Marco Zanuso, the Grillo Cricket was unlike other phones in the past. This phone could fold up. The clamshell shape influenced the design of the modern flip phone. -
The Trimline Telephone
Also designed by Henry Dreyfuss, the Trimline Telephone has a slimmer design than the 302, a touchpad, and buttons for "*" and "#" -
The introduction of cordless phones
Throughout the 1980s, phones lost the cord. -
Introduction of the flip phone
In 1996 Motorola launched the StarTAC, a small flip phone with a display screen and oval keys. -
First iPhone
The iPhone turned the phone into a tiny, portable computer. Although there were touchscreen phones before it, the sleek appearance of the iPhone revolutionized the mobile phone design -
The current iPhone
Current iPhones have better camera quality, a better chip, and a more sleek design than the 2007 iPhone. This allows for faster processing. -
Summary
Over the course of 146 years, telephones have improved in many different ways. They first became accessible to the general public, then they lost the cord, became cordless, became wireless, and have turned into small portable computers that people can carry around.