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1983
Analog Motorola DynaTAC 8000X Advanced Mobile Phone System mobile phone as of 1983. -
1989
The first truly portable phone. Up until its release, most cellular phones were installed as car phones due to the inability to fit them into a jacket pocket.1989 -
1992
The first digital hand-size mobile telephone. -
1993
The IBM Simon was the first PDA/Phone combo. -
1996
The first clamshell cellular phone. Also one of the first display screens featured on a cell. -
1998: NOKIA 9110I
This iteration of Nokia’s Communicator series significantly reduced the weight of this precursor to the smartphone. -
1999 NOKIA 8210
This phone was loved for its customizable design, but hated for its screen fade. -
2000 ERICSSON R380
The R380 featured a black and white touchscreen, partially covered by a flip. -
2001 NOKIA 5510
This phone featured a full QWERTY keyboard. It could also store up to 64mb of music. -
2002 NOKIA 3510(I)
The first Nokia phone to bring GPRS internet services to the mass market. The 3510i, pictured here, was a more advanced version with a colour screen. -
2004 MOTOROLA RAZOR V3
When this was introduced it set the standard for sleek design in the industry -
2005 NOKIA 1110.
Released as a low-end GSM phone, and widely used in developing countries. -
2006 HTC TYTN 100
This model was sold as the Orange SPV M3100 in the UK, keeping with HTC’s tradition of private labelling for individual carriers. -
2007 IPHONE
The original iPhone was released in June 2007 with an auto-rotate sensor, a multi-touch sensor that allowed multiple inputs while ignoring minor touches, a touch interface that replaced the traditional QWERTY keyboards, and many other features that helped to give Apple an almost instant healthy market share on its release. -
2008 IPHONE 3G
The iPhone 3G was made even more desirable by all the apps that could be purchased for it in the AppStore when it was released in July of 2008. -
2009 PRADA II OR LG KF900
The second iteration of the Prada phone designed by LG. The sliding QWERTY keyboard is new, as is its 3G capability. -
2003 NOKIA 1100
This extremely popular design has sold over 200 million since its introduction in 2003. This phone is rumoured to have sold for up to $32,000 in online criminal communities due to its ability to intercept one-time banking passwords.