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The first phone
In April of 1973 Motorola made the first "real" call from a handheld cell phone -
Early phones
In 1983 Motorola released the DynaTAC 8000x. The DynoTAC was the first widely available cellular phone small enough to carry in a purse or small bag. The catch to pioneering the cell phone motorola charged 10,000 dollars in todays money -
The Clamshell
In 1989 Motorola created the microTAC nicknamed the clamshell because of the way it folds like a clamshell. The clamshell also led to the use of the word "flip phone". -
IBM Simon
In 1994 longtime tech company IMB released the worlds fist "smart phone". The Simon was not only a phone it also was a PDA. As flip phones became slimmer and slimmer and facs machines because stupid and annoying people turned from devices like this -
Apps
In 1998 the first ever phone application was released and it was a ringtone sold by a company called Radiolinja -
The BlackBerry
In 1999 the first truly popular phone was released, It was the BlackBerry a phone famed for its new style "for the time" and its revolutionary way for people to send emails back and for with ease. The use of this new email tech led to the phones nickname CrackBerry -
The 2000's
As the 2000's rolled by the phone was becoming ever so popular with companies like nokia motorola and blackberry leading the way for the future of communication -
2007
In 2007 Steve Jobs and Apple dropped a bomb on the phone world. Apple had created the worlds first true and popular smart phone. The Phone didn't have a keyboard just a screen it was sleek unlike the flip phones of the time. This phone led to the smart revolution and now it would be very rare to see someone with a smart phone -
The watch phone
The i watch was released in 2015. The i watch was a spin on health watches like fit bit but with cell phone capabilities like calling texting and downloading apps. -
Return of the flip
In 2018 samsung announced the release of the new samsung fold. The fold is a return to the 2000's style of flip phones, with a twist. The fold is a smart flip it can go from a normal samsung phone to a tablet.