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The 1st cellphone is invented
About 50 years ago the first portable cellphone (DynaTAC 8000X) with a price tag of $4k , was never meant to be such a necessity to life like how it is now. It was joked about often called a "The Brick" and only lasted about 30 minutes on a good day. -
the 1st smartphone
IBM announce their first ever smartphone (The Simon Personal Communicator) it included a touchscreen feature with a stylus and even had a battery life of an hour -
The 1st camera phone
This version of the cellphone (J-SHO4) may have been limited to Japan but it was one step closer to the phones we have today, The phone quality may have been rough but it could only contain 110,00 pixels -
Apple begins
Steve Jobs announced the worlds first iPhone, that included touchscreen, iPod, camera, and the first phone to ever have internet access! Over 1.4 million iPhones were sold during its first year of existence, by the next year 11.6 million iPhones were sold. -
The modern smartphone
iPhone was truly the turning point for cellphone history. In modern times the iPhone can take professional quality photos, steam and download music, and gaming has become easier than ever. Not to mention everything having to do with social media, changing relationships and interactions forever.