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The "Original" Phone
The “original” phone was first used on March 10, 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell and was bi-directional meaning that it only worked with one other phone (both ways could be used). -
The Candlestick
The Candlestick phone was formed/ was made from two separate parts, the mouth piece (the candlestick) and the ear piece (a movable piece which you placed on your ear during the call to hear the other person -
Rotary Phone
The rotary phone came next in line and began to be used in the 1930’s with a unified mouth and earpiece and a dial used to enter the phone number. -
Push button phone
This phone was first introduced by AT&T in 1963 and allowed an easier way to enter or dial a phone number. This machine now included buttons to increase efficiency and ease. -
Portable phones
In the 1980’s the portable phone began to be used by modern society. It was a house phone that allowed you to move freely around your home without the worry of cables or distance. -
Motorola DynaTAC 8000x
This phone was first released in 1984 at a price of $3.995 and was the first ever commercially available mobile phone. -
Motorola StarTAC
This was a huge hit in 1996 well it was the first ever flip phone and one of the most successful phones of that time having sold around 60 million of these and beginning the idea of small phones and easier mobility.
