the evolution of the cell phone

By djtabler

  • the first cell phone is invented

    the first cell phone is invented
    1983Motorola DynaTAC 8000XAnalog Motorola DynaTAC 8000X Advanced Mobile Phone System mobile phone as of 1983
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    the timeline for cellphones

  • the first portable phone is invented

    the first portable phone is invented
    1989Motorola MicroTAC 9800XThe 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

  • the nokia was invented

    the nokia was invented
    1992Motorola International 3200The first digital hand-size mobile telephone.

  • the first digital phone invented

    the first digital phone invented
    1992Motorola International 3200The first digital hand-size mobile telephone.

  • the first pda/phone combo

    the first pda/phone combo
    1993BellSouth/IBM Simon Personal CommunicatorThe IBM Simon was the first PDA/Phone combo.

  • first clamshell phone

    first clamshell phone
    1996Motorola StarTACThe first clamshell cellular phone. Also one of the first display screens featured on a cell.

  • smaller less weight smartphone

    smaller less weight smartphone
    1998Nokia 9110iThis iteration of Nokia’s Communicator series significantly reduced the weight of this precursor to the smartphone.

  • cutomizable design invented

    cutomizable design invented
    1999Nokia 8210This phone was loved for its customizable design, but hated for its screen fade

  • first touchscreen

    first touchscreen
    2000Ericsson R380The R380 featured a black and white touchscreen, partially covered by a flip

  • the first full keyboard and holding music

    the first full keyboard and holding music
    2001Nokia 5510This phone featured a full QWERTY keyboard. It could also store up to 64mb of music

  • first color screen and internet

    first color screen and internet
    2002Nokia 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.

  • first extremely popular phone

    first extremely popular phone
    2003Nokia 1100This 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.

  • first real thin phone

    first real thin phone
    2004Motorola Razor V3When this was introduced it set the standard for sleek design in the industry

  • first wide developed phone

    first wide developed phone
    2005Nokia 1110Released as a low-end GSM phone, and widely used in developing countries

  • sold mainly in the uk

    sold mainly in the uk
    2006HTC TyTN 100This model was sold as the Orange SPV M3100 in the UK, keeping with HTC’s tradition of private labelling for individual carriers.

  • the first phone to make touch keyboard

    the first phone to make touch keyboard
    2007iPhoneThe 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.

  • the first phone with apps

    the first phone with apps
    2008iPhone 3GThe 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.

  • first sliding keyboard

    first sliding keyboard
    2009Prada II or LG KF900The second iteration of the Prada phone designed by LG. The sliding QWERTY keyboard is new, as is its 3G capability.